We convinced Kelly to come over and participate in the Turkey Trot this year. Of course we had a spare costume for her to add to the fun! Tania was back with Sonora in their inflatable turkey costumes. I brought out the inflatable T-Rex costume. No surprise, our group was a hit as we have … Continue reading “Thanksgiving 11/27/2025”
With kids in two different cities, its hard to get together anymore. They were drawn to the same city by the promise of overpriced KC Chiefs tickets paid for by dad… So the weekend before thanksgiving we all converged on Kansas City to have a pre thanksgiving meal with my dad. He’s got plenty of … Continue reading “Pre Thanksgiving – 11/22/2025”
It started out with a call out on Facebook for help. It was re-posted in another paddling group I’m in. My friend Bob Hines, a fellow adventurer and someone I look up to, posted the message. If Bob was interested, I figured I should be too! Sometimes you just have people that inspire you to … Continue reading “River Angels – 11/5/2025”
Mostly interior construction with a new Tyvek wrap.
Several months ago, Danelle and I were at an event in town and met the proprietors of The Peers Store. Connie asked me to let her know any time I was coming out on the Katy Trail which goes right in front of her store. The Peers store was an original train stop when the … Continue reading “Unicycling The Katy Trail – 11/1/2025”
Sonora’s away at college 3 hours away from us. She was talking to mom on the phone and complained about how cold she was. Also that she forgot her coat at home in St. Louis. We didn’t have much going on that weekend, so we decided to just drive to Springfield and bring Sonora her … Continue reading “Sonora’s Coat – 10/24/2025”
We purchased bathroom vanities from a local store and they came in stock. They don’t delivery but do have people that subcontract deliveries. It was going to be at least $200 to get them delivered. Since Danelle and I are capable of doing this, we decided to save the money and pick them up directly. … Continue reading “Paying Ourselves For Delivery – 1/22/2026”
It snowed all weekend dropping about 8 inches of snow in the area. I had my framing inspection. I shoveled my way to creepy shed to make sure I could be a good employee and get my work done. I previewed the house before the inspection. I noticed a few more air vents were hung. … Continue reading “Snow, Progress, and Setbacks – 1/25/2026”
All of the vigas have been installed on the house. They look great. The carpenter said he was skeptical, but once installed they look fantastic. But on the installation, the 3 vigas over the porch roof don’t have lights. We didn’t think it made sense to light up our roof. When we prepared them for … Continue reading “Exterior Plus Concerns – 1/13/2026”
The house has some decorative overhangs to provide character. All homeowners want something pleasing to their eye. When ours were assembled and installed, they missed a tiny step. The bottom of this overhang needs to be flat to install the finish on it. On ours, they left chunks of wood sticking down. Below is an … Continue reading “Many ups, and a few downs – 1/9/2026”