Sunday, April 20, 2008
Jase Fiel's Baptism
One of my very best friends has a baby boy Jase. He was baptized today and here are some pics!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Our House Gets Re-piped
Our house was built in the 1940's and I believe we that until today, we had the original pipes and they were galvanized. We have had problems with the shower heads and faucets getting clogged with chunks of rust. The water pressure was so bad in the house the ice maker in the refrigerator would not work properly. We also had the problem with being scalded in the shower when someone ran the water or started the washer.
Today we had the house re-piped with copper. We had a shut off valve installed right at the front of the house that way we don't have to go to the street to shut off the water. We installed a brand new 50 gallon water heater. It comes fully insulated and expected to save us more than $350.00 per year in energy. Our old water heater only held 40 gallons and was rusted out. I got a larger one, cause there are times where we would run out of hot water. With six people, including two daughters ages 18 and 20, running out of hot water wasn't a hard thing to do. Another improvement is that the water heater is strapped to the house in case of earthquake.
We now have shut off valves all over the house. We installed non-scalding technology and brand new shower heads in both bathrooms.
Tomorrow the inspector is coming to approve the work and on Tuesday, they will patch the holes needed to replace the piping.
I am so happy, I could spit!
Today we had the house re-piped with copper. We had a shut off valve installed right at the front of the house that way we don't have to go to the street to shut off the water. We installed a brand new 50 gallon water heater. It comes fully insulated and expected to save us more than $350.00 per year in energy. Our old water heater only held 40 gallons and was rusted out. I got a larger one, cause there are times where we would run out of hot water. With six people, including two daughters ages 18 and 20, running out of hot water wasn't a hard thing to do. Another improvement is that the water heater is strapped to the house in case of earthquake.
We now have shut off valves all over the house. We installed non-scalding technology and brand new shower heads in both bathrooms.
Tomorrow the inspector is coming to approve the work and on Tuesday, they will patch the holes needed to replace the piping.
I am so happy, I could spit!
Monday, April 7, 2008
Ceci has the Chicken Pox
Ceci at age 18 has the Chicken Pox. While not happy about, she is toughing it out. She is expected to be out of school and work for another week.
Ceci did have Chicken Pox as a child, but apparently her case was not sever enough to avoid getting them again. Seems like about this time last year, Lila had them.
Ceci did have Chicken Pox as a child, but apparently her case was not sever enough to avoid getting them again. Seems like about this time last year, Lila had them.
Easter
Easter on the West Coast was at Uncle Puzz's place in Sacramento. It was the first time in some years, that all three brothers (Puzz, Don and Jim) all got together. From Uncle Puzz and Aunt Joyce, all four kids were there (Christine, Hank, Mary and Carol), Puzz's granddaughter Jennifer was there as well as her son Anthony. From Uncle Don and Aunt Marion we had Bonnie, Nancy her husband Mark and their beautiful German Sheppard. From Jim and Laura, Ed, Carmen, Ceci, Susan, Jake, Bob, and Becky were all there.
We all had a very nice time.
We all had a very nice time.
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