As Lance prepares to tackle yet another home improvement project, I am reminded of how blessed I am to have such a "handy" husband. Lance has rarely, if ever, shied away from undertaking new endeavors. His experience comes from on-the-job (meaning in-the-home) training. Of course, Lance had experience with some types of projects before we were married (i.e. re-roofing, pool installation, etc.), and some of his experience was garnered while we were apartment managers in Mountain View, California in the early months of our marriage. However, most of his experience has been acquired over the course of the 21 years we've lived in our first (and only) home. Let's see if I can name all of the projects he has under his tool belt.
*Carpet installation (which he claims he will NEVER do again--too painful on the knees)
*Formica countertop installation
*Cabinet assemblage and installation
*Painting (interior and exterior)
*Light fixture installation
*Plumbing (garbage disposer repair and installation; numerous toilet, faucet and pipe repairs)
*Fence building
*Concrete mixing and pouring
*Concrete removal
*Brick work (sidewalk design and installation)
*Tree root and stump removal
*Sheetrock removal and installation
*Re-roofing (composite shingles)
*Patio roof design and building
*Ceramic tiling
*Baseboard installation
Some experts (i.e. civil engineer father-in-law and scientist father) and apprentices (i.e. children and willing neighbors) helped with a few of the aforementioned projects. I applaud all of Lance's efforts to make household repairs and to make our home more functional and aesthetically pleasing. He has certainly saved us LOADS of money and taught our children valuable lessons and skills.
This week Lance is gearing up to tackle a project he's never before attempted. (I make him sound like some kind of magician, but I think he really is.) He will install tile on the upstairs bathroom walls that surround our tub. Then he has a host of other projects lined up for him when he finishes the bathroom.
Hip, hip, hooray for my handsome, handy husband!!!
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