This week was a very productive one. The footings for the deck were poured at the beginning of the week. We all had to help carry around the tube that pumped the concrete. It weighed a ton! There were about 30 footings and a retaining wall (see my picture of the plans from a week ago). Also this week Bob moved into his new house. We spent a few days helping him move. The view from his house is incredible. I am close to wrapping up several projects this week after getting approval to order several things I have been waiting for. Monday I will order lining for the boat trailer drawers, pay phones, and ping pong tables (I found a great deal on these). So things are moving forward.
It looks like it is going to rain all weekend so I am trying to decide between going snowboarding and checking out Ashland, OR. Travis's cousin is here for the weekend and they are going to the Redwood Forest to sleep in the rain which doesn't sound fun to me. They are saying it may rain over an inch this weekend. I almost forgot. I bought a kayak this week! It is a Dagger Redline, which is a huge boat. Now I don't have to worry about getting thrashed in hydraulics as much because of the higher volume of the boat. We played basketball last night at the church in Etna. It was alot of fun and I think we are going to try to do it one night every week.
I finished reading Bill Johnston's book When Heaven Invades Earth this week. It was a great book about the gifts of the Holy Spirit manifested today. Very Interesting. That is most of what happened this week. Keep in touch. I am going to go cook breakfast now...
Saturday, March 19, 2005
Sunday, March 13, 2005
Saturday, March 12, 2005
Just another day in paradise...
There is something satisfying about digging a hole that is as deep as I am tall and about 4 feet in diameter. We have been digging the holes for the footings of the new deck (by the lodge). These holes are huge! We started around 8:30 this morning and finished at 5pm. My back was aching and I was exhausted but the sense of accomplishment was great. After the deck was finished we loaded up the van and went to Callahan to snowboard until dark. The snow is melting fast up there. The highs were in the 70's here this week. Great weather. It was a full day.
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
New pictures posted!
New pictures posted!
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Click here to see them (Furman work week)
http://saundha.dotphoto.com/CPListAlbums.asp
Click here to see them (Furman work week)
Birthdays, Mountains, atomic breakfast burritos, and more Mountains
So it has been a few weeks since I have posted a real update. Here it is.
My Birthday was February 16th. It was great! Chef Bob made a cake for me and then I went to dinner with the guys at the China Dragon in Yreka (great chinese food). I received a huge box with different presents from my family. I got several great books, some gloves, and some other camping gear.
Our meeting times with Ray (staff pastor) have been very good lately. He has walked us through how we should address conflict with one another which has helped us alot. He has also just finished his teaching a segment on the authority of Christ. It probably takes us 5 times as long as any other group to make it through one of Ray's teaching segments because we ask so many questions and it always leads to other discussions that are very interesting. I like the flexibility in our classes. We are never in a hurry to finish a section. I came up with a way to record Ray's sessions with us so we can archive the meetings in case someone has to miss one. We use my camera's audio recording function to record the meetings. It works very well.
My study times have not been quite as consistent as they were. I need to make it a higher priority than I have lately. My projects are coming along very well though slow at times. My focus for the past few weeks has been on the new boat trailer, the river trailer and the Gear trailer (see pictures previously posted). I finished the boat trailer tonight except for the drawers. I learned how to use a pneumatic pop rivet gun today to attach the angle iron to the boat trailer. I cut, painted, and screwed plywood to the boat trailer and then glued carpet to the wood. The final touch was the angle iron to trim it on the edges. The last step is to line the drawers with plastic mesh. I need to order this soon. The boat trailer has taken several weeks. The River trailer is a much more simple project basically just modifying some of the shelving and fixing broken lights. The Gear Trailer (as I have named it) is where we store the river and wilderness equipment plus some ropes course equipment. It was a wreck when I started. I am trying to inventory, organize and clean it up. I am currently about 1/2 way finished with this. So those are the main projects and I will not bore you anymore with the little projects. I have been busy.
