tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44460139838886299702024-02-07T12:08:50.329-06:00The Ugly HUDlingWe're Kate and Rit and this is our flip! The specs: built in 1873, 1.5 story, brick exterior, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, around 1450 sf. Let the games begin!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-47118589849201280702010-03-14T13:15:00.001-05:002010-03-14T13:19:16.213-05:00As promised<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6l__ySI9SEFmZCcY6O1HgCj_PvuzgQuORmORdfNT0O_hcsHYCj8nkppefee75MLikJfpOtij9UN1LWO9kZWssny0KBBU6-sh_s2XCVhdFYOJB6b1Ys1uBE9tFG9mfbhLC2_HcIMHH6g/s1600-h/l83b45642-c1x.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6l__ySI9SEFmZCcY6O1HgCj_PvuzgQuORmORdfNT0O_hcsHYCj8nkppefee75MLikJfpOtij9UN1LWO9kZWssny0KBBU6-sh_s2XCVhdFYOJB6b1Ys1uBE9tFG9mfbhLC2_HcIMHH6g/s400/l83b45642-c1x.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448555210930465458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5bnE8875Q3s9Z-IyR-aW-mmkg_ycSv4R0sjNlG-xQDhZ9QaZNExkzg97Z68HASr_R2P8EB5Xq7s0WPvGKStABRdFOvbkhr5xi5zT1_GBi_4IqBuZaioNlYQbJkWsJzL5z2pBxPar5tlo/s1600-h/l83b45642-c2x.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5bnE8875Q3s9Z-IyR-aW-mmkg_ycSv4R0sjNlG-xQDhZ9QaZNExkzg97Z68HASr_R2P8EB5Xq7s0WPvGKStABRdFOvbkhr5xi5zT1_GBi_4IqBuZaioNlYQbJkWsJzL5z2pBxPar5tlo/s400/l83b45642-c2x.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448555220204887922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6esoP29xmKhiNBpIWVE1np_nqX88eqITL5xoECQweUDgHSXwtJ2O9Jpr4Rx_aM3q1QzHFeqKsxEV1gMTNvYaM8YMh7vRdGG_re0T8Kz0zfOAU9l-AlbUqgyq0FDXr1TsV0zzBb507y7o/s1600-h/l83b45642-c7x.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6esoP29xmKhiNBpIWVE1np_nqX88eqITL5xoECQweUDgHSXwtJ2O9Jpr4Rx_aM3q1QzHFeqKsxEV1gMTNvYaM8YMh7vRdGG_re0T8Kz0zfOAU9l-AlbUqgyq0FDXr1TsV0zzBb507y7o/s400/l83b45642-c7x.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448555224581777682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNhh3buOrm5z9lxw50dk-BX7ef-Z63refzkym4nDuHWfaiceFI9SfWdoigjS7pRVo1_BrETUtainzhX5vnyqJC7Q7v1zT7__XURbc4HleDVEzkC6_72vjYudmTfNsTCyR7t7MO3FDV_8/s1600-h/l83b45642-c5x.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNhh3buOrm5z9lxw50dk-BX7ef-Z63refzkym4nDuHWfaiceFI9SfWdoigjS7pRVo1_BrETUtainzhX5vnyqJC7Q7v1zT7__XURbc4HleDVEzkC6_72vjYudmTfNsTCyR7t7MO3FDV_8/s400/l83b45642-c5x.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448555218269372514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzydR6xkNx6yInVhgY9xzlLXnincG27RuaXB1jQU8PmGHIQW0N6bqcbZLeoaDh0WIDZ5iJKjsBgXSzIOZFljwlsmWJnFI_BbvR1RMYRAtfk4JV5TmUybSD5vszunZA3ti6WWHbdTIesU/s1600-h/l83b45642-c8x.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzydR6xkNx6yInVhgY9xzlLXnincG27RuaXB1jQU8PmGHIQW0N6bqcbZLeoaDh0WIDZ5iJKjsBgXSzIOZFljwlsmWJnFI_BbvR1RMYRAtfk4JV5TmUybSD5vszunZA3ti6WWHbdTIesU/s400/l83b45642-c8x.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448555226728568898" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-82900374095167342192009-10-23T16:38:00.003-05:002009-10-23T16:42:39.181-05:00DoneYep, it's done. We finally fished up the HUDling in September and it is now on the market...all ready for someone else to call it home! It really does look great, especially after going back and looking at old pictures. For all the nay-sayers out there, we have proof that the HUDling cleans up well! I will post pictures soon. (Someone please buy this gem!)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-19251907676062759482009-10-23T16:28:00.002-05:002009-10-23T16:38:11.009-05:00Ahh, Piss on it!I realize this post is a little late, but well worth reading anyway. <br /><br />Our elderly neighbor does a lot of work for us. He is a retired farmer and needs to keep busy, not only to help the time pass, but I think to feel worthy. Unfortunately, he still thinks he can work hard like a farmer and doesn't know when to call it quits. Anyway, he has been cutting the lawn at the HUDling. So one day in August I was taking the boys for a walk and saw that his truck in the driveway over there - must be lawn cutting day. We walked in the backyard to say hi, but only saw the unattended lawn mower, resting in the yard. Where was Ed? My heart began racing as images of stumbling upon a collapsed man formed in my head! Just then Ed came out of the garage from the side door. I said, "Oh, hi. I was wondering where you were." He simply said, "I had to take a piss."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-66283315122558816702009-03-29T20:09:00.011-05:002009-03-29T20:47:32.776-05:00The Dining Room RebornWow. I continue to be amazed at how fabulous the Hudling is looking! The last couple of weeks have been both incredibly rewarding and very frustrating. A week from last Saturday, we planned on spending the entire day at the Hudling working on installing the wainscoting in the dining room. We really wanted to finish it all in one day...not impossible.<br /><br />A few months ago, we purchased a Bostitch air compressor and brad nailer. I was THRILLED! This would make installing the wainscoting, baseboards and other trim a breeze. Except for the fact that I was very terrified of using it. Once upon a time in a land far, far away, I worked for a construction magazine as a writer and editor. I wrote several articles concerning OSHA regulations on work sites and read far too many stories of construction-related accidents. I'm now scarred for life. Just ask Rit. I am constantly telling her to be careful. I'm worried that the miter saw is going to leap up and cut off a major limb....or at least a finger. I'm worried that the brad nailer is going to impale one of us...I'm SO paranoid. Thanks, OSHA horror stories, thanks a lot.<br /><br />Arriving at the Hudling bright and early, we realized that we needed some trim pieces. After a quick trip to Lowe's, we returned to the Hudling only to realize that the trim we purchased wouldn't work quite right. Back to the store. We returned with the correct trim pieces, and after pouring over the scanty instruction guide for the air compressor and brad nailer (heretofore known as "the Beast") 237 times, I finally got up enough courage to turn it on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Y4swALQyw6gxt-bVpNTgNmws_G2f-yZsvneJpNMRypgDXLdj-hyPbdkeGci5wn5ukaPjwlI2yjp45GLNXNClvdEjCpQnfw4tuOCtzCPU4nEXuf9bsaHvHQ5DGwC4qvk28qMXeNkGBKP6/s1600-h/the+beast.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Y4swALQyw6gxt-bVpNTgNmws_G2f-yZsvneJpNMRypgDXLdj-hyPbdkeGci5wn5ukaPjwlI2yjp45GLNXNClvdEjCpQnfw4tuOCtzCPU4nEXuf9bsaHvHQ5DGwC4qvk28qMXeNkGBKP6/s320/the+beast.