Photo Friday, Not.
Yes, today is Photo Friday, but I have no photos. So does that just make today plain old Friday?
I hope not! LOL!
I try to carry my camera everywhere but to be honest I shot nothing this week. I did spend most of the week with my boys re-routing our air conditioner venting, Believe me, there was nothing in there I want to remember in pictures!
Our cats have a bad habit of climbing on the kitchen cabinets, which lead them to some bump lighting around the perimeter. This goes to an overhang where they disappear into the wall. We thought they were just sleeping in there, well there was other stuff too…if you know what I mean. We found a pile of cat toys also but mostly, just the poo. Shop-Vac to the rescue!
What started it all, was the light went out in the laundry room. I looked up flashing the switch over and over ( like that helps) and saw light coming out of the AC vent hole. Odd? Should be a closed system, right? SO the hunt was on. We traced the problem to the cats getting into the crawl space and tearing the venting material to bits. So we were crawling around in those same tight spaces all week replacing and repairing. I have a new appreciation for AC repairmen! A little less for fiberglass insulation! AND homebuilders…goodness did you have to run the pipes over and under every fool thing! It was a honkin’ mess in there! Electricians! You are wonderful all neat and tidy…its the pipe guys I am snarking at! LOL!
I spent a lot of time with one cheek smooshed up against a waste water pipe reaching both hands around one for the universal vac, just barely able to make it past the copper incoming water pipes to make a repair with my fingertips. Thank Goodness for a flashlight that stands on its own because I did not have another hand to hold it! LOL! I love tools! They rock!
Because we did so much work and didn’t want to re-do it, the boys did some carpentry to close up the overhang to visitors. The first time I wasn’t standing over the top of them eyeballing everything they did or even there. I was jammed in a vent! LOL! They did a tremendous job! I am so proud of my DIY guys! Jack got home just in time to help with the last of the wood barriers for the cats! Whoo HOO! His fresh brains on the job were sorely needed, we were all mentally exhausted and couldn’t come up with anything that sounded good. Thanks Jack, Honey!
Phew! Glad that is over!
Unfortunately for Photo Friday, the fixes are made so nothing shows. So again, no photo op.
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In scrapbooking news, I did pick up the new Weekly Grab Bag from Kim B. And I made this layout with her Paperwaves, just one of the 4 full-sized goodies this week. You can use these with any papers. Brings new life to your old standby papers. A really great ‘get’ for your stash.
Credits:
Photo: by Randy Goodman taken of Dave and Dan Goodman, 1979. while climbing in Arizona’s White Tank Mountains.
This may be my favorite pictures of my brothers. The only thing is missing is Randy is taking it and not in it. That would put it over the top on my list. Its hard to see, but over Dave’s ( shirtless) shoulder is a big bunch of rope. I think the coil scrapes the ground its so big! LOL! They were climbing and repelling that day, but I bet my Mom thought they were at a friends house or she would have put a stop to that!! *wink*
Ah, Memories!
Kit: Cherry Blossoms by Alana
Misc: Paperwaves by Kim B ( BTW, if you don’t pick up the grab bag by Sunday this item goes on sale separately on Monday.)
Happy Friday ALL!
Edited: May 22nd, 2009