We scouted out Callahan Summit for snowboarding last week. It is a great run, about 30 minutes away. The view is incredible. The run is easier than the one off of Etna Summit which is good for most of us. I am still trying to to recruit the guys to buy snowboards but they are taking way to long! Matt finally bought some boots last weekend.
I recently read the book The Da Vinci Code. It was a great book. Very fast read. I don't agree with what the book presents but it is still a great novel. I won't give it away for those of you who have not read it.
It seems that the conflict within the house has started to die down. Of course, every time I think this then something happens, maybe it won't this time. We have set up 3 meetings a week to help us communicate better and get to know one another more.
I have decided I need to get into better physical shape. Any of you who have read about my shasta climb know this. I decided to start riding more. I want to go on at least one long bike ride each week (20+ miles) and ride down French Creek and back 3 times per week. That seems like a good start at least. I want to work up to riding up Etna summit road to the top. The days are starting to seem longer so this will be easier to do soon.
Experimental cooking has been an interest of mine lately for some reason? I can make a great breakfast burrito now. I have made Chicken Spagheti, fajitas and my favorite the atomic egg burrito (fried egg, tobasco, fresh cut jalapenos w/ the seeds in a cooked tortilla). Everything has been good so far. I'm not sure how this started.
This last week was the Furman work week. Several guys from last summer brought some of their friends from Furman to do work projects. It was a fun week and major progress was made on several projects (the deck and the split rail fence). We played paintball while they were here and went snowshoeing on Shasta to (I'll post pictures soon). Sledding on Etna Summit to!
Friday night Travis and I drove to Shasta for an Avalanche awareness class followed by a transceiver course on Saturday. We learned a ton of great info about the backcountry for FREE! We camped in the Aerostar and I forgot my ground pad so I slept terribly. It was a fun trip. I won a free avalanche probe ($40 value) by being the fastest person to find the buried transceiver (55 seconds). Several great connections were made this weekend with people at Shasta and Etna. Three of the other guys went to San Francisco to visit Chad Etheridge and Leigh Etheridge (formerly Threadgill). I went for another long bike ride Sunday afternoon (~25 miles). I was lost for a little while but it turned out ok. I realize more and more that we are basically in the center of the universe for Outdoor Adventure. You name it, we can do it in less than a 2 hour drive. I understand why Outdoor magazine featured Etna as the #2 Outdoor Adventure destination in the US. I could definitley live somewhere like this for awhile if the community was a little bigger (just kidding mom, maybe?) It is awesome.
My parents sent me a daily Bible for my birthday. It is the bible in chronological order set up to be read in 1 year. I am reading it every day and hope to finish it by the end of summer. I am in 1st Samuel right now. I need to pick up the pace! I also started reading Bill Johnston's book When Heaven Invades Earth It is about the power of the Holy Spirit manifested outwardly today. It is an inspiring book! I want to find a good fiction novel to read also. Let me know if you have any suggestions. I have been typing for a long time. I still wander sometimes if anyone reads this. I think they do or I hope they do so I will continue to post.
Overall, things are going well. We have settled into our weekly routines and projects and have adventures all of the time. That is my favorite part. The adventure. I think I need to always be doing something that involves alot of adventure...whatever that means. I'm done.
My Birthday was February 16th. It was great! Chef Bob made a cake for me and then I went to dinner with the guys at the China Dragon in Yreka (great chinese food). I received a huge box with different presents from my family. I got several great books, some gloves, and some other camping gear.
Our meeting times with Ray (staff pastor) have been very good lately. He has walked us through how we should address conflict with one another which has helped us alot. He has also just finished his teaching a segment on the authority of Christ. It probably takes us 5 times as long as any other group to make it through one of Ray's teaching segments because we ask so many questions and it always leads to other discussions that are very interesting. I like the flexibility in our classes. We are never in a hurry to finish a section. I came up with a way to record Ray's sessions with us so we can archive the meetings in case someone has to miss one. We use my camera's audio recording function to record the meetings. It works very well.
