I’ve apologized and apologized again, to my children this week. After sitting the cats outside over and over again- AND fussing at my children for letting them in– someone came to me and pointed out the following: Our contractor, bless his heart, opened the side of our home (just under the roof), to replace the wood and install the siding…
Category: home decorating
House Updates
OK…here are the updates! The windows and doors on the back wall are DONE! The contractor will be back on Monday to discuss finishing the underside of the roof on this side and then we’ll talk siding! I CAN’T WAIT. The little window on the end USED to be the back door…it’s going away. We’re turning that little room into…
December 19, 2013
First, thank you for the prayer. Courtney’s surgery went well this morning. She has been resting in bed the remainder of the day. I’m hoping tomorrow will find her feeling some better. I know healing takes time- I am praying it won’t take long. The house is not the same without her smiling and singing through the day. Even with…
December 18, 2013
This is it- my deadline for finishing the girl bathroom. Tonight, Joshua has five pieces of trim left to hang. We have a toilet paper holder that needs better wall anchors (which WILL HAVE TO WAIT until tomorrow). Closet doors need to be trimmed and reworked to become french doors. A threshold still needs to be cut and installed. Everything…
Coming Along
The last two days are beginning to make me think there may be a light at the end of the bathroom tunnel! First, this is the update on the deck: One set of steps is complete! It’s SO nice and solid as a rock! Today, Joshua sat out on the deck and worked on school assignments. It’s odd to see…
Today’s Update
In the middle of growing a baby, homeschool, house maintenance, and normal life, sometimes, I’m amazed at all the Lord allows us to finish each day! I managed to fall asleep at 9:30 last night…much earlier than many nights. I still felt like we were able to accomplish many things. I enjoyed a visit with my Grandmother. She was so…
December 12, 2014
(These are pictures from yesterday.) I think I must suffer from some form of stage fright. It seems when faced with a project, any project, I gather my materials and make my plans but when I get just up to the minute to start my work, I freeze. I have to push myself on to actually start. You spend so…
Saturday Work
Yesterday, we worked away on two projects. The first, is the drywall of the new hall. (It’s hard to believe this hall didn’t exist just months ago!) Joshua finished hanging the drywall. It has had two coats of mud now. The Lord willing, we’ll have the light switch cut in and the room painted in a few days. Then bring…
Construction Mishaps…
They happen. Great Stuff and I go way back. I was told the Great Stuff for windows and doors didn’t expand quite as much as the original Great Stuff. We have been using it to fill the cracks between the walls and new windows and front doors that went in a few weeks back. Great insulator…probably better left done by…
Many Hands
“Many hands make the work light”, right? I don’t think I have ever been so grateful for all these folks, as I am this week. We’re trying to beat the cold and wet weather coming to Alabama soon. Today, it’s a comfortable day to be working outside. I think the next few days are supposed to bring rain and colder…
Passing Time
While I’m recovering, I’ve been making numbers for our house- Some wood, some paint, brass numbers from Walmart….a new craft project makes anyone feel better.
This Week on Pinterest- Wreath and Fall “L”
I’m staying on top of these Pinterest projects. I fear having the ideas build up and sit there useless, so we’re trying to pick a few projects to try each week, (if time allows, more). This last week, we made the fall wreath for our door. I used the idea I found here. Our wreath was made from styrofoam (speaking…