6. March 2009 by admin.

Katie’s Dad had his retirement party this past weekend.  It was great to see some of his coworkers that he had worked with for a long time and to just hang out with the whole family.  Here are a few pics from the weekend.

Then a quick trip back home to Massachusetts, but before we left we got to spend some time with Dave, Sarah, and Oscar at IHOP!

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6. March 2009 by admin.

Looks like Moxie found a nice new place to sleep during the day.

Moxie just got spayed yesterday.  She seems to be recovering alright, slowly getting her appetite back.

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6. March 2009 by admin.

I finished one side of the walk in closet today!  There is one shelf for each side down in the basement, but I don’t think we will need them.  I got a really good deal on the birch cabinet grade plywood at Home Depot.  I used birch veneer banding and a light walnut oil stain from Varathane.  After that was the water based urethane from Minwax in a gloss finish.

I used no glue instead opting for pocket hole joinery.  Basically, you drill a hole with a special jig set to a certain depth in the angled template(the blue thing) that is clamped down down to the wood.  You can then screw two pieces of wood together and hide the screws.  You are making a pocket for the screw to slip into.  Here I am drilling some holes.

Allright time for, as HGTV would call it,”THE GRAND REVEAL!”
up the stairs…

into the hallway…

I see shelving…

a lot of shelving!

even a special spot designed for Moxie’s litter pod!

time to get some hangers…

hmmmm now what about that other side

Allright I have to start making Giada’s lasagna now. 

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