Sunday, June 3, 2012
Just wanted to let anyone/the world know that we plan to go to the compound this year. I'm going down first, and building the rest of the main building, and then my Ruth, Phyllis, Pike and Baron will be coming down after. I have the loot to do it, and the free time. I'm going to get these rentals going, secure the the income stream up here and make sure it's all on lockdown, then head down there. The plan at this point is 2 bedrooms, heading down to start after Christmas. And a driveway, bathroom, and septic tank. Be well, y'all. If anyone sees this, let me know with text, blog, or email. Just curious if this is being seen by anyone.
Friday, August 26, 2011
All clear
http://www.eleutheranews.com/national/1670.html
I haven't heard from any one there yet, hoping no harm to anyone. I understand some houses were blown or washed away. No word on ours, I'm sure it's fine. I think it's pretty strong and sturdy, the weak link being the shingles possibly blowing off.
I'll post more later.
Take care.
I haven't heard from any one there yet, hoping no harm to anyone. I understand some houses were blown or washed away. No word on ours, I'm sure it's fine. I think it's pretty strong and sturdy, the weak link being the shingles possibly blowing off.
I'll post more later.
Take care.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
If I were religious, I'd be praying for the Bahamas right now.
HUrricane Irene is now hitting central Eleuthera with Gale Force winds. Our pine box is taking a beating, but more importantly than that, all of the great people of Governor's Harbour, Hatchet Bay, and all of Eleuthera are experiencing this. My thoughts are with Aaron, Lisa, their family, Max and his family, Ton, and Rosalie, John and Mrs. Watts, Ezra Cash, Dan and Larry, and so many other great and special people that are there. Governor's Harbor is only a few feet above sea level, or much of it anyway. Storm surge of 9-13 feet is expected.
Here's a couple of the latest reports:
a link: http://www.eleutheranews.com/national/1668.html
and here's the text from another:
THE EYE OF IRENE IS BETWEEN NORTH ELEUTHERA AND SOUTH ABACO
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August 25, 2011
THIS IS ALERT NUMBER THIRTY-THREE (#33) ON HURRICANE IRENE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT, AT NOON EDT THURSDAY, 25TH AUGUST 2011.
… THE EYE OF IRENE IS BETWEEN NORTH ELEUTHERA AND SOUTH ABACO.
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF BIMINI, GRAND BAHAMA, ABACO, BERRY ISLANDS, ELEUTHERA, NEW PROVIDENCE, ANDROS, LONG ISLAND, SAN SALVADOR, RUM CAY, CAT ISLAND, EXUMA AND ITS CAYS.
AT 11:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 76.8 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOLE IN THE WALL, SOUTH ABACO, ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF SPANISH WELLS, NORTH ELEUTHERA AND ABOUT 75 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NASSAU.
IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MILES PER HOUR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE CORE OF IRENE WILL MOVE ACROSS ABACO THIS AFTERNOON. AS IRENE MOVES ON THIS TRACK, NORTH ELEUTHERA, EASTERN GRAND BAHAMA AND ABACO WILL EXPERIENCE HURRICANE FORCE WIND THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WHILE BERRY ISLANDS, WESTERN GRAND BAHAMA AND NEW PROVIDENCE WOULD EXPERIENCE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IRENE IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTRE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290 MILES FROM THE CENTRE.
STORM SURGE AND BATTERING WAVES ARE NOW IMPACTING NORTH ELEUTHERA AND SOUTH ABACO AND WILL SPREAD INTO NORTH ABACO LATER THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED IN FLOODED AREAS WHERE DOWNED POWERLINES MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS BODILY HARM.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN DOORS IN ALL OF THE ISLANDS IN THE WARNING AREAS. USE OF THE STREETS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD BE FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES ONLY, AS MOST WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO LOCALIZED FLOODING.
