tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91666433398822649832011-04-21T21:04:37.044-07:00Jason & Kristin Rupp Family Blogrckytophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14008211811829631109noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166643339882264983.post-69189830253522489602009-01-13T19:00:00.000-08:002009-01-14T18:45:18.499-08:00Half-Ass Handyman Strikes ...Living every man's dream to destroy his house, Jason decided to rip out the carpet on the stairs and replace the carpeting with Solid Oak Treads.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div>What's that you say ... Jason doesn't know how? He's never used a table saw? He has no working knowledge of terms such as "Tread" or "Riser?" "Stringer?" What the hell is a "Stringer?" </div><br /><div>Bahh. That's why God made Google. That carpenter guy on TV did it in 30 minutes. Surely I can too ... </div><br /><div>Reality is a 4-letter word in the Rupp household.</div><br /><br /><div>These first two pictures below show what the stairs looked like with carpeting and the underlying pine construction. I had already put on the painted risers in the picture on the bottom. </div><div></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1cycS1UoI/AAAAAAAAAFs/HWw2srkUFsw/s1600-h/001+The+Beginning.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290987158888600194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1cycS1UoI/AAAAAAAAAFs/HWw2srkUFsw/s320/001+The+Beginning.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1c_rTwzdI/AAAAAAAAAF0/tC6Vc6dZcsA/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290987386257329618" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1c_rTwzdI/AAAAAAAAAF0/tC6Vc6dZcsA/s320/024.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><div></div><div></div><div>The first treads and the first cuts. Surprisingly, these didn't end up on the editing room floor. They actually became part of the stairs...Even better, I still have all my fingers!! For now.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1X3_pfRiI/AAAAAAAAAEM/dllY0UzhKJU/s1600-h/034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290981756720072226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1X3_pfRiI/AAAAAAAAAEM/dllY0UzhKJU/s320/034.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1do1-9MrI/AAAAAAAAAF8/UILcp41lSqc/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290988093497488050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1do1-9MrI/AAAAAAAAAF8/UILcp41lSqc/s320/025.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Top Picture: The first tread is in place. Brings a tear to my eye. </div></div><div><div>Bottom Picture: The first three. <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Wow, this doesn't suck!!</strong> </span><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">It might actually turn our ok!</span><span style="color:#ff0000;"> </strong></span></div></div><br /><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1YaWiEjnI/AAAAAAAAAE0/oWg2zgjvThk/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290982346978528882" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1YaWiEjnI/AAAAAAAAAE0/oWg2zgjvThk/s320/018.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1b_VI1lWI/AAAAAAAAAFc/vQlA7_OeZNw/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290986280794297698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1b_VI1lWI/AAAAAAAAAFc/vQlA7_OeZNw/s320/007.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1YaWiEjnI/AAAAAAAAAE0/oWg2zgjvThk/s1600-h/018.JPG"></a></div><br /><div><br /><div></div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>It's Done!!! Front view and top view. Still some finishing work to do, but that will come when the stairs to the next level are finished. Too big of a mess left to do the finish work now.</div></div><div></div><br /><div></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1Ywm2CPbI/AAAAAAAAAFM/PTYycBkAIdM/s1600-h/048.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290982729314352562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1Ywm2CPbI/AAAAAAAAAFM/PTYycBkAIdM/s320/048.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1Y3EuqsBI/AAAAAAAAAFU/8mEfnYBlTLU/s1600-h/051.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290982840415727634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1Y3EuqsBI/AAAAAAAAAFU/8mEfnYBlTLU/s320/051.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div>And, of course, I wouldn't even been able to try to do this without the support from my lovely wife and wonderful assistant, Kristin.</div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1YBRSoZ8I/AAAAAAAAAEU/i7xOf6YThbg/s1600-h/003+The+Beautiful+Assistant.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290981916074862530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1YBRSoZ8I/AAAAAAAAAEU/i7xOf6YThbg/s320/003+The+Beautiful+Assistant.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1XwTgWWrI/AAAAAAAAAEE/pW-zJxyxr9A/s1600-h/002+The+Assistant.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290981624611494578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1XwTgWWrI/AAAAAAAAAEE/pW-zJxyxr9A/s320/002+The+Assistant.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9166643339882264983-6918983025352248960?l=rupscal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>rckytophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14008211811829631109noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166643339882264983.post-88248751412912568272009-01-11T10:32:00.001-08:002009-01-13T19:00:00.620-08:00Christmas 2008<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SWo9c8A5_hI/AAAAAAAAABs/_MSYFEzip5A/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290108279655628306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SWo9c8A5_hI/AAAAAAAAABs/_MSYFEzip5A/s200/007.JPG" border="0" /></a>Christmas 2008, Kristin and Jason went to Knoxville, Tennessee to celebrate with Jason's family. Although we spent a lot of quality time cleaning the basement and garage (pictures not included), we also had a wonderful time just hanging out and - of course - opening presents.