1.17.2025

I'm a bit behind on my picture taking.  Yesterday, Jim took my car in for its annual inspection; he made an appointment to take the 4Runner in next week.  We left early afternoon to do a couple errands and then went and saw my mom, before heading to Lowe's after that.

Today, Jim continued working in the shop on getting pieces ready for the upper laundry room cabinet.  Sizing the wood to the right thickness with the planer...

Side panel pieces coming together...

High 294/Low 14.0

1.15.2025

I spent the day doing some administrative work for Mom.  We plan to move her to the facility in Saratoga for a few reasons, but mainly because it will be much closer.  Jim was on standby when I called him multiple times throughout the day, always giving the best support and advice.  

He worked in the shop a bit - he put all the new rough sawn wood through the planer, cleaning up both sides, and then he stacked it on his wood rack.  

Then he started cutting pieces for the upper laundry room cabinet...

High 25.1/Low 14.1

1.14.2025

Jim had a physical therapy appointment this morning for some jaw issues.  Once he got home, he had some administrative work to do.

I had a meeting at the respite center so I headed out before lunch.  Jim headed out to Northern Hardwoods to pick up some soft maple.  He also ordered some pine and thicker stock.  It's so nice that this place is close and Jim is always happy with the quality...

All the wood unloaded into the shop...

He started taping and caulking the door frame on the inside of the bathroom...

He has to make these tiny pieces to finish off the molding next to the cabinet...

High 27.8/Low 20.5

1.13.2025

Finally - two weeks after Jim ordered propane, the gas company finally came!  No more worrying about the driveway being clear.  He filled it to 90% capacity, so we will be plenty good with no worries. 

This is the inside of the shop bathroom with door frame moldings all installed...

Using caulk to fill in all the cracks and nail holes...

High 30.8/Low 23.2

1.12.2025

Yesterday went by in a flash.  We had an errand to do after lunch in downtown Saratoga.  We don't get there much these days and it was a reminder how much we love how close this wonderful city is to us.  After we finished there, we headed to see my mom, and then onto church.  It snowed much of the day, accumulating probably 3".

Of course, we are still awaiting our gas delivery, so today Jim plowed the driveway once and then later back dragged it again, just to make sure the driver could get up.

This afternoon, I went and visited Mom and then did a couple errands on my way home.  Jim was working on installing the molding inside the shop bathroom...

The new switch for the furnace came in late in the evening yesterday, so Jim got it from the box today and installed it.  The furnace is working great, so he'll just have to keep an eye on it and make sure it stays that way, and the switch was indeed the problem.

High 35.9/Low 17.6

1.10.2025

Jim had me do a little errand this morning and then come home so he could make sure that my car wasn't leaking.  It was fine, so I headed out to visit my mom and do some errands afterwards.

Jim had cleanup work to do from the Bobcat job, and then he got the door frame moldings put on the shop bathroom.  Looks so finished now! 

He had a Craigslist sale today, so he met the guy locally and filled up the cans with diesel fuel while he was out.

We are still waiting for our propane gas delivery.  This is the longest we've had to wait, and the driveway is in perfect shape which is unusual for January.  Hopefully Monday.

High 34.1/Low 14.6

1.9.2025

 Jim had my car up on the car lift today.  He figured out which hose was leaking, but it was one that was all but impossible to get to.

Doing it by feel, not sight! 

He got another clamp on the hose, filled it up with antifreeze, and let it run for a while.  There doesn't appear to be any more leaks.  He also found some clips that would work and put the windshield vent back in place...

The furnace worked overnight, but we ran the split units just in case, because the temperatures have been very cold.  It's still gone on/off at various times today.  Jim can usually get it back running by jiggling the sensor that he has pulled out.  The new part that hopefully will fix the issue is on order and supposed to come in tomorrow.

High 23.6/Low 13.9