By amy_import on January 11, 2006
We sent off Lori this morning, I think that the weather knew. Lori has
prayed for warm weather on her break and it has been in the 70’s and
80’s the last two weeks. This morning however she got a little taste of
what she is headed into as the temperature dropped down to 27 degrees.
Lori and the others left for Houston while Stacie and I headed to work
with dad. We warmed ourselves up with some landscaping (dirt hauling)
then tackled the painting. I think that now, after at least a week of
working on it, we are almost done! We painted walls, trim, and doors
with 2-3 coats; I never realized just how many doors could be in one
little addition!
Right now I’m trying to hold two jobs while looking into a third and
working on school on lunch breaks, driving to and from work, evenings
and any free days I have. My degree has taken yet another turn, so
we’ll have to see how God works this one out; I’m just ready for it all
to be over!
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By amy_import on January 9, 2006
My opinion (for what it’s worth) on the Phantom is in the comments section of my last post.
When you were a kid, were you ever sent to bed when you weren’t sleepy?
You would talk or whisper with your siblings until your parent came to
shut things down again. Maybe, if you were really little, they would
sing or soothe you until you were quiet and still. Maybe, when you were
older, they would just sternly tell you to be quiet. But sleep would
not come, alertness persisted despite their efforts and as soon as your
parents were gone, the whispering and giggling would start again.
Excited minds battle the coming night as they refuse to succumb to the
surroundings.
Our church is getting sleepy, our pastor is preaching lullaby’s, each
Sunday we are tucked in. But our family cannot go to sleep! Each Sunday
stimulates lively discussions around the table and we stir each other
up until we are so excited we cannot lay around any longer! Action will
be taken, all will soon awake. I’m starting to see why God has us home now.
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By amy_import on January 6, 2006
I have seen it; I’m pass the point of no return.
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By amy_import on January 5, 2006
A certain person (who will remain unnamed) came to our house to install
our attic door. Dad apparently thought the experience from installing
one at the jobsite yesterday would make him prime canidate for doing
ours.
Anyhow, after wrestling it in place after 3 hours I guess his coffee
was cold, so he decided to warm it up. Well, I guess he’ll be working
on the microwave next.
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By amy_import on January 4, 2006
I have some great pictures of Lori, but I guess I’d better let her be the one to decide which ones get posted 
Instead I’ll post a few of us at work today. Just like last break it’s
back to the job site with dad. This time it’s an addition to a house,
so not quite as complicated as a remodel job. We’re at the finishing
stages now and there is always a lot to do. Good thing because we all
hate to just be sitting around because we don’t know what to do.
Stacie ran some electrical and put in most of the plugs. Jason
put up doors and trim and cabinets, while Adam installed light fixtures
and Jeremy did a bathroom cabinet and the attic stairway (Jeremy is
coming to our house in the morning to install a new stairway for us –
it seems our other one broke).
I painted. All today, all yesterday and
all the day before that. Today I did about six doors and 20 bazillion
trim boards. I listened to all of the CD’s I brought and had a great
time swapping comments with anyone who came out where I was working. I
also worked on my tan a little – it’s not in just any state that you
have to watch our for farmer’s tans in January! Over all the day was
productive, dad was happy and so I am happy. I get the rest of this
week off to go to a wedding, so I’ll see you all later!
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