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ahhh ... video games. Kristin opening her present for Christmas 2008 &amp; Birthday 2009, a Nintendo Wii. Very fun. Who would have guessed? For some reason, I can't make this bigger ...<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290121229229412450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 106px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SWpJOs740GI/AAAAAAAAACs/1EmCQoNliy0/s400/Wii+Montage.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br />When we were in Puerto Rico in the summer, we found these little egg-shaped nativity scenes. This is Grammy's. Cali stalked Grammy for 3 hours hoping to get it over easy.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290973651121339538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1QgL8J_JI/AAAAAAAAAC8/5-1qxJoqbWE/s400/018.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />Staying Alive, Staying Alive ... ah ah ah ah ... Staying Aliiiiiiive<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290973851032451298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1Qr0qreOI/AAAAAAAAADE/TweDrkcMDqI/s400/035.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br />Peirce gets a GPS system for his car!!!! Finally an end to the 3am calls from Pierce trying to get home. Once he stops crying and he realizes that he's in his driveway, things are better ... but I've had enough.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290974003443663394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1Q0scWAiI/AAAAAAAAADM/tkV2ltpyl4U/s400/016.JPG" border="0" /><br />Jenner gets a Guitar! Three minutes after this, she started singing. Two minutes later Pierce was in the driveway crying. Now I understand ...<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290973532074721154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1QZQdOv4I/AAAAAAAAAC0/siiH3XV14Jk/s400/027.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />Draven finished reading these books faster than Cali finished her dinner. And Cali doesn't even chew.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290974151933067810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1Q9Vm-giI/AAAAAAAAADc/zo5lJ3Bitfg/s400/017.JPG" border="0" /><br />Speaking of Cali ... this is her "I'm hungry look." Of course, all of her looks are "I'm hungry" ... so it doesn't work too well.<br /><div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290974066277252018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1Q4WhCe7I/AAAAAAAAADU/FWZa1l9AEhM/s400/009.JPG" border="0" /> <div><br />And Finally ... the future Rupp Family Minivan. If you think Cali looks unhappy, you are right. She's miserable.<br /><br /><p align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290974263390094562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SW1RD00ZxOI/AAAAAAAAADk/huZP0qL1wp4/s400/046.JPG" border="0" /></p></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9166643339882264983-8824875141291256827?l=rupscal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>rckytophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14008211811829631109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166643339882264983.post-76354753837722982222008-10-14T14:56:00.000-07:002008-10-14T15:14:52.373-07:00October Camping TripOver Columbus day weekend, Kristin and I decided to try out our new tent and take a trip to the Northern Neck part of the Potomac River and do a little camping trip. We went to Westmoreland State Park and it was wonderful! Well ... except for the guy in the campground next to us, who might have been more immature than his 4 year old son.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SPUYaVarfNI/AAAAAAAAAAs/RAwSvrZjmZw/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257134980729634002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SPUYaVarfNI/AAAAAAAAAAs/RAwSvrZjmZw/s320/001.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here is the picture of our little campsite.</div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><div><br /> </div></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SPUYljjcHUI/AAAAAAAAAA0/Vm_0VoNLAxc/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257135173503032642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SPUYljjcHUI/AAAAAAAAAA0/Vm_0VoNLAxc/s320/006.JPG" border="0" /></a>Kristin and Cali staring at the fire ...<br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SPUY092a0LI/AAAAAAAAAA8/dPc5FZXdjrQ/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257135438259998898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SPUY092a0LI/AAAAAAAAAA8/dPc5FZXdjrQ/s320/013.JPG" border="0" /></a>On Sunday we took a hike and Cali had a wonderful time. I commented to Kristin that for a dog camping is like going to an amusement park. She was in her element out there for sure. All those new smells were just too exciting to explain! Oh ... Kristin and I had fun too.</div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SPUZX5W1jKI/AAAAAAAAABE/J-XNGcghAb0/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257136038349212834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SPUZX5W1jKI/AAAAAAAAABE/J-XNGcghAb0/s320/011.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SPUXchG2vcI/AAAAAAAAAAM/vfCFgVdeFTQ/s1600-h/001.JPG"></a></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LhgUZbb462E/SPUXchG2vcI/AAAAAAAAAAM/vfCFgVdeFTQ/s1600-h/001.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9166643339882264983-7635475383772298222?l=rupscal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>rckytophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14008211811829631109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166643339882264983.post-91503415873703782062008-10-09T09:07:00.000-07:002008-10-09T09:13:46.241-07:00First BlogOk, Jenner &amp; Pierce do it, so we might as well too. Our first blog post. Hopefully we'll keep it up to date ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9166643339882264983-9150341587370378206?l=rupscal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>rckytophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14008211811829631109noreply@blogger.com3