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WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND: Meet the 14th WAC band (Dixieland Jamboree)
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND 2020 REUNION
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND REUNION 2018
WOMENS ARMY CORPS BAND REUNION 2018; THE SIXTIES
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND 2018 REUNION: Armed Forces Salue
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND REUNION 7 Oct 2016
WOMENS ARMY CORPS BAND 2016 REUNION :LASSUS TROMBONE
WOMEN'S ARMYCORPS BAND CONCERT REUNION 25 Oct 2014
WOMENS ARMY CORPS BAND: THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2014
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND: In The Mood
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND REUNION OCT 2012: March Gloria
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND REUNION OCT 2010: Bandology
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND REUNION 2008: There's Nothing Like Dame
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND: REUNION 2006: Instant Concert
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND: Star Spangled Spectacular- 2006 reunion
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND REUNION 2004: Totem Pole March
WAC DOCUMENTRY: THE BEAT OF A DIFFERENT DRUMMER
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND: WAC is a soldier too(PALLAS ATHENA)
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND: Pallas Anthena March
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND: Buglers Holiday
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND: Promises Promises
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND :Caissons- Fort McClellan Wac center and school
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND : This is my country
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND THROUGH THE YEARS: The way we were
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS BAND: "DUTY" WAC veterans chapter 62 Honor Guard
ARMED FORCES SALUTE
SFC Marie Karban WAC Page 1969-1984-
IN MEMORY OF THE WOMEN'S 14th ARMY CORPS WAC BAND
IN MEMORY WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS & CHAPTER 62
IN MEMORY OF SFC KAREN SYVERSON 1946-2020
IN MEMORY OF MSG JENNIFER HARRIS DAVIS 1957- 2017
IN MEMORY OF JOHN JOSEPH BERDOFF 1966-2019
IN MEMORY OF ALL THE VIETNAM VETERANS
IN MEMORY OF SHELBY 2004-2014
IN MEMORY OF LOTTIE 2011- 2018
SHELBYS SPECIAL PAGE- 2014-2016
MARIE'S MUSIC
MARIE'S BOOK COLLECTION
MARIE'S MOVIES AND TV SHOWS
THE KITTY CORNER and DOC'S GANG
OUR PLACE Sioux Falls SD
KITTY CENTRAL kittens we raised and our cat mom Shelby
OUR OUTSIDE KITTIES EVEN THOUGH ALL GONE NOW, WE MISS THEM
OUR CRITTER FRIENDS
RAINBOW BRIDGE forever friends in memory of our family and friends pets
GINNY'S PLACE- Downsville NY
RELAY FOR LIFE SIOUX FALLS SD: 2017-2016-2015-2014-2013-2012-2011-2009-2007

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                                                         Hoop De Do
                                                         From the CD
                                                   LADIES MUST SWING

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                             2020 PROJECTS
cut down the drive way trees
Replace the retaining wall
replace the front steps
Replace hand rail front door
prepare for mom to move in
Cut down fence trees back yard

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16 NOV 2020

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16 nOV 2020

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                                   Added hand grips to the deck

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                                   MOVING MOM IN
 Cleaned out the office upstairs and moved down stairs. Lot of work, worse was getting our stuff out and cleaning out  Annette's stash closet.

                                           MOMS NEW DIGS

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ALL OF THIS HAD TO BE MOVED DOWN STAIRS

                                 New office area in the rec room

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SCAMP THE DRAMA QUEEN ON THE FLOOR

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 this beast of a TV had to be gone, mom was bringing hers and the white cabinet. There was just enough room to fit in the ent center.

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                        YEP...…………..MOM IS MOVING AGAIN

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                               RETAINING WALL PROJECT
                                           MARCH 2020

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                                     OLD RETAINING WALL
                                      YEARS OF PATCHING

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                                      NEW RETAINING WALL

                               DRIVE WAY RETAINING WALLS

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                           NEW DRIVE WAY RETAINING WALLS

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                                            NEW DRIVE WAY
 Was Not Planning on this, but, the two bottom ends of the retaining wall was not coming loose without  tearing into the two slabs. so it had to be replaced.

