Giraffe Hunter

While dishing out candy to the 6 Trick or treaters we had, my uncle Sal and I wet to work on installing the gasline and getting the fireplace fired up.  After 2 trips to home depot to buy 3 of every size and length of gas nipples and elbows “heh I said nipples and elbows”.  It took only 2 hours to get the lines installed and tested.

Bleieve it or not it took almost 3 more hours just to arrange the logs just right.  The guy at the store was right this was the hardest part.  We can now relax in front of a cozy fire, without having to hunt and chop wood.  It takes longer to open the glass doors than it does to start up the fire.  Still not done getting the fire “just right” but here is a photo for now.

The week before we enjoyed a fun haunted hayride over at Jenny and Jeff’s house, they had Haloween Oreos, I ate so many it made me ill.  Olivia Jack and I went on the maiden voyage in the hay mobile.

On Haloween, Jack and Olivia went out in the umbrella modified Radio Flyer to do some Trick or Treating in the rain.  For more Haloween fun check out the Photo Gallery link to the right of this page.  2009 photos > October

The chimney sweep took a few weeks due to the bad condition of our Chimney.  After removing 5 1/2 dead squirrels and cleaning out countless buckets of debris they needed to re-line the furnace side of the chimney.  We had them install a stainless steel liner and cap.

The Fireplace side flue stopped 5 feet below the top, apparently it’s common for builders to do this when they run out of material.  Last week we had them finish the liner and fix all the mortar on the outside.  We are now officially ready for a fireplace.

I picked up a door from Lowes and installed it this weekend.  It was a pain in the @55 because our damper needed an “alternate install”  involving drilling through the lentil.  After 2 hours it turned out well.

Olivia has dominated our “adult space” so this weekend’s unplanned project consisted of a trip to IKEA for some temporary storage solutions.  The IKEA LACK shelving unit on it’s side with 3 sets of bathroom furniture legs.  We needed the taller legs to clear the baseboard heating. 

It actually turned out nice, and it’s much easier for Olivia to access her toys.  We also have additional seating for about 8 people.