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS IN THE NORTHWEST, CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
Here's a couple of the latest reports:
a link: http://www.eleutheranews.com/national/1668.html
and here's the text from another:
THE EYE OF IRENE IS BETWEEN NORTH ELEUTHERA AND SOUTH ABACO
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August 25, 2011
THIS IS ALERT NUMBER THIRTY-THREE (#33) ON HURRICANE IRENE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT, AT NOON EDT THURSDAY, 25TH AUGUST 2011.
… THE EYE OF IRENE IS BETWEEN NORTH ELEUTHERA AND SOUTH ABACO.
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF BIMINI, GRAND BAHAMA, ABACO, BERRY ISLANDS, ELEUTHERA, NEW PROVIDENCE, ANDROS, LONG ISLAND, SAN SALVADOR, RUM CAY, CAT ISLAND, EXUMA AND ITS CAYS.
AT 11:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 76.8 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOLE IN THE WALL, SOUTH ABACO, ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF SPANISH WELLS, NORTH ELEUTHERA AND ABOUT 75 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NASSAU.
IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MILES PER HOUR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE CORE OF IRENE WILL MOVE ACROSS ABACO THIS AFTERNOON. AS IRENE MOVES ON THIS TRACK, NORTH ELEUTHERA, EASTERN GRAND BAHAMA AND ABACO WILL EXPERIENCE HURRICANE FORCE WIND THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WHILE BERRY ISLANDS, WESTERN GRAND BAHAMA AND NEW PROVIDENCE WOULD EXPERIENCE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IRENE IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTRE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290 MILES FROM THE CENTRE.
STORM SURGE AND BATTERING WAVES ARE NOW IMPACTING NORTH ELEUTHERA AND SOUTH ABACO AND WILL SPREAD INTO NORTH ABACO LATER THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED IN FLOODED AREAS WHERE DOWNED POWERLINES MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS BODILY HARM.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN DOORS IN ALL OF THE ISLANDS IN THE WARNING AREAS. USE OF THE STREETS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD BE FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES ONLY, AS MOST WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO LOCALIZED FLOODING.
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS IN THE NORTHWEST, CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Winter plan, spring plan, pling splan
YO. Thought you all should know the latest, in case you're Laura and Fam, Wheels n the Coop, Dave, Caroline, or the Machine, or someone else thinking of heading down to the ANTIBABYLON DAYDREAM HOG COMPOUND, as the guest house has been officially named, for the christening ceremonies of the spring. Ruth and will be going down Late February, and then adding on the two guest rooms. Aaron will hopefully have built the septic tank and run the toilet plumbing in by then, and if he doesn't, I will. But there will not be ample sleeping quarters until early march. If you are comfortable with an air mattress on the floor, you should come. IF you want to wait till you have an air mattress off of the floor, you should wait until mid march.
Also: we will not be buying a vehicle for the place most likely. We just don't have the flow for that kind of an expense yet. Maybe by the time we leave there, but not initially. We'll probably be hitchhiking/or renting a car. FYI. That's the breaks in paradise, I guess.
Love you all. Cannot WAIT to start having people check it out and carving your names in the 2x4s and drawing pictures of your adventures on the walls. This part, where you all check it out, is where it really gets exciting.
XO,
and other losing tic tac toe strategies,
Jack
Also: we will not be buying a vehicle for the place most likely. We just don't have the flow for that kind of an expense yet. Maybe by the time we leave there, but not initially. We'll probably be hitchhiking/or renting a car. FYI. That's the breaks in paradise, I guess.
Love you all. Cannot WAIT to start having people check it out and carving your names in the 2x4s and drawing pictures of your adventures on the walls. This part, where you all check it out, is where it really gets exciting.
XO,
and other losing tic tac toe strategies,
Jack
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Latest updates November 23rd ish, 2010
Yo. I wanted to get on here and give a bit of an update. Jack here, by the way. I've been talking with Aaron, down there in Lutra, and picked out a toilet, septic pump, holding tank, and all that, so that we have the proper equipment to install a toilet, and the waste can leave the toilet, into a holding tank, and then pump the waste uphill into the main septic tank. Aaron and I have an agreement for the final payment on the deal, the first part was signing the truck over to him (the black one that was down there), and then I'll pay him the balance sometime, probably when it's all done. He's building the septic tank over the hole Zhivago dug, and taking care of the rest of it.
