Got lots of work done on Mom's family room. Sheetrock in mud going on well. Sanding done. Friend Jason helped out quite a bit ( Read more... )

Step one of the work on mom's family room...almost...complete. Managed to rebuild the wall over the fire place. It's been a long time since I've seen wood rot that bad. Some of the 2x4's were powder ( Read more... )

My older brother, who is autistic, lives off of social security. Every so often, the housing authority give notice of inspections to see what kind of condition the low income housing dwellers are keeping their domiciles ( Read more... )

Got tons of work done on Mom's place the last three days. Her garden is almost done (other than the daily maintenance she'll have to do) and looks great. My brother and I got her family room completely cleared, so the carpet guys can get in there and knock that out ( Read more... )

So my family is insane. My uncle Joe who is in the hospital in tacoma for a reconstructive knee surgery, decides he wants my aunt to pick him up. At 10:00 pm ( Read more... )

Just discovered how to use another part of my journal...mood icons/music. And happy 4th to all. I'm off to the families annual barbecue. There will be the usual fire, explosions, smoke, happy birthday comments to my brother, and parents yelling at their dysfunctional children ( Read more... )

Another afternoon spent fixing stuff for mom. This time, repairs to the garage covering both poor original construction and earthquake damage. So very, very hot up in the garage attic ( Read more... )

Heat makes doing fix-it work not so much fun. Did get things ready for the garage door guys tomorrow at mom's though. Moved lots of stuff ( Read more... )

I quest for boxes! Give me boxes!

I have defeated the monster! No more toilet reassemblies AND a break from the fretting motherly type.
Also my sink is fixed. No more shaving out of a cooking pot.
And the insurance company is getting in line and sending me monies owed.

Things are looking up.