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HOLY CRAP SOMEBODY GONNA GET IT

                                               DRUNK DRIVER

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                                  FRONT BOTTOM STEPS
                                    YEARS OF PATCHING

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                                    NEW STEPS AND SIDE WALK 
                                        LEADING TO TOP STEPS

Hand rails to be added later, working a design

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                             REMOVE THE DRIVE WAYS TREES

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 Days of trimming these trees are over, takes for ever if you don't get after them before the they bush out. This area will be replaced with a fence later.

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  $ 150.00 chopped and taken away, good job taking the stumps to the ground

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                              SUMMER AND SPRING PROJECTS
                                                   2019

                             

PLANT GARDEN-
SCRAPE  & REPAINT THE DECK
SCRAPE & REPAINT BACK OF HOUSE
INSTALL BACK DOOR AWNING
INSTALL FENCE PANEL AND REPLACE PANELS
REPAIR FRONT STEPS
PAINT THE KITCHEN COUNTER TOPS

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                         SCRAPE AND REPAINT BACK OF THE HOUSE

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SCRAPE AND BASE COAT PAINT

         THE LONG AWAITED COUNTER TOP PROJECT
                  COUNTER TOP BY ROSE McCLAREN

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FINISHED COUNTER TOP

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FINISHED COUNTER TOP

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FINISHED COUNTER TOP

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BASE COAT LAYER

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FIRST DAB OF COLOR

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2ND AND 3RD COLOR DABS

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FINISHED COUNTER TOP

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1ST LAYER OF SEALANT, ONE MORE AND DONE

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STAINED FENCE

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ADDED MORE PANELS TO CLOSE OFF YARD

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GARDEN #1

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GARDEN # 2

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                                              REPAIRING FRONT STEPS

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18 MARCH 2019

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18 MARCH 2019

The front steps have been patched over the years, winter 2019 really took a toll on them. We had a estimated of $3,000. Annette watched a few do it yourself videos and felt confident she can do a repair using concrete instead of more patch. 

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REPAIR WORK 18 MARCH 2019

                                      INSTALL AWNING OVER BACK DOOR

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 Since the old over hang was removed, the heavy rains hit the back door and down in between  the  storm door and back door.

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NEW AWNING OVER BACK DOOR

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OLD OVER HANG 2013

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OLD OVER HANG 2013

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                                                 WINTER  2019

                                        FLOODING DAMAGE 2019

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13 MARCH 2019

Tarpped off to help keep any more water going into the foundation or my window

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ORIG FLOOR AFTER CARPET WAS SCRAPED AND PULLED UP.

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WATERBED FRAME WITH SPECIAL MADE MATTRESS

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NEW BOX SPRINGS 30 MARCH 2019

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NEW BED AND HEADBOARD

 Because the ground was frozen and no where to drain, the heavy rains we got, was  forced down the foundation into the rec room and over to my room. The water bed had to be taken apart to get to the wall and under the bed.

Replace the floor with new carpet tiles and bought a new bed, that can be moved now. had to buy two box springs, could not use the waterbed frame any more. the box springs made the bed higher.

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BACK YARD 20 FEB 2019

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20 FEB 2019

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                        STAIRCASE STRIPPING AND PAINTING
                                           NOV 2018

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NOODLE'S THE SUPERVISOR

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PREP WORK, REMOVE RUBBER STEP STRIPS

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PUT DOWN STRIPPER THEN SAND

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SANDED STEPS

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SANDEDED STEPS

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PAINTED STAIRCASE

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                                     PAINTING PROJECT
                                            OCT 2018
                   STAIRCASE AND REPLACE WALL BOARDS

Removing the base board molding, it ripped the panel wall on the bottom. Repaired with  a short panel of bead board and wood molding.

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                                      NEXT MAJOR PROJECT
                                     THE MAPLE TREE
                                         31 OCT 2018                       

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THE BIG DAY

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HEY RUFUS, SOMETHINGS UP, THINK OUR TREE WILL BE HERE NEXT YEAR

home to  the racoons and squrriels, they stayed until the very end.

