Today is my youngest grandchild's birthday.
Natalie Nicole Hoffman is 4 years old today.
Yes 9/11 is her birthday. Hard one to forget.
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Thursday, September 11, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
**Warning**
Do NOT proceed if you can't take a joke!! Not intended for those with strong political outrage!!
No Democrats or residents of Minnesota were harmed while reading this joke!!
Now this is just Minnesota funny.
The Presidential election was too close to call. Neither the Republican candidate nor the Democratic candidate had enough votes to win. There was much talk about ballot recounting, court challenges, etc., but a week-long ice fishing competition seemed to be the sportsmanlike way to settle things.
The candidate who caught the most fish at the end of the week would win the election.
Therefore, it was decided to have an ice fishing contest between the two candidates to determine the winner.
After much back and forth discussion, it was decided that the contest would take place on a remote, frozen lake in northern Minnesota.
No observers would be present, and both men would be sent out separately on this isolated lake, then return at 5 P.M. with their catch for counting and verification by a team of neutral parties.
At the end of the first day, John McCain returned to the starting line, and he had ten fish. Soon, Obama returned and had no fish. Well, everyone assumed he was just having a 'bad hair' day or something and hopefully, he would catch up the next day.
At the end of the 2nd day, John Mc. returned with 20 fish, and Obama came in again with none.
That evening, Harry Reid got together secretly with Obama and said, 'Obama, I think John Mc. is a low-life, cheatin' son-of-a-gun. I want you to go out tomorrow and don't even bother with fishing. Just spy on him and see just how he is cheating.'
The next night (after John Mc. returns with 50 fish), Harry said to Obama, 'Well, tell me, how is John Mc. cheating?' Obama replied, 'Harry, you're not going to believe this, .......but he's cutting holes in the ice.'
Do NOT proceed if you can't take a joke!! Not intended for those with strong political outrage!!
No Democrats or residents of Minnesota were harmed while reading this joke!!
Now this is just Minnesota funny.
The Presidential election was too close to call. Neither the Republican candidate nor the Democratic candidate had enough votes to win. There was much talk about ballot recounting, court challenges, etc., but a week-long ice fishing competition seemed to be the sportsmanlike way to settle things.
The candidate who caught the most fish at the end of the week would win the election.
Therefore, it was decided to have an ice fishing contest between the two candidates to determine the winner.
After much back and forth discussion, it was decided that the contest would take place on a remote, frozen lake in northern Minnesota.
No observers would be present, and both men would be sent out separately on this isolated lake, then return at 5 P.M. with their catch for counting and verification by a team of neutral parties.
At the end of the first day, John McCain returned to the starting line, and he had ten fish. Soon, Obama returned and had no fish. Well, everyone assumed he was just having a 'bad hair' day or something and hopefully, he would catch up the next day.
At the end of the 2nd day, John Mc. returned with 20 fish, and Obama came in again with none.
That evening, Harry Reid got together secretly with Obama and said, 'Obama, I think John Mc. is a low-life, cheatin' son-of-a-gun. I want you to go out tomorrow and don't even bother with fishing. Just spy on him and see just how he is cheating.'
The next night (after John Mc. returns with 50 fish), Harry said to Obama, 'Well, tell me, how is John Mc. cheating?' Obama replied, 'Harry, you're not going to believe this, .......but he's cutting holes in the ice.'
Basement project
After the removal of the drywall.
The window at the far right is the original window that the builder installed. The window at the left is the new replacement window I installed.
Original window.
Replacement window.
Still woring on the walls before I go to work. The next picture is about the same angle as the picture above.
Here are some pictures of our "Hot Tub Room" This was before we found some mold on the west side wall. That is the wall the hot tub is against.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Been working at home...
Sorry that I haven't blogged in a week, but I have been real busy.
I have been trying to catch up on all the little things to fix around the house and also clean out one storage shed and move to a smaller one.
Saturday we went to a wedding. The young man that used to live across the street got married. He lived at our house almost half the time over the last 18 years. He is 3 years older than Scott, but they were best friends. Daniel was like a big brother to Scott.
We wish Daniel and Erica Conley the very best that life and married life has to offer.
Saturday morning while cleaning the hot tub room, we found mold on one of the walls. So yesterday and all day today I have been busy removing drywall and installing new basement windows (double pane).
We are pretty sure that a combination of the hot tub and the poor design of the original windows that the builder installed, was the cause of the mold.
I did the original drywall almost 16 years ago, before Westley was born.
Tomorrow I will install the insulation and repair some electrical outlets. Then install new green board. Green board is sheet rock that is water resistant.
Won't get to paint until I get back at the very end of the month.
Will take some photos and post later.
I have been trying to catch up on all the little things to fix around the house and also clean out one storage shed and move to a smaller one.
Saturday we went to a wedding. The young man that used to live across the street got married. He lived at our house almost half the time over the last 18 years. He is 3 years older than Scott, but they were best friends. Daniel was like a big brother to Scott.
We wish Daniel and Erica Conley the very best that life and married life has to offer.
Saturday morning while cleaning the hot tub room, we found mold on one of the walls. So yesterday and all day today I have been busy removing drywall and installing new basement windows (double pane).
We are pretty sure that a combination of the hot tub and the poor design of the original windows that the builder installed, was the cause of the mold.
I did the original drywall almost 16 years ago, before Westley was born.
Tomorrow I will install the insulation and repair some electrical outlets. Then install new green board. Green board is sheet rock that is water resistant.
Won't get to paint until I get back at the very end of the month.
Will take some photos and post later.
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