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318787862781469442" border="0" /></a><br />I checked the cord and plug, check. I checked the connection to the air hose, check. I checked the connection to the nailer, check. I checked the gauges, check. I took a deep breath and pulled the ON switch.<br /><br />Nothing.<br /><br />I looked at Rit. She looked at me. I quickly pushed the switch back in and pulled it back out.<br /><br />Nothing.<br /><br />You've got to be kidding me. After all of that, it doesn't even work!?!?! So, one more trip back to Lowe's, air compressor boxed up and in hand. After exchanging it for a new one, we hit Jimmy Johns for some sandwiches and headed back to the Hudling. Yes, that's right. By now, it was lunch time. What a day...what a very productive day.<br /><br />After a quick lunch and psyching myself up enough to turn on the new Beast, we finally got started with the wainscoting. The first section was a little brutal. As you can see in the photo, we had to cut around the telephone ledge...lots of cuts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjC0xwI1-xO_lfr9gM1b6d_qp5wxMqiNuxE_jn_YjdGXl7M0Ki3Mhq2wjs7biNGMnZOiv6wM-RUH-pmwAMr18najp8qWGIjU55KR4rPpwyVZnzQQ7ibzCzOoj7tv1xzRUvkrAa-b1ImSiH/s1600-h/getting+started+wains.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjC0xwI1-xO_lfr9gM1b6d_qp5wxMqiNuxE_jn_YjdGXl7M0Ki3Mhq2wjs7biNGMnZOiv6wM-RUH-pmwAMr18najp8qWGIjU55KR4rPpwyVZnzQQ7ibzCzOoj7tv1xzRUvkrAa-b1ImSiH/s320/getting+started+wains.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318787453607000834" border="0" /></a>We only finished the first section by the time we had to head home. I was so disappointed. We headed back yesterday bright and early to finish the job. We pretty much cruised through the rest of it. What a sense of accomplishment to look around at the Hudling and see so little left to do.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KyIu2sWrEnom8c7SGSQ2LGTDsuLMd2RZmxTIRyR_C-4YszfbPB1zAyxD_5cROwo3CpKQHEJ7DPvGicdPAe8Ly6vnv_E5Ln_sZuZl2g4h1BH6SkOgnnnTJ0nIF290jQAMZGeZnt_Ah5Mx/s1600-h/new+wains+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KyIu2sWrEnom8c7SGSQ2LGTDsuLMd2RZmxTIRyR_C-4YszfbPB1zAyxD_5cROwo3CpKQHEJ7DPvGicdPAe8Ly6vnv_E5Ln_sZuZl2g4h1BH6SkOgnnnTJ0nIF290jQAMZGeZnt_Ah5Mx/s320/new+wains+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318788356998674882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxT8M_xjGx_KCRRCvUEiBi6xR8NYNvpdaRPVPs2PA8QflnNMXyia577yLiYC7l2R94krneNFoPjZsuyx3OR6KCkogLwW0XTBoLuye1B7lsN2a8n1P4i6H2BYpxs69p-01ylJG-Y7hyxvHG/s1600-h/getting+close.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxT8M_xjGx_KCRRCvUEiBi6xR8NYNvpdaRPVPs2PA8QflnNMXyia577yLiYC7l2R94krneNFoPjZsuyx3OR6KCkogLwW0XTBoLuye1B7lsN2a8n1P4i6H2BYpxs69p-01ylJG-Y7hyxvHG/s320/getting+close.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318789480755910482" border="0" /></a>Almost finished in this photo. We did finish it yesterday. Now all it needs is a little caulk and a coat of paint. It looks phenomenal! I'm so excited! It really gives the Hudling the cottage feel we were looking for. Here's the new light fixture in the dining room:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrmdMbx9jek5L-9R3nS0fRjvkxQZsBke6U7xZ-Pb1S7WTV8Dzm_uX6FDNI9fJ5gvOsHNhP612QU50E6EBjPUtc53njJVMU9W-3M00TC3p7dS4EpQn8wjpqkZPoeiLSMwhx_IBAmT3k4q4/s1600-h/dng+rm+light.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrmdMbx9jek5L-9R3nS0fRjvkxQZsBke6U7xZ-Pb1S7WTV8Dzm_uX6FDNI9fJ5gvOsHNhP612QU50E6EBjPUtc53njJVMU9W-3M00TC3p7dS4EpQn8wjpqkZPoeiLSMwhx_IBAmT3k4q4/s320/dng+rm+light.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318790195552753618" border="0" /></a><br />I can't wait to finish up the last things on our list and show off some official AFTER photos of the entire project. Oh Hudling, you're looking good!Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10348212288622865817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-20626404088413078182009-03-19T12:39:00.009-05:002009-03-19T13:01:56.441-05:00Two Steps Forward, One Step Back...So progress on the Hudling as been stilted at best over the past several months. We took a bit of a hiatus over the holidays, and it's taken us some time to get back in the groove. But we've officially arrived...back in the groove, that is. The hudling is coming along nicely. I think we've finally solved the problem of the shower surround, and the bedrooms are well on their way to being finished and ready for carpeting.<br /><br />I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Sigh.<br /><br />I've spent a couple of days over at there this week. All of the upstairs bedrooms, formerly known at the green room and the blue room, each have two coats of paint now.<br /><br />The green room:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfD-pKAuNPyPIG7rgYy2X5hzW7WVYKdwrAvR_Bvss_FvExAtpxQtOFMWratyIPlfd5xOKq82GQBSKmaTZICXU3zSkbJVEJuZfIt3qQbMdWeSM-omOE__0GcUO890EsqdkG1IlnlBa5Dr_/s1600-h/green+room3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfD-pKAuNPyPIG7rgYy2X5hzW7WVYKdwrAvR_Bvss_FvExAtpxQtOFMWratyIPlfd5xOKq82GQBSKmaTZICXU3zSkbJVEJuZfIt3qQbMdWeSM-omOE__0GcUO890EsqdkG1IlnlBa5Dr_/s320/green+room3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314957554625043586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatssliGkPIbT4KBuIANFKTWWWbE8N5XA5TGIr5JBq5l8hIPYPEVSfa4uFsFTnqPEOpZ20rfijKZZUUCntNORMnFrHGusd18p_vPtAcbDRAjNUr526b0YngteIBTeioiju9jTMJxji3jB9/s1600-h/green+room+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatssliGkPIbT4KBuIANFKTWWWbE8N5XA5TGIr5JBq5l8hIPYPEVSfa4uFsFTnqPEOpZ20rfijKZZUUCntNORMnFrHGusd18p_vPtAcbDRAjNUr526b0YngteIBTeioiju9jTMJxji3jB9/s320/green+room+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314957678342413858" border="0" /></a><br />The two smaller bedrooms are finished, except for touch up and edges.<br />The blue room:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf77iS9aKjuCejmZoNzwfvU1VS7v3H28DatD2eV-J_vo6EHRpwTTC5IMCumyKqf6EGCTVOOyFAgVdu28SKmjlbe5dD8FduMx8gRxmuRWZTeCAKoblIE0AD8u299JQkIX4I-dmIeUVSJxL_/s1600-h/blue+room+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf77iS9aKjuCejmZoNzwfvU1VS7v3H28DatD2eV-J_vo6EHRpwTTC5IMCumyKqf6EGCTVOOyFAgVdu28SKmjlbe5dD8FduMx8gRxmuRWZTeCAKoblIE0AD8u299JQkIX4I-dmIeUVSJxL_/s320/blue+room+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314958336897119362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSETLyFMdadjNqRh7yCu3MyAiuIqFmtHLQzcWNdGCU4NStFzZ9PUJS1bwx3e0KHHAVSLbYm7vdZ12QLpvMhIaTvau-EebdB9hqhAvn4PFdCA3aqelxLVAhd-YXSqw3YoxCILsSO_HD1Sbu/s1600-h/blue+room.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSETLyFMdadjNqRh7yCu3MyAiuIqFmtHLQzcWNdGCU4NStFzZ9PUJS1bwx3e0KHHAVSLbYm7vdZ12QLpvMhIaTvau-EebdB9hqhAvn4PFdCA3aqelxLVAhd-YXSqw3YoxCILsSO_HD1Sbu/s320/blue+room.