House design update: we don't think that house in New Orleans will sell for any price we're willing to accept at the moment, and we have tenants in it starting december first (steady income again) so we're taking the best current that's serving, for now. That is, instead of building a big house with the proceeds from the sale of the NOLA house, we're going to continue building the small building with the proceeds from the rent and home improvement work. The building I started last march or whatever was approved for 24x24, but so far, is only 12x24. So this year, after saving some money, we hope to go down in March or so, and build the other half onto the building, making up the rest of the 24x24, grade the property better in the front half, so that it's easier to walk up to, build a porch or a deck on it, and paint it, or side it if we have the money to buy hardibacker. But before we do all that, we have to pick out a vehicle, so that people coming down have a good way to get around. I realized last year that the pickup was a lousy vehicle for down there because of A: low ground clearance, and B: two seater. I'm thinking a jeep or something tall, maybe. If anyone has any suggestions for what kind of vehicle would be a good bet, let me know. I'm aint too booksmart on cars.
I'm REALLy looking forward to going down there, and getting started. I might be doing some snowplowing up here this winter too, to augment the loot situation. I'm hoping though, that if I work steady, we should be in pretty when we go. Either way, it's gonna be a blast.
Matt O. is saying he's gonna go down there this year and scuba dive, and Tom and Becky this year possibly, maybe Laura and her clan, and Caroline is talking about going this next spring for 5 days, and maybe... cross fingers here... going down for an extended period in 2012. And big Dave is planning on going down sometime. Maybe when Caroline goes...?
I gotta tell y'all, that you guys coming down there, or thinking about it, or planning it, makes my DAY. It's like, it's no good to have something until you can share it, And yeah, it's always good, but it's way better when you can share it.
I just can't WAIT till then.
really grateful for all the good people in our lives we CAN share this experience with.
Jack
House design update: we don't think that house in New Orleans will sell for any price we're willing to accept at the moment, and we have tenants in it starting december first (steady income again) so we're taking the best current that's serving, for now. That is, instead of building a big house with the proceeds from the sale of the NOLA house, we're going to continue building the small building with the proceeds from the rent and home improvement work. The building I started last march or whatever was approved for 24x24, but so far, is only 12x24. So this year, after saving some money, we hope to go down in March or so, and build the other half onto the building, making up the rest of the 24x24, grade the property better in the front half, so that it's easier to walk up to, build a porch or a deck on it, and paint it, or side it if we have the money to buy hardibacker. But before we do all that, we have to pick out a vehicle, so that people coming down have a good way to get around. I realized last year that the pickup was a lousy vehicle for down there because of A: low ground clearance, and B: two seater. I'm thinking a jeep or something tall, maybe. If anyone has any suggestions for what kind of vehicle would be a good bet, let me know. I'm aint too booksmart on cars.
I'm REALLy looking forward to going down there, and getting started. I might be doing some snowplowing up here this winter too, to augment the loot situation. I'm hoping though, that if I work steady, we should be in pretty when we go. Either way, it's gonna be a blast.
Matt O. is saying he's gonna go down there this year and scuba dive, and Tom and Becky this year possibly, maybe Laura and her clan, and Caroline is talking about going this next spring for 5 days, and maybe... cross fingers here... going down for an extended period in 2012. And big Dave is planning on going down sometime. Maybe when Caroline goes...?
I gotta tell y'all, that you guys coming down there, or thinking about it, or planning it, makes my DAY. It's like, it's no good to have something until you can share it, And yeah, it's always good, but it's way better when you can share it.
I just can't WAIT till then.
really grateful for all the good people in our lives we CAN share this experience with.
