Bike Ride

Yesterday the weather was sunny and there was a crisp wind when we biked our daily route around Ranch Del Rey Parkway which is 5 miles.

DIY Windows

We are installing vinyl windows in two of our bedrooms ourselves. This is A LOT cheaper than having a window company do it. It is the retro type window where it is installed through the old frame of the old window making it much easier by not disturbing the stucco. However we had a small problem with the size of the new window being too large to fit through the old frame. Apparently I messed up on the measuring and I had to grind off some of the old frame about 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Anyway the result turned out beautiful and we now have efficient easy sliding windows.

closet server

We are converting Dan's bedroom when he lived here into our exercise/sewing room. When he moved he left part of his server to service our internet, our network, tv system and the security web cams. We moved the server rack into the bedroom closet and hangs on the wall. I will put shelves in the bottom of the closet. I put a fan in the ceiling of the closet to exhaust the warm air from the server rack's components. The closet door will normally be closed.

Rock Climbing

We rock climbed today at REI sporting goods in Encinitas. They have a 30 foot rock you can take lessons on or do short climbs for free if you are a REI member. Good thing they have a safety rope. We polished off the day with lunch next door at Islands Fine Burgers. http://www.facebook.com/home.php

Sarah Palin

I just finished reading Sarah Palin's book "Going Rogue". I found it hard to put the book down it was so interesting. She tells how her VP campaign team kept her from doing her "thing" sometimes. This is the real story of Sarah Palin and not the story the media gives.

Bathroom remodel progress

We're almost done with our hall bathroom remodel (actually just a facelift). The shower/tub is staying the same. It's got a new color pain job (light yellow). The floor is the same blue tile; but we replaced the toilet and are having a custom wood vanity made. We have new fancier towel bars and lighting.

Thanksgiving 2009

Our guests were the Henslers including David's girl friend, Shawni. A good time was had by all. We had turkey marinated in brine and everything else was pretty much vegan. Dan set up his HD video equipment. We had loads of desserts.