Life @ 1046

Well, a few updates. Had to cancel the trip to Hawaii, cause Anne wanted the downstairs bathroom finished, the Christmas tree & outside lights taken down, and a few other items on her "Honey Dew" list. The bathroom is all but done. Only thing left is installation of new glass in window (damn, it's cold down there in the morning!) and reinstall door to storage area under back stairs so it swings in instead of out. The window is between the bathroom and the laundry room, and for years had a diamond-patterned acrylic in it's (18 x 30) opening;pretty tacky. So now it's a jazzy piece of glass, in place and waiting for the 1/4-round to hold it in place. I've decided to friction-fit the molding, so the next guy that removes the glass won't (wont?) have to split the molding to get it out.

The installer came in last week and removed the front-hall ceramic tiles, at their expense, and put new ones down in a brick pattern.(12 x12's) Old floor was a diamond pattern, and the grout was breaking up. Installer said that was because the old tile wasn't properly installed - they left out the mesh! Installer put about 100 screws through the 1 x 4 subfloor into the basement ceiling joists, so all should be OK.

Two of the projects I was in charge of at the church have been finalized (pull-down roller blinds and exterior sign) which leaves me just having to line up consultants for exterior lighting. Add to that my involvement with the Celebrate Aldershot in 2008 (our 50th anniversary of becoming part of Burlington) and that should take me to spring planting at 1046.

No, we don't anticipate taking any holidays this year, as we hope to head south in 2009 with
Peggy & Randy, Marilyn, and Murray & Marie, likely in February or March. Arizona is a strong possibility, if we can find a place that will put up with the likes of us for a week.

Somebody named Linda, in Crofton, BC called my cousin Mame in Kelowna, wanting Family Tree info on the McGregors (Audrey's maiden name). I'd done quite a bit of work on Mame's behalf, so she steered said Linda to me. So we've grown to a committee of 3 in the last week, and great gobs of research are in the mail between the three parties. I've been down this road before, and it usually ends up with me giving out a tonne of research, and others failing to reciprocate. So say a prayer for this guy, will ya?

That's enough for most of you to choke on, so see you next time. Unca Warren P.S.Grandkids are all well!