Wolverine Idahoans Glenn and Linda: MILES OF SMILES!

Friday, August 22, 2008

MILES OF SMILES!

It is just amazing how one small bundle can change the routine of a household!! Glenn and I welcomed with delight our grandson, Miles Lee, born Friday, August 15 at 9:37 p.m. He weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces and is 21 1/2 inches "tall." He has won over our hearts completely!

This past week has flown by in a flash . . . becoming acquainted with the new member of our family, and the role of grandparenting has been just delightful. As do all grandparents, we just know OUR grandson is the cutest, smartest little boy on the planet!!

Mother, father and baby all doing just fine . . .it's wonderful watching the three of them bond together into their own family unit.

Glenn and I spent last Friday meeting with our electrician and viewing about 10 houses in the local "Parade of Homes." We're grateful for the agenda items; otherwise we'd have spent the day pacing and worrying about the entire Jurgen family as they progressed through labor and delivery.

My, how times have changed! We were kept updated by Josh during the day. But, within an hour and a half of the delivery, Meg phoned and said "C'mon meet your grandson!" We arrived at the Portneuf Medical Center within two hours of his birth and held him before midnight! Wow!!

While getting acclimated to our new roles as grandparents, we've also been progressing with the house. Rough electricity is in as is plumbing. The central vac system vents/ducts/etc are in place. The roof's ridge cap venting has been installed. So, if all goes as planned the insulation will go in early next week with drywalling of living space to follow.

The builder is now requesting we visit with the cabinetry folks as that's next up on the agenda. I've pretty much made the decision about flooring and we're close to a conclusion about the fireplace. So many choices and each one predicated on another!! Aargh!! If I were more right-brained and creative this would be easier. I'm just worried about things like choosing a ceramic tile and then looking at it and thinking "Oh, my gosh! That's ugly!" And then living with it for the next 20 years!!

1 comment:

Lana Faye said...: Congratulations to all! I am of the mind that all babies are the smartest and the cutest on the planet! God made them that way so everyone would love them and they would be well cared for on this earth! Enjoy the ride!; August 22, 2008 at 2:17 PM

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CAMPING COMPANIONS

(07/25/09) Miles-Guy experienced his first campout this last weekend. Glenn and I secured a campsite at the Joe T. Fallini Campground on the Mackay Reservoir. Due to her plant's recognition of "Pioneer Day", Meghan didn't work Friday. However, Joshua spent the entire weekend at Agrium during their turnaround period. Meg and Miles joined us Friday afternoon through Sunday afternoon. In the end Miles declared (in his own way) "Camping is fun!" Here, he and grandpa relax in front of the morning campfire; a bit of the reservoir and surrounding mountains can be seen in the background.

Wishing Well or Well Wishing?

Well, (pun intended), our well is drilled! Mountain West drilling spent four days on our lot (some time due to equipment breakdown) drilling for water. We "wished for a well" at 300 feet or shallower, as this depth was what our builder predicted. They found water at 340 feet, which is not that bad. Two of our neighbors are at 400' and 450' respectively. Nonetheless, at $31 per foot, those extra 40 feet sort of added up quickly! The pump and septic go in this week. According to the well driller, they were pumping right around 30 gallons per minute, which is more than the average house can handle at one time anyway. Oh, well, what's another $1200?

Casting Creepiness

Casting, as in fly fishing, took on a creepy bent for me during our recent trip to Yellowstone. I cast my fly into an off-the-beaten-path section of the Lamar River. At first, I thought I'd tangled it on some brush sticking out of the water. Closer inspection revealed that the "branch" was actually the horn of a bison who'd drowned in the river. We speculated that in crossing, it got a hoof caught in rocks and couldn't get out. As I stood on a nearby rock, the water's ebb and flow brought its face to near-surface. Ick.

Bonus Room Bonanza.

Due to the construction of the trusses, we will end up with a fairly large bonus room. An open staircase from the foyer was giving us reason to pause; how to finish off the top of the stairs so the unfinished bonus area was not visible from the foyer? Glenn came up with a relatively inexpensive solution. This photo is taken from the framed doorway looking north (he's standing in the darkened corner). We are finishing off about 1/3 of the bonus room with sheetrock and carpeting. It will be the perfect retreat for Glenn and his many antlers and turkey fans (which I decreed would NOT be hung in the great room!).