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1964: after high school life begins. Asked to consider not returning to OSU after the first year. 1966 drafted; grunt, door gunner, HU1 pilot. Out in Dec '70. 1972 married, joined fire dept and bought first house over a 6 month span. 1980 moved family (which now consisted of wife Teri, daughter Amy and son Ryan) to CO. 1990 moved all to bush Alaska to work for the dark side (the FAA). Started Blog to keep family and friends up on our whereabouts. Retired in March 2010. In Feb 2012 sold house in Alaska. By May had bought in Redmond and completed the move. Still nesting in Redmond and loving it!

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Slide Outs All Done

But first we went to Portland for a kid fix.
Went to the park where Nina demonstrated the "climbing tree". She's not posing, rather contemplating her next move. Which, hopefully, does not involve falling out of the "climbing tree"and probably wishing that grandpa would take his camera somewhere else.

Came back Monday through a snowstorm. Got to try our the chains on the Prius. They have come a long way in the design of tire chains. The expensive set were definitely worth it. No lying on your back or driving onto the chains. They actually went on as easily as the on-line video said they would. They came off with some difficulty due to ice build up in the wheel well.

The tragic outcome was leaving my US Army blanket siting on the ground after removing the chains. It was the only thing that I had saved from my Army days that still fit. Oh well, I guess 44 years was long enough, nothing lasts forever. Hopefully, someone snatched it up and can use it for 40+ years. I'm headed to the thrift stores to see if another one shows up.

So, 21 drawers done.

Time to heal. One of my doctors, a long time ago in a world we'll never see again, told me I didn't have to get a tetanus shot as frequently if I "challenged" my immune system on a regular basis. When asked what he meant by challenged, he said, "To break the skin and draw blood in a less than sanitary environment." After I stopped laughing hysterically, I assured him this was a daily, sometimes hourly, certainty for me.

Here is the final project completed.
One side of kitchen with 17 drawers.

The other with just four.

Looking forward to my next project. Looks like I'm going to work on a piece of art for a while. If it turns out right, I might display it in an unusual way.

Hint:

This should keep me busy until the weather gets perfect enough to start on the outside stuff.
Right now we have about 6" of perfect snow and still falling.

Stay warm.