The husband : 'Ely wake up, its 6am!'
Me : 'Why are you waking me up so erly? Its Sunday!'
The husband : 'OK, go back to bed then.'
Then I heard the daughter in the shower humming away…darn it! So it IS MONDAY! Eeeeeeeeeee, liat betul nak bangun nih. Should I call in sick? Cos I really am SICK and tired of working. How I wish I could just stay home and go to work when I am ready (like the husband) or not even come in just cos its Monday!
Consolation to me, boss is in Sacramento on site visit, he will still be there tomorrow for a class, including the other assistant managers. So at least I will have time to write this entry muahahhahahaha.
So…update on looking for a bigger house to move. We have cancelled the idea as we have decided to improve the condition of this 80 year old house. There is a detached structure at the backyard that we do laundry in hence, its called the laundry house. We have decided to move the laundry facilities to the garage downstairs and make that a room/house/pad for the son. Sounds easy? Not really, firstly, we have to shell out at least $1.5k to reverse the laundry piping to the garage (that’s from 'up the hill motion' to 'down the hill motion;, house is on the hill remember!), then we have to move the washer and dryer down the flights of stairs and into the garage, as we all know that the washer and dryer are not feather weight japanese branded ones. Then we need to paint the inside of the little house, redo the floor and buy furniture for him. And we also have to make sure that the skunks are fully moved from under that laundry house.
So when the son is out of the kids' room, the daughter deserves for the bunk bed to be out, and get her a new set of furniture. They're still arguing on who will get the computer.
After that will be the main house's improvement. We have decided to change the floor, from the wall to wall carpet to hard wood laminate flooring. With the weather so damp and 7 cats in and out of the house, the musty and kitty smell in the house has not been kind to us. The kitchen might get a new kind of flooring as well….all DIY…hey, welcome to America where you do things YOUSELF! Oh and don’t forget the doors. We need to change the doors too.
Landscaping will be the pain in the a*s for us. The front yard is somewhat OK…full turf. But the driveway needs to be patched up. The backyard and the terrace needs 200% tender loving care. You see, we live on a slope. When it rains, the soil runs down bypasses our house and down to the driveway. So we're thinking of how to tackle this 'soil sliding' dilemma. Tuh lah, nak tinggal kat atas bukit, tapi tak tau camner nak handle hehehe.
So that’s our agenda for the year 2006.
*ooopss, I better remind the husband to replace that dead dishwasher!*
Me : 'Why are you waking me up so erly? Its Sunday!'
The husband : 'OK, go back to bed then.'
Then I heard the daughter in the shower humming away…darn it! So it IS MONDAY! Eeeeeeeeeee, liat betul nak bangun nih. Should I call in sick? Cos I really am SICK and tired of working. How I wish I could just stay home and go to work when I am ready (like the husband) or not even come in just cos its Monday!
Consolation to me, boss is in Sacramento on site visit, he will still be there tomorrow for a class, including the other assistant managers. So at least I will have time to write this entry muahahhahahaha.
So…update on looking for a bigger house to move. We have cancelled the idea as we have decided to improve the condition of this 80 year old house. There is a detached structure at the backyard that we do laundry in hence, its called the laundry house. We have decided to move the laundry facilities to the garage downstairs and make that a room/house/pad for the son. Sounds easy? Not really, firstly, we have to shell out at least $1.5k to reverse the laundry piping to the garage (that’s from 'up the hill motion' to 'down the hill motion;, house is on the hill remember!), then we have to move the washer and dryer down the flights of stairs and into the garage, as we all know that the washer and dryer are not feather weight japanese branded ones. Then we need to paint the inside of the little house, redo the floor and buy furniture for him. And we also have to make sure that the skunks are fully moved from under that laundry house.
So when the son is out of the kids' room, the daughter deserves for the bunk bed to be out, and get her a new set of furniture. They're still arguing on who will get the computer.
After that will be the main house's improvement. We have decided to change the floor, from the wall to wall carpet to hard wood laminate flooring. With the weather so damp and 7 cats in and out of the house, the musty and kitty smell in the house has not been kind to us. The kitchen might get a new kind of flooring as well….all DIY…hey, welcome to America where you do things YOUSELF! Oh and don’t forget the doors. We need to change the doors too.
Landscaping will be the pain in the a*s for us. The front yard is somewhat OK…full turf. But the driveway needs to be patched up. The backyard and the terrace needs 200% tender loving care. You see, we live on a slope. When it rains, the soil runs down bypasses our house and down to the driveway. So we're thinking of how to tackle this 'soil sliding' dilemma. Tuh lah, nak tinggal kat atas bukit, tapi tak tau camner nak handle hehehe.
So that’s our agenda for the year 2006.
*ooopss, I better remind the husband to replace that dead dishwasher!*
8 comments:
I wish SICK and tired of working could buy MCs!!! But in another world lah kan?
Hey, this renovation thing sounds like a lot of work, but also sounds like a lot of fun!! A nice big family project! Good luck Ely! Tukar semua..jangan tak tukar ya sayang..
dena cayang, yes big project, the only labor that we're doing is the flooring and moving of the washer and dryer. the plumbing and doors are not DIY, so kita tgh sibuk pulak cari the best price for laminate flooring. buat research lah katakan!
or maybe the biggest labor intensive is moving the bujang to the back! hehehe
wow, this could be fun, especially kalau diy. seronok tengok the results! nanti dah siap jgn lupa post gambar ya - boleh tengok effect before and after :)
kak ely,
good luck!..hehehe..and post la some pictures of ur house..
mana tau pass by depan rumah kak ely, boleh bg salam n ketuk pintu!
mama rock, good idea, i shall try to take pics of before and after ok. DIY is fun, we just have to keep up the momentum, or we'll lose it.
naddy, yeah sure ok, i'll wait till u come!
ailin, alaaaaaaaaaaa, tak nak lah masuk tv. nanti suma org ternampak my underwear under the bed hahaha.
Have fun with home improvements, Ely! I can understand that DIY culture in Mr Sam's area, but at least after all that effort you know those are from your own hands and not from some contractors out there who try to dig your $$ like back home,kan!
I think the US and UK just love DIYing... It kinda make you feel good about yourself and give you the sense of satisfaction... At least you don't have to rely on someone else when things need to be done again coz you already master it!!! happy Home Improvement!! :D
Ely,
there's a solution for the soil erosion that sliding downhill.. That is you have to put up a retaining wall.. but in order to put up this permanent structure you have to ask the county that you are in for a permit as it's a permanent structure and you have to find a geotech engineer to test the soil or an environmental engineer to do an investigation on how fast the run off of the water etc. Alternative, you can ask the County Engineers if it's okay to put up the retaining wall because different state has different laws/rules, then you can ask them for advice, they probably would assist you in this matter. After that, you have to look for structural engineers. It's best to ask the county civil engineers in this matter.
Anyway, you have a great weekend coming up here!! ;)
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