Outside view:
Inside view:
Lexie rappelling off the dome.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Installing the First Window, Part II
Andrew worked on framing in the window and making it weather-proof.
Outside view:
Inside view:
Lexie rappelling off the dome.
Outside view:
Inside view:
Lexie rappelling off the dome.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Installing the First Window, Part I
Andrew is currently installing the first window. He used me to help lift the window unit into place and the boys to hold the window while he secured it.
Side view:
Outside view:
Inside view:
Side view:
Outside view:
Inside view:
Monday, February 23, 2009
Painted Dome
On the 10th of February, Andrew and his helper, Michael, painted the inside of the dome. It is the primer coat.
The inside of the dome went from looking like this...
to this. Much nicer!
Andrew and his helper cleaning up.
I think the back of his suit says it all.
The inside of the dome went from looking like this...
to this. Much nicer!
Andrew and his helper cleaning up.
I think the back of his suit says it all.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Our New Doors
This is the front door for the dome. It was delivered on February 13th.
On February 19th, the other three doors were delivered. This is the french doors for the kitchen.
There are really two doors here, exactly the same. One is the back door and one is the upstairs door.
They are all unfinished and will be painted later.
On February 19th, the other three doors were delivered. This is the french doors for the kitchen.
There are really two doors here, exactly the same. One is the back door and one is the upstairs door.
They are all unfinished and will be painted later.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Bye bye birdie!
During the ice storm adventure, we lost Tweety. He was our 29 year old cockatiel. We got him around the time that I turned 7 and my brother, Joe, was 4 1/2 years old. He had been living with us in Arkansas since after we came back from Germany.
Here is a picture of Tweety taken on September 5, 2008.
R.I.P. Tweety
Here is a picture of Tweety taken on September 5, 2008.
R.I.P. Tweety
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Ice storm and no power (27 Jan - 5 Feb)
With weather reports saying that we were in for an ice storm, I stayed up late Monday night baking bread, making food, washing up dishes, and finishing up laundry to be prepared. (I was a Cub Scout leader for 2 years. :))
Tuesday started out normal. The freezing rain was falling when we did morning chores. The trees looked really pretty with the ice building up on them.
Then, the willow tree in the pasture fell over from the weight of the ice.
Limbs started to fall out trees. Our power went out at 9:20 am.
All day Tuesday, the trees were breaking under the weight of the ice. We went from this view
to this view. The tree in the blueberry field in laying on the telephone line and blueberry bushes. :(
And this view
to this view.
We went to bed Tuesday night to the sound of popping and crashing noises. We felt a real sense of God's protection. It really sounds like the trees were falling down around us.
This is a picture taken on Tuesday of the sycamore tree that the turkeys sleep. It is located right next to the chicken house and barn.
Here is that same tree Wednesday morning.
The section of the tree that the male turkey sleeps in was laying on the ground close to our house. The female turkey was at the morning feeding, but no male turkey.
Besides the missing turkey, the pole that held the power line going to the pump house broke off at the base.
No damage to the dome.
Andrew spent all Wednesday clearing the road down to our friend's house. She lives a mile and a half further down the road than us. Using his tractor, chainsaw, ax and machete, it took him all day to get to her.
Along the way, he found a telephone pole standing in the middle of the road.
On Thursday, Andrew started clearing towards the head of our road. In the afternoon, he met the county road crew with the grader.
Thursday afternoon, I went looking for the turkey in the woods. I walked around calling to him. I heard turkey noises, but did not find him. I took Andrew a drink on the four wheeler and when I came back, the male turkey was in the front yard looking at me. His feet were really pink, but he looked fine.
Here are the trees along the creek in the blueberry field.
More trees in our front yard and a glimpse of the dome.
More broken trees.
A shot of our house from down the road.
The view from our front pasture.
The ice really melted on Friday. We went to Home Depot in Harrison and bought a generator. Thankfully, we had wood heat, a gas stove, and running water, just no hot water. Our power came back on at 6:00 pm on Thursday. We were out for 9 days, 9 hours, and 40 minutes or almost 226 hours.
Thank you, God, for all of your protection!
A special thank you to all the electric workers that have worked to get our power restored! I heard on the radio that there were 1800 poles that had to be replaced in our area. WOW!
Tuesday started out normal. The freezing rain was falling when we did morning chores. The trees looked really pretty with the ice building up on them.
Then, the willow tree in the pasture fell over from the weight of the ice.
Limbs started to fall out trees. Our power went out at 9:20 am.
All day Tuesday, the trees were breaking under the weight of the ice. We went from this view
to this view. The tree in the blueberry field in laying on the telephone line and blueberry bushes. :(
And this view
to this view.
We went to bed Tuesday night to the sound of popping and crashing noises. We felt a real sense of God's protection. It really sounds like the trees were falling down around us.
This is a picture taken on Tuesday of the sycamore tree that the turkeys sleep. It is located right next to the chicken house and barn.
Here is that same tree Wednesday morning.
The section of the tree that the male turkey sleeps in was laying on the ground close to our house. The female turkey was at the morning feeding, but no male turkey.
Besides the missing turkey, the pole that held the power line going to the pump house broke off at the base.
No damage to the dome.
Andrew spent all Wednesday clearing the road down to our friend's house. She lives a mile and a half further down the road than us. Using his tractor, chainsaw, ax and machete, it took him all day to get to her.
Along the way, he found a telephone pole standing in the middle of the road.
On Thursday, Andrew started clearing towards the head of our road. In the afternoon, he met the county road crew with the grader.
Thursday afternoon, I went looking for the turkey in the woods. I walked around calling to him. I heard turkey noises, but did not find him. I took Andrew a drink on the four wheeler and when I came back, the male turkey was in the front yard looking at me. His feet were really pink, but he looked fine.
Here are the trees along the creek in the blueberry field.
More trees in our front yard and a glimpse of the dome.
More broken trees.
A shot of our house from down the road.
The view from our front pasture.
The ice really melted on Friday. We went to Home Depot in Harrison and bought a generator. Thankfully, we had wood heat, a gas stove, and running water, just no hot water. Our power came back on at 6:00 pm on Thursday. We were out for 9 days, 9 hours, and 40 minutes or almost 226 hours.
Thank you, God, for all of your protection!
A special thank you to all the electric workers that have worked to get our power restored! I heard on the radio that there were 1800 poles that had to be replaced in our area. WOW!
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