This weekend I finally got around to a project that I had been putting off for some time. That’s because there’s no work we really need to do on the new building.  The sand base has yet to be prepared by our concrete contractor in preparation for the vapor barrier, foam, and radiant heat tubing [...]

Filed under: Building Construction 2009-10, Dog Grooming Business, Home, Home Projects on August 29th, 2010 | 1 Comment »

It’s already nearing the end of the Dakota County Fair which started this last Monday. As usual we brought three Nigerian Dwarf miniature goats and two of our miniature horses to the Children’s Barnyard.  This marks the 8th or 9th consecutive year that we’ve brought animals there. Unfortunately while Kim was getting the animals ready [...]

Filed under: Building Construction 2009-10, Dog Grooming Business, Home, Home Projects on August 14th, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Summer has definitely arrived.  The last week has been hot and muggy, with intermittent showers and thunderstorms. Both have interfered with work on outside projects. One of the priority projects for me was installing new electrical wiring for the new septic pump.  The wiring for the pump power and alarm had been connected to the [...]

Filed under: Building Construction 2009-10, Dog Grooming Business, Home, Home Projects on July 6th, 2010 | 2 Comments »

I’ve been negligent in writing this week’s update mostly because I got distracted with other computer exploits that took the time I usually use to write this entry. Construction on the new building is stopped pending our refinance.  Our carpenter, Frank, did as much work as he could and once he quit working we called [...]

Filed under: Dog Grooming Business, Farm, Home, Home Projects on June 30th, 2010 | No Comments »