Jack
Friday, August 13, 2010
PIke Updates
Okay, um WOW. Holy sheep shit, that was insane. That makes crossing the Gulf Stream seem like nothin', per Ruth. I just told her that it makes jumping out of a plane seem blase. Anyway, "intense" is the word of the day, kids. We went in for induced labor at 6pm on Tuesday, because the boy was so huge. 8 pounds, 9 give or take, according to the ultrasound. One midwife felt Ruth's stomach though, and in 5 seconds said "I would have thought 8 pounds 5 ounces" which turned out to be dead on. She had a terrible bedside manner, though, but she could find work at the carnival no problemo guessing weights and stuff. She was no "Amazing Nice Lady," but she was okay.
Anyway, so we induced. We had a lot of fears about this stuff, inducing, early cord cutting, and what they call "active management" which is the new way, as opposed to the other ways that worked for millions of years. Had we not try to use a more ancestral birthing method combined with the benefits of a modern high protein and super nutritious diet which made our fine young man grow into too much of a fine young man, we might have done okay. So what we ended up with is inducing with Cytotec tuesday night at 7 and then Pitocin for a good long while, and two days later at 1:36 in the p.m., all these modern doo dads and hoo has bore fruit. We resorted to a vaccuum at the end, which really should have been called a suction cup, and that helped bring him over the last hump. It was scary, honestly, at times. I had concerns about his health. He had the cord around his neck when he came out, which was quickly dispatched, but it was a scary sight.
He came out though, and he started crying. He is well, and he's swaddled and crashed out. He had a long ride, and a harrowing one, but he kept his pulse steady throughout, and we did it.
We had an amazing cast of characters that helped make this happen. I have new tears in my eyes (man, how many of those things are IN there, anyway?) as I write my hugest sincerest thanks to Madeline, Caroline, Jean Murawski, Laura, and the many people who also helped make it happen, with three huge all stars being the Midwife Ruth, Joani, and Sandy. Wow, these women all were incredible. I could go on and on, but I'll just say they made this happen where it might not have, and that's it. A massive debt of gratitude is mine. I love you all, thank you so much.
Mr. Murawski and Dave came up, and I had the privelege of seeing these guys holding my awesome son, all 8 pounds 5 ounces and 20 and a half inches of him, as I took a breather and with great futility, wiped the tears out of my eyes and off my mug.
And I finally held my boy, last, and he seemed comfortable with me. And i love him madly. And to Ruth, you blew my mind with not only what you did, and who you made, but how you did it, and how far you made yourself go to make it happen. I will NEVER forget what you did for us, and for my son.
His name is Pike Whiskey Lutra Livingstone. Pike is a word we like. besides a mountain, its a big toothy fish in michigan< and an 18 foot long spear used by infantry to fight calvary. Whiskey is a drink that is drunk by cowboys, pirates along with rum, mountaineers, gold prospectors, the founding fathers, cattle rustlers, sheep stealers, Colin Glencannon, the Scottish, adventurers, Jack London, and most everyone who made their time count worth a damn. Lutra is the slang name for what we hope will be his first frontier, Eleuthera. His last name is Livingstone. We knew up front that his name would be unpopular with some, and very unpopular with others. A few people even act like we've told them a joke and then move on. But hey: that's his name. It's not a joke, so I don't need to hear it scoffed at any. We wanted a good name that would make people A: remember him, and B: get the hell out of his way, and obviously, having a name that made someone else happy was not a priority. thats for them to name THEIR kids with.We think it is the best we could have picked, and spent some time planning it, and if you don't like it, go meditate on it, somewhere where I can't hear you, and come back when you've made peace with that name. That's his name, and that's that. There is no suggestion box. I want, and expect that, his name will be respected, starting...
now. Thanks. I know that might not be easy for some, but I'm not telling you I don't like your name. I just love you and it, and that's that. I'm not asking. This is just how it's got to be.
He just woke up, and had a cry, and he's back asleep, and his mother's finally getting some rest. He's already feeding well and latching on, his eyes look at you, blink and look at something else in another direction, so he seems to be good at that. He grabbed a tube off the table and held on and started pulling it off the table, so he's already a troublemaker, so of course, we're pleased. He's got Ruth's nose, which I was hoping for, my, my father's, and my uncle Jack's hairline, I think, his grandma Jean's eyes (a Brooks family trait), and he's tall like me. I don't know whose cheeks he has, but they're huge, so big they make creases around his eyes that make the slits of his eyes, when closed, look twice as wide as they are. I'm afraid he might trip on his balls, which appear to be significant, but I hear thats common, and suppose if not then that's a favorable portent of his audacity if not his ambition.