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314958260893347346" border="0" /></a><textarea style="display: none;" name="postBody" rows="17" cols="47" id="textarea" wrap="soft" tabindex="5" dir="ltr"></textarea>The master bedroom, the one with the paneling, is going to need one more coat, but it already looks 2000 times better than it did prior to the paint job.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9s32SFYnJOKBUTYFjmeIyaRf5EnZuhGR9Qs7p7cRf0la52ijZa5ZqEjQLrn-xDMU2kfdpwT_N1ZhzagD_Vj5sdLptRzAICYxDSEyBy0eSV-AHYKlH5M2mQa8W1Fg1ibKmTqqx9zTxJaNn/s1600-h/master+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9s32SFYnJOKBUTYFjmeIyaRf5EnZuhGR9Qs7p7cRf0la52ijZa5ZqEjQLrn-xDMU2kfdpwT_N1ZhzagD_Vj5sdLptRzAICYxDSEyBy0eSV-AHYKlH5M2mQa8W1Fg1ibKmTqqx9zTxJaNn/s320/master+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314959193293214610" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDZd1sU0Gf1fzKKl3cC42x_0t3HHfgsFI6xbFP_Ze6mvScTSKalWO1PYD7dRHbQrCNMAcpIKzAFnN6V07gUbStmfcGP2miYLxfiBn_uo0_zickCfrk_nY51Il-Y8P-oM8lIlk2zLV3VEo/s1600-h/master+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDZd1sU0Gf1fzKKl3cC42x_0t3HHfgsFI6xbFP_Ze6mvScTSKalWO1PYD7dRHbQrCNMAcpIKzAFnN6V07gUbStmfcGP2miYLxfiBn_uo0_zickCfrk_nY51Il-Y8P-oM8lIlk2zLV3VEo/s320/master+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314959469294178562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprb48nDzWF_-pcw9pl5ZbTmlnALPv-cs6iFqLTNfDfBXxH7kfhBX_Fpqzcjg8bf9Hk9iEBqmAGaCxKCYczh9XH1oNfZ3sBDjRZNeTDmdWS0rpGEIPUqyPItW1ndETglwpv9AQZLfJY5oj/s1600-h/master+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprb48nDzWF_-pcw9pl5ZbTmlnALPv-cs6iFqLTNfDfBXxH7kfhBX_Fpqzcjg8bf9Hk9iEBqmAGaCxKCYczh9XH1oNfZ3sBDjRZNeTDmdWS0rpGEIPUqyPItW1ndETglwpv9AQZLfJY5oj/s320/master+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314959558622511810" border="0" /></a><br />This Saturday we're planning on putting up the wainscoting in the dining room and baseboards up in the downstairs bathroom. Then the fixtures can go in. It's going to look incredible! We're a little nervous to use the nail gun for the first time. Wish us luck!Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10348212288622865817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-68743941797739438172009-03-02T18:08:00.002-06:002009-03-02T18:10:35.659-06:00The One Where the Furnace Breaks in the Middle of WinterYep, we spent the weekend babysitting the temperature inside the Hudling hoping that it wouldn't drop below freezing causing the pipes to burst. We all made it through the weekend and the furnace is now repaired.<br /><br />Please, Hudling, please get finished and find some new owners...Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10348212288622865817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-36288161700006527592009-03-02T18:03:00.003-06:002009-03-02T18:17:32.814-06:00The HUDling shiversWe are ambitious with a new deadline to get this beauty done. So this past weekend was going to be a productive one. That was, until we showed the progress off to Casey and Sonja Saturday morning and discovered it was a bit more chilly than normal. Turns out the furnace got sick. We coddled it through the weekend, and the heat doctor came today and got everyone feeling better! Back to work!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-85924131019554625712008-12-01T18:48:00.002-06:002008-12-01T19:05:45.429-06:00Down to one handI've had some finger pain and hand stiffness following strenuous days at the old Hudling. But now, I'm getting concerned. Last night I awoke multiple times during the night with numbness and tingling in my hand. Perhaps I was sleeping on it funny. I repositioned every time only to awake again in complete agony...the pain, the tingling, the stiffness, the weird sensation.<br /><br />This is not entirely new. I've had a number of similar night time episodes, only the discomfort was limited to my middle finger. I'm not one to let obscene hand gestures fly easily, so I know it was not overuse in that way, but my hands seem to be getting stiff and sore from all the manual labor at the Hudling. My middle finger swells during the night and is very stiff and sore in the morning. Bending it causes pain in my wrist. I complain, but live with it.<br /><br />But now, my pain and discomfort have reached a new level. My entire hand hurts and flexing fingers hurts my wrist. And last night was miserable. After getting up the numbness faded but returned when I was showering. And I've lost strength in it...most of my hand strength during the peak pain times. I'm thinking it might be carpel tunnel syndrome. We'll see how tonight goes. Will I ever be able to finish the Hudling?!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-71978794863013096722008-12-01T18:23:00.007-06:002008-12-01T18:40:40.260-06:00Little Brave?... Found!OK, this is long overdue....<br />I made a very exciting find shortly after posting about <a href="http://theuglyhudling.blogspot.com/2008/11/1966-chiefs-indians-and-little-brave.html">Anne's Remodeling Project</a> - I connected with Scott(ie) a.k.a. "Little Brave"<br /><br />It was thrilling to connect with the Hudling's past. We have emailed a handful of times and it was fun to learn that Scott's family lived in the Hudling from 1940s unitl 1997, when his grandmother passed away. Chief Anne is his mom. To those of you who have been following Hudling treasure finds closely, they claim no ownership to the <a href="http://theuglyhudling.blogspot.com/2008/04/mistress-of-whip_05.html">Mistress of the Whip</a>. I have no evidence to prove otherwise, so I guess I have to take their word for it! :)<br /><br />Anyway, I hope to share some of their stories and or pictures soon, shedding light on the Hudling's younger years. So cool! Stayed tuned.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-37312728258397251862008-12-01T18:10:00.003-06:002008-12-01T18:22:35.907-06:00Grout for the tiles....and a little for my phoneWell, I grouted the kitchen, hallway, and downstairs bathroom tile yesterday. Wow, what difference grout makes! Here's a shot in the kitchen (I have not yet wiped off the haze and buffed the tiles to a pretty shine so just imagine the finished look). The grout color: malt.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzFLloyteepUL8XsjO6a8PSKAc5orykPIZ5SrcPtQxNzxDKZtiCCrLqCDFZy-CAHs4FaxpfyL9f07EXkCPsvXsk_w6tQn6H-IXRQ5OwmvbfFYFuVaNtJrS717u8uanPEtSZ3T3eY3C1k/s1600-h/grout.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzFLloyteepUL8XsjO6a8PSKAc5orykPIZ5SrcPtQxNzxDKZtiCCrLqCDFZy-CAHs4FaxpfyL9f07EXkCPsvXsk_w6tQn6H-IXRQ5OwmvbfFYFuVaNtJrS717u8uanPEtSZ3T3eY3C1k/s400/grout.