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Sunday, December 14, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Steel Framing Completed - Windows In
It has been a few weeks since we posted the progress of the new childcare building. The exterior supports of the building are complete, including the roof supports. Although there are no walls or roof, the windows are all in. It looks so strange. Notice the blue trim around this picture. It took them all week to do that last week. There are only a couple of guys working right now because most of MidValley's employees are trying to finish up the elementary school which is two months delayed. That means that we too will be delayed.
This shows the finished steel supports and roof supports. This is the east end of the building which will be where the main door is. However, we have put in a change order to increase the size of the front door to allow large furnishings to be brought in.
This shows the finished steel supports and roof supports. This is the east end of the building which will be where the main door is. However, we have put in a change order to increase the size of the front door to allow large furnishings to be brought in. Wednesday, December 3, 2008
My Ride Back to Provo!
Dad came and picked myself and two other girls up for Thanksgiving (Thanks, Dad!), so one of their dad's got us back...on his plane!
We got to wear the headphones to protect us from the noise and so we could talk to eachother. I could also hear the airport tower people! He has a really high-tech plane and showed us on all of the screens what he was doing and what everything meant.
The first thing I thought when I saw it was...That is a TINY plane! Four seats including the pilot, but since it flies closer to the ground, I could see a lot more.
It was so much fun, he did zero gravity a few times and had us hold our cell phones out on our palms, pretty soon they were floating at the top of the plane! IT WAS GREAT!
Once we landed in the Provo airport, Steph, Julie, and Julie's boyfriend came to pick me up and they brought signs! Such as Harrison, April, and WELCOME BACK!Sunday, November 23, 2008
Building Update - November 23
(Two weeks ago.) Much more steel on the building and less on the ground! Last week they almost finished with all of the round vertical support poles, overhead beams and the roof support slats.
This past week they finished up the top and worked on the horizontal wall supports. It is fun to be able to see where the windows and doors are going to be. No more big trucks will be able to drive inside the building any more. I suppose the walls and the roof will be next. I get an excited feeling when we walk around in there anticipating what it will look like. Dee and Melissa and I went to Jackson Hole, Wyoming to see a new childcare center there. The owner is a very confident lady and charges $15/hour or $90/day for infants. Melissa and I didn't think is was worth it and that it was her "I'm the best" attitude that sold her. She has no early childhood background but was a "baby nurse" and a lactation specialist. She said she was a college drop out so I don't even know if she has a true nursing degree. Anyway, we plan to make ours even better, but not as expensive. We could never get away with that in Riverton. I'm sure we will be the most expensive one in Riverton though.
This past week they finished up the top and worked on the horizontal wall supports. It is fun to be able to see where the windows and doors are going to be. No more big trucks will be able to drive inside the building any more. I suppose the walls and the roof will be next. I get an excited feeling when we walk around in there anticipating what it will look like. Dee and Melissa and I went to Jackson Hole, Wyoming to see a new childcare center there. The owner is a very confident lady and charges $15/hour or $90/day for infants. Melissa and I didn't think is was worth it and that it was her "I'm the best" attitude that sold her. She has no early childhood background but was a "baby nurse" and a lactation specialist. She said she was a college drop out so I don't even know if she has a true nursing degree. Anyway, we plan to make ours even better, but not as expensive. We could never get away with that in Riverton. I'm sure we will be the most expensive one in Riverton though.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Roommate Pictures!
So, before two of my roommates moved out we had a fun photo session one day! Here are the results.
Julie, Carmen, Me, Brittney, April, and Stephanie!
Now there is only four of us so we have two empty beds and more room in the fridge. I miss the other two, but it is kind of nice, and there is less tension!!! Actually, now there is no tension.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Steel Uprights on Building
This past week they started putting up the supports for the steel building. Here are a few pictures of their progress. The kids loved watching the process out the window.
Notice a section of our white fence missing in the back. We had a big windstorm a couple of weekends ago (while we were in Utah) and a section blew over. It had been previously broken and the neighbors claimed that the construction workers hit it with their equipment but there were no marks on it and the building superintendent insisted that they didn't hit it with anything. The neighbor kids have been pretty rough on it before and have broken several slats. Who knows how it happened but Dee and Quinton and Ryan repaired it yesterday. It was necessary because they have 3 dogs and one is a mean Rottweiler.
Notice a section of our white fence missing in the back. We had a big windstorm a couple of weekends ago (while we were in Utah) and a section blew over. It had been previously broken and the neighbors claimed that the construction workers hit it with their equipment but there were no marks on it and the building superintendent insisted that they didn't hit it with anything. The neighbor kids have been pretty rough on it before and have broken several slats. Who knows how it happened but Dee and Quinton and Ryan repaired it yesterday. It was necessary because they have 3 dogs and one is a mean Rottweiler.
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