Update

I have no pictures for today, just a few items to update you on what is going on here at the Olsen ranch.

Janis will be starting school next Tuesday. My how the summer has gone by. I'm not sure that she is ready for school starting. She says that she isn't. No more sleeping in and doing what she pleases anymore for nine more months.

I don't know if I mentioned this or not last time. We ordered a new storm door for the front door. It has a retractable screen and window. It will be nice to open the door and pull the screen down and have more air pass through the house without bugs getting in and the dogs getting out. We think it will be a real nice addition to the house. It had to be ordered so we won't be getting in for a week or two.

The decking materials will be delivered Monday. Then we need to find a time to do it.

Jamie has been down from Logan since yesterday. She came to visit some friends. She took the test for her masters program Friday morning. She won't know how she did for a few days. We have really enjoyed her visit.

We are hoping to see all of you at Cherry Hills Friday evening. If not then, at the party on Saturday in Clinton. But more and likely we will see you Friday.

Have a great week !!!!!!!!!!

Late pictures of Grandpa G's party, Aug 2.

I know these are a week late, I just never got around to putting them on here until today.They are in no particular order and have no real theme. Just pictures of family for your viewing pleasure.

Janis and I were late to the party. We got caught in a traffic mess on the S curve in Provo. There had been a terrible single car rollover about an hour earlier in which two people were killed. They were a family and friends going to a soccer game in Salt Lake. They rolled over three lanes of the northbound side and went over the abutments in the median and onto the southbound side upside down. There was junk scattered all over the road.

The party was fun. There was plenty of food for every one. I believe everyone had a good time, even though it was hot and muggy. Grandpa G did make several comments about this maybe being the last one. At least the last one he will do. It is just too much work for him. His health is not the best and it wears him out to get it all set up and cooked. So we will see what happens. Janis offered to have it at our place but she isn't sure many people would come. We will see on that too.

On the home improvement front, we bought a storm door for the front door today. It has a glass front and screen. We can open the glass and let the breeze come in with out having to let bugs in or the dogs out. We had to order it so we won't have it for a couple of weeks. We are still waiting for the weather to cool a bit so that we can be outside and work on the deck. I told Janis we should just order it and get it delivered. It will fit in the garage and may be it would be more of an incentive to get it done. We did buy some paint to day to paint the upright slats and the railing.

And thats my report for this week. See ya!

Continuation of the Deck Saga

I didn't have to work last Friday so Janis and I did some more deck materials shopping. We finally found a screaming deal at Sunco Building Materials Supply in Springville. When we went to see it the guy had given us directions to the Lindon store. So we ended up going all the way to Lindon for it. They gave us the same deal too so it all worked out. We pretty much got every thing we need. We put it on order until we get some preliminary work done and find out when our contractor (jim) will be available. Then it is just a phone call away. They will even deliver all the way down here. It made short work of the economy stimulus check though. But it will be worth it when we are finished.

The decking is like Trex but is much less costly and is highly recommended by the people at Sunroc. It is redwood in color and has a wood grain pattern in it. I just wish now that the temperatures would drop down to a more livable level so that we can get going on the preliminaries and get the decking on. I'm starting to get antsy again. Hate to wait!

We will keep you up to date on the progress in up coming blogs.