Kitchen drywall update

Well after many requests from my fans (all four of you) I am posting another batch of kitchen remodeling pictures. Today's installment, drywalling the walls. So far everything has gone well. It has taken me a while to get this far as a consequence of my short stature. If you think installing drywall is time consuming for normal people image how hard it is when you are only ten inches tall. Every time I want to add another screw I have to set up a complex scaffolding system that reminds me of skyscraper. If that was not bad enough, Mr. S occasionally flaunts his height by screwing in an entire sheet in 5 minutes! He doesn't even need a ladder! Well enough of my ranting...here are the pictures.

Inside of the new laundry room

Outside of laundry room

Beginning the back wall


Back wall is finished!

Side wall is finished...I've been a busy Gnome!


Removing the old garage door

This is my favorite memory. Mr. S, while trying to help me the other day, accidentally drywalled himself inside the garage. He had been getting on my nerves that day so I didn't feel like letting him out. He does seem kind of helpless and sad in there. He stayed in the garage for hours until, late that night, he realized that there was another door to the kitchen and he escaped his prison.

The old door is completely closed off

1-11-09 Game thoughts from Steely-Eyed

Loving dis old school Stillers football. A running game? Awesome. A touchdown scored by a running back with a fullback escort? Beautiful. Rushing the ball to set up the pass? Incredible. The punt return for a TD wuz nice too.

Ball control offense...that's what I'm talk'n 'bout. The Black n' Gold offense done took eight minutes off the clock to start off the third quarter. What a beaut!

Speechless...an interception after lil' Sproules' big kick off return. Just what the doctor ordered.

Coach Norv looks a wee bit scary on the sideline there.

Benji can even block!

Even da lackluster punter did good with his short punt that bounced off a Bolts' head.

Let da record show, SD only done did run ONE offensive play the entire 3rd quarter.

Woodley is a beast today.

Would've like a TD at da goal line...but can't disagree with Tomlin's call to go for it on 4th and inches.

Yet anudder missed holding call against da man covering Harrison. Unbelievable.

Well alls well dat ends well. Mrs. S should be quite da happy camper for da next week. She's already looking up recipes for stuffed raven.

Big tanks to Nittany for allowing me to guest blog today.

1-11-09 Observations from Steely-Eyed

Hey there, how yinz doin'? To warm up for the Stillers game, I've been watchn' the Igles and the Gints n'at. Dis is what I think I thunk:

* The legendary Terry Bradshaw picked against the Stillers?!? Oh the gnomanity!

* With my suberb gnome lip reading ability, I saw Donovan McNabb say, "I didn't even know that intentional grounding from the endzone could result in a safety."

* So at nearly the end of the second quarter, I must point out that with the score Philadelphia 7, New York 8, provided that both teams only score a field goal, that this game could end in the second 11-10 score in NFL history. Particularly, noteworthy since today's Stillers-Bolts game is the rematch of the first such ending. Well, actually, as yinz know, the final shoulda bin 17-10 if the officials hadn't blown it n'at.

* Well, we did see 11-10 but it didn't last. The Blue Man Group outta put some points on da board before Philly puts the game beyond reach.

* Not looking good for Big Blue. Wowsers, dis far the home teams are 0-3...dat ain't a good omen for the Black n'Gold. Let's hope Ben n' da Boyz snap that trend.

* Humpf, the talk'n head on the teevee says that no game has ever ended in a final score of 23-11...historic ending after all n'at.

Depend'n on my state of mind, n'at, after the big showdown, I might post s'more...or I might not.

Go Stillers!!!!

1-11-09 – Final Christmas Wrap-Up

Mrs. S tells me that I must finish up with my Christmas posts before it's MLK Day. In my defense, in Gnomistan we celebrate both regular western Christmas and Eastern Orthodox Christmas during an on-going mid-winter festival. Naturally, we put off gift-giving to the end in order to take advantage of the monster after (western) Christmas clearance sales. My point is that I'm really not that far behind!

Now to the pictures. This first album includes shots from our trip to New York City on Christmas Day. Be sure to check out the pictures from the Rockettes' performance at Radio City Hall. The ladies with the looong pretty legs were spectacular.




See the full album here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31094302@N03/sets/72157612448636162

The second album is from our celebrations with Mrs. S's family in Western Pennsylvania. The highlight of this album is the adorable Master Landon, nephew of Mrs. S. I must admit, I am quite jealous that my cousin Gomer gets to live with Landon's family year-round. Master Landon was a lean, mean, present-opening machine.







See the full album here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31094302@N03/sets/72157612406841241/