The Digits - 2/22/12

Better late than never I always say.... 294 LBS Chest: 49.5" Abdomen: 48.5" Waist: 49" Arm: 16.5" Thigh: 25.75" Hips: 45.5"

The Digits - Belated - 1/10/12

5 Days late, though we took the measurements on the 5th.

297 LBS

Chest: 52"

Abdomen: 49"

Waist: 49"

Arm: 16"

Thigh: 25.75"

Hips: 45.75" 

The big numbers are starting to shrink.  Nice.  Though the influx of New Years Resolution folks at the gym is pretty annoying.

The Digits - 12/6/11

Damn you Thanksgiving!

305 LBs

Chest: 51.5"

Abdomen: 50.5"

Waist: 50.5"

Arm: 15.5"

Thigh: 24.75"

Hips: 45.75" 

I was down to 303 the before Thanksgiving.  Over did it on the stuffing and mashies / pizza.  Wont repeat mistake during Christmas.

The Digits - 11/5/11

It's been a month already?

309 LBs

Chest: 52"

Abdomen: 51"

Waist: 48.75"

Arm: 15"

Thigh: 24.75"

Hips: 45.75" 

Results!  Weight, waist, arms, thighs and hips are down.  Getting easier and feeling good.

The Digits - 10/5/11

313 LBs
Chest: 52"
Abdomen: 51"
Waist: 50.5"
Arm: 16"
Thigh: 26"
Hips: 46" 


That's a whole lot of man.

2008 Really?

Has it really been since 2008?  Man, time flies.  Sorry to leave you, I will try and be better at staying in touch.

Getting there...

We're starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel...bathroom will be completed by the end of the week. We tiled the floor and started to tile the tub. Looks good too! We also primed/painted two of the bedrooms upstairs, and only need to do 1 more. Floors upstairs will be refinished starting tomorrow (Wednesday). Pending a smooth inspection tomorrow, the kitchen should be done within the next two weeks as well. If only Thanksgiving wasn't next week screwing up our schedule! Oh well, everyone loves turkey. See pics below!

More to come! Stand by!
And as always....

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Coming Along

This weekend we managed to put in installation and clean off the chimney - downstairs at least, the chimney in the bathroom still needs some love.


You almost feel like an archaeologist while cleaning the chimney. It's an intense process using chisels, wire brushes, and acid washes. You can clearly see in the above picture where the acid was used and where it wasn't.

This is what our tank-less water heater looks like.


And our new high efficiency furnace.

More pics in the flickr album!
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Before & After - Part 1 - The Yard

The most dramatic changes we made to the house this past weekend were in the yard. Check out some before & after pictures below.

Front - After

Finally, you can see the house from the street...which is nice.


There were trees & bushes growing up the side of the house.



Had to get rid of them.

Behind the garage was a mess. There we could see that there was a fence which created a little pen/kennel area...


Which there was - need to get back in there with a weed whacker and some paint. Previous owners must have treated it a as a garbage dump - some people have no respect for their own property.

While I was on top of the garage I snapped some shots of the entire yard which had just been mowed (thanks to my dad!).



Gloria & my Mom

That's all for now!

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Home Improvement

Home improvement has begun. Check out our Flickr album below.

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We'll be updating this album as the improvements go on.