My study times have not been quite as consistent as they were. I need to make it a higher priority than I have lately. My projects are coming along very well though slow at times. My focus for the past few weeks has been on the new boat trailer, the river trailer and the Gear trailer (see pictures previously posted). I finished the boat trailer tonight except for the drawers. I learned how to use a pneumatic pop rivet gun today to attach the angle iron to the boat trailer. I cut, painted, and screwed plywood to the boat trailer and then glued carpet to the wood. The final touch was the angle iron to trim it on the edges. The last step is to line the drawers with plastic mesh. I need to order this soon. The boat trailer has taken several weeks. The River trailer is a much more simple project basically just modifying some of the shelving and fixing broken lights. The Gear Trailer (as I have named it) is where we store the river and wilderness equipment plus some ropes course equipment. It was a wreck when I started. I am trying to inventory, organize and clean it up. I am currently about 1/2 way finished with this. So those are the main projects and I will not bore you anymore with the little projects. I have been busy.
We scouted out Callahan Summit for snowboarding last week. It is a great run, about 30 minutes away. The view is incredible. The run is easier than the one off of Etna Summit which is good for most of us. I am still trying to to recruit the guys to buy snowboards but they are taking way to long! Matt finally bought some boots last weekend.
I recently read the book The Da Vinci Code. It was a great book. Very fast read. I don't agree with what the book presents but it is still a great novel. I won't give it away for those of you who have not read it.
It seems that the conflict within the house has started to die down. Of course, every time I think this then something happens, maybe it won't this time. We have set up 3 meetings a week to help us communicate better and get to know one another more.
I have decided I need to get into better physical shape. Any of you who have read about my shasta climb know this. I decided to start riding more. I want to go on at least one long bike ride each week (20+ miles) and ride down French Creek and back 3 times per week. That seems like a good start at least. I want to work up to riding up Etna summit road to the top. The days are starting to seem longer so this will be easier to do soon.
Experimental cooking has been an interest of mine lately for some reason? I can make a great breakfast burrito now. I have made Chicken Spagheti, fajitas and my favorite the atomic egg burrito (fried egg, tobasco, fresh cut jalapenos w/ the seeds in a cooked tortilla). Everything has been good so far. I'm not sure how this started.
This last week was the Furman work week. Several guys from last summer brought some of their friends from Furman to do work projects. It was a fun week and major progress was made on several projects (the deck and the split rail fence). We played paintball while they were here and went snowshoeing on Shasta to (I'll post pictures soon). Sledding on Etna Summit to!
Friday night Travis and I drove to Shasta for an Avalanche awareness class followed by a transceiver course on Saturday. We learned a ton of great info about the backcountry for FREE! We camped in the Aerostar and I forgot my ground pad so I slept terribly. It was a fun trip. I won a free avalanche probe ($40 value) by being the fastest person to find the buried transceiver (55 seconds). Several great connections were made this weekend with people at Shasta and Etna. Three of the other guys went to San Francisco to visit Chad Etheridge and Leigh Etheridge (formerly Threadgill). I went for another long bike ride Sunday afternoon (~25 miles). I was lost for a little while but it turned out ok. I realize more and more that we are basically in the center of the universe for Outdoor Adventure. You name it, we can do it in less than a 2 hour drive. I understand why Outdoor magazine featured Etna as the #2 Outdoor Adventure destination in the US. I could definitley live somewhere like this for awhile if the community was a little bigger (just kidding mom, maybe?) It is awesome.
My parents sent me a daily Bible for my birthday. It is the bible in chronological order set up to be read in 1 year. I am reading it every day and hope to finish it by the end of summer. I am in 1st Samuel right now. I need to pick up the pace! I also started reading Bill Johnston's book When Heaven Invades Earth It is about the power of the Holy Spirit manifested outwardly today. It is an inspiring book! I want to find a good fiction novel to read also. Let me know if you have any suggestions. I have been typing for a long time. I still wander sometimes if anyone reads this. I think they do or I hope they do so I will continue to post.
Overall, things are going well. We have settled into our weekly routines and projects and have adventures all of the time. That is my favorite part. The adventure. I think I need to always be doing something that involves alot of adventure...whatever that means. I'm done.
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