He's a good boy, and we think you'll all like him.
These are the broad strokes, I'm going to try to upload some pictures. Ruth is sound asleep. Pike is on my lap while i type with one hand...
Jack
Anyway, so we induced. We had a lot of fears about this stuff, inducing, early cord cutting, and what they call "active management" which is the new way, as opposed to the other ways that worked for millions of years. Had we not try to use a more ancestral birthing method combined with the benefits of a modern high protein and super nutritious diet which made our fine young man grow into too much of a fine young man, we might have done okay. So what we ended up with is inducing with Cytotec tuesday night at 7 and then Pitocin for a good long while, and two days later at 1:36 in the p.m., all these modern doo dads and hoo has bore fruit. We resorted to a vaccuum at the end, which really should have been called a suction cup, and that helped bring him over the last hump. It was scary, honestly, at times. I had concerns about his health. He had the cord around his neck when he came out, which was quickly dispatched, but it was a scary sight.
He came out though, and he started crying. He is well, and he's swaddled and crashed out. He had a long ride, and a harrowing one, but he kept his pulse steady throughout, and we did it.
We had an amazing cast of characters that helped make this happen. I have new tears in my eyes (man, how many of those things are IN there, anyway?) as I write my hugest sincerest thanks to Madeline, Caroline, Jean Murawski, Laura, and the many people who also helped make it happen, with three huge all stars being the Midwife Ruth, Joani, and Sandy. Wow, these women all were incredible. I could go on and on, but I'll just say they made this happen where it might not have, and that's it. A massive debt of gratitude is mine. I love you all, thank you so much.
Mr. Murawski and Dave came up, and I had the privelege of seeing these guys holding my awesome son, all 8 pounds 5 ounces and 20 and a half inches of him, as I took a breather and with great futility, wiped the tears out of my eyes and off my mug.
And I finally held my boy, last, and he seemed comfortable with me. And i love him madly. And to Ruth, you blew my mind with not only what you did, and who you made, but how you did it, and how far you made yourself go to make it happen. I will NEVER forget what you did for us, and for my son.
His name is Pike Whiskey Lutra Livingstone. Pike is a word we like. besides a mountain, its a big toothy fish in michigan< and an 18 foot long spear used by infantry to fight calvary. Whiskey is a drink that is drunk by cowboys, pirates along with rum, mountaineers, gold prospectors, the founding fathers, cattle rustlers, sheep stealers, Colin Glencannon, the Scottish, adventurers, Jack London, and most everyone who made their time count worth a damn. Lutra is the slang name for what we hope will be his first frontier, Eleuthera. His last name is Livingstone. We knew up front that his name would be unpopular with some, and very unpopular with others. A few people even act like we've told them a joke and then move on. But hey: that's his name. It's not a joke, so I don't need to hear it scoffed at any. We wanted a good name that would make people A: remember him, and B: get the hell out of his way, and obviously, having a name that made someone else happy was not a priority. thats for them to name THEIR kids with.We think it is the best we could have picked, and spent some time planning it, and if you don't like it, go meditate on it, somewhere where I can't hear you, and come back when you've made peace with that name. That's his name, and that's that. There is no suggestion box. I want, and expect that, his name will be respected, starting...
now. Thanks. I know that might not be easy for some, but I'm not telling you I don't like your name. I just love you and it, and that's that. I'm not asking. This is just how it's got to be.