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274981374198200418" border="0" /></a><br />So, about the phone...yeah, I dropped my phone in a freshly mixed bucket of grout. Had I not been in a panicked frenzy to clean it off as fast as I could possibly move, I would have taken a picture of the the dreadful sight. It still works, but it is amazing how many little grooves are on a cell phone! And every little one of them is now malt! And it makes an irritating crunching noise when I open it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-56737584104962137882008-12-01T18:01:00.002-06:002008-12-01T18:07:53.630-06:00Finally, a tub<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeOpjMfEHe_UoXIKPy7XY6lninfqg_v07a5fXMGFxlRZVmNG2yq7J4kOUj8MnAGewd955oWdOF8XrDvi6oTIiWLyOslDQutrEgUG2yML3uq4YIiSjdtscqNWgjg8EucHccp4rPOnbyFY/s1600-h/tub.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeOpjMfEHe_UoXIKPy7XY6lninfqg_v07a5fXMGFxlRZVmNG2yq7J4kOUj8MnAGewd955oWdOF8XrDvi6oTIiWLyOslDQutrEgUG2yML3uq4YIiSjdtscqNWgjg8EucHccp4rPOnbyFY/s400/tub.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274977625500542930" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Yes, the tub is in. Ok, it has been in for a while, I'm just behind in my blogging! Anyway, here it is :)<br /><br />The next puzzle is what to do with the walls and ceiling. More to come about that...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-60268786794132685162008-11-09T15:42:00.005-06:002008-11-09T15:51:13.652-06:00Frost WarningHard work demands serious breaks. So we had a frosty break with our recently acquired free frosty coupons (Thanks Gadds!). When was the last time you saw any fast food item so small (and cute)?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6goa8AdrDZy40NuqMuu0pnSoL4YLXdyzjaHGj5upX_NtDHekdz51i8iHq2P2GkumKuOqygnTBFuIRmWNGVz1eAV1cKP8UGT-cBZUvR7Fb6WE4eHALYBr9nmItLw7zOQOi3cftiK4kzY/s1600-h/frosty-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 373px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6goa8AdrDZy40NuqMuu0pnSoL4YLXdyzjaHGj5upX_NtDHekdz51i8iHq2P2GkumKuOqygnTBFuIRmWNGVz1eAV1cKP8UGT-cBZUvR7Fb6WE4eHALYBr9nmItLw7zOQOi3cftiK4kzY/s400/frosty-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266778446527240562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-25893008184364257812008-11-09T15:18:00.010-06:002008-11-09T15:54:42.774-06:00Hey, Nice Doors!Paul finished installing and our doors and windows yesterday. Nice. Very nice. Here's a first look at the doors (old and new).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjqcQvhCqoVIa9KwwWTXhDltNQtqS-YWwAI7WbpX2YkxdHUY2VzbZbNxQu5hyphenhyphenjI1CsrM3vYdTdNLR10FKKS3T8RjAsia5TDLMK7wLumVUM635kOuDjv1md9qoJQ4SpPAockMHqOHWbag/s1600-h/oldfdoor.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjqcQvhCqoVIa9KwwWTXhDltNQtqS-YWwAI7WbpX2YkxdHUY2VzbZbNxQu5hyphenhyphenjI1CsrM3vYdTdNLR10FKKS3T8RjAsia5TDLMK7wLumVUM635kOuDjv1md9qoJQ4SpPAockMHqOHWbag/s320/oldfdoor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266772708692183282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcMcu3qvt3ZWYO3LiJn72-as_5-BFo51KQviLz5yG9pu1YZ_uv0EC6dhBUqNS_Q566wpkXQfX6HIowvxzIzHopttXwo00wcGIwEuKKdmACXliCpFNsx7AzHYoX90L1PJ7gmRYP1ETZg8/s1600-h/fdoor.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcMcu3qvt3ZWYO3LiJn72-as_5-BFo51KQviLz5yG9pu1YZ_uv0EC6dhBUqNS_Q566wpkXQfX6HIowvxzIzHopttXwo00wcGIwEuKKdmACXliCpFNsx7AzHYoX90L1PJ7gmRYP1ETZg8/s320/fdoor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266773064889398386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxKOxNPb4MH5N6uzq_kXQbLLFHsUbIgVhCLiiZfsbotHbp_iRBcj1FbxFW18j1RlB0cLUu7ud3kAjri2Zz9E-hXpBYe9FSjlK7J6O1Lap1nIs5KB1LuTrcLm-Rqb6KBgkCFHC9QoBNt8/s1600-h/oldbdoor.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxKOxNPb4MH5N6uzq_kXQbLLFHsUbIgVhCLiiZfsbotHbp_iRBcj1FbxFW18j1RlB0cLUu7ud3kAjri2Zz9E-hXpBYe9FSjlK7J6O1Lap1nIs5KB1LuTrcLm-Rqb6KBgkCFHC9QoBNt8/s320/oldbdoor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266773471175187538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8t2MfQmcSU5XU56RDxl3OsMFJW-q9KqNfVd8zEdvJGWj5DrhV8R4Ff3DpwudmHftSa55ZkrLnnH4ZTs89HM3Ci29KGCBFJPpY-KIouPTjYiG0DrtwLi0TL2LH6yj_0bnIl6znd1Pfp4/s1600-h/bdoor.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8t2MfQmcSU5XU56RDxl3OsMFJW-q9KqNfVd8zEdvJGWj5DrhV8R4Ff3DpwudmHftSa55ZkrLnnH4ZTs89HM3Ci29KGCBFJPpY-KIouPTjYiG0DrtwLi0TL2LH6yj_0bnIl6znd1Pfp4/s320/bdoor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266773903666450914" border="0" /></a><br />The new front door does not have the character of the old one, but the old one was well beyond its best days, not to mention probably completely energy (d)efficient. Speaking of energy efficiency, the old back door had <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">plexiglass</span> in its window....but the window opening was about an inch bigger than the piece of plexiglass! Anyway, as flurries fly, its nice to have new doors :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-84206618061191283042008-11-09T15:12:00.002-06:002008-11-09T15:18:01.100-06:00Jim's Falling for the HudlingSo our plumber, Jim, tripped going up the stairs and fell into the recently textured and painted wall. Unfortunately, Jim's a big guy and drywall is no match for his stumbling, bumbling body. Needless to say, the wall needs TLC.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-17720508815368905382008-11-02T18:46:00.001-06:002008-11-02T18:46:23.254-06:00The Week Ahead...<p>So, lots going on this week at the old dame. Bathtub installation upstairs, more painting...mostly upstairs, dining room wainscoting installation (and first-time use of my new air compressor!!! :) ), new front and back doors, installation of new windows upstairs, kitchen tile...</p> <p>Uck, I'm tired just thinking about it! Here are some photos of the front and back doors...the "before"...</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDEiw1ZewCQo5j8W68WltCQz89qCIIcH2e5uO5KcZKcq4EKEtX7Pqa6HZ77bWL2RkG4_A0l-XxaSn2JldUdJ0-bnTzJpI0I8d2xXVOxJYFVdsIhS_PuiERzzAKDHmllym2n5ocuJC1SR-/s1600-h/PB010041%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="316" alt="PB010041" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxpw6iw-4fuysuYyunMrKtHxzb1dBec0S5jBHNm8LEjd8qJ-RKYZIL0S5ZLQ9onLApWlcwYykwDicyxl4lcX4dBXarcPZ-RLq1iiDPHk9AQwfii29ZCIOlCnZ0cK2b1y_jKD_4RKCuYBG/?imgmax=800" width="241" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>BACK DOOR</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyz1W-NryrWXEf4Bjk2RFQbDeTWMKwJzDQO4sScHqOTiRqiXbrdohQpQTLj1h-l0zmxKuphUzS_3jbNUU36egLeDZdc74LMB7bUd9ew5YX7EKhSdZyIMcReCMOgjjIB0KV_H1LcVNatSuJ/s1600-h/PB010043%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="PB010043" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1TaOc_YQbPLSHZ79G3AUHji8Y4njcUzRmMQxcssFD187KHzXcNXqx0ITxfH7ZH5f9NfkZjk5bEO8aJsNPl1IaNzBCiAo4D5Oaq-Vgr41MLlAy-Dls-3KBmZY8XXsLwiREUu4lAqcdOdcx/?imgmax=800" width="184" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>FRONT DOOR</p> <p>More photos of the new doors to follow this weekend!