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Today was kind of a long day. Dan started out early with his men's prayer breakfast, then came and picked me up. During the time he was gone, I made sure the chickens were taken care of and gathered the eggs. One old hen wouldn't budge off her nest no matter how much banging or shooing I did.

We stopped by our regular stop on our way into Ionia - Menards!
We got the "pan" for the shower. As a side note, whenever Dan said "pan" for the shower I visualized a formed pan that would sit on the floor of the shower. Oh no, it isn't a pan as you would think of it. It is...

A roll of thick rubber!



How is this a "pan"??

Well, anyway, here is the process Dan went through on the shower stall today.

He had to cut out a section of the green board.







Then he had to build up a "lip" to keep the water in the shower, using 2x4's.




He then put wire mesh over what he poured yesterday.







Then the "pan" got installed.







The next step was to put concrete over it. He first had to mix it...





We carried it up in buckets!




It was at this point that Hank showed up and helped get the buckets up the stairs!




As he put it in the shower, he had to make sure it was angled towards the drain.







Then he covered the "lip" with the concrete.





Here it is as we left it to cure. The next step will be to lay the tile.





While Dan started the shower today, I started cutting in, then painting in the guest bedroom.





Completed...oops, didn't take that picture! Maybe tomorrow!

Then, I cleaned up the mess of cabinet doors and drawers. They had been in the living room lying on tables. I stacked them in the corner of the kitchen.

Empty corner




Same corner with doors




Other side of the French door with the drawers




The living room was almost cleared out



Then we went and got the trim for the bedrooms and bathroom...so much for a cleared out room!




Closer pic of the trim




I have to tell you, the place we got the trim is a little out-of-the-way place in Sydney, MI. The man who owns the business gets the material in lots. He sometimes buys railroad cars of trim or shipments that have not had the shipping paid and he gets the whole load for just the cost of shipping. He has trailers full of different trims, spindles, doors, sinks, trim, trim and more trim. You've never seen so much trim in one place! He sells it for a fraction of the normal cost. What normally would have cost $6.00 a piece, we got for .25 a piece. Now that's a good price!

Well, better turn in. Tomorrow I work, then from work we drive to Chicago to get Daniel and Laina. Gonna be a long day!