After months of saying I would, I finally installed the doggie door last week. I think the pictures speak for themselves:
Measure twice, cut once. Or three times. You know, it's hard to make things level and square.
I had to take some breaks. It was surprisingly hard to push the jigsaw through the thickness of the door. That sounds vaguely dirty.
You can see the side wall of my yard! And the dead vines! And if you had a magnifying glass you would see the strange proliferation of ants that crawl around my property.
The wood is stained for weather protection, and the door is hung, but the inside panel doesn't fit right. More work is needed. When I'm not feeling quite so lazy.
True to form, and just like at the old house, Spotty was immediately willing to use the door, but Hops took a few days to convince. Spotty actually went outside though another door I had left open while I was working, and came to watch me from the outside while I stained the wood. For the first couple of days he would whine to be let out, but then I would remind him of the doggy door and he would obediently leap through it. Hops ultimately had to be shoved through it a couple of times, but once he had it figured out he took advantage of his freedom by going in and out and in and out and in, then he would run in to the living room and look at me, then he would run out again. Repeat ad nauseum within in the span of 10 minutes. Then repeat those 10 minutes throughout the day about 40 times.
Next up: Wallpaper glue removal. Oooooooooooh. Aaaaaaaaaaaaah. Maybe if you're real good I'll take pictures of the new paint in the living room. Try not to wet yourselves with glee.
i hope an extra fat cat gets stuck in that door trying to get in, and that you call me to come get him.
(please take tracy-flick-good notes in your class this weekend, so when i need help you can be my go-to-gal.)
Posted by: miss kendra | January 12, 2007 at 07:10 PM
Seriously, I am so jealous. I want a house to play with.
Posted by: AJ | January 13, 2007 at 06:19 PM