How to Install a Door to Our Bathroom Archway: Part II

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How to Install a Door to a Bathroom Archway: Part 2

Updated May 2019

Continued from Part One of my post about installing a door to an arched bathroom entrance. In Part One, a friend from church used his nail gun to place a frame inside our archway (pictures of installing the framing in Part One.)

A list of all the supplies needed for this project are listed at the bottom of this page. 

Our drywall installer came over yesterday to drywall the arched doorway frame. We've been waiting for about a month for this particular installer because he comes highly recommended AND he only charged us $50! I could have nailed the drywall to the frame myself but if I had attempted the taping, applying putty and texturizing, it would NOT have looked nearly as nice. Plus, I figure, for $50 I get a one-on-one lesson from a professional on how to do this stuff :-)

Book Bomb June 7th: The Simplicity Primer by Patrice Lewis

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Book Bomb June 7th: The Simplicity Primer by Patrice Lewis

A BOOK BOMB is an event where buyers coordinate an effort to buy an item on the EXACT same day. When a majority of purchases of an Amazon sold book are done with this effort, it drives up the popularity of the book. Please support Patrice Lewis and purchase her book The Simplicity Primer on June 7 with the link provided below. (Only $10 to support an American Mom, Homeschooler, Writer & Homesteader, do it!)

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Jeep Quotes for my Jeep Bretheren

Here's some Jeep quotes I've pulled from around the 'net. I need to post more Jeep stuff. Its in the blog title 'cause I've always found peace and solitude riding around in a Jeep.

Now, on with the Jeep quotes:


JEEP: The dirtiest of the four-letter words

Jeep: Just Everyone Else's Parts

When I Die, Bury me in my JEEP. 'Cause it's never been in a hole it couldn't get out of!

JEEP - Jumps Everything Except Payments

JEEP = Just Empty Every Pocket!

Real Jeeps are built, not bought.

If its not leaking, it must be empty!

Jeep Gear Worth Checking Out

For fellow Jeep enthusiasts, a few accessories worth having:

• Jeep accessories
• Off-road recovery kits
• Roof rack cargo carriers

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My Top Ten Dad Gifts for Father's Day

I have six daughers, ranging from age 13 (almost 14) down to 2 years of age. This list is meant, in one way or another, to include all of them.

10. For one day, as hard as it may seem, can you please put things back where you got it...for me?

9.  A tie is always welcome. How about having one made with photos of you and your sisters on it?

8.  Play me a beautiful song on the piano using the skills you learned from all those piano lessons.

7.  Help me wash the cars in the driveway and don't storm off if I accidentally spray you.

6.  Work with your sisters to cook a wonderful dinner that we can all sit down together and enjoy.

5.  A big, heaping plate of warm, gooey, super-dee-dooper chocolate chip cookies.

4.  Take a pencil and paper, a book, anything...that helps you be completely quiet one Sunday in church.

3.  Before Father's Day, without any stomping, grunting, or whining...do ALL of your normal, daily chores.

2.  Hug me randomly, talk with me quietly, and offer to hold my hand or sit in my lap.

1.  Just spend Father's Day with me and casually mention "Happy Father's Day"...about 80 times.

More Top Dad Gift Ideas

Rounding out the list with a few more solid picks for Father's Day:

• Multi-tools for gifting
• Grilling tool sets
• Fun outdoor gadgets

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Dad Quotes for Father's Day

Father's Day is coming and I'll soon be getting the annual question: "What do you want for Father's Day Dad?" Its not an easy question because I'm not used to thinking about what I want. I'm usually thinking about who needs school lunch money, is the back gate secure so the dog doesn't get out, where is my darn shoe?

So, during my late night google searching, I came across some great quotes. Some by famous people, some anonymous, some just about dads in general. They made me smile so I'm sharing them here.

A father carries pictures where his money used to be.
~Author Unknown

There are three stages of a man’s life: He believes in Santa Claus, he doesn’t believe in Santa Claus, he is Santa Claus.
~Author Unknown

XP Anti Virus and Vista Total Security Virus Removal (Trend Micro Housecall vs Malwarebyte Anti-Malware)

XP Total Security, Vista Total Security Virus

Dad Fix Tip #5: How to Remove a Google Redirect Virus

As previously blogged, this is a quick tutorial on how I removed a virus I found on my home computer. Turns out, there were over 27 viruses on my little Dell PC. For the record, I've found NONE on Wifey's Mac but we also don't let our teen and pre-teen daughters use the Mac (I'm sure that's just a coincidence WINK WINK.)

