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First big step is completed, bar frame is built. Dimensions: 8 feet long, 42 inches high, 27.5 overall depth (18 inch deep bar top with 4 inch gutter and 5.5 inch footing). Next step is to decide on what to do underneath with shelving or cabinets and search locally for good materials for the outer layer. Thinking of doing a moderately dark wood to work with the tones already in the room.

Pictures also show exactly where it will sit in the room.

$100 on Craigslist, maybe a year and a half old. The discoloration in the top is weathering in the paint on the underside of the glass. It can be fixed up if desired. Chairs are comfy and in great shape, they even flex/recline a bit and are heavy enough not to blow away. Table is 52 inches in diameter so plenty of room!

Both the boys had their yearly checkups and their 3-year vaccinations this morning. It was so worth the extra $25 to give Monkey the happy gas and knock him out for the exam, shots, and a microchip. Made things much easier for everyone involved. Llama was perfectly behaved as usual and got his extra shot so he doesn’t have a stomach reaction to the vaccine like he did three years ago. So far so good. Monkey’s up to 15lbs 10oz and Llama put on another half pound to 12lbs 7oz. Fat and happy!

So the red in the bathroom is gone. Well, mostly. The previous owners did such a bad job painting that it is going to take some painstaking work to remove all evidence of the red. I really wonder if they even bothered to tape the trim off or not.

The color is ‘Tart Apple’. It’s green. And I mean green.

New master bedroom color, ‘Fresh Water’ on two walls. Other two are staying white.

I had to start somewhere, so why not with paint? All the upstairs doors were the same color as the walls which made for a little too much brown. All that is left is to repaint the master bedroom doors, which were spared the brown treatment by the previous owner, but are showing some wear and could use a freshening.

The work table project served two useful purposes. First, it allowed me to get comfortable with the materials and tools (circular saws are awesome) before I embark on a larger project I want to tackle: an 8 foot bar. Second, it creates a decent work space so I don’t have to do everything on or near the floor or on another piece of furniture. I’m pretty happy with the results, it is stable and sturdy and was great practice. One lesson learned: next time I need to pick my 2x4s more carefully.

Just trying out the free iPhone app for WordPress. Perhaps it will result in more activity around here.

I went through and took more pictures of the house now that it looks lived in. They start here.

I ended up with over 750 pictures from the trip, and whittled it down to about 300 that I actually posted. So, pick a link depending on what you want to see.

Everything – Adelaide, Canberra, & Sydney

Everything Sydney

Places of interest:

Cleland Wildlife Park in Adelaide

Bondi Beach

Manly Beach

Jonelan Caves outside Sydney

Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney

Sydney Aquarum

From the top of Sydney Tower

Sydney Wildlife World

Landmarks:

Sydney Harbor Bridge

Sydney Opera House

And more…
Cars of Sydney
Streets of Sydney, random street shots including some places we ate
Aussie Signs (they’ve got a good sense of humor)

The first time I submitted my offer on this house, the bank came back and said ‘give us your highest and best’. Pretty typical on a foreclosure with multiple offers.

The second time, with the same offer submitted, they accepted the other buyer’s offer. Apparently it was just a hair better. Two days later though, that buyer changed their mind and pulled their offer.

So my same offer was submitted for a third time.

This morning, it was accepted. =)

I’m still somewhere between disbelief and pure elation. It will probably stay that way until I sign my life away.