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WHAT A BIG FRICKEN CHAIN SAW THAT IS, I'M OUTTA HERE

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I HAD TO JUMP ON TO THE ROOF, GOT NO HOME NOW

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        YARD PREP FOR TREE SERVICE BOOM TO GET IN
Remove the new fence at the back gate, a chain link fence and
two fence panels by the tree

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ALL THREE PANELS HAD TO GO

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NEW FENCE HAD TO BE TAKEN DOWN

HARD PART WAS GETTING THE FENCE POST UP OUT OF GROUND...…….HOW TO DO IT  UTUBE VIDEO

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THE PROJECT MANAGERS

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GET IT LOOSE AND POUR WATER AROUND IT

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BLOCK OF WOOD AND A CAR JACK AND A PIPE WRENCH

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           SUMMER PROJECTS FOR 2018
                                                  APR  2018

                            

                                   PAINTING THE NEW DECK

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PAINTED DECK 7 Jun 2018

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painted deck 7 Jne 2018

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painted deck 7 Jun 2018

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DECK RUG

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                          YARD AND GARDEN CLEAN UP
                          Clean up the garden and remove the
                                      planter boxes

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MOM AND ANNETTE FIRST WATER MELLON

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WATER MELLONS TOOK OVER THE SIDE REACHING OUT TO TOUCH SOMEBODY

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JAY McCLAREN

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                        NEW FENCING BACK GATE AND PATIO

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ANNETTE AND BROTHER JAY

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NEW FENCE BACK GATE

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NEW FENCE AND REPLACE LEFT SIDE SLAB

                                          NEW PROJECT
               EXTEND THE PATIO & REPLACE DRIVEWAY SLAB

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REMOVE THE OVER HANG 4 Apr 2018

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SLIDING REPLACED 4-20-2018

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                          PREP WORK FOR THE DECK

4APR 2018
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2 HOLES FOR DECK POST EACH SIDE OF DECK

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SIDEWALK HAD TO BE EXTENDED 4 APR 2018

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DECK POST SUPPORT 4-23-2018

                                         BULDING THE DECK

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FRAME WORK 4 -24-18

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DECK FRAME 4-24-18

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RAMP FRAME 4-24-18

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INSTALLING BOARDS 4-24-18

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DECK 4-24-18

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FINISHED DECK 4-25-18

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FINISHED DECK 4-25-18

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DECK FINISHED 4-25-2018

                              OFFICE PROJECT
                                    MAY 2016

REMOVE CARPET AND REPLACE WITH FLOOR   TILES   AND PAINT WALLS 

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                                        SPRING STORM OF 2013
                                                9 April 2013
Freezing rain, 1/2 inch on the tree limbs, power lines.  City looked like a war zone. Branches fell, ripped off tree, downed power lines, loss of power not only for hours, but for others DAYS. Then it snowed, 7 inches, weighted down the lines and trees some more. AND THIS IS APRIL. 

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FIRST BRANCH TO FALL ON NEW SHED

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Branch hit the edge of the roof and took out the lettice fence

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IN BETWEEN THE HOUSE TOOK OUT THE AC UNIT

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TREE TRIMED IN 2008

2500 Tree trim job in 2008, after large branches broke off and fell all over the yard and roof. The 3rd branch, no where near the roof, broke off and landed smack in the middle of our roof, knock the chimley in half, broke the gutter and to make it even more special, knocked the cone right off the DISH.

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TREE ON THE ROOF

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CAN IT GET ANY WORSE

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GOD IS HOLDING THIS UP

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Then the power went out for 15 hours, my waterbed was getting alittle chilly. No internet and no TV. Once the power came back, there was no signal to the dish, went out and checked the front of the house. That tree rolled down and hit the dish, knocking off the Cone.

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AIN'T THAT JUST SPECIAL

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GUTTER DAMAGE

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IN BETWEEN HOUSES- HIT THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE

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BROKEN FENCE PANEL AND CHAIN LINK BAR BEHINE FENCE

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NORTHSIDE OF HOUSE- ATTIC WINDOW FRAME

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THE FRONT YARD

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THIS IS WHERE THE BRANCH SNAPPED OFF

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2 Days of freezing rain, could it get any worse

                                                     THE SNOW

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YEP- THE SNOW CAME ALL WET HEAVY 7 INCHES OF IT

if I hear anybody humming the song WINTER WONDER LAND is gonna get smacked

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                                           CLEAN UP

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TOTAL TREE SERVICE $1510.00 TO CLEAN UP THE MESS

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This had to be dragged by bob cat to the pile out front

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LIMB STUCK IN ATTIC ROOF

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Temp patch for hole in the roof

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Branches cleared away from moms RV

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NEW BRANCH PILE FROM BACK YARD

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clean up in between houses

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2nd pick up the city made

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                                                    THE REPAIRS

