Quick Update

It has been a while since we have done anything worth taking pictures and posting about. Kent has been in training for the past four weeks and I have been in Tulsa. Kent placed number 1 in Drilling Engineering School (big deal)! I am really proud of him.

Today he got a tank of gas for his welder and is going to be working on his car. I just looked outside and the temperature is around 95 degrees so I am looking forward to some indoor projects this weekend.

Next week we will be dog-sitting for some friends and starting the remodel of the downstairs bathroom. Expect lots of pictures of that!

Home Updates

This past weekend Kent gave our old mailbox a makeover. First he stained the post and sprayed it with polyurethane. He did both of these with the spray gun he got to paint his car.

We bought a gray mailbox at Home Depot for $8 (we are the only ones in the neighborhood with a gray mailbox). We also bought reflective letters and put them on both sides of the post.

When my parents were in town a few weeks ago Kent and my dad did some work on the garage. Kent wants to finish the attic space in the garage so he can make it a livable space. The problem is that there was no way to support the weight. So, Kent and my dad built a header beam in the middle of the garage. They designed it in such a way that it does not interfere with anything on the garage floor.

Here Kent if on top of the new header panel putting on the finishing touches.

Dad observing and mom holding Kent's ladder.

A view of the entire panel. As you can see it does not interfere with anything!