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Work on Main Railing701 viewsNext work began on the angled railing. First, the bottom newel post was cut to length and installed with lag screws into the framing of the stairway. Next, a new oak board was ripped to proper width, and mitered to fit over the top of the stairway framing. Finally, the bottom shoe rail was installed on top of this board.
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Going in the Hospital696 viewsMom and Baby get wheeled into the hospital. Nurses were making comments like "uh-oh, we usually don't like to see the baby come IN with the mother..."
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696 viewsInstalling the upper railing proved to be tricky. Getting the length and miter cuts just right required a lot of careful measuring. We practiced with a 2x4 stud and thought we had the technique down. However, we messed up, cutting one of the miters the wrong direction. Since this rail is $6.60/linear foot, we thought this was going to be an expensive mistake. Fortunately, Home Depot gave us credit for the remaining length, so we were only out one foot, and did it correctly with the replacement rail.
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Weighed691 viewsAndrew gets weighed: 6 pounds, 7 oz.
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Completed rails before finishing691 viewsThe completed railing system! This picture was taken right before the stain went on (hence the masking tape in the picture).
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Mitchell Corn Palace690 viewsOn the long drive through South Dakota, it's nice to make an occasional stop. One nice place to make such a stop is the Mitchell Corn Palace. Every year the folks in Mitchell spend more than $100,000 to decorate this building with grains, and half-ears of corn. And every year, the designs are a different theme--they have a large gallery of pictures inside showing decades worth of previous designs. And you thought Iowans loved their corn!
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Cathy poses at Royal Gorge690 viewsI think this was after Tim's fall -- he wasn't feeling like posing, in any case.
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Digging the Footings690 viewsWith the help of some friends on a very hot day, we completed the holes for seven footings.
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688 viewsCathy and William hang out next to the huge Snoopy one last time.
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Blurry Bailey687 viewsBailey quickly moves as William soaks him down...
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Video Effects687 viewsA picture of a live video of us, with letters falling and gathering on ourselves...
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