Thursday, June 26, 2008

Our Trip to Carmi

Sean's Grandmother "Gran" is 94 and lives alone in Carmi Illinois, southern Illinois, population 5,500. Her house was in some serious need of an overhaul so a small fraction of the family headed there for a work week. The house was power washed, primed and painted. An old chain link fence and its concrete embedded posts were removed and the holes refilled. The porch railings were replaced and the permanent parts were repainted. Her house lamp post was repainted. A hand rail was installed at the side door and her sidewalk was edged. A new refrigerator, range, microwave (over the range), cabinet and tv were installed. Her vaccum cleaner was replaced. A shelf was put in the basement to house all her toys. Not to mention the carpet and new linoleum, washing machine and vanity that was replaced in the basement the week before due to a water leak. Basically a huge makeover. It was a nice time to see everyone, however sweaty we were......

Group photo, Gran is the extremely happy looking lady right above me....

We went across the river to Evansville IN one evening for dinner at an Irish Restaurant/Pub and we attempted this trivia game.....Sean and Steve are examining photos of famous people when they werent so famous...
Braden was a trooper, playing his DS under the table because he couldnt hear anything....
We arrived home 3 days later to our walls being backfilled....next step is pouring the foundation and plumbing

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