He just woke up, and had a cry, and he's back asleep, and his mother's finally getting some rest. He's already feeding well and latching on, his eyes look at you, blink and look at something else in another direction, so he seems to be good at that. He grabbed a tube off the table and held on and started pulling it off the table, so he's already a troublemaker, so of course, we're pleased. He's got Ruth's nose, which I was hoping for, my, my father's, and my uncle Jack's hairline, I think, his grandma Jean's eyes (a Brooks family trait), and he's tall like me. I don't know whose cheeks he has, but they're huge, so big they make creases around his eyes that make the slits of his eyes, when closed, look twice as wide as they are. I'm afraid he might trip on his balls, which appear to be significant, but I hear thats common, and suppose if not then that's a favorable portent of his audacity if not his ambition.
He's a good boy, and we think you'll all like him.
These are the broad strokes, I'm going to try to upload some pictures. Ruth is sound asleep. Pike is on my lap while i type with one hand...
Jack
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
labor days
Hey y'all. It's 9:10 in the a.m., Ruth is currently opening a packet of butter and laughing about the comment the nurse just made or asked, rather: "so, we gonna get a baby today?" It still seems so far off, she says. Now she's eating a muffin.
The monitor behind her head shows the baby's heart rate is good (130), and the contractions are around 8 in a half hour, not yet 3 minutes apart. The big hiccup so far is that she's not dilated enough, but she took Cytotec (sounds like a sinister robot from the future and it's companion pharmaceutical lab) and that helped get her to 1cm. Got a bit of show, so that's good too.
The big question of the moment has been whether to plow ahead with pitocin, or try to hold out for another cytotec. The explanations given up till Ruth got on shift were conflicting and unsatisfactory. 2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222.
whoops. Had to set the computer down to help someone who seems to have special needs all of a sudden. Whatever, RUTH! Ha ha. Just kidding.
Anyway, I just thought you all might like a picture of this smiling beauty while she's in here, so you can better imagine how she's doing. Mother in Law, and Curtis, I figured you both would especially.
Okay, gotta get back to my post soon, so let me get these up here.
-Jack
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
June 28th Baby and Lutra updates
Hey y'all. What's up. Jack Snack attacking.
I'm just throwing some update stuff up here kindaquicklike, cuz I gotta work at PJs in the morning. I thought I'd let you know the latest though...
The baby shower was really great, and a big success. We got tons of booty, and I think possibly some booties were mixed in there, and once again, we just have to sit in awe of the friends and family we have that we can't possibly imagine how we could deserve.
Ruth's Mom, grandma Sue, and Aunt Kathy put it all together and it was awesome. The baby should be here pretty soon, and he's not lacking a thing. Thanks again, everyone. And... I guess I just don't know what to say, but WOW.
Ruth's doing well. Sleeping a few feet away. The dogs are well. Sleeping downstairs. I am well. I am not asleep.
We've changed course on our plans, and affects the Lutra haus in some ways, so I thought I'd mention what's up there. The deal was that we were going to sell the house in New Orleans and use the loot to build there, and do some other stuff up north. We decided not to, because we could use the income stream more than cashing out of the thing. As far as the Bahamas goes, that means a much smaller building.
Probably only another 200 feet getting added on this winter, after Christmas, and maybe a deck too. We'll see how much money we have by then. I'm working a lot already, thanks to good friends who've steered stuff our way (Christine, Hugh, and Brian), but after buying the place we're in, we've been pretty light on loot, but slowly catching up. If we get the house rented in NOLA, that would improve things considerably...
My buddy Aaron is going to build the septic tank yet, and I have to get him some money for a toilet, pump to go the septic, and for the holding tank under the house. It all takes money, so all in good time. I'd like to say it will have a toilet and stuff by this fall, but we'll see about that. The boy might have other plans.
I have a ton of work to do here on our place, and it's keeping me busy. We have the baby's room almost done, and I'm just embarassed with the hack work I did on the floors, but I guess it's what happens when you work without good lights on a deadline... Some day I'll fix my glaring errors, but maybe not. I'm hoping to have the upstairs done before the baby comes. And hey, we're still thinking of names, so throw us ideas. "Pike" is a favorite at the moment...
love you peeps,
JL
I'm just throwing some update stuff up here kindaquicklike, cuz I gotta work at PJs in the morning. I thought I'd let you know the latest though...
