So we didn't take step by step pictures, but hopefully this will help you somewhat.  I'm always open to explain more.  First step was to bend the steel 4 times--heat it and bend it over something.  We used a 2x4.  Two bends per steel stick, one on each end, trying to get the same shape with each bend.  (There will be 2 strap's per door.)

To make the 'glides' Blair drilled out the same diameter as the bolt to go through the bent piece of steel.  He secured the pulley between 14 washers, 7 on either side of the pulley.  Secure with the nut and that part is done.  We sprayed them with the hammered metal look spray paint, black color.  There is some scuffing once it's all been worked with--so we will have to touch up once it's all done.  The pulley was a nickel color--but we sprayed that too.

Barn Door Tracks on a Budget

So I've wanted an interior barn door track for my hall closet doors. I removed my 5 foot bi-fold doors and currently just have an opening. I searched online and looked at our local home improvement stores for the hardware kits. I've seen several while perusing my new favorite website, Pinterest. Here is the basic look we are mimicking. ---------------->

About 6 months ago, one local home improvement store located them and said when I was ready they could order them. Well a few weeks ago--I went in to order them and they said, "we've never been able to get these". So I was back to square one.

Now I was slightly bothered b/c my husband was READY to do the work but now I had nothing to work with. Online these kits are anywhere from $300-$400! My 'Mr.Fix-It' husband and I went to the hardware store and he said he'd attempt to create one for me.

He purchased:

2-- 2" (1/8" thickness) flat iron--6 ft long You will need a torch

4 --Garage Door Pulleys 3" 2x4 for bending the steel

1-- 1/16th -- 1 1/4 thick Steel Piece of Square Tubing Drill Bits to bore through the steel

1 --can of Hammered Metal Black Spraypaint

56 Washers and Nuts and Bolts

Christmas 2009

Natalie took this of us. Really weird being in a picture together. It's usually one of us behind the camera. Usually me.

Sawyer 8

Luke age 10

Tayler age 12

Fall Pictures

Baseball Wrap Up

Sawyer finished his fall ball with a Victory and Luke finished by winning their entire division for fall ball and playing for the championship. I unfortunately have no pictures of Luke this fall, but he did a great job on a new team, new coach and more experienced players. It was a great experience.

3 Cedars Farm w/Grandpa and Grandma Hindt

Piano Recital

Luke and Tayler had their piano recital this past week. Both did a great job!

Sawyer Turns 8

Visit from two Cousins from Georgia

A funeral in Michigan brought Blair's sisters husband and two of their kids a few weeks ago. It was great they were able to stop on their way for a meal, to stretch their legs and hang out a bit.

Blair Celebrates the big 40 in Alaska

Blair took a few days and flew up to Anchorage and then drove down to the Kenai Penninsula to spend a day fishing in Homer. A friend went with him and they had a fun, exhausting couple days.

Homesick by Mercy Me

I heard this song on the radio 5 times if I heard it once while in Minnesota for my cousins Funeral last weekend. It just really spoke to me and still is. I hope it comforts you, the reader, as you read it or better yet listen to it here on You Tube.

You're in a better place, I've heard a thousand times
And at least a thousand times I've rejoiced for you
But the reason why I'm broken, the reason why I cry
Is how long must I wait to be with you

I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
I've never been more homesick than now

Help me Lord cause I don't understand your ways
The reason why I wonder if I'll ever know
But, even if you showed me, the hurt would be the same
Cause I'm still here so far away from home

I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
I've never been more homesick than now

In Christ, there are no goodbye
And in Christ, there is no end
So I'll hold onto Jesus with all that I have
To see you again
To see you again

And I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
Won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
Won't you give me strength to make it through somehow

I've never been more homesick than now

Luke and Isaiah
Luke (10) and Effie (96)
Gram and her two grandaughters
All the 2nd Cousins before Mark Left

Nathaniel and his beautiful eyes
Grandma Betty and Natalie
Patrick and Luke
Lisa, Laura, Karl and Isaiah

More Funeral and Celebration of Gram's 93 Birthday

Mother, Grandma, and Great Grandma and Great Great Grandma--on her 93rd Birthday

Mark, Damon, Gram and Patti playing and singing with Grandma
Blair and his favorite person in this world
Laura and Isaiah--what a sweetie

Cousins

Here we all are except Bryon who is smiling with us except in the presence of Jesus.

Aunt Bev and Natalie

Natalie and Mark
Pauline, Patti and Christine
Patrick

Funeral for Bryon

2nd Cousins

Uncle Karl and Natalie

My cousins little guy Isaiah eating a pickle w/some dip. We were watching for a goofy expression, but he never bit it just kept licking the dip off the pickle