Author: Jake

Greetings & Salutations Faithful Stapleton Blog Readers!

As you can tell with the gaps in my posts the Stapleton Mansion remodel has been keeping me busy.  I have also had a lot of out of town nights at work, and I found out on Friday I have to go to Texas for a week in October.  Then when you throw in the fact that Jessica had bronchitis (Petey stayed in the bed with her for 1 ½ weeks straight, boy did she get the axe murder look when she went back to work), along with the remodel moving slower than my crack brain had planned we have had to put off moving.  We are going to stay in the town house another month to allow the remodel to be completely finished before we move in.  This would mean a move in date of late in October but I have set no dates yet. A lot has happened since my last entry all the walls are up and the drywall hung downstairs.  The upstairs is trimmed out and almost fully painted, & we have ordered a Kitchen from Chandlers and that is just at the house.

At church we have begun our 40 Days of Community campaign for which I created a website.  Speaking of websites I have been getting pretty good at building them lately I have recently begun an online sermon archive for the church called PRBC Media it’s linked to the church’s home page.  This site is streaming baby!  I have even figured out how to stream video but have not got the chance to use it yet.  What was I talking about oh yeah the campaign Jess & I are leading a small group of middle school girls on Sunday nights for the duration of the campaign, we had our first meeting tonight.  This weekend Jess & I went to see Beth Moore at the Charleston Civic Center.  That was a great time, yes Beth Moore is a women’s bible study leader but I and some other men from church went to it with their wives I have labeled us “trophy husbands”.  But her studies are really good and thought provoking; Jess & I have been working on one at home together.  While we were at the conference Jess, myself, and 2 other couples were asked to go up on stages to speak about what we loved most about our wives.  So in front of 11,000 people I got on the microphone declared my love for my wife.  Needless to say got some brownie points from telling the truth for once!

Well wish I had some more to talk about but I can sum up the time since my last entry this way.  I have been at church, remodeling, working, or sleeping.  I hope this entry finds everyone well catch ya later.

Greetings & Salutations Faithful Stapleton Blog Readers!

Just wanted to sum up the remodeling efforts on the new Stapleton Mansion

• Home Depot Sucks!
• Boy that is a lot of paint.
• No apparently my electrical tester does not work that would account for my new perm.
• Yes honey the house is a little behind, but my garage does look fantastic doesn’t it.
• 60 sheets of drywall and 150 studs!  My O My
• Your time table gets put in perspective when you are delivered a pallet of drywall mud to finish the drywall that you intend to hang.

I have been working a lot on the house, between that and work I am about dead.  So that would account for the staleness of the blog.

I have been getting a lot of help on the house from my painting crew (Jess’s mom & her step dad Rick) and also my technical consultant (Jess’s Dad).  There is no way I could be as far along as I am without their help.  Things are moving along at a good clip considering we are doing the work.  I have accepted a fall back position from my original plans to accommodate our moving date.  The basement will not be completed by our move in, but I hope to have everything accomplished by November 12th.   As for the kitchen that is anyone’s guess we cancelled the order with Home Depot for our cabinets.  I just finally had enough of them not giving us any service worth a crap and we are exploring other vendors at this time.

Well I am heading to bed everyone have a great week!

Greetings & Salutations Faithful Stapleton Blog Readers!

Well that was interesting!

Jess & I did not close on the house Friday because the sellers came to the closing unprepared. Apparently the house that we are buying is included in a bridge loan with the seller’s new home. Not a problem in itself unless you are the sellers and come to closing without the proper release documentation so that you release the house from the bridge loan. We are a little aggravated but I feel confident will close on the house early next week. I really do not blame the sellers most people have no idea what is involved in securing and releasing property but their realtor should have!

Obviously I had a full weekend of work planned at the house and all the utilities are already in our name & I had to call my insurance agency to make sure they did not start my homeowners (BUT I’M NOT BITTER). Oh well if holding of the closing a few days is the worst thing that happens during this process then we are going to be alright. (Still a little bitter but alright)

So looks like I am going to take a day off on Sunday afternoon and take my starkly white mouse jockey body to the wave pool on Sunday. It will be the closest thing we get to the beach this year. Everyone take care I will post an entry and a picture of the house when we close have a good one. Jake

Greetings & Salutations Faithful Stapleton Blog Readers!

Sorry for letting the blog go a little stale I have been busy working on the new Stapleton Mansion.  If I have not been traveling, working, or at church I have been working at the house.  It is coming along nicely although we are having a bit of an ordeal getting the kitchen ordered.  But I am feeling much better now that I have resided myself to the fact that when we move in, our kitchen will be freshly painted with a new floor and all of our new appliances hooked up with no cabinets or sink.  I seem to deal better this way.   Home Depot has just really dropped the ball on this project.  The basement room walls are up and studded I hope to hang some drywall next week once the plumbers get done (I don’t do plumbing) and we get the electric ran.  We had a painting party last weekend and did not get as much done as I had hoped but my garage looks very very nice.  You have to have your priorities you know!  As far as work goes busy as usual I was in Indianapolis much of last week at our annual customer conference.  Jess started back to school last week and already has papers do.  Fun  fun  fun. Once this move is over I am looking forward to life getting back to just plain old  “busy”  instead of being “freakin busy” all the time .

Well just wanted to catch everyone up it’s 1:00 AM and I am going to bed have a great week everyone!