The baby shower was really great, and a big success. We got tons of booty, and I think possibly some booties were mixed in there, and once again, we just have to sit in awe of the friends and family we have that we can't possibly imagine how we could deserve.
Ruth's Mom, grandma Sue, and Aunt Kathy put it all together and it was awesome. The baby should be here pretty soon, and he's not lacking a thing. Thanks again, everyone. And... I guess I just don't know what to say, but WOW.
Ruth's doing well. Sleeping a few feet away. The dogs are well. Sleeping downstairs. I am well. I am not asleep.
We've changed course on our plans, and affects the Lutra haus in some ways, so I thought I'd mention what's up there. The deal was that we were going to sell the house in New Orleans and use the loot to build there, and do some other stuff up north. We decided not to, because we could use the income stream more than cashing out of the thing. As far as the Bahamas goes, that means a much smaller building.
Probably only another 200 feet getting added on this winter, after Christmas, and maybe a deck too. We'll see how much money we have by then. I'm working a lot already, thanks to good friends who've steered stuff our way (Christine, Hugh, and Brian), but after buying the place we're in, we've been pretty light on loot, but slowly catching up. If we get the house rented in NOLA, that would improve things considerably...
My buddy Aaron is going to build the septic tank yet, and I have to get him some money for a toilet, pump to go the septic, and for the holding tank under the house. It all takes money, so all in good time. I'd like to say it will have a toilet and stuff by this fall, but we'll see about that. The boy might have other plans.
I have a ton of work to do here on our place, and it's keeping me busy. We have the baby's room almost done, and I'm just embarassed with the hack work I did on the floors, but I guess it's what happens when you work without good lights on a deadline... Some day I'll fix my glaring errors, but maybe not. I'm hoping to have the upstairs done before the baby comes. And hey, we're still thinking of names, so throw us ideas. "Pike" is a favorite at the moment...
love you peeps,
JL
Thursday, April 22, 2010
4-22-10 somewhere in Tennesseeeee
Check the archives at the bottom of the list just above what you're reading. There's lots of stuff that doesn't appear on the page because so much went up here at once, and some of it gets bumped immediately to the archives.
So it's Thursday, I think. We thought we'd make it home tonight, but uh, it looks like it isn't gonna happen. We were rounding a turn getting back on the expressway, and we heard a funny noise. Not like Bill Cosby talking about delicious Jell-O pudding either. So we pulled over, and there's brake fluid running out on the ground. That's bad, right? So we crept along the shoulder a 1/4 mile to the Red Roof Inn. They take dogs, so here we are. Tryin' to get the truck looked at tomorrow. That should be Friday or something. Hopefully, we'll be back in a few days...
So it's Thursday, I think. We thought we'd make it home tonight, but uh, it looks like it isn't gonna happen. We were rounding a turn getting back on the expressway, and we heard a funny noise. Not like Bill Cosby talking about delicious Jell-O pudding either. So we pulled over, and there's brake fluid running out on the ground. That's bad, right? So we crept along the shoulder a 1/4 mile to the Red Roof Inn. They take dogs, so here we are. Tryin' to get the truck looked at tomorrow. That should be Friday or something. Hopefully, we'll be back in a few days...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Please be cognizant of the last time you saw this blog, and notice that not everything that's new on here is showing. Like, everything I've been writing since March was piling up when I couldn't get to town ended up getting posted on April 17 and 18 when I got back, but only half of the posts of the 18th are showing here. So if you want to see what the building looks like inside, you have to go back a bit to the archives on the very bottom of the page (newest stuff at the bottom of the archives)... okay. Nuff said.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Please be cognizant of the last time you saw this blog, and notice that not everything that's new on here is showing. Like, everything I've been writing since March was piling up when I couldn't get to town ended up getting posted on April 17 and 18 when I got back, but only half of the posts of the 18th are showing here. So if you want to see what the building looks like inside, you have to go back a bit to the 17th... okay. Nuff said.
Last video from the plizace
Saying goodbye to the Island, view from the top of the hill of the roughed in building.
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