We have entered the framing stage

Posted on August 8, 2006 by admin

This past weekend we entered a new and exciting phase to our project, the framing phase. We have been blessed to be helped by a former Marine that is friends with my dad. Clay (pictured below) is a man of all professions it seems and has been a framer in the past. He is currently going to school to become a Nurse Practitioner and so the weekend work fits his schedule nicely. Putting down the mudsill

Originally uploaded by MATT THEULE FAMILY at 8 Aug ’06, 9.41pm PDT PST.

More mudsill

Originally uploaded by MATT THEULE FAMILY at 8 Aug ’06, 9.41pm PDT PST.

Office floor joists

Originally uploaded by MATT THEULE FAMILY at 8 Aug ’06, 9.41pm PDT PST.

Lucy is Happy and She Knows it

Posted on August 1, 2006 by admin

Enjoy this little movie! 🙂

Bigger isn’t always better

Posted on July 30, 2006 by admin

This weekend we dug out the crawlspace for the office addition (10 x 10 ft). We thought a small backhoe would speed the job along. Suncoast rental had 1 backhoe available.

Pop spent the weekend driving and operating the backhoe.

Pop Driving The Backhoe

Because it was so big, the bucket wouldn’t fit where we had originally placed the dug out dirt. So we ended up shoveling dirt by hand. The next round we moved the backhoe back and forth every scoop so that we could use the bucket. We took 2 full truck loads to Foothill Nursery and then the local nursery (9th street, decided they could take the last full buckets.

Shoveling Dirt

I did get to drive it for a little while. It sure beats slinging a shovel.

Bub Driving Backhoe

“Am Uh Banggin On My Drwum!”

Posted on July 27, 2006 by admin

This dear funny Lucy – her largest sentence to date is “I’m banging on my drum!” or “Am Uh Banggin on my Drwum!” I have no idea where she got it or heard it – but she picks up just about anything to be the drum or the banger, and says it with great glee. On the not so fun side – her 2 year molars are coming in HARD. We were up a lot last night, and she’s exhausted (me too). Today her normally 3 hour nap was 1 hour (I’m hoping to sneak another one in) and she woke up sweaty and screaming in pain. She won’t let me leave the room – crying and oh-so-upset. There are 2 volcanos about to erupt in the back of her mouth; I can’t believe how swollen they are.

Foundation is poured

Posted on July 25, 2006 by admin

On Friday, 21 July, 2006 at 7 am, the first of 3 cement trucks rolled up to dump their loads. On hand to help get the foundations poured were Paul Anderson, Ted Theule, Greg Kidman, Mark Theule, Jaymee Theule, Mike Theule, Matt Theule, Olin Seal, neighbor Jack and Kevin Callaway. Thanks guys and girl. You can click on the pictures for a larger view.