The New Hobbit Hole

[RosieCotton]

I just heard on the radio that Jonah will be opening in theatres in the NE on October 18.

I hope you're right! Our theater is so small I know I can't count on seeing it there, but I'd like to. If it does come, I may take just my little sister alone one time. She VERY rarely goes to the theater (I actually can't recall if she's EVER been), so it would be a wonderful treat for her.

[Sam Cree]

Hi, 2JM

I've been reading some of the back posts. That deacon or psychologist is a jerk, not qualified to be either one, IMO. But there always seems to be one rotten apple in the barrel. But I'm pretty confident you and Steve can handle him if you need to.

I'm glad the vinyl looks so nice.

[2Jedismom]

Yep, now that I'm over the shock, I don't think I'll get so upset again and I don't think Steve will let the guy near me anyway.

And the vinyl is truly lovely (at least as lovely as a $15 roll of Lowe's vinyl can look, I guess!) At least I have that urine soaked carpet out of there. I doubt it really was urine soaked, but carpet in a bathroom? You'll never convince me otherwise!

As soon as all the detail work is done, I'll take a pic and post it. It feels good...we did it all ourselves.

[Overtaxed]

Merry, I'm hungry.

[ksen]

ssshhhhh.

[Overtaxed]

What about elevenses?

[RosieCotton]

I WILL get to my bathroom someday! That will be a major project, though, since I'll have to move the big ol' iron tub out of the way in order to do the floor, so I'll probably have to run out to Dad's to take showers and such. I'd actually rather just have a modern tub (yes, I know the clawfoot type are quaint and all that...) and a real shower, so I may wait until I can completely modernize.

Just to make you feel better about your own house, though, this will give you an idea of what I'm working with...

On Saturday morning, I was showing my sister how easily the nasty fake paneling in the office peeled off. I had been picking at one wall, but I finally just ripped it right off, which got her excited, so she started r-r-ripping away, too! Here's what the old panel was like - see how it's loose at the top?

We found that the stuff underneath was the dreaded painted-over wallpaper. Here's my brother Bill (aka Bilbo Bagpipes) posing (I never told him to pose!) in front of one wall:

The top layer peeled away pretty easily, with a little help from some wall scrapers. Here's my sister, working away...

, But there's still a very thin layer of very old, very brittle paper that a steamer would be useless in removing. I'll probably just scrape any loose stuff off and sand it down as best I can. Hopefully that's enough!

[RosieCotton]

Oh, and that loverly (not!) cabinet in the first pic is ALSO a gift left to me by the house's previous owner. I think it should be BURNED!

[ksen]

I have some pieces of grilled sirloin I can share....

[Overtaxed]

Mmmmmmmmmmmm....Sir Loin of Beef

[g'nad]

Merry, I'm hungry.

Me too...I'm ravenous this mornin'...Hey RM, what's for chow?...

Mornin' all...you'll be happy to know Hair, that I was unsuccessful on opening day...it was 76 degrees at 4 a.m. when I got up...reached 90 by noon...deer just weren't movin...I had a couple of yearlings pass, but I let 'em go... I don't take yearlings...

I was out early this mornin, but had to head in to work at 0800...saw a few shooters, but didn't have a clear shot...

[RosieCotton]

Fifteen more minutes until elevenses!

OT, I tried your mushroom recipe this weekend. I didn't have the motivation to get out the grill, though, so I broiled 'em instead. Still, they were good!

and I liked the marinade enough that I saved it for a steak later this week...

[Overtaxed]

No grilled venison?

[Overtaxed]

MMMMMmmmmmmm....mushrooms! Is it lunch yet?

[RosieCotton]

By the way, you guys might like this...I already picked out the paint for my office, and the color is called "Song Blue". Considering this will also be my music room, I thought that very appropriate!

I just can't wait to get the walls prepped so I can get the paint on 'em...that room looks like a ghetto or war zone right now!

[2Jedismom]

Wow! It looks like a huge bathroom anyway! Are you sure steaming the brittle paper is a bad idea? It might soften it up and release the old glue. If you have one of those clothes steamers (that release wrinkles in clothes, you know) you might could try it...

Be careful sanding, you don't want to damage the paper on your sheetrock.

[g'nad]

Hey 2JM... Sorry to hear about yer confrontation...do you want me to uhh...make this guy uhh...go away?...

I doubt it really was urine soaked, but carpet in a bathroom? You'll never convince me otherwise!

Two young boys in the house still perfecting their aim?...that's a pretty safe bet...we've got tile floors in the bathroom here on Base... can always tell when Jake has some trouble...

[RMDupree]

Whew!

Just caught up on the weekend reading. I basically just browsed over it all though. My husband and I took our 5 year old to see "Jonah" yesterday. Love the catchy tunes! It was great but I was saddened to see how empty the theatre was at 5:00pm on a Sunday. I expected a lot of church folk to be there. Oh well. *sigh*

I'm here just in time for elevenses by my clock, so I'm setting out the buffet as we speak.

Today is fix-yourself-a-big-ol'-hoagie day in The Shire, so to the left are all of the meats (kosher available!), next to them the cheeses, in the middle are all of the extra fixings (besides the obvious stuff there are mushrooms of course, as well as hot peppers for the fire lovers in our group!) All the way to the right are the different types of hoagie bread, anything you want but you have to toast them yourself if that's your thing.

Drinks are on the side table and don't forget your napkins!! ENJOY!!

[2Jedismom]

Oops! That's not the bathroom your working on in the photos is it? No wonder it looks huge! LOL

[2Jedismom]

"Song blue"...what's the brand? We used Valspar, "Soft Touch".