Angela Short
New member
Ok first I am gonna show off my newest baby girl. Hannah Elizabeth Short got here the 10th weighing in at 7lbs even and 20" long. Here she is a few minutes after she came into the world.
and today at 2 weeks old (and 1 1/2 lb fatter!!)
Now what kept me sooo buisy for the month before I had her..... this is kinda a embarasing shot!
I Killed myself finishing sheetrock, primming and painting 900 square feet of new basement living and installing ceramic tile before the baby came. The carpet was installed on the 8th and I grouted the bathroom on the 9th. Wheew am I glad thats all done. I will spare you guys the pic of a 9 month preggo gal grouting the floor
. Yes I also wore the same cloths all month as you can tell from the multiple layers of dirt and paint!!! LOL
Dad came through with yet another awsome peice of furniture for me....
side shot
top raised
This is one masive stand and canopy! Oak stained with red mohogany. The top raises, the front doors raise and all 4 base doors open. I still need to put tension hinges on the canopy and hardware knobs. I also have two raised panel side peices to cover the see through sides of the tank into the overflows and make the top and base look conected. I am hopeing to adhear them to the glass with an adhesive directly to the glass. Any suggestions? I guess I need to istall a peice of angle iron to keep the top from warping and stabalize it. Any suggestions? The top is 7' long peice of plywood encased in a oak rim with no real support to keep from warping. Dad had to intall wood cross beams on the 5 gallon because it wanted to warp so I am thinking soimething like a peice of steel to keep this thing straight with the heat and moisture? I haven't had the time to reaserch how huge spans on tops keep there shape yet. He built it and told me to figure that one out! Now if I can ever find time with little one here to fill it up!
and today at 2 weeks old (and 1 1/2 lb fatter!!)
Now what kept me sooo buisy for the month before I had her..... this is kinda a embarasing shot!
I Killed myself finishing sheetrock, primming and painting 900 square feet of new basement living and installing ceramic tile before the baby came. The carpet was installed on the 8th and I grouted the bathroom on the 9th. Wheew am I glad thats all done. I will spare you guys the pic of a 9 month preggo gal grouting the floor
. Yes I also wore the same cloths all month as you can tell from the multiple layers of dirt and paint!!! LOLDad came through with yet another awsome peice of furniture for me....
side shot
top raised
This is one masive stand and canopy! Oak stained with red mohogany. The top raises, the front doors raise and all 4 base doors open. I still need to put tension hinges on the canopy and hardware knobs. I also have two raised panel side peices to cover the see through sides of the tank into the overflows and make the top and base look conected. I am hopeing to adhear them to the glass with an adhesive directly to the glass. Any suggestions? I guess I need to istall a peice of angle iron to keep the top from warping and stabalize it. Any suggestions? The top is 7' long peice of plywood encased in a oak rim with no real support to keep from warping. Dad had to intall wood cross beams on the 5 gallon because it wanted to warp so I am thinking soimething like a peice of steel to keep this thing straight with the heat and moisture? I haven't had the time to reaserch how huge spans on tops keep there shape yet. He built it and told me to figure that one out! Now if I can ever find time with little one here to fill it up!
. He has never touched anything else (except tulip anemonies which are so close to aptasias I forgave him) I do have a girl I use down here, I will PM you her #. Three is a whole new ballgame for sure! But they are so worth the hard work! I guess I could set the kids in the tank but I would be afraid of stressing the joints but I guess they are no heavier than a huge peice of rock!
