I am going to add to this album as often as I can. I can't begin to remember all he has done in 41 years of marriage. So am taking pictures of those that I can see and as I remember. This doesn't include the hundreds of times he has worked on vehicles, plumbing things, etc.
Date(s): Updated 05-25-2010. Album by Jacqueline. 1 - 348 of 348 Total. 30338 Visits.
1 HPIM4881 2/4/06 Out with the old.
2 HPIM4882 The sink was original from when house was build in 1964.
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5 bath
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7 HPIM4894 Cast iron. New one is porceline.
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10 HPIM4927 The hole was too big for the new sink so he had to make it smaller.
11 HPIM4929 In with the new.
12 HPIM4932 Lots of orbs.
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19 HPIM5555 3/30/06 Our unfinished curio cabinet was done with tung oil varnish about 20 years ago. It holds a small amount of our Occupied Japan collection. Has held up very well.
20 HPIM5556 When we bought house there were life size black and white horses. He put this mural up about 28 years ago. Still looks great.
21 HPIM5559 Plaster molding was added in three rooms and the hall.
22 HPIM5560 He added our kitchen stove about 1997. Also the blue and white counter top. Glass top is good for cleaning but I'm always wary of dropping something on it. Self cleaning oven.
23 HPIM5562 Installed glass doors to fireplace in 1978.
24 HPIM5563 Ceiling fans right after water poured through ceiling in 1978.
25 HPIM5565 3/30/06 Unfinished furniture. Finished with cherrywood stain with four coats of clear polyurethane over it. Sanded between each coat.
26 HPIM5567 3/30/06 This is the wishbone from our wedding 40 years ago. My sister,Andrea,made this for us. If you leave it this way, your love and luck will never run out. Have had to put it on new felt and repainted w/nail posish once.It means a lot to us, and after 40 years,it still works.
27 HPIM5568 2004 He and I made 100 lap quilts and over 100 bibs for nursing home residents where our Richardson Police Dept. visits each Christmas. I cut and pinned and he sewed.
28 HPIM5569 Had to repair release on chair. Put heavier cable on it.
29 HPIM5570 Gutter Helmet Gutter Protection System installed by RainAway, Inc., main office in Athens, Texas. They did an an awesome job and the gutters work so well.
30 HPIM5571 Didn't like to watch him on a ladder when he painted this as it made me nervous. Says I mak him nervous when I'm watching him being nervous. So I went away, but stayed close by '-D. He has painted the whole house several times over the years.
31 HPIM5572 Trim around the flower bed and the gate to the side yard. Looking toward the front of the house.
32 HPIM5573 My windmill. Love my windmill.
33 HPIM5576 After someone broke into our home, he put in new door. Painted. Like the color really well.
34 HPIM5577 Security lights.
35 HPIM5438 Behind insulated door. One piece to go.
36 HPIM5439 Do do do do . . do do do do .. there's an alien in my attic.
37 HPIM5440 Getting started.
38 HPIM5441 He added 12" of fiberglass insulation over the living room.
39 HPIM5442 Nice view. Hey! Ya gotta get in there some way.
40 HPIM5443 Insulated panel he made behind door in upstairs closet. He sealed around edges with carpet.
41 HPIM5444 Bought a disposable suit from "Home Depot" to keep the insulation from getting into his skin. Helped tremendously.
42 HPIM5446 1. Before installing insulation.
43 HPIM5447 1b. Another view of same area.
44 HPIM5449 1c. Still another view. Not much room.
45 HPIM5450 Contemplating what still needs to be done after putting in insulation.
46 HPIM5451 1d. Another view.
47 HPIM5452 1a. Before putting in insulation. Can see where the radiant barrier was torn by roofers and will have to be repaired.
48 HPIM0060 Front of our house. Still have painting to do. This is sans iron rails.
49 P2010212 David found the railings which a neighbor had put out for pickup. They weren't the right size for our porch, so he modified them and put them on. We've had lots of compliments on them. Don't they look nice!
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51 HPIM0066 Our Marcela.
52 HPIM0074 Yes . . he is a regular blood donor. . .to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.
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54 HPIM0554 Redid the hall closet. Was a coat closet.
55 HPIM0540 This is on the west side of the front of the house.
56 HPIM0541 The east side of the front of the house. Was a long but beautiful job.
57 HPIM0555 He redid the downstairs closet and added coat rack and another shelf (to the left).
58 HPIM0556 Office in one of the downstairs bedrooms.
59 P5140057 He's magic. Spraying for fleas at his mom's farm.
60 P5140061 David put a new battery in the old tractor and she started right up. Needs at least one new tire. Has been sitting in the barn at the farm for years. Is one his daddy use to use.