</p> Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10348212288622865817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-33965825432401463132008-11-02T18:35:00.000-06:002008-11-02T18:38:45.418-06:00The Random Photo Spread<p>As I was looking for the photos of the wood floor from yesterday on our digital camera, I came across months of forgotten Hudling photos. So, enjoy this little montage. Hudling, this is your life...</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_EOeqO3dfJRvZA76daBOJnCiEi47gNApe4_0me0QCaPhpcreddZo4WbtRvejwm5tk_STjg0m8rXIFAUT67lRR-Divrsyw0bUgWeYQjNTZLs07xi11V2eYQ1KNpuv2DLrlFfDwsZN2JX6/s1600-h/P8030003%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="274" alt="P8030003" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSs2-lUF31dupbOffG1im3ANo1d4HaPt8HI4C6cL3SYMz0B20xbIb7pMKNuyErDp6KJumT9zY3P1dYuvPRQbRZtF3J0q9jZVt3KRjvOFWNKi-eUehOAz2Y5ijEWRYeMf4JWu2ywpN5S-A/?imgmax=800" width="360" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>That is A LOT of cracks...and a lot of plaster repair, believe me...A LOT!</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63d08Rpe8Y1QrZn5_3YuybU-neO_uxrE_wNU1IlJqSoihxBqF3PlsVk1eT7YDe5tbOfDZOi6uGBHbvAm7L0VvIB3O8cL_84muLpeyx01iJ35yBXyIUs26k1LGdUxe6Ce8hTDtehhbQ_EU/s1600-h/P8030004%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="291" alt="P8030004" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoi7A_urIU_u_rJifFL3MRvc5AZZrQKS4mhWPl2r4OqLmwV0kI7DugN85_5Sd7r0OQQ83wEzj5Pz5DyISytn40kcuWCwQKZMv7HQpH5f_fM5yRACgQOs7_3eeYQQ7o1EAr68NPlr3FhUL4/?imgmax=800" width="222" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Our good buddy Mel rockin' more of the unending plaster repair.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLUUA2Amt8JYEMbVaDj1q3VJOjXaAEmkHiUFgTBLzxUaxqXszAk56ebR_vuG1-4XmAnuAGaBj0ti2bjce1tqlvHcDLqpvBCIVb0d0bpKz2BGyvZQ4WSs8q_k7Z_jUMkDlIioh_Yg4c4-P/s1600-h/P8030005%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="308" alt="P8030005" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMF4jsQEx-FGeQhRb66v7v_O0Xt0ZxrOdv3zd9hGCxPMFsyPe8dXP7mJagXTsswdlJgl1skKoJNaDq-lTlgOWudNYG-HDB1bX1xhzFZteiPlHFw4FlNKXstC2JNqfJScAxNe-qlzWiXdHY/?imgmax=800" width="234" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Oh Hudling, the sorry state of your plaster walls...This is the master bedroom ceiling during the patch and repair phase of The Master Plan.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKp-7ZxDSobX-rYr4E-c1W6jAPleHJOs-5J04Wo4BDitRrzaeDz9_PDkbM2fIKbGtL91DI5C0FRHbbbJmRfxD17wwvtWew57khUA5nkc0OKMTNGJKCUtXPfI84jEfNzD0vbUUQaQlND3N1/s1600-h/P8030011%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="343" alt="P8030011" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9FRyIDOLYFWKMLcsolAESOKhn-scO7Pu_JtwIxOf01d2QOWD_j-xOOD-8WDhpjWTHTEJk8vw82RHsTTA61pRq7gClf5DjFQX74WVwvyt1tPoUFxMfZihunh4flvl2esJ2ewGEuDk8JjI/?imgmax=800" width="261" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Not only enormous cracks in the kitchen wall, but also years of grease and...yeah, I don't know what that is. Ew.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTrSJIU_VIGc7t3sVC0ziz_lELwLBYxfI2qB-0nQklvii1mzAnd03lqRJrkS1d7QhN73Y6xnAH_m_SUZ27fVMFH-ujqrT0NOcEbL3enKBKbWDRRNnrqno7UMDH9X4CSsfCih5dQY9P7VE/s1600-h/DSC_0018%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="351" alt="DSC_0018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixy9ZfyD-EBPBnUcCgvPQbHPnRzSAGNoR_uL7x0c6mKszpQuwte1Z4Y4oOF6WRAzFcew2Zm2G7J44EMS_LPsghtBVRLc_p8dH50GelT0wGshdVRwYrHLn18JkCUKz_fL9MH2IqQtRCgPK4/?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>The master stud finders. Yes, that is our beautifully patched and sanded and textured master bedroom ceiling. Although they were small holes...holes which will be re-patched and painted, the Hudling still wasn't too fond of the whole experience. Little did she know, that was just an inkling of the demolition to follow that day.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FBY1N5XXBS4fRwLpQsEIcmS_9jGPUj4BNr2PDmv7Z7p1MTjOaBRNZ61-UbIgUEiQqQBXN_jYGr64SK_4COlBNaGmqdOtV9ANbnorfxh5mUWkBdTBl0J7Ds-0UnGzNBYkLF8qHUJaWF_2/s1600-h/DSC_0020%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="243" alt="DSC_0020" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4rN2Wj-xPhUo9JCP3EQ90JYGC2YgnOCcH2ALNTMhXcT0f0s6ZctgmADO7EAdD8Sky1zsQSup7j1dXRqsJWDGIGotjlZ7esA9W61jyO-u73zsulbYqCDCCGSD2vkhwxiqrGLyWdsZkN_o/?imgmax=800" width="354" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>One of the bedrooms following the great texturizing event. Textured walls rock.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSgNBEiEd1BQNGfnoSiQUZ094Zz2uXvr4NFtKBFYwg6b7vV-RUtoeCc4josYLBJHEu2RI5_0VLYgzWelo98e4VD0gnzWD8mUBFZIJvauFrjNOEWS32Z5lMycOzpMFsGZbxU0u96CZMpL_n/s1600-h/PB010032%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="291" alt="PB010032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeni-wCqXkYitqwnBUT9dgmiEpkcdq4Wo_nhFsmCNLxppsO1gCv_0pxWw26UGyMJ8dyFJwXDj9FVvyfnth-PUFt1tDdOZ4asKWBXyh1la74XowjNT0h5VH6571G6QHAIy3SwO_cpuTMmf/?imgmax=800" width="382" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Yep, those are some mighty fine looking windows. This is the dining room pre-wainscoting.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuuj1SK3CSiFMATqu_z0UHF3pijhPuhOzDKyDbLN_9V3QXtuyPIqVkwcIQECYJYi5-JyFQJWCCu0C19NoPyCDgxfsxDkjYz2MDeTMY2ds9XroGJRiJbMndcNGjA97HVlf_Syrq8esrtcg/s1600-h/PB010034%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="383" alt="PB010034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga52TWP9FBlWrKhBGv705KCJl_IDD4dJBoWu1U2dhrByzcByBT3CAp_ov6StbDkWPj01SIxwiMiAe-eARZkkc3OrbXvCk_X2mlFZi2Pv3cNNcaVRzTFXFz6WyzXDzgA3s5Kj3xsOW8tR9E/?imgmax=800" width="291" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Hudling Forewoman...Rit, hard at work. I believe this was taken during The Great Kitchen Tile Layout Design Debate of 2008. Check out the phenomenal kitchen cabinets in the background. They look fabulous!</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDebyPGbhGi9H16wtlvHiB7eACVo6YCRXOVWUioW5yWcEGg-iDAeNW0MX3Q9o_quSMxgDLWXmI-JoXFZnRqjgoLMGPibt5Hgu3RVJK76zHmlM7AYEe5h0J2JHyZkW9gIKvGH7iMqjlSmBy/s1600-h/DSC_0021%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="381" alt="DSC_0021" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5aKoXW8EBKZwNwz4jA2RIdlG35yLoQEYb3bUq7FLk4FPo5ymevA7N6Z26WKuqI9zfw5BDNM1JMfvEJegjPhErKUyfCkgB12IZCoDgkIeda7ShD5SCdeOGjUVvznQEb1I7RXA8A_s8xxT/?imgmax=800" width="261" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>The upstairs hallway, halfway through the paint job and mid bathroom demolition and wall reconstruction. Notice the lack of subfloor in the bathroom.