GYM NOT

We cancelled our gym membership. We got tired of the promises of new equipment. New owners purchased the place telling current and new members of new changes and new equipment.

Well, this was back in January 2016. The only "change" was installing a batting cage in one of the racquetball courts. Bad move. Membership plummeted. The only two racquetball courts in town became one.

We purchased a Power Tower that has four stations: pullups, pushups, vertical knee raises, bardips.

It arrived on September 21. It will satisfy our requirements for upper body strength. We are currently doing circuit training with our runs around the property and up and down the stairs.

A VERY DRY SUMMER...

The summer solstice began on June 20, 2016. The autumnal equinox will begin September 22, 2016.

It hadn't rained since June 12. That was 101 days ago until today.

Considering all of the rain we received last fall, winter, and spring, it finally "sprinkled" on the final day of summer, September 21, 2016.

We are hoping for a repeat...of rain as we did last year.

ZEN DEN...

This is still a work in progress, but the progress is nearing completion.

MORE PROGRESS

The work continues...

Before...

After (work still in progress)

CARPET YOU BET

After over four years (September 2, 2012 to be exact) of ripping up the old carpet and the old sub floor, after rug hopping to get around our bedroom, after screwing in the existing plywood to remove the creaks and squeaks, after installing the baseboard and touching up the screw holes, after vacuuming all of the crud from trimming the rest of the old sub floor, we finally have carpet installed in the spare room (aka Office) and our bedroom.
Our initial plan was to install tongue and groove rough cut ponderosa pine planks throughout the house as we did in our den. After visiting my wife's brother and wife in Dallas, OR, in August, we opted for the carpet since their house has carpet in the bedrooms and wood flooring throughout their home.

No more rug hopping, no more splinters in our feet, no more scorpions lurking in the corners (they don't like carpet, but they do like popcorn ceilings which we DON'T have), and no more musty smell from the dust and debris.

It sure did feel good walking barefoot!

We are happy! We done did good!

We can officially check off "complete" the two projects for the house: the Office and our bedroom...

The bathroom, kitchen, and living room will be next...


Before...

After...

The Office...

200K

The truck rolls over the 200,000 mile mark at 6:30 this morning.

It has been a great truck...I hope it lasts another 200,000 miles...