Two intense weeks!!
This has been an extremely intense time. I was at Lydia's (Dr. Grotti) trial for 4 days, including the day of the verdict and sentencing. That was all very difficult to bare, but I am glad it worked out where I could be there. She deserves our support and she will get it. I don't know exactly how we can all help her, but we will find a way. The most important thing we can all do is continue to pray for her and everyone involved in this heartbreaking situation. All I know for sure is God is in control and for that I am so thankful. We were approached by a reporter from the Dallas Morning News. He wanted to interview us before the verdict was issued. We declined, but I did advise him why I was so hesitant: the news media in DFW has been so biased against Lydia. I sat in the trial Thursday and Friday, then read the news accounts. It was like we were in two separate trials, therefore I don't trust them to be honest with their reporting. He did mention they had not written a story yet, and I heard from my sis-in-law that his story that came out Wednesday was kinder to Lydia. Maybe I will call him. He gave me his card.
I have not been home in over 2 weeks. I am still not home. I have been with Andra, helping her locate their house, and working on mine. Had to make the final decision and buy the windows and doors. The foundation was poured Saturday, August 28th. We got to watch that. We were working like worker bees on the apartment while that was going on. I have made Home Depot my second home and I don't even have a bed there. As of today, we have electrical, water and sewer system hooked up, so we can live in it as soon as we get the proper necessary items in place. Lar laid the tile in the bathroom yesterday, so he is going to grout this a.m. so we can install that necessary item. I finished painting yesterday except for a small strip our good neighbor Steve is repairing in the sheetrock. Nice to have handy neighbors!! Oh, also I can't finish in the bathroom cause the goofy sheetrock guy taped, bedded and textured OVER the hardy-backer where we are going to tile. It is messed up so Lar spent almost all day Friday scrapping that off. He has to do some other repair up there.
The house is moving at lightening speed right now. The framers started Monday and the walls are up and more than half of the rafters & ceiling joists. I has been a good thing I am here, though. We have had a few corrections to make on window placements (just location up/down). The guy running the crew looks like he is 18. I'm sure he is at least 25, but he is a worker for sure. Everything is looking really good - except I am about to cause Clint (who is running our whole job), Kevin (framer) and Dwin (daddy contractor) to short out over how to do the ceiling in the living room. We will come up with a solution yet, but they said it has been their most challenging to date. We have some ideas kicking around.
It has been so surreal to see this structure actually materialize in front of my face, having had it in my head for so long. It looks remarkably like the model I made maybe almost 2 years ago. I do love walking around in the real thing. It is going to flow exactly like I thought it would.
But I have to say it feels like a whirlwind. I have to make so many major decisions in such a short time. I was really not prepared to have to do that so quickly. I think Clint is racing to see if he can finish in record time. Ok, but I have to figure some stuff out - so slow down just a little. I will probably be eating my words in 4 or 5 months. We will see.
I am going to post a picture or two as soon as someone tells me how. I've got to go to work now. I am posting this from Steve's powerful DSL hookup. Yeah, we can get DSL here!!
PS - we played Trivia Pursuit 2 nights in a row. Girls against the boys. It is a tie at the moment. Final match tonight.
Over and out from Glen Rose, Texas!!
I have not been home in over 2 weeks. I am still not home. I have been with Andra, helping her locate their house, and working on mine. Had to make the final decision and buy the windows and doors. The foundation was poured Saturday, August 28th. We got to watch that. We were working like worker bees on the apartment while that was going on. I have made Home Depot my second home and I don't even have a bed there. As of today, we have electrical, water and sewer system hooked up, so we can live in it as soon as we get the proper necessary items in place. Lar laid the tile in the bathroom yesterday, so he is going to grout this a.m. so we can install that necessary item. I finished painting yesterday except for a small strip our good neighbor Steve is repairing in the sheetrock. Nice to have handy neighbors!! Oh, also I can't finish in the bathroom cause the goofy sheetrock guy taped, bedded and textured OVER the hardy-backer where we are going to tile. It is messed up so Lar spent almost all day Friday scrapping that off. He has to do some other repair up there.
The house is moving at lightening speed right now. The framers started Monday and the walls are up and more than half of the rafters & ceiling joists. I has been a good thing I am here, though. We have had a few corrections to make on window placements (just location up/down). The guy running the crew looks like he is 18. I'm sure he is at least 25, but he is a worker for sure. Everything is looking really good - except I am about to cause Clint (who is running our whole job), Kevin (framer) and Dwin (daddy contractor) to short out over how to do the ceiling in the living room. We will come up with a solution yet, but they said it has been their most challenging to date. We have some ideas kicking around.
It has been so surreal to see this structure actually materialize in front of my face, having had it in my head for so long. It looks remarkably like the model I made maybe almost 2 years ago. I do love walking around in the real thing. It is going to flow exactly like I thought it would.
But I have to say it feels like a whirlwind. I have to make so many major decisions in such a short time. I was really not prepared to have to do that so quickly. I think Clint is racing to see if he can finish in record time. Ok, but I have to figure some stuff out - so slow down just a little. I will probably be eating my words in 4 or 5 months. We will see.
I am going to post a picture or two as soon as someone tells me how. I've got to go to work now. I am posting this from Steve's powerful DSL hookup. Yeah, we can get DSL here!!
PS - we played Trivia Pursuit 2 nights in a row. Girls against the boys. It is a tie at the moment. Final match tonight.
Over and out from Glen Rose, Texas!!
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