New Floor

New vanity and Toilet

Newly remodeled bathroom,  All done, We really like how the arch in the shower turned out.  It took longer that we planned on to get it finished, but we are really enjoying it now.

Our year of 2012 in review

I know it has been almost a year since I have posted anything, so I thought I would give you a quick review of our year.

January Not much happened, But February brought on a whole new challenge

Our Neighbors 80 foot pine tree fell in our backyard during an Idaho windstorm

the branches are taller than our house. It took our our patio cover, two cinderblock walls, fried our microwave, and a TV.

 

Our Patio Cover with the tree on it

After the tree was removed

 

We spent all summer demolishing it and rebuilding it. here are some pictures of the progress

 

 

 

We poured an extra slab of cement to make a tool shop also

I just realized I don't have a picture of the final product.  I will have to get one and post it later

 

 

In April we welcomed Trenton Jacob Jorgensen into the family

 

We are so excited to have atleast one of our grandchildren in town to love on.

 

In May Nathan, Cami, Jayni and Aleks moved to Pheonix Arizona with Nathan's Job for Knight Transportaion.  We miss seeing them more often.

 

Whitney graduated from EITC  from the Dental Assisting Program in June

 

In  July Melissa, Andy, Noah and Clare moved to Boston, Andy is getting his MBA at Harvard Business School.  They will be done in the Spring of 2014.  We miss them also

We had a really quite, Christmas with just Lynn and I, Whitney, Mike, Megan, Trenton, Grandma Jorgensen and Aunt Kerry. 

We started our year of 2013 with a major remodeling project.  Our main floor bathroom.

we took all the tile off the walls

 

Broke out the tub

 

It is now totaly gutted and waiting for plumbing, drywall and new tile.

We are putting in a walking shower where the tub was.

More pictures to come

 

 

 



 





 

Sweetheart Ball

Every year for as long as we have lived in this ward (30 yrs.) we have a Sweetheart Balls in February.  We have helped with the activity most of the 30 years we have lived here, usually on the committee, cooked food etc.  Well this year we were the ones in charge.  We had a great committee. 
We had roast beef that tasted like prime rib, mashed potatoes, green beans, green salad, and either choc. cupcake or lemon cake with ice cream for dessert.  We had a ok turn out, should have been more people there, but everyone seemed to have a good time. 

We usually have couples pictures taken so here are ours.  Mike and Megan came, Grandma Oakey, Grandma Jorgensen, Aunt Elaine, Whitney( helped serve).  Dad and I never did get our picture taken together.  Dad was taking the pictures and I was running around making sure everything was getting done. 
I am trying to get pictures that were taken of the decorations.  I forgot to get any.  So if I do I will add them to the post.

LET THE REMODELING BEGIN

The first remodel job that we had to do in our new house was the storage room. The existing shelves were probably about 60 years old, really deep, I did not dare put my hand clear to the back for fear of what I would find.  They were dirty, and smelly.  When we were tearing them out we found evidence of mice.  It better have been long ago because I hate mice.  We have taken all precautions to prevent any future visitors.  (did you know that if you put dryer sheets around your won't have mice they had the smell)  So here are some pictures of our process.

The old shelves, I left most of the food we moved and that I had bought in the boxes and bags so they weren't on the shelves.

When we got the old shelves torn out, we were left with a concrete and cinder block room.  We put studs on all the walls

                                      Then we put sheet rock up, and boards to rest the shelves on

Up went the new shelves

We have a lot of room, I am so excited.  Tomorrow we will start moving the storage we have in the shop at the old house.  I am very greatful that Lynn is such a handyman.  But I am getting pretty good too.  Next is putting in an atic ladder ( we are hiring that done) so we can use the atic for more storage.

New House

  In October we made the long distance ( one-half of a block) move to a new Home.  We are really enjoying having more living space.  We are renting our other house.  This house has a lot of fun architectural features that we just love.  But it has some updating that we want to do also. 

Our New House 198 E 23rd St.

New Years Day 2011

Usually on New Years Day we take down the Christmas Decorations, relax, maybe do a little Shopping. We like the Dillards extra 50% off lowest marked price sales.
Not this year, we had quite the New Years Day!!!
Let me start the story: Earlier in the week our microwave stopped working. What did we do before the days of Microwaves? Well we decided that instead of going to K-Mart and getting another one that fits in the cubby hole in the cupboard that we would replace it with one that goes over the stove. Now we had never done this before because we thought they all had to be vented outside and that would mean cutting a hole in the ceiling, and then through the roof. To much work. But then we found that they make some that have charcoal filters rather that being vented outside. So we went to look. We found the one we wanted at Lowe's.


Now Lynn had mentioned awhile ago that this year he wanted to change the fuse box out to a box with breakers, and since we were going to have to come out of that fuse box to put an outlet in for the new microwave, I said why don't we just do that today. Boy I wish I could take back those words.


We measured the box, went to Lowe's, bought a new panel box and breakers. With great difficulty we tore out the old box. We could not figure out what was holding it in, well there were two little like flaps that had nails in them that were covered with the plaster. So we finally got it out. then we found out that the studs were 12 inch centers not 14 inch center. So the box that we bought would not fit. Back to Lowe's we went, while I returned the box, Lynn went to find a new one to fit. Well, I have go to find him and he says. they don't have a smaller one, now what do we do. Well we decide to buy the other one back, so I go tell the guy at the return desk that I want the panel back. We will run the wires down in the basement and put the panel box in the Laundry Room.


We needed wire to do that, so we go back to the electrical department and a Lowe's worker measures some wire for us. He asks what we are doing. we tell him and he says O' you don't have to tear out your old box. They just came out with new insides for the old boxes, the you will replace the fuses. New Guts! and it only costs 30.00. We had just spent a lot more on they new box and wire. But we had pretty much demolished the old box getting it out. so guess what we could not put it back. Plus they did not have any in stock but could get us one. Well we had a box at home with wire hanging out and our power had already been off for a few hours.
So off we went with our New panel box and wire. Mike and Lynn got the new panel wired, after another trip to get more wire.


We then had to cut the cabinet down that was above the stove to make room for the microwave, put in an outlet, and the whole thing took us until 10:30 that night. It was quite a day but we now have a nice new microwave that cost us a lot more that we were planning on to install.


I am just glad I have a husband that can do anything!!! Thanks Honey I really appreciate it.

Christmas 2010

It was so nice to have all the kids home for Christmas this year. We really enjoyed spending time with each other. The boys enjoyed playing X-Box together and we went sledding etc.

We went to the annual Jorgensen Christmas Eve Party held this year and Kerry and Bruce's house. We missed getting together with the Romrell's do to conflicts in schedules. And Grandma Oakey went to Utah to spend Christmas with the Oakey's and Dennings.

We went sledding on Christmas Day so here are a few pictures of the event.