Have some new outside only pets. Wasn't sure what I wanted to get.
Goats, horses, chickens, peacocks, cows have all been thrown about.
But then these little beauties showed up and I am not sure how to get rid of them.
So stay they may.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
Getting closer...
Decisions have been made as we needed to...this weekend we found the perfect granite for the countertop. With that came the paint color and the backsplash decisions as well. Yippee! We are still probably a month out from pulling it all together, but at least there is light at the end of the tunnel.
We spent most of this past weekend working on my house fixing things that needed fixing in order to finally put that "for sale" sign in the front yard. By the time I (we) go to bed on Tuesday night, the house should be ready for showing. The garage & shed should be the only messes to contend with from that point. I have built up a lot of stuff in the past unmentionable years of my life. It is time for a purge and merge. I have no problem purging, but my better half seems to so it should be interesting over the next few months when I'm pulling things together for a garage sale or donation as we organize our stuff under one roof.
Wish us luck!
We spent most of this past weekend working on my house fixing things that needed fixing in order to finally put that "for sale" sign in the front yard. By the time I (we) go to bed on Tuesday night, the house should be ready for showing. The garage & shed should be the only messes to contend with from that point. I have built up a lot of stuff in the past unmentionable years of my life. It is time for a purge and merge. I have no problem purging, but my better half seems to so it should be interesting over the next few months when I'm pulling things together for a garage sale or donation as we organize our stuff under one roof.
Wish us luck!
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Down Time
Nothing constructive got done on the house this weekend - not even the grass mowed. Oh well. I good time was hiking Starved Rock and Mattheissen state parks this weekend. So I am not complaining.
Found out that my girl and her boy are not in the kind of shape I thought they were in. The big boy scout hiking people just aren't used to that kind of movement. I think i can go longer than either of them. Ally did very well, but did tire out. Chris didn't do too bad but the nap he took just wasn't long enough for him to recover. Oh well.
So this week it is mowing, finish the mudding. I will then prime the walls and hopefully paint. Then I can hang cabinets and do the floor at my leisure. And that can be done alone with no help. Ally has to start concentrating on her house for getting it sold.
There is some stuff I will have to go over and help with, but it is fairly simple and quick to do. She needs to get her place painted and cleaned up. She did alot over there tonite, which was good.
As the kitchen comes to a close (which is still at least 2 weeks away) I will get more pictures up. It will be beautiful, once it is complete.
Found out that my girl and her boy are not in the kind of shape I thought they were in. The big boy scout hiking people just aren't used to that kind of movement. I think i can go longer than either of them. Ally did very well, but did tire out. Chris didn't do too bad but the nap he took just wasn't long enough for him to recover. Oh well.
So this week it is mowing, finish the mudding. I will then prime the walls and hopefully paint. Then I can hang cabinets and do the floor at my leisure. And that can be done alone with no help. Ally has to start concentrating on her house for getting it sold.
There is some stuff I will have to go over and help with, but it is fairly simple and quick to do. She needs to get her place painted and cleaned up. She did alot over there tonite, which was good.
As the kitchen comes to a close (which is still at least 2 weeks away) I will get more pictures up. It will be beautiful, once it is complete.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Burnt flesh
Doesn't look that bad but it hurt like hell. Good thing my widows peak go waaaay back. Didn't lose much hair.
Oh my aching...
All seams have their first coat of mud, some two....I used muscles I haven't in a while. Couple more days and painting will commence! Woohoo!! Taking a break this weekend with the Elliott's though. Headed North for a weekend of camping, hiking and relaxing. Will be re-charged and ready to get back to it on Monday!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Weekend Progress
Well he didn't curl up into a total ball...he did rest as he definitely should have. Once he got a good nap and a shower he was up and working on things. Got all the plumbing on the East wall completed and ready to plumb the dishwasher soon. He was stiff, but did keep moving. Sunday was a day of reckoning though. Finally got the sink out, the rest of the lath pulled and what little electrical that needed finished, completed. We even managed to go to a movie and relax. Monday, up at a decent time, breakfast with my brother, purchased a tiller and some plants. Back to the farm we worked on staking the fruit trees I put in on Saturday, mulched, planted a flower bed, prepared the tiller for its debut...too wet...prepared another bed for planting and burned a lot of debris. There was a booboo from that event too...I will let the boobooee tell you all about it. After the shock was over we finished the drywall in the kitchen...that's right....all the drywall is up in the kitchen. Mudding starts Tuesday night. Woohoo!!! Pictures to be added soon! Great job honey pushing through the weekend and getting so much accomplished!!
Friday, May 23, 2008
4x8 at a time
Two walls done, ceiling done, most of 3rd wall done....
We're making our way around the room slowly but surely. This weekend will hopefully be the weekend of great strides. A little plumbing to do in order to get the 3rd wall complete, then the dishwasher and sink finally get pulled out. A tweek on plumbing on the 4th wall and drywall is going up. My goal is to have mud and sanding done with walls ready to prime by the time Monday wraps up. Wish us luck!
We're making our way around the room slowly but surely. This weekend will hopefully be the weekend of great strides. A little plumbing to do in order to get the 3rd wall complete, then the dishwasher and sink finally get pulled out. A tweek on plumbing on the 4th wall and drywall is going up. My goal is to have mud and sanding done with walls ready to prime by the time Monday wraps up. Wish us luck!
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