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmH3zf1IWZy9KJPDJ_QqK7jninzRNeLBKOvVJ0EUDNLtqWpUQdDPGs1BwKuoeLPMY8NdUXg7I1VdVZPeeLycKfSANUbtdP0_7qdoMtuSZiY5Op1aSNIu5eC_9lstvm_R2l1B5JDRpvNL60/s1600-h/DSC_0023%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="403" alt="DSC_0023" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIO9iczWL2IP8063YbhHG8uwmFXrQc0CysSWOZabCiYSpNbGscdIFSSdakpD4hAnrSO4yOHncTwY5tJfAElhMkkNBbhcywUAzvTbLPdUpFTVMtAMW6ByEucsrvsYOEAWN9h1qof-EfKqfo/?imgmax=800" width="276" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Ouch. The bathroom wall is no more. And yes, the air really was that dusty. Luckily, I was working downstairs that day. This was Rit's party.</p> <p>I hope you have enjoyed this stroll down memory lane. Stay tuned...</p> Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10348212288622865817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-69415239006452554092008-11-02T18:09:00.000-06:002008-11-02T18:11:42.294-06:00From Ugly Hudling to Beautiful Swan<p>It's not that I don't love the Hudling...it's just that I am way past ready to bid her a fond adieu. Wow. What a lot of work! But the old dame is really starting to sparkle...all dressed up, head held high. She's shed her cobwebs and creaks and cracks and we're almost nearing the point where some finishing touches are all she'll need to be ready to welcome her new family. </p> <p>I have to say how proud I am of Rit. She was able to see past the mess to envision the majesty of that beautiful old house. </p> <p>We have encountered more than our fair share of hiccups along the remodeling road, but it's been such a great ride...full of interesting projects and new experiences.</p> <p>Yesterday, for example, we thought we'd take advantage of the extra hour that daylight savings affords and get in a very long day of work. We dropped the dogs off at Ed's house and headed over to the Hudling at about 7:15. Rit played around with the kitchen tile layout, while I finished painting the living room windows. Wow, talk about a lot of work. I love plaster and wood putty and caulk. I love manipulating them until all flaws seem to disappear. Add a crisp layer or two of paint, and it's like the gouges, scratches and cracks were never there. LOVE IT! The windows took a lot of time and elbow grease, but they look amazing...practically new! That bright white against the warm creamy butter on the walls is perfect.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7mvT6x7SWQL71NU8iZbLq_By1_c58XctPKWbe-j80X-G0DXUAfFEfh5e1l4bNonQMi5k81eANLtQVG9lk4wzalvIV4rVRc0NN1iErsyQN7Uuab3YARZfsPGGzNld4svUxn_CRz2oo2_u/s1600-h/PB010046%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="303" alt="PB010046" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjOujHaZfgL3mtPtvl9eJAqiwVjj3t3VASiXS0IUTtnLKlbkeOV8gxg33kqklG264_t8FOoJ6Vze865uautfBKIRjodPYTtWBYJmYyVNX89LFHdpAHnW9r4AQn4riSZ_bLlet941GOvMH/?imgmax=800" width="399" border="0" /></a> Here's the area all prepped and ready for the flooring. Anyway, after lunch, we started laying the hardwood floor in the living room. We opted for a snap-together, pre-finished light birch rather than try to match the dark oak in the adjoining dining room. Neither of us has ever laid a wood floor, but we were anxious for the adventure. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05jPYPkDU__rtdX39Z14unhpJkuNsPUKnwgqOjizTH1QKOkUgbgBjymTjo7_w0ke2Bv3dZQgsxqra-aw8m6JbYFQr-XjBP7UsWDjHl6fBLY3psmhQyxBVur0GzZLU34xJLwH-0Ff7rJui/s1600-h/PB010048%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="296" alt="PB010048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIEt8k3j5Grf977jRmSLu6EzfAgprJQegZEulX2IHa99uEiNzFwNDJDNfcvRzW3ectv1iGpS3M0EIVMzh_Bn_d9z6Sv7URaqh8uGIk1-hIOboTdx47Gu8yIeJiivtz258-mIptLgQnoOz/?imgmax=800" width="389" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Here's the first couple of rows. We took a short Wendy's frosty break mid-afternoon and then a short dinner break around 6. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LYat-aS1hVnMzihswe9YHpHbHUtB_1lC3GwTfX1VPXUin_BdwLOZAZUb7QOqIHQZn1MPPsc3nuQzZXiLWZl-urAaSNlrrpfNeZr5OkyNoJugGIKCweLUdKYcdeE2-hrjuhb62L_cp48J/s1600-h/PB010053%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="307" alt="PB010053" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyPr0nQV5kcFs2qUPKRmn3Fjma7nRD-W5eL_q8u9CZCMrOnNgPXTHeu6_9uNS-ruLuqFVFWTKD987_RGVrQLPYzgcBEdnHGMRhQTQmAR2dlS2tFc6Q_erBBYAMbbXVUP4tAGxCtUN8h8M/?imgmax=800" width="399" border="0" /></a></p> <p><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="408" alt="PB010069" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4zutagFyYp7mdssbRnKlRyQ2FFzwwshcIwuYAahYGrY86IDFfyWw7UiKYaxaffTJsR8YtLkb8arR7To__K6CPO4Pw4_8oX5BH4m7ZGIxK5DzAfOz-sOunV8K_TzooU3NspVDuKstAkue/?imgmax=800" width="310" border="0" /> </p> <p>We finally headed home around 8:30, wood floor finished and looking rather stunning. It's all starting to come together!</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIRYo9tQGzubwtaQusbHhxRz78jXCZWCD-JfAXZE0aiC_Ar7dEM-YEqtWa1acZsYNSi9d7MhzkTPw_5yY31Om7kyUM7oWMnruNCVWm2pvIABOiSgPdlsEcdheYkr0oCgeIPCByz8lTTJ9/s1600-h/PB020071%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="303" alt="PB020071" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0h0MLxWjSFUyPhLUtCVR6VRfskqyY0oAZPnjwoSncTfq4onNbuGTF0250oo4xqYVN3-EviKVWh1c5-FoLSpnYKkd13-uUKVWUQUKjsYpO28-I_T9SbZAxiP1PY5L2fVILr9b0GlEXyos/?imgmax=800" width="398" border="0" /></a></p> Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10348212288622865817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-79906301783247641992008-11-02T10:08:00.004-06:002008-11-02T10:14:42.409-06:00Anne's 1966 Remodeling Project<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiR1PxAkhgMCTYxmw_QpUW7etgANcu-xTA9-d44AV6NwqTt1TJkkwRP8BCeoHwaVAYnSgau4Y5stj-mSllJMClBr9RKYZYMS2b61syzBa-gRuotIZnT7YnkXcJo1CGp29wpvk-LK2ERA/s1600-h/Anne's+Remodeling+Project.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiR1PxAkhgMCTYxmw_QpUW7etgANcu-xTA9-d44AV6NwqTt1TJkkwRP8BCeoHwaVAYnSgau4Y5stj-mSllJMClBr9RKYZYMS2b61syzBa-gRuotIZnT7YnkXcJo1CGp29wpvk-LK2ERA/s400/Anne's+Remodeling+Project.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264094320166477458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Found this on the back of a piece of paneling...Chiefs & Indians (and Little Brave) involved in Anne's Remodeling Project, December 10, 1966. I'm trying to find out more information about Anne's project and the crew involved. Stay tuned....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-21631197608819161722008-10-26T19:02:00.005-05:002008-10-26T19:12:54.456-05:0021st Century Stud FinderThis is a technical as you can get (and one thing to try when your actual stud finder bites the dust).