Camp Yorba Linda http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com Home of the De Arte family Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:44:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 en Most of the new entryway floor http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2008.03.20.most-of-the-new-entryway-floor/ http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2008.03.20.most-of-the-new-entryway-floor/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:44:01 +0000 Jason De Arte General Improvements http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2008.03.20.most-of-the-new-entryway-floor/ Today they cleared out the old 12×12 tile in the entryway and replaced it with new 12×12 cut on a diagnal.  Every few quares they have little 1″x1″ tiles made from the granite coutertop scrap.  Tommorow they’ll finish up the border and put 18×18s in the hallway.

]]> http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2008.03.20.most-of-the-new-entryway-floor/feed/ Entryway Hallway Demolition http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2008.03.20.the-hallway-demolition/ http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2008.03.20.the-hallway-demolition/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:35:20 +0000 Jason De Arte Improvements http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2008.03.20.the-hallway-demolition/ Last night Eric came into town to start work on the entryway/hallway tile.  Today they start the demo.   As you can see, they’ve already ripped out the carpet to show the defeated 20year old blue padding.

]]> http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2008.03.20.the-hallway-demolition/feed/ Kitchen is packed http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2008.02.24.kitchen-is-packed/ http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2008.02.24.kitchen-is-packed/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:27:18 +0000 Jason De Arte Improvements http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2008.02.24.kitchen-is-packed/ We just finished packing the kitchen up in prep for the big Kitchen remodel. 

TODO: include “before” photos

Bren’s wanted this for quite a while, and now that the housing market has softened slightly we figured that now is the time to remodel the kitchen.  The blocked views, the broken doors, the crappy drop ceiling - it’s all going tomorrow when cousin Eric comes out to remodel the kitchen.  It should go pretty quickly for a remodel, especially since he’ll be staying with us in the spare bedroom until it’s done.

This isn’t the first time that he has done work for us. 

  • In our last house he tiled the kitchen and the 2 1/2 baths.
  • When we moved into this house, he gutted the 2 downstairs baths & re-tiled.
  • Misc. odd jobs as we needed them.

It’s nice having contractors in the family.  Especially when they do spectacular work :)

 

Everything in the kitchen is packed up like we’re moving - it’ll be fun camping out in the living room until the jobs done.

]]> http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2008.02.24.kitchen-is-packed/feed/ Tungsten Frederick De Arte http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2007.12.12.tungsten-frederick-de-arte/ http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2007.12.12.tungsten-frederick-de-arte/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:01:25 +0000 Jason De Arte Tungsten http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2008.02.26.tungsten-frederick-de-arte/ Tungsten Frederick De Arte
12/12/2007 20:01
8lbs 11oz
22″

Everyone is fine :-)

]]> http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2007.12.12.tungsten-frederick-de-arte/feed/ Pool http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2007.07.01.pool/ http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2007.07.01.pool/#comments Sun, 01 Jul 2007 20:01:54 +0000 Jason De Arte Improvements http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2007.07.01.pool/ TODO: Describe the pool resurfacing and include pictures

]]> http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2007.07.01.pool/feed/ We’re done with the roof?!?! http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2006.04.12.were-done-with-the-roof/ http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2006.04.12.were-done-with-the-roof/#comments Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:35:48 +0000 Jason De Arte Improvements http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2006.04.12.were-done-with-the-roof/ This morning as I was getting ready for work, the building inspector came by and did the final sign off on our permit. Well, it was a little more complicated than that.

1) the door rang
2) the inspector introduced himself and asked for the permit application
3) I gave it to him and he asked if it leaked durring the last rain
4) I said no
5) he signed off & walked away

It shouldn’t be that easy - shouldn’t it?

After 13 months of on again, off again hell - that was quite the anti-climatic ending.

w00t!

]]> http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2006.04.12.were-done-with-the-roof/feed/ Desktop Computer Pick (of last) Month http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2005.10.04.desktop-computer-pick-of-last-month/ http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2005.10.04.desktop-computer-pick-of-last-month/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2005 23:54:43 +0000 Jason De Arte PC Pick http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2005.10.04.computer-pick-of-last-month/ When I started at Nexa two months ago, they didn’t have enough time to get me one of their standard Dell PCs - so one of the IT guys got me one of these from Costco for $899 USD

Compaq XP Home/Works Athlon 64 3400+ 2.4Ghz 1GB 200GB DVDRW 17 LCD 9in1 card reader

It’s a decent computer that I happily recommended to the cousins in san diego. And so far - I’ve heard no complaints ;-)

“Why mention it here” you say? Well being the programmer in the family, somebody is bound to ask “what computer should I buy?” and rather than hold their hand on a case by case basis - I thought it would be helpful if I were to try to make a new posting every few months on which one to get.

So there you have it - last month I recommended a compaq, who knows what I may recommend next month?

]]> http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2005.10.04.desktop-computer-pick-of-last-month/feed/ Want a t-shirt? http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2005.07.29.want-a-t-shirt-2/ http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2005.07.29.want-a-t-shirt-2/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:44:11 +0000 Jason De Arte General http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2005.07.29.want-a-t-shirt-2/ Why waist the time to join a real swim team?
After playing around with mspaint, I created a logo worthy of being placed on a t-shirt!
Swim Team t-shirt
 

Want one? then buy it here at cafe press
I doubt anyone will want one - but it’s there for those of you that want it.

]]> http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2005.07.29.want-a-t-shirt-2/feed/ We were APPROVED for condional user permit 2005-(what was that number again?) http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2005.07.14.we-were-approved-for-condional-user-permit-2005-what-was-that-number-again/ http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2005.07.14.we-were-approved-for-condional-user-permit-2005-what-was-that-number-again/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2005 20:14:58 +0000 Jason De Arte Improvements http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2005.07.14.we-were-approved-for-condional-user-permit-2005-what-was-that-number-again/ By unanamous vote, the planning commision approved our request for an exception last night.

Whew!

Now we just need to wait 15 days to allow for any appeals and then we can get our permits and continue construction

I just hope it doesn’t rain

]]> http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2005.07.14.we-were-approved-for-condional-user-permit-2005-what-was-that-number-again/feed/ Faux Camping for Seamus http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2005.07.12.faux-camping-for-seamus/ http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/2005.07.12.faux-camping-for-seamus/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2005 00:30:15 +0000 Jason De Arte General Seamus http://www.CampYorbaLinda.com/?p=10 What’s this - an actual camping refrence at Camp Yorba Linda? Say it isn’t so?

Well, sort of. ;-)
Last night we were getting provisions at the nearbuy samsclub, and I just couldn’t help my self. At the rate he’s growing I’ll never have this opertunity like this again.

Seamus goes Camping!
GRRRR ARRRR!!!! I AM THE DROOL MONSTER!!!! I NEED MORE THINGS TO SLOBER ON!!!

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