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TEMPORARY REPAIR TO UPRIGHT BACK ON IT'S BASE

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New AC $ 2443.00

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New Stack replaces brick chimley $ 271.00

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New Roof $ 3264.00

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New DISH. No charge

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Fence piece repaired by Annette

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Jon and Annettre fixing attic frame

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New frame will fit over this patch job

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SHED ROOF REPAIR 6-26-2013

                           PAINTING, REPAIRING, REPLACING
                                        APR- OCT 2013
                                       screw Angies list
                             Annette and Mom do it yourself

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South side needing painting

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Annette on the ladder

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south side

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southside new shutters

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sanding damaged boards northside

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New attic window frame $88.00 from Menards

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Painting north side damage

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aug- painting north side

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AUG Painting front of house

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Patched damaged boards

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New shutters northside

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new shutters front of house

                                MUCH NEEDED NEW FENCE
                                Rope and bungie cords just wasn't
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Fence just fell down with a huff and a puff

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New fence post

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New fence panel

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landscape timber to be added to fill in gaps under fence

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Fence stained and landscape timbers added

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adding plants

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first visitor

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Fresh paint on the steps and retaining wall

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drive way retaining wall painted

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                                                 WHERE DID IT ALL GO

To the city Leaf drop off site. In the fall you can bring your leaf bags and dump it  for $2.00 a car load, compared to what our trash peeps charge $3.50 per bag. We can stuff close to 30 bags per leaf clean up into the ranger and maybe make 1-2 trips. The city is not charging for the tree branch drop off. Those piles are from all over the city, home owners and commercial drops offs.
 
A contractor was suppose to mulch, but has gotten delayed. and the mulch is free if you want to  come and get it. The city save us all some mooola, by making the pick up's, they made three passes and also by not charging for dropping off branches.

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                                  2001

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Summer 2001

                                       THE WINTER OF 2001
what a cold winter, shovel, dig, snow blow and do it all over again, and of course thanks to you PLOW TRUCKS for pushing it all in the drive way , just loved that hard packed ice berg.

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Winter 2001

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winter 2001

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winter 2001

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snow storm 2001

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                                2006

                                     THE SUMMER 2006
 
The fix it  things  year, plant flowers, repair damaged retaining wall from the 2005 drunk party  from across the street, drove up on the sidewalk, landed on the retaining wall and took off, never did find out which moron did it. Damage to the wall was 1500.00 to replace it. The insurrance company would only cover 100.00.
 
It took a year for annette to get sick of looking at it, She and her mom, did the repair work, cheap labor, they worked hard and it was hot out too. Material cost less that a 100.00.
 
 
 

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summer 2006 amazing what photoshop can do

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summer 2006

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summer 2006

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a little after the rain fall flood 2006

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wall damage

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Drunk driver rode up on the wall 2005

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                                   2007

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repaired wall 2007

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painted steps and side walk 2007

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painted steps 2007

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                                  2008

             THE BACK YARD REMODEL PROJECT  SUMMER 2008

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remodel back yard project 2008

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                         THE UNEXPECTED  FALLING TREE  AUGUST 2008
 
Well kinda. The tree over the roof of the house was a concern for quite some time. In the past branches have fallen off, and  some very large branches, but we were able to cut it up and get rid of it, A couple weeks before this tree came down, Annette had the Arbor care people come over and gave us an estimate on getting the brances off over the roof.
 
for 2500 and very little to be taken off, this company did not have a bucket, so their people climb and hang. We decided to wait and I said, let it fall, we'll pay the 500 deductable and let the ins co take care of it.
 
IT FELL ALRIGHT, on the wrong side of the house, it came down in the back yard A freak storm passed through about 2am and the one bad limb cracked and brought the rest with it. Lucky our outside kitties were not inside the shed, they would had been nailed.

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AUG 2008

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                                          THE CLEAN UP

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clean up the mess

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                                            THE NEW SHED
 
 

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SHED BEFORE IT GOT SMASHED

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NEW WOOD SHED

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ANNETTE AND HER HANDY WORK

                          THE MAJOR TREE TRIM PROJECT
 
Total tree company trimmed alot of tree for us at the cost of 1325. We still have more to trim, but the major concern was the roof. Our next door neighbor took advantage of the tree company being here and had his branches cut off his roof. The tree sits right on the lot line, so anything that falls in either yard, your responsibility, who ever made that rule GET THE ROPE.

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our neighbors roof, limbs hanging for a couple years

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