House Renovation (and other stuff)

The adventures of a family trying to renovate a 1900's Foursquare

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Friday, December 23, 2005

75% Done!!!!!!!

Yes,we are finally just about done with the downstairs. We skimcoated the living room and ceiling and painted it and the hallway upstairs. It looks so awesome. I finally got everything cleaned up and then Jayd comes home and wants to start to put the columns in. So he got out the sawsall and cut the opening in where you could see in the wall where the colonnades use to be. I like the big opening a lot better that the arch that was there. So last night I finally got that mess of plaster dust cleaned up. Jayd claims the dusty part of the job is over. Jayd also made a few of the panels for the bases of the columns last night with Cameron's help. I am excited to see them done. I definitely will borrow a camera and take pix so I can post them for everyone to see.

Hope everyone has a safe and blessed holiday. Merry Christmas.

Tuesday, December 06, 2005

No new is good news, or something like that.......

I have not posted for a while. We have been extremely busy scooping snow, doing the family thing for the holidays and now with the various programs and parties it seems we don't have a spare minute.

We have not sat in the hot tub for a few weeks. I did the other day and it was great but I was out there by myself because Jayd was trying to get the snow blower working. I don't think I will get him talked into going out there till the end of the week when it at least will be out of the negative temperature for once.

Supposedly Jayd is going to start on the living room now. When I go home tonight I am going to take down everything in the living room and move the Christmas tree in the front porch so he will have to do it. I want to paint during my week off between Christmas and New Years. Hopefully that happens.

Cameron will be 2 on Thursday so I am going to get the usual DQ ice cream cake for his party on Sunday. He is all excited about it.

Take care.