Sunday, November 1, 2015
Gay Oct-31-15
6:30 AM | 
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Happy Halloween to
everyone, hope your day was better than mine. I started the day by going to
Lowe’s to get the plumbing materials I needed to get the water and drain hooked
up in the new sink cabinet. I also bought some stain that I thought might match
the cabinets. I had to cut a piece to make the dishwasher fit in order to have
the sink cabinet centered under the window. Cheri stained it with the new stain
I got and it was almost a perfect match. Getting the water lines extended turned
out to be a test of my patients. The water lines where short and had trouble
getting the extension couplings on. I ended up with a leak but I finally did
get it fixed. I set a piece of the old counter top that had the sink in it on
the new cabinet and connected the water and drain to it. I also ended up with a
leak or I should say a drip. This is all temporary until we get the new counter
tops so I put a pail under it for now. I went to plug the garbage disposal in
and realized I forgot to cut an opening in the back of the cabinet for it,
something to figure out another day. I also had trouble getting the dishwasher
connected. It was 6:00 pm and I was tired and had enough for the day. Cheri
helped me by cleaning up some of the mess I made. I am not sure what all Cheri
did today but I know she was busy.
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Gay Oct-30-15
6:22 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
First I need to wish our
daughter Nikki a happy birthday. It was a busy day working in the kitchen. I
got the rest of the old cabinets removed. Plus I got the new sink base cabinet
ready to install after drilling all the holes for the water and waste lines. It
was 4:00 pm when I got done. I need to go to Lowe’s tomorrow to get the
plumbing supplies I need to install the water and waste lines. Cheri continued cleaning
up the messes I made removing the old cabinets and also worked in her sewing
room and has finished an apron project. We met Mike and Pam at Panera Breads
for supper. After supper they came over to see how much we have done with the
new cabinets.
Friday, October 30, 2015
Gay Oct-29-15
6:46 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
We didn’t get much work
done today as we had so many other things going on. I did get the last upper
cabinet installed and door and drawer pulls installed. Mel stopped by to check
out our cabinets and to visit for a while. I had to take Grandma for her heart doctor
follow from her chemical stress test. She got a good report and no big changes
in her heart. Cheri got a call that her new glasses were in so we headed to
Wesley Chapel to pick them up. The verdict is still out as she needs to wear
them for a while to see if it will fix the double vision problem. Our next stop
was Wal-Mart to pick up groceries and medicine for Grandma. While we were there
we got our flu shots which was a mistake getting them there as they didn’t seem
to know what they were doing and took at least 45 minutes, we weren’t happy
campers. We dropped off Grandma’s groceries and medicine and had just enough
time to go home and get our Bibles and meet Ron and Sandy at Wendy’s for supper
at 5:30 pm. After we eat we headed over to Ron and Sandy’s for our Life Group gathering.
It was another good evening spending time with God and friends. Our lesson this
evening was on encouragement.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Gay Oct-28-15
6:14 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
In yesterdays blog I wrote
about having to fir out the cabinet so the cabinet door could open all the way.
Well when I ordered the cabinets I had also ordered two matching inside corner
pieces for the peninsula and found that there was enough of that material so I
could cut some to make the pieces I needed to fur out the cabinet. With that
done I was able to start installing upper cabinets on the sink side of the
kitchen. I got them up as far has the kitchen window. I also got the new
microwave installed with Cheri’s help to hold it in place while I put the
screws in from the top. I have one more upper cabinet to install and all the
uppers will be done. It was 6:00 pm before I was done for the day. Cheri spent
most of the day in her sewing room and has started a new project. She also made
a crock pot of chicken noodle soup to have for supper so I had a wonderful
aroma of soup all afternoon. Cheri was excited to use the new microwave this
evening for supper. I also used it later this evening for popcorn.
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| Cabinets with new microwave |
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Gay Oct-27-15
6:42 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Today was the day to
rebuild the exhaust vent for the new microwave. I wasn’t sure what I needed or
how I was going to do it but I knew I needed to go to Lowe’s to see what they
had to work with and do some dreaming about it. I dropped Cheri off at Hobby
Lobby on the way to Lowe’s. She needed some material to finishes her quilt
project. I picked up a few things at Lowe’s that I figured would work for the
vent. I picked up Cheri and we headed home. I went to work on the vent and
Cheri headed to her sewing room. By 2:30 pm the vent is done and ready to
install the upper cabinets. Cheri finished her quilt project, very nice. In
order to install the first upper cabinet I needed a piece of lumber that to fur
it out away from the end wall ¾ of and inch so there would be room to open the
cabinet door. So Cheri and I headed back to Lowe’s to see about the lumber,
stain and varnish to match the cabinets. When we got home I cut the lumber and
Cheri tried to stain it. The lumber I bought wouldn’t take a stain. So it is
back to the drawing board to see what I can come up with.
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| Cheri's latest creation. |
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