Pictures from November/December 2004

The last phase of the tiling project was our master bathroom.  It was a decent size area with quite a few complex cuts.  But all things considered, it went well.  I hope to be able to put away my wetsaw permanently.  There are also some pictures of the dirt we had delivered and a couple pics from Thanksgiving for no particular reason. I also added pictures of my 2 cool lawn sprinkler tractors, the never before seen Cub Cadet tractor, the new pool heater, the Roomba and pictures of our Christmas decorations.   Hover over images for a text description. Click on thumbnail to see larger image.

Mom & Ali at Thanksgiving at Mom's place The dirt that will be used for Nicki's area That is over 300 dollars of dirt I just had to climb it This should keep the entrance dry during rainy season Ali at Thanksgiving This is what 1600 Christmas lights look like chained together
This is what the vinyl in the bathroom looked like No more toilet Laying the tiles out "dry" to determine what cuts were needed The floor around the toilet is very uneven Mon and me The Cub Cadet Lawn tractor
All the tile cut and laid out dry AN unhappy moment in the middle of laying the tile in thinset Just before I placed the final tile Everything cemented in place My water sprinkler tractors
After the initial grouting After the tiles have been wiped down a couple times The finished product turned out well Look at the intricate cuts!
The house looks extra festive this year We extended the lights all the way down both sides What it looks like from the road The first year, we just decorated the palms out front The other side of the house
I had to relocate the water barrel. In a little more than 24 hours the water went from 67 to 84 This is the valve I broke off while moving the salt tank, GEYSER! Ali and Nicki at the nation's smallest post office