this week at the house

So here is what the house looks like this week.

We moved the office furniture into the family room because we are painting the office. My dad (that is him) came over to help me do some flooring in the laundry room and pick up a door for the office. It is a sliding closet door. You see that big entry way in the center of the photo, yeah there used to be a sliding glass door there. After my dad and I finished the floor, and picked up the door, he suggested that we just put the door in real quick. Well, really it was more like lets take the door our and then stop. The sheetrockers are coming out tomorrow. THEN, I can put in the new door.

Today, my cousin, an electrician came over and did a panel change for us. We used to have a super old panel called a pushmatic. I guess we needed another one. So between the sears repair man and the sheetrocker guy (coming over to give an estimate) I helped him.

And here, well, I just thought the light was cool.

some finished photos

So, it's Chris here, I'm waiting for some software to install so I thought I'd blog real quick like. This is our finished bedroom.

Caitlin really wanted to do this stick thing, I thought it was silly, now I love it.

As you can see we still have some little minor details that need buttoning up, like paint on the original 47 year old hardwoods.

Groovy simple doorknobs.

Hairy rug.

Okay, so we did ruin a few things, we tried to use a hole drill to make the knob holes bigger to fit the knew door handles we got. Yeah, the drill kinda got away from me.

Some original built in cabinets, check out the Jetson's door pulls.

This is Gunnar's bed.

Also, as a reward to you for reading this far, our hallway, and Caitlin working away in the office.

date

So yesterday I had an impromptu meeting with a Portland photographer whose work I really respect. I got to meet him and show him my book. When I asked him to give me some real feedback he was a bit taken aback but totally delivered me some great input on the book. One thing that I'm doing right now is planning a new book, already. I'd like to have it printed soon. Okay to the point of the post. Since my meeting landed me in the Hawthorne district, and Cait works in NW, we met up and had some happy hour grub at McMenamins. Then we took a walk around NW and scored some Moonstruck hot cocoa. Great night. I love Portland. As a good friend in ATL says: Peace, Love, Portland!

Home, the kid, and lies.

I'm Home. Alright. So I'm a liar. I told Caitlin that I wouldn't be getting home until Christmas Eve. Even though Nate and I had made some good time and Caitlin knew that, I led her to believe that I still might only be home ONE day early. The fact is that I was planning to be home one day early ever since we made it past our first destination of Abilene Texas, all the way to a place called Sweetwater. For the record, I don't know, I didn't taste the water. So Nate and I were ahead of schedule by one day and I was planning on staying the night with Nate and his family in Fullerton, CA, that would still get me home on the 23rd. But once we got to his place I was just tired and wanted to get home. I love Nate and his family and wanted to hang out with them all but my desire to get home was greater. So I stayed and we had a great lunch and then I took off, up to Woodland, CA. Now I was TWO days ahead, and she had no idea. I left Woodland on the morning of the 22nd and hit the 5 north. This story is getting too long...the fact is that I am home, two days early, here are some photos of Nate and Lisa's kid Blake, and I am a liar.

Cute huh?

New Orleans to LA.

Okay, so there has not been much of a chance for me to do any blogging because Motel 6 has not had any available internet. Now that I am at Nate's house in Fullerton, CA I'll just use his internet. I'll thrown in all the photos from NO to LA here because that whole stretch is pretty much the same.some jazz in New Orleans

yoda on the job

we went to Dallas, Texas to see Nate's house and the tenants have a new puppy, cute, eh?

sonic for brunch

Gunnar while waiting at sonic

80 mph speed limit...nice

a lot of this...

...and this...

oh this was great! I was on E, really really on E, and needed gas. This was the first gas station we came upon. They were only serving Super, at 2.99, so I bought. Then down the road like a quarter mile, another station, and yes they had regular at like 2.39...go figure!

We think this is Mexico!

we KNOW this is Mexico

us

entering Cali!

if your looking to the blog to see my cross country travels

You may not get any more than this. I have had bad luck with internet access since New Orleans. If this one works it will be a miracle. I will try to facebook it from the phone.

Yeah but...

GO DAWGS!