61 P5140065 We need her to mow the two acres. Took about six hours by push mower the last time.
62 P5140067 Wheel Horse Lawn Tractor. 11 HP. We think about 20 years old. The manual says 9/1979 so it could be older depending upon when it was bought.
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65 P6040007 Attic above kitchen 6-4-06 Still putting in insulation in our house above kitchen 6-4-6.
72 P1130040 1/13/07 Moving the leaves away from the house so the water will drain properly.
73 P1130041 1/13/07 It's rain a tremendous amount today and we are due for more for several days.
74 P1130042 After moving he could see immediate relief where the water started draining as it should.
75 P2180040 Keeping up his truck and my car is a job in itself.
76 P2250016 Trying to make room in the garage.
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78 P2180041 Covering the vent so it will force the water down the drain line and flush whatever is stopping it up.
79 P2250030 3/07 In the beginning . . . we think it has been at least 15 years since we painted our bedroom.
80 P2250001a The crown molding looked good until you started painting it. Mercy!!
81 P2250002a It's a tedious job . . but somebody has to do it. It probably took as long to paint this part as it did to put the first coat on the walls.
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83 P2250005a Getting ready to put up a ceiling fan.
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87 P3300018a We added this ceiling fan.
88 P2250031 Before!
89 P2250033 Playing it safe!
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93 P3130006 These closet doors haven't been done yet. We will either redo the old knobs or get new ones.
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95 P3180049 These floors have been down since 1964 and they still look good.
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97 P3220025 1 After. Nearly finished.
98 P3220026 3/07 David's mom, Nellie, made the bedspread for us. We just love it.
99 P3220028 We had good luck matching the paint to the color in the spread.
100 P3300009 Footstool Sewing 3/30/07 Recovering the footstool begins.
101 P3300007 Sewing This machine has had many hours of work done on it.
102 P3300006 Footstool Sewing
103 P3300010 Footstool Sewing
104 P3300006 Footstool Fabric In Out David's mom, Nellie, bought the fabric to recover her old footstool.
105 P3300004 Footstool Hammering
106 P3300007 Footstool Measuring
107 P3300008 Footstool Looking Good
108 P3300021 Footstool Underbelly
109 P3300005 Footstool
110 P3300006 Footstool Making it Work
111 P3300007 Footstool Finishing
112 P3300008 Footstool Hammering
113 P3300016 Footstool
114 P3300018 Footstool Finishing
115 P3300017 Footstool
116 P3300012 Footstool Measuring
117 P3300013 Footstool He's so cute!
118 P3300009 Footstool Finished Product 3/30/07 The finished product.
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120 P4220003 Under the stairwell in the entryway of our home.
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131 P5100002 I had to sit here and look for a minute to see where this was. It's our garage.
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134 P5100005 Cool . . refreshing . . . and well deserved.
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137 P5120015 His mama's home. There was a tear in the patio screen door that needed repairing.
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143 P5130085 For a long time I wanted a clothes line.
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148 P5130090 That's me.
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150 P5130124 This is the rocking horse he made for one of our grandsons, Cody, when he was a baby. Cody is now 18.
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154 P5200036 Flower bed on the west side of our back yard.
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156 P5200040 Repairing the fence. There was a huge hole.
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166 P6130011 June 07. Nellie paid $5.00 for the two chairs at a church sale. She was able to find the fabric she wanted to cover them. David painted and covered the seats . . and Voila!!
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173 P8250004 June, 2007 The finished product.
Download MOV 174 P4040024.MOV April, 2004 Planting Begonias from Nellie and some other things. In our garage.
175 HPIM0075 August 26, 2004 Working on mum bed in our back yard.
176 HPIM0180 September 30, 2004
177 HPIM0079 August, 2004 Trying to decide what to do with the bed.
178 HPIM0082 August, 2004 He built the planter area. Getting ready to plant. This is a huge job.
179 HPIM0086 August, 2004
180 HPIM0088 August, 2004 It's done!
181 HPIM0623 October 30, 2004 Where's daddy!
182 HPIM0619 October 30, 2004 Daddy can fix anything!
183 HPIM0620 October 30, 2004 All better now. I knew daddy could fix it.
