Recumbent Snoopy Bird House

Here's the classic recumbent Snoopy on his dog house.  Having completed my first Snoopy bird house, this one went much smoother. I reduced the size of the door a little and did the bottom (3/4 inch pine) a little differently. By removing the two front screws, the bottom will hinge down for easy clean out. The rest of the project is all made of 1/2 inch plywood.  The ears were cut from one piece and then split so they are mirror images of each other.

Completed:  9-28-11.

Snoopy Bird House

Here's the World War I flying ace in his Sopwith Camel.  "Curse you, Red Baron!"

I have been thinking about this bird house for several days, and finally decided to take it on.  I looked up images of the WWI flying ace online and free handed something like this one from memory.

I cut it out, assembled it, primed it, painted the roof, and sketched out Snoopy all in an afternoon. Then I set it aside to dry for a day. 

Here's the bird house ready to be detailed.

After it had dried, I got some new paints and finished it up.  Next spring, this should make some birds a new home. 

I am visualizing some new houses even now. This was fun.

Completed: 9-25-11

Our New Floor

God gave us a new floor. Last week I recieved a check from the school district for my sick leave. I was not expecting that. I thought I had already received that compensation, so it was like new money to me. So, we have been needing a new floor for years, just didn't have the money. We went to Lowes and picked out a laminate floor.  Today, a Lowes installation team installed our new laminate floor in about five hours. Chris and April are the owners, and Frank 1 and Frank 2 are their helpers. They are from Guatamala. They were all fast and efficient workers. Glad I let Lowes install this great floor.

Frank 2 with the last piece going in.

Kitchen/dining area

Entrance Hall

Half the grandkids

This is Henry, Sarah, and Eli.  At the present, they are half our grandkids.  Missing are Bryce, Spencer, and Arthur. However, little Sarah is getting a new little sister in November. In the picture they are at the pool on Labor Day, 2011.  Sarah likes the big slide.