Mold in the bedroom

First update since September 2008...that has to be some type of record.

What has happened since then...Kailey graduated and is at BYU. We lost my MIL to cancer. Christina has moved districts. Mikaila is awesome at all things athletic. I am still at Elk Hills.

Sweet. All caught up.

Here are the photos from the mold removal. 75% done.

This first one looks worse than it is. I sprayed a mold killing chemical on the paint and it caused some of the mildew to start running:





Here are the rest of it with the drywall still there...






Here is a photo of the carpet we cut out the day of the water leak presenting itself...




Photos with the baseboards now removed, along with the carpet in the closet:






Here is the lower area with the drywall and insulation removed now...






Upper area...










I have a heater in the closet area drying out the vapor barrier and the wood right now. Once that is done I will put my special mold mask back on and scrub the mold and treat it one more time. Then the mold worries and smell will be gone.

Then drywall and repaint.

Then new carpet throughout the house. Thanks insurance!

I have finally updated the blog!

Now get off of my back.

Love Dad

Better late than never eh?

So the patio is finished. I am sooooooo glad I did it though. It looks so much better. The best part was the fact that I was quoted 2200.00 to have it done, and I was able to get it done for about 650.00. Now it took me 4 weeks, but I saved 1600.00 so eat one...

So of course here is the before picture (looks pretty redneck now that I see it again)

And here are the after pictures. (Still sweeping in some sand..)

I realize that I have some cool pictures of the tools and toys that I haven't posted here yet that I used to finish the project, but I will post them later. 4 blog updates in one day is plenty!

Tick

Memorial Day BBQ and Wife's Masters Graduation!

Did I mention that I love my BBQ? I mean really really love my BBQ. I can cook with the best folks....

This is my BBQ. I love it and use it at least once a week. It is a red blooded American rule. I got it from http://www.santamariabbqoutfitters.com and you can get you one there too!

On the right are some Baby Back Ribs with a nice dry rub. The other flesh is Tri-Tip (for you Californians. For those outside of California you can get it if you go to your butcher and ask him/her for some Beef Boneless Bottom Sirloin Butt. That simple) The one that looks really red has a Teryaki marinade on it. The one that looks whiteish has a Pineapple/Italian marinade. Both pretty much rocked.

Just to show you the BBQ has its mobility

Made this bad boy myself. I was inspired and it was fun. Tasted even better!

You can't tell me that it doesn't look good...

My mom makes these cakes. I tell her that she needs to go into business and we would back her. She doesn't think she could make any money doing it. This cake would go for about 25.00 if she did. Wouldn't you be interested? It is a lemon cake.

This one is a cherry chip cake with a cherry cream cheese frosting. Nice strawberries to finish it off. About 25.00 for this one also....

Will post some more later. Thanks for sharing/stalking my family.

Tick

Graduation Photos round 2...

Here is some more photos!

Kailey and Kelsey

Unknown, Kailey, Kayla

Some dude that shouldn't wear a black shirt...

Kailey and Nick. Nick lives down the street. We call him Harry Potter. You figure it out. Nick's dad played college ball for Michigan. Nick may play trumpet for Michigan.

Tick

Graduation Photos

Here are graduation photos of the oldest rug rat! I will post the names of friends that I know...

Some girl my daughter says I know (I don't), Kailey

Mrs. Hilton, Kailey, Mrs. Pelham

Mikaila (daughter), Kailey, Christina (wife)

Kailey, Wife

Mikaila, Kailey

Kailey (Yes, I do know that I will have boy troubles in the future)

I recommended this photo. I am brilliant.

And brilliantly fat!

Kailey and the non-boyfried (RJ). Kailey swears that RJ isn't her boyfriend. RJ swears he isn't Kailey's boyfriend. None of us believe them. He walks her to the bus in the morning, and he walks her home after school. And when he is bored he comes over to the house. If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck.....DUCK! So, we call him the non-boyfriend.

Tick

Weekend fishing trip...

I will edit this post later with a nice description about what is what, this is just to get Jason off of my back! And yes, the patio is done. I will post the final photos with a nice story when I get to it...

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