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The Bat in the Hat
A fruit bat was found in one of the Cypress trees when it was being cut down. It survived the tree being cut down,
was rescued (bat in the hat), travelled north on I-5, and lives in a new Cypress tree. The guys took it home with them
and evidently the bat just crawled into their neighbor's tree and went back to sleep.
So Long Sycamores
Rest in pieces. At long last the evil Sycamores are gone from the backyard. Now we have room to expand back.
Now the Directv signal will no longer be blocked by branches between the dish and the satellite. The only bad thing
is now my cover is totally blown for the UHF antenna.
So much for sleeping in late on weekends.
It looks like our cover is blown and our shade is gone. But the yard looks much bigger without the monster trees
in it. And no more damage to everything caused by the Sycamore roots.
Ready to Go! Emptying out the bedroom
The city completed the plan check and we finally pulled the building permit on April 1 (no fooling). So the
first step was moving everything upstairs to the guest bedroom and office closets. We are just about done in this picture.
All that is left is some hangars (trash but the can is long since overflowing), sweaters (going to garage), and Grizzly's
favorite blanket (garage or linen closet). The pictures are going onto other walls; kind of stupid of us to buy
3 new canvas paintings one week before...
Click here for pictures of demolition day 1.
Click here for week 1 pictures
The concrete is done
And on the 9th day, the concrete was poured.
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They played Dig Dug with our house!
OK, so doing a copper repipe while we were adding the new plumbing was a bit of an adventure. We didn't anticipate
having pookas and fygars in the wall. Not only are we living in the 80's but the walls are too. As for the
addition, the shell, the wiring, and almost all of the plumbing are complete at the end of week 5. Waiting on
a bunch of inspections...
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No more holes in the wall
Painting over all of the drywall patches is a good way to spend your Memorial Day weekend. The living room
is back to normal.
Click here for week 9 pictures.
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Click here for week 12 and 13 pictures.
Almost Done
If you look into the bathroom at the right angle, it looks like the work is all done. Actually we still need to
have another sink installed and a bunch of the shower fixtures too. But we are nearly finished.
Click here for week 14 pictures.
Click here for week 15 through 17 pictures.
Click here to see the finished product
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