REMODEL

So we are not happy unless something is torn apart…right?

For quiet awhile I have wanted to change our office. It had a desk built into a closet with some shelves that Kevin had installed. It was okay, but I knew it could be better. If you notice in the picture the walls on each side of the desk…dead space. Almost 5 feet of dead, wasted space!

So I have “a guy” that is pretty amazing. I tell him kind of what I want, and he draws up a plan and its is exactly what I want!

On Monday he came to start “the plan”. First order of business…taking down those useless wall.

YEA!!! No more wasted space!

Tuesday…take down the rest of the sheet rock. “My guy” also knows “a guy”…an electrician…He was my friend on Tuesday. When the sheetrock came down, there was some crazy electrical stuff behind there! He took care of that, moved electrical boxes added more boxes and put in lights in my ceiling!

Crazy wiring!

“My guy” and his “guy”! Oh another thing we found in the wasted space was some funky plumbing (on the right side) any way, “my guys” guy is also pretty good at plumbing. He took care of that for me also!

Wednesday…today. The electrician came again today to finish up all he needed to do until the painting is done and the cabinets are in. One crazy thing (it seems “crazy” is the theme for this project"), when the electrician/plumber was looking for my main water valve to shut off so  he could fix my plumbing he couldn’t find it. It wasn’t for lack of looking, we both looked in every closet, room, storage space even the garage…no luck! In fact I called my friend who has my exact same floor plan to ask where her valve was, she knew exactly where it was, so I looked in the same area…not there! I have to find it. If we ever had an issue and we needed to shut off the water, we would be in sorry shape! Anyway….back to today, “my guy” also has another “guy”…the “tape & texture” guy! After “my guy” hung the sheetrock today, his “other guy” came to tape. The office is starting to look amazing!!!

Milestones

So I have decided not to to a “major” update! It would take too long. So here are some milestones that have occurred since the last “big” post in Jan 2011.

I guess the first milestone is that we bought a small vacation home in Donnelly, Idaho. That will be its own post since right now “before & after” pictures are on my laptop that has been non-functioning since about March.

The next milestone is the addition of our newest grand daughter, Hannah Kay. She arrived happy and healthy on August 20.

     

She is perfect and we are all so happy she is here!

The final milestone is that we are gaining another son-in-law!

Andy & Michelle were engaged on Saturday Jan 14th! They will be getting married this summer! We are so excited for them!!!

Update?

 

This is how my life feels….

 

This is how I would like it to be!

Update coming soon!

More from the Philippines

I have added a picture of Kirk Nichols. He is a nurse anesthetist from Utah who worked with us during the 1st week. This is the hotel we are staying at. It is quite nice and the wi-fi is helpful. The little girl with the smile gets my vote for our happiest patient. Always waving and blowing kisses.

Philippines - End of week one

Here are a few more pictures. The girl who seems to be unhappy to be with Geoff is little Reza. We did her cleft lip and palate on previous missions. She was so malnourished that Geoff provided nutrition for a year before doing her palate surgery. Now she is doing well. The picture of the pig roasting over open coals is a reminder that the there is a festive atmosphere here in Kabankalan and a lot of people milling about because it is the time of the annual Sinalog festival.

More from the Philippines

This cute little girl had surgery cancelled on two previous missions because she was sick. When she arrived this time she had a fever so it looked like it might happen again. She looked like it might happen again. The next morning she seemed OK so we went ahead. The photo up above is me getting IV fluids after two days with the flu or food poisoning.

More from the Philippines

I have added some more pictures of the patients and their parents. It is always fun and touching to take the children out to their parents after surgery. They are waiting so anxiously to see what the change will look like. All of the preop patients and their families as well as the post surgery patients are in one room. They seem to bond with one another and help one another. We worked until after midnight last night and today looks about the same. Geoff was concerned that we might not have enough patients. Turns out it is the most we have ever had. The OB business continues to be booming here. I will add some pictures of the benches where they wait to go and deliver as well as the delivery table inside.