Do you ever have those days that are immensely productive?? Maxine started Kindergarten today and the idea of all the extra time I'm going to have made me want to make the most of it. I dropped Maxine off at the bus stop and planned a trip to Home Depot. I purchased supplies to secure my noisy water line and wall patch stuff to patch the holes I was going to create. So I got home and put Jules down for a nap. I had a few minutes before I needed to pick up Maxine so I worked on editing a picture. I picked up Maxine, came home and made lunch. Jules woke up and we fed her lunch and then headed down to the basement. I started sawing holes in the walls and fixing the pipes. 
I feel bad about cutting ugly holes in my beautifully finished drywall but it had to be done! After working for an hour, I successfully secured the pipe in two places. And then we tested pipe noise and it was all but gone!!! (I can still hear the water stop in the pipe slightly but I think it will be virtually indistinguishable once the drywall is back on.) 
WAHOO!!! That only took a year!!
I feel bad about cutting ugly holes in my beautifully finished drywall but it had to be done! After working for an hour, I successfully secured the pipe in two places. And then we tested pipe noise and it was all but gone!!! (I can still hear the water stop in the pipe slightly but I think it will be virtually indistinguishable once the drywall is back on.) 
WAHOO!!! That only took a year!!
So then we went and played in the sprinklers. After we'd been playing for about an hour, Merril called and said he was sending over a guy to tow that ugly brown Suburban out of the back yard! (If you've seen it in the back yard, I apologize. That thing is an eyesore!) So the guy came over and we had to tow it with the Tahoe to the other end of the back yard but then he was able to winch it up to his truck! He pulled away and now when I look in the back yard, I see beautiful empty space!!! :) Big thanks to Merril for being able to let go.
And if that wasn't enough, I bought a outlet cover for the Christmas light outlet in the front yard. The outlet box was just hanging out with the bare wires stuffed in there. Not real great looking and I've let it go for far too long. (It's wired to the basement so it won't be ready to go until the basement wiring is finished.) It serves no purpose and is completely cosmetic. That being said, I think it makes a HUGE difference. 
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We have a water pipe that makes noise in the house when the front yard sprinklers water. But it isn't a clanking sound... It took us awhile to figure out what the noise was.
Congrats on your productivity. I don't feel like I'm getting ANYTHING done, yet I'm working all day! Hopefully I'll get a lot done today?
Looks like you two are getting all ready for winter...oh, do you even have winter where your from? :P
Busy, Busy girl!!! So did you sttart to paint or prime your walls yet??? Wow once you get the pain done all you will have is carpet and some finish work. It will basically be done!!!! That is sooooo exciting!!!! Keep up the good work!! I love you!!! Jessica
Jamie, I am so impressed. I wouldn't have a clue what to do with something like that. I loved those pictures of Jack with his car and the face painting, by the way.
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