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRa_A7MnQGKqynaO6IMaMKkfAVrf7KMHiMlmTaZRKt1dYUf0rkm_9sDeBsvDlr90LSb7mHDUkipw07U3rtBiqQ24yKTKoKGJG-SZ3nQcXWnKTRKNyJdzE2hS35sNB6xI2BkrIL7byIvVo/s1600-h/studfinder.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRa_A7MnQGKqynaO6IMaMKkfAVrf7KMHiMlmTaZRKt1dYUf0rkm_9sDeBsvDlr90LSb7mHDUkipw07U3rtBiqQ24yKTKoKGJG-SZ3nQcXWnKTRKNyJdzE2hS35sNB6xI2BkrIL7byIvVo/s400/studfinder.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261618510855973362" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-66352868817085583282008-10-26T18:37:00.006-05:002008-11-02T20:16:49.132-06:00Calgon, Take Me Away!Well, the upstairs bathroom has caused more headaches (see <a href="http://theuglyhudling.blogspot.com/2008/09/back-to-tub.html">Damn Bathroom</a>) than we anticipated. Much to our dismay, we could not find a tub to fit into the space available. So although the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">claw foot</span> discovery was a delightful find, putting that tub back in was not even an option given the space available (someone cut into the wall studs to get that tub in and still allow the door to open so the only way it would fit was the make-shift built in job that had been done....remember that? I've added a picture to refresh dusty memories)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkhND-IiHzeG4T6A1fvLOP8-ZaEHifDOUHl7eASmiZy-yOoiYyxlTuyZWYD1Om6qKFUysq3DIfMTsG9ucBCtz_eQMB3de6kx78rtAzknV6Y3O7wHfzqtddCReURNT6KQafWjelQD_DLc/s1600-h/DSC_0078.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkhND-IiHzeG4T6A1fvLOP8-ZaEHifDOUHl7eASmiZy-yOoiYyxlTuyZWYD1Om6qKFUysq3DIfMTsG9ucBCtz_eQMB3de6kx78rtAzknV6Y3O7wHfzqtddCReURNT6KQafWjelQD_DLc/s200/DSC_0078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261615703486937442" border="0" /></a>.<br /><br />Anyway, after exploring the options, we opted for the labor heavy choice - bump the wall out into the bedroom. So, today was the day for that job. My brother-in-law, Justin, and my dad came to help with this task. To my mom's (and Annika's) disbelief, we finished mid afternoon....well before dark. The heat vent still needs a hole, but the bathroom is tub ready :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzanHqMZ_salzTJRVGCQajqOaqbBJ1NAbnULc6yLXTGaQlHmdk22Qg1zjgQoP1dCFuoxszGQhpNOPVmeNXdRLx3aqra1CvVY7_xB3ycQfHlEJidLz_TvEB3WHG5G1FzCJTafETRzhF0c/s1600-h/wallbefore.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzanHqMZ_salzTJRVGCQajqOaqbBJ1NAbnULc6yLXTGaQlHmdk22Qg1zjgQoP1dCFuoxszGQhpNOPVmeNXdRLx3aqra1CvVY7_xB3ycQfHlEJidLz_TvEB3WHG5G1FzCJTafETRzhF0c/s200/wallbefore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261615707285198690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq06JyseiIyjsIQiHhyphenhyphenm0apHVQT91V39Du7jZnnEfZstYrdS8Tf-59SnhbClAkZUk2dPM3kSKOp_c2_hB_zZV-6tcPgmZZc2TRCno96_dUPxuWbmk45guj5alpF-irXlZTfxT6fsKt1aY/s1600-h/DSC_1435.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq06JyseiIyjsIQiHhyphenhyphenm0apHVQT91V39Du7jZnnEfZstYrdS8Tf-59SnhbClAkZUk2dPM3kSKOp_c2_hB_zZV-6tcPgmZZc2TRCno96_dUPxuWbmk45guj5alpF-irXlZTfxT6fsKt1aY/s200/DSC_1435.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261615715673726818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1wOdEdU8yhMXDpR1Jp3LhTPa6q7KC3gqNNzAzVr-H2Y5mSQ95awGagRDxJ7VBEmaB77l8-20NyingGfJjDvMuh4-zkxmhL4bqsBcdIPWnph5mNru_33Nm_tVeQAKuFyJaS4E3TGgzX0/s1600-h/newwall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1wOdEdU8yhMXDpR1Jp3LhTPa6q7KC3gqNNzAzVr-H2Y5mSQ95awGagRDxJ7VBEmaB77l8-20NyingGfJjDvMuh4-zkxmhL4bqsBcdIPWnph5mNru_33Nm_tVeQAKuFyJaS4E3TGgzX0/s200/newwall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261615719875855090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTCC-VUTfmQvmZITpLF7vC3TzDtN_RQz0ZdIHJFhcvVNdzuG10j8P6-u9glwacFn4CDob1AiXnewTojbjWa4hKQ-biXS9wCDosAbpfHRWfefTeKqRuMzxKJb2TRAr4128qeH8YrFxRBI/s1600-h/tubspace.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTCC-VUTfmQvmZITpLF7vC3TzDtN_RQz0ZdIHJFhcvVNdzuG10j8P6-u9glwacFn4CDob1AiXnewTojbjWa4hKQ-biXS9wCDosAbpfHRWfefTeKqRuMzxKJb2TRAr4128qeH8YrFxRBI/s200/tubspace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261616752319578786" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-20938234396481841412008-10-26T18:28:00.004-05:002008-10-26T18:37:18.009-05:00Progress?Yes, we are making progress, despite the lack of blog posts! Actually, we can now see the light at the end of the tunnel :)<br /><br />Most of the main floor is now ready for flooring and finish work! The most arduous task was texturizing walls. Not bad if you only need to do a room, but we did several rooms plus up the stairs and the upstairs hallway. It looks good, and quite amazing now that it is painted. Here is a shot of the prepainted texture work. I'll take pictures of the painted rooms this week.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_2BqhpBebHiW-w_KWIRcL9dWUccK5cgC2NlXZYlsuCixPT9-ghKTX1LpnmomLf84oVb-yg8dAHGn0G2xjq7ZIo9-s8UuGwG3e6qz-qYMViybaHY_4e21BVXsN-fV5hdFRETzyXw_Byk/s1600-h/texture.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_2BqhpBebHiW-w_KWIRcL9dWUccK5cgC2NlXZYlsuCixPT9-ghKTX1LpnmomLf84oVb-yg8dAHGn0G2xjq7ZIo9-s8UuGwG3e6qz-qYMViybaHY_4e21BVXsN-fV5hdFRETzyXw_Byk/s320/texture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261610607378566466" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-10916005964438855252008-09-13T18:55:00.004-05:002008-09-13T19:08:00.435-05:00Damn BathroomBathroom issues...can't find a tub to fit into the space we have. It's a little more than frustrating. So we're considering a few different options: skip the tub and put in just a shower, get the clawfoot tub refinished and put it back in, or bump out the wall to the bedroom about 6" to allow more space for a tub. Personally, I'm not in love with any of the options.<br /><br />Any suggestions?<br /><br />We still have to solve the issue of moving the plumbing to the other end . After removing more of the subfloor, we've found that there is a heat duct that goes through the a good chunk of the small bathroom. This throws a curve ball into the moving the drain over. More issues. Hmmmm.......maybe we should have just kept that beauty as is.... perhaps just some new caulk, a little paint, some flowers, a couple of throw pillows...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-29282842033553610582008-08-31T21:07:00.009-05:002008-08-31T21:33:17.768-05:00Painting and Flooring and Plastering...Oh My!<div><div><div><div>So, the Hudling is coming along...slowly, but surely. Rit has been spending all day, every day at the Hudling this weekend. Meanwhile, I'm working feverishly to get our current abode ready to show. Yep, that's right. We're selling our house!