We Have Lift Off!
Got the slide up. The original plan was to just get it up and off the floor, but I quickly realized that would be too much of a tease. Then we realized picking the girls up and throwing them over our heads to get them on the platform wasn’t going to work either, so I […]
We Have a Hole
In retrospect I realize I could have made the hole and catwalk significantly smaller. Only the area where the slide connects to it does it have to be a specific size. Oh well. Just another reminder of something I could have done differently in life. – b
What a Mess
I got the old paneling and drywall out of the closet. I got the slide reassembled. We discovered the top/entrance to the slide sits about 15″ away from the wall because of the bottom bend/tube cutting back in under itself. Ok. So we have to make a bridge/catwalk of some kind from the wall to […]
New Meters
Not that anyone else is or will be overly concerned, but the power company put new meters on our house today. For me it’s annoying for two reasons. My meters were new as of September 2010. Both the old meters and new (I”m assuming) are the radio kind – where the values are sent to […]
Oh That Stinker
Lauren’s been asking “why?” for a couple of weeks now. Abigail kind of skipped the why’s, but Lauren’s hitting them full force. What’s funny is if you turn it back on her. Let’s say she purposely knocks something off the table, so I’ll ask her why? Her response… “because.” You stinker! – b
Slow Progress
I wish the demolition/construction was going as fast as the materials purchasing, though I find now that I have kids, it’s good to have the majority of your needs up front. You never know what time of night (or early morning) you’ll get to something and you need something. – b ps. I’m pretty sure […]
The Timer
Abigail was taking far too long to eat dinner. It’s not that she doesn’t like what we’re having, she just doesn’t like to eat. She’d rather play, read, tell stories or talk. It was driving me crazy. Finally Jen came up with an idea. Let’s set a timer and tell her she can’t have dessert […]
Building a Bouldering Wall
It’s really not that hard. Here are the key ingredients for an indoor kids wall. 3/4″ plywood secure wall framing. This is highly variable depending on your structure, skills and wall complexity. t-nuts socket cap bolts and socket flat head bolts climbing holds padding The wood and framing are easy to procure. Just head to […]
Bouldering Cave
A big part of the new kid’s project is turning our under-the-stairs closet into a bouldering cave. The space has been nearly empty for almost a year, so I think it’s safe to say we don’t really need it for storage. There’s a couple of things to point out in this picture. First, the wall […]
Probably Not the Cat
When I was climbing last night, I noticed the cat pee smell again. Hmmm. Maybe it’s not my laptop and maybe it’s not the cat? Maybe it’s me? Did a quick little search on the interwebs and found this. Considering I’m not on any special diet, and already know I don’t drink enough water, I’m […]