Requisite Danger

Many months ago I bought a plumbing toilet for the basement only to discover that it did not meet code. Since then, it has been sitting in my garage waiting for me to do something with it…

Finally I got up the nerve to post it on eBay (the packaging and shipping of the [...]

Yelp. It is done. And it only took me two years, 22 minutes and 17 seconds. Well…. At least that’s what my fingers think.

The only thing I can think to say is “Praise the Lord!”

The back wall looks a bit green in this picture, but in real life it’s [...]

We spend half of the Memorial Day weekend working on the basement (the other half was split between driving and hanging out with friends). Below are some pictures of the newly sheetrocked basement:

This is the corner of the basement where my reading nock will be – you can see the edge [...]

At least it seems like its update #2541…

Today I have good news: we have past both the plumbing inspection and the building inspection. This means we can start laying sheetrock whenever we want!!!  Praise the LORD!!  Things are starting to come together.

*the-sound-of-a-breath-being-released*   It feels good to have those inspections done….  [...]

Sitting in big easy chair by the fireplace in my favorite coffee shop – a cup of Vanilla Moon and "authentic" Chai mixture in hand – I realized that it was a good day.

I felt relaxed for the first time in a long time. Maybe it was the relaxing evening set up [...]

Following the demands of the Queen, I ran around town today during lunch some various errands (well, I drove to certain locations on the west side – running would entail too much work). The Queen demanded new rocks in her toilet – or she would stop using it at the endangerment of all her [...]

We held two Paraguay Parties – one Friday evening in Boise with the other one in Sweet on Saturday afternoon. While we didn't get the attendances we where hoping for, we had a fun time sharing the heart God gave us for Paraguay. (see Saturday's post for more information about our upcoming trip to [...]

Are the topics today. Both subjects have been around for over a year – and both are on the road to recovery.

Bum Knees

Some of you will remember that I have been problems with my left knee for over a year and a half now (ever since that fateful hike [...]

The toliet we bought for our basement is not Uniform Plumbing Code certificted – meaning, we can't use it… that's right, the State of Idaho does not like the Sanicompact toliet. Period. End of story.

So much for having the basement sheetrocked by Christmas… so much for trying to save money as I'm not [...]

We past the Electrical inspection!!!!       Much happiness in the Hopping household.

Plus, more importantly, when I hooked up the laundry room's outlets and lights – they worked!  Yelp – the lights went on and off and the outlets had power. That means I wired everything correctly…

Now the bathroom…. that's another [...]