So, the symptoms were simple. I couldn't get any of my browsers to surf the web. Not Safari, Chrome, Maxthon, IE or Firefox. Any URL I typed in showed me a page that warned of an unsafe destination and that I should use the XP Total Security program to get me there safely. Right.

A quick google search for "XP Total Security virus" fetched me several results. I found the one HERE (thanks to Bleeping Computer) to be 100% effective. Follow the directions step-by-step and it should work for you too. NOTE: if you have this virus, you might need to visit my blog on your smart phone, secondary laptop, work computer or something other than the infected computer. I used my Droid Incredible.

Either read through the instructions and follow along on a second sytem or print out the instructions. HOWEVER, you will need to download some programs. There are instructions on how to download the necessary files onto your phone and then transfer. That is exactly how I did it. If you have to use a secondary computer, just download to a thumb drive or equivalent.

Before downloading these, read the directions eluded to HERE.

FixNCR.reg (http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/reg/FixNCR.reg)

RKill Download Link - (Download page will open in a new tab or browser window.)

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Download Link (Download page will open in a new window)

FixNCR will fix your registry. RKill will stop the virus from running. Malwarebyte will find and remove the virus completely. NOTE: it took over an hour for Malwarebyte to completely search my C: drive and turned up with 27 viruses (all of which it fixed).

Prior to this method of fixing the virus, I ran Trend Micro's Housecall twice. It found 6 bugs the first run and two bugs the second run. Even after deleting or fixing the bugs, I STILL had the XP Total Security virus. I had also ran HiJackthis and did everything it recommended but still had the viruses. Both of these programs are free and USED TO BE fairly successful. Not so much anymore.

So there ya go. That should help you rid your computer of the XP Total Security virus, or for Vista users its the Vista Total Security 2011 virus. Either way, good riddens!

Only in America: Transgendered Prom Queen, Gay Prom King

Florida Tech: He/She Prom Queen, Gay Prom King

Its no wonder fellow Americans like PioneerPreppy think our current and future generations of young males are doomed. He blogged about the United Kingdom parents who felt it was in their child's best interest to keep it's gender a secret. He paraphrased the idiot parents:  "...gender stereotypes are society based and have no real bearing on the child's personality. They feel the child should be whatever he or she wishes or wants to be and come to it naturally with no societal pressure."

Yeah, that won't lead to confusion for the child...right.

Now, we have a technical school in Florida where a transgendered male who calls himself "Andii" has won the school title of Prom Queen. Not surprisingly, the nominated Prom King is a gay male. Andrew Viveros and Juan Macias couldn't appear more gay (don't forget, gay means happy too) in their prom photo.

Ed Harris portrays a gay teacher.

I'm reminded of a movie my family just watched the other night titled That's What I Am. Part of the storyline involves a reknown local teacher (Ed Harris) who, despite having won Teacher of the Year, is suspected of being gay. Since this movie was set back in the 1950's, before America's huge moral backslide, one set of concerned parents were able to have the teacher removed from the classroom. The concerned parents argued that a teacher is a role model for our children. If the children suspect the teacher is gay, they will deduce that gay behaviour is acceptible and perhaps even desireable. After all, the teacher was awarded top honors. After confrontation, the teacher opts to quit his job and move to another state...to teach there. Why? Gay lifestyles weren't something that Americans used to promote publicly AND the teacher had enough DIGNITY to remove his personal sexual preferences from the students' learning environment after it had gone public.

Times have certainly changed. Even the Prom Queen's mom sounds exhausted (perhaps even disappointed) with the situation her transgendered son has put her in. In the article about the gay prom couple, the Prom Queen's mother, Bernadette Viveros said "He's my child and I'm going to love him no matter what." Read between the lines. She didn't say "I'm so proud of him" or "He has a right to be who he wants to be." Nope. She basically says 'He is who he is and I have to love him no matter what...because I am his mother.'

How sad. I'd be interested in knowing how much time Andii spends in church?