June 14, 2006
House Pics
Long overdue, here are some pictures of our remodelling…
the big bedroom in process.
We had quite a time with this one. The last person to paint this room neglected the primer, and painted latex paint over oil based, so the paint had flaked off in places. We scraped and scraped, then sponge washed it and vacuumed everything clean before trying to lay the primer on thick. Unfortunately, as soon as the roller touched that old latex paint, it rolled right off the wall onto the roller. Yuck. 6 days and way too many hours of spraying and scraping later we were able to try again with the primer. And on the 7th day we rested. These pics were taken about day 4.
the big bedroom completed!
the upstairs hallway.
This is where mom spent a whole day on a step ladder with a razor scraper getting the wallpaper paste off the walls. Then we talked to the paint people and they told us DIF, hot water and a big sponge. We were finished and priming within a few hours.
The stroller in this picture belongs to Josiah, who is staying with us (along with his parents) for a few weeks until their next big adventure.
the upstairs bathroom.
This room was once home to many many cracks in the plaster, painstakingly repaired by Dan with his new Nascar Dremel tool, plaster, and a couple cans of spray on crack filler. Unless you know where they were, you cannot find them now. No pictures of the vanity, b/c it’s nothing special… but we’ll get a pic of the medicine cabinet “door to Narnia”, aka attic access.
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June 04, 2006
His Faithfulness reaches to the sky
A little update for everyone on the job front:
I got a job in a greenhouse for two weeks at the beginning of May. The same day that I started there, I got a call from some friends of ours who run a small company doing home remodelling. They needed help with bookkeeping, deliveries, and… flooring installations. So, since the middle of May I’ve been working for them.
Then, last week Tuesday, the 23rd, I got a call from the CRC, who I interviewed with back in March. Last go-round, I was interviewing for a position in the Social Justice and Hunger Action department, and was their 2nd choice. He recommended me for a position over in the World Relief Committee that was posted just after I interviewed for SJ/HA, and said I should hear something within a week. Well, two months later I got the call. I met with Karl Westerhof the following morning at 7am, before I had to report for work at the Home Design Studio. He was on vacation then Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Tuesday, for the Memorial Day weekend, but told me he wanted to have everything wrapped up before the 4th (that’s today) when his son comes home from overseas. He called me again on Wednesday, asking for a second interview. So Thursday morning I went in, and then Friday afternoon at four I got a call with the offer! It has been a long wait, but I’m very proud (if I can use that word) that I will be working for an organization that is involved in bringing relief to hurting people around the world. I start on the 19th.
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