<br /><div><div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240870325392757602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUeHoe2J3azPS0BScFmqbz5IFXPaYSJmhjZ6gzoMkfvrTUnR4M9XkXRfJ65M5RWQGXqa8p03y_KHFq4vccTdj7lEdGOHpCq2dSCd-qvWr0FwOyiBKB305E9ab3RnMaxypzyWNpmDwkb_u/s320/our+house+for+sale.jpg" border="0" />After looking around for five years, we've finally found a house we can agree on. Although leaving this house is bittersweet and we've loved our time here, we're anxious to be settled in the new house.<br /><br /><br /><div>The Hudling is really starting the look transformed. Rit's been working really hard on the kitchen cabinets. Since the wood cabinets were nice and sturdy, we decided to simply clean them up and give them a fresh coat of pain and some new hardware. They look AWESOME! Even better than I imagined. Although the hardware isn't on yet, here's a sneak peak at the new look.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240871081590163634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflCD4Qm94fx-aaM8PrOC9_OPM8ZG34twCG_I_3xPWDNiHQpHnkw2V9nM7IioVArWOuWE46WAe6cBcBWCQ8QNzhPJoQMTlop_Pmn-KpePyIo8ahXyyLnu0mx6j1Wic6maE5ivjYl5vkqjn/s320/kitchen+best.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240871202894783186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pAEE1RKwMpCJyhNAxMrqps9JYlUqSYwQqoYz2nqf1NztkfFzho_UsEhnTdaRZ4rgxcXoCmsRSZCvY8eViHY7QH2K0GDXAEqbUYey6PdGkoPTbM2tbGSCLsM6hb2dc8ksknPydDUtKotH/s320/cabinetdoors.jpg" border="0" />Our sweet friend Jan came over to help Rit cut and lay cement board to prep for the tile. Although we aren't laying the tile until after the walls are painted, they started with the prep. (By the way, our big purchases this week included a texture sprayer and a paint sprayer...YEAH!!) Here is a view of the back hallway leading to the kitchen.<br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240872162519249858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPQ9dRQ6ohb69tgDcKzUHoXYBlPtap6wggffXweA9UyN5AQy5BS4uEuA3t3T6APtREg86-pVwhaeX0DNtRXOj2QnTyB5oHWBNZA0Rmq5gm9b6tB1vsGZ4YKEKI6pKvpmvP_HRZEtdXZSm/s320/hallway.jpg" border="0" /><br />The upstairs bathroom is the most desperate of the lot. It's almost completely gutted. We've removed all of the fixtures plus part of the wall to the studs and the subfloor over the bathtub plumbing. We're relocating the shower/bathtub plumbing the other end of the space. Why? Because the previous owner in all their wisdom installed the shower on the slanted ceiling. Not even I in my towering 5'5" glory could have stood up straight in the tub without hitting my head on the shower head. Nice. Plus, in removing part of the built-out wall, we can install a typical 54" tub instead of the 48" tub that was there when we laid eyes on the wonderful disaster. It's a sorry sight now, but it will shortly look fabulous.</div></div></div></div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240873761218089682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIAPuYV3HRZDah-0mbWIbQ4BL-8OIgODo8lug0TKt1TQurx9fRFd-s6AYE5dJJdp3ZQxd4-kfwDUxaVt60nJD_Xvw03T6C-mChJd_IqKDPVHmnjcS5aTBmUdS5q7fvBhU9wAYGWRnPkWa/s320/upstairs+bathroom.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240873974865212114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpUjfNQzo5qQlnQdZHL5hfzE0cw1ms5iuWoptUQpx8sxYkhlpLeUg6oWLamqAZyxx70ErfW6-L33N6rUGpm68WRZ9TwhjA436RlB_URdEUi8b-Z86idLELOZtvo4UEr5bctVMJvNHG-5N/s320/upstairs+bathroom2.jpg" border="0" /> We are going with carpet in the upstairs bedrooms and as a runner on the wood stairs. I felt that carpet would be fine in the living room. Rit disagreed...and won. We are not only going with wood in the living room (which will look amazing...), but we are also installing it ourselves. Huh. We've never installed wood flooring. Should be interesting.<br /><p>Meanwhile, the Hudling gets cuter and cuter every day.<br /></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240875154665200082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXK8OfgjJCW9CwHnmaEmDAkn-1huhK3KOoJGhxysSCuAH7nkeeGBMNMzROUPK-WVwr6bhZfVgUsfbqIvJGdyuuRUfp8gT7xNnZkdsaHj3NJs2PEpthPGO3_ZXB78uGYZpe8kKsR4h5mk5G/s320/hudling.jpg" border="0" /></p></div></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10348212288622865817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-30402725892735814022008-08-10T15:51:00.002-05:002008-08-10T16:04:51.028-05:00Old Ed<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFFyXYtNFCUtpSiPtzKKpiOTaQ4w5kwEUR3R19IrX94HlukDSj7IfMtg6R4WNnFus0tz36aOoObYROVW__IfRS1aLs7XFZZgnHVrp1dgWRkuLUItCmOzbSU6LcWjZsDUSzwhyIbWrG74/s1600-h/P8030015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFFyXYtNFCUtpSiPtzKKpiOTaQ4w5kwEUR3R19IrX94HlukDSj7IfMtg6R4WNnFus0tz36aOoObYROVW__IfRS1aLs7XFZZgnHVrp1dgWRkuLUItCmOzbSU6LcWjZsDUSzwhyIbWrG74/s320/P8030015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232997776612237474" border="0" /></a><br />Yep, here's Ed. For those of you who don't know Ed, he's our neighbor. As a retired farmer, Ed appreciates a hard day of work. Although his stamina has faded in his old age, his desire to help is alive and kicking. Sometimes it's hard to find tasks that feed his hunger to be a workhorse, without risking cardiac arrest! So, here he is helping clean up after demolishing the cabinet in the basement.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446013983888629970.post-75066686239991852512008-08-03T21:10:00.003-05:002008-08-03T21:25:56.431-05:00A little house party and the HUDling gets plastered!We opted for a day of fun and a day of work this weekend. So after a picnic at the beach, a matinee movie, and some fun at a friend's open house party, today, we headed over to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">HUDling</span> to roll up our sleeves (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ok</span>, no need to roll short sleeves), and get dirty. Today was plaster day and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">HUDling</span> surely got plastered...cracks, holes, loose spots - all targeted by our lean, mean, plaster repair team (Kate, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Rit</span>, and Mel). Thanks to Mel for her help again this weekend! And thanks to Frank and Peg for the toilet Mel delivered! Finally, a place sit down to take a break (there are no chairs over there).<br /><br />Our kind neighbor, Old Ed, also chipped in and helped tear apart a cabinet in the basement. Neat old cabinet, but really was doing a better job serving as a moisture/mold sponge, so it had to go!<br /><br />Pictures, you want? Yep, took some but left the camera over there so enjoy the suspense.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0