Tell me what ya think

So far only 1 wall is done. We ran out of painters tape. (boy that stuff is expensive) We used some cheap tape and it was peeling the paint off with the tape. Mike used the heat gun and that worked much better.
By tomorrow evening we should have a downstairs bathroom. Mike needs another wax ring for the toilet and an elbow for the sink. YEAH!!

Marissa's recovery

Everyday she is getting better. The first picture is Thursday (1 day), second picture is Friday (2 days) and the third picture is Sunday (4days). She is getting restless and wants to do more. I told her maybe Monday she can get out of bed more than an hour. I only took pictures of the left side because that seemed to be the worst of the 2. From the bruise it looks like the oral surgeon had a time getting the lower left wisdom tooth out. Tuesday we go to the orthodontist to see how she is healing. I know she is tired of eating soft food. She tells me all the time she is hungry and wants "real" food.

1 Busy Saturday...

This morning i was scraping the other side of the french door out front and Mike was installing the balasters on the side porch. (pictures 1,2 &3) Then we decide to run to Lowe's to get the adhestive and grout for the back splash. (picture 4) We got most of it installed before dinner. Then after dinner Mike decided to install the flooring in the half bath since we didn't have enough painters tape so i could finish paint in there. (picture 5)
It was a very productive day.

side porch is almost done....

The boys painted most of the side porch yesterday. Mike will just have to touch up a few places plus cut and install the balaster. Then the side porch is done..YEAH!!! The Red door in picture 1 will replace the white door in picture 2.

The downstairs bathroom

So i let it dry over night and to me it's still dark. Mike says he likes it. I'm afraid it will be very dark once i get everything in there plus curtains. I have another green but it was to grassy green. When i get it figured out i will post pictures.
Today i am also painting the french doors. There are 2 sets. One is for the kitchen and the other is for the bottom of the stairs. I'm painting the kitchen set the antique white that is on the walls in the entire kitchen. I haven't even began to think about the stairs and entrance way.

Today is 2 days post surgery for Marissa and she is very bruised and swollen. If she will let me i will post the pictures i have been taking.

Kids working....YEAH!!!

Isabelle painted around the fixtures in the downstairs half bathroom so i could paint the walls. It turned out darker than I expected so I'm going to stripe it with a lighter green. The boys worked on the side porch. Mike removed all the siding panels so i had the boys scrape and remove nails & staples. Now they are painting.
I have plenty of other things to do while the paint dries before i can finish painting.
Marissa has been sleeping most of the day. When I went to check on her about 12:30 she was in a very good mood. Maybe she will be able to eat something for dinner. (cross your fingers) i know she is hungry.

Marissa is recovering

Marissa's surgery went well. It was first planned for 1:30,then the hospital call and rescheduled it for 2:45. But she wasn't taken into the OR it 4:15. We were the last in the pre waiting room, the last in the parents waiting room and the last to leave the day surgery. The Dr took out all 4 of her wisdom teeth plus a partial baby tooth that wouldn't come out. Then he had to attach a hook & chain to the adult tooth that is sideways in her gums. Next week she (& Patrick) goes to the orthodontist so they can pull the adult tooth down into place. They both are also getting their bottom braces. Right now she looks like a swollen chipmunk with bruises but in good spirits.
Kat

finished library

I think the library turned out beautiful. Isabelle told me that it's her favorite next to her room. lol

Finally finished

scrapping the paint from both sides of the solid wood door with the huge knocker. It was 1 of the ones we got out of a dumpsterlast year in vabch. I used the heat gun which made it alittle easier but it still took forever. I got some exterior paint in red for the front and dining room doors. I think they will look better in red. When i get them painted i will get pictures.

What we did today...

We spent most of the morning at Nana's having 2 of the cars we had there removed. When we got home Mike was scrapping and painting the trim on the outside of the house. And i was removing paint from the door we are going to put on the dining room. I'll get pictures tomorrow. This one is our cars leaving....

Confirmation

Marissa is approved by our insurance so she will have oral surgery next Wednesday. If ya'll could keep her in your prayers that would be great. I know she is a little scared. But she knows she will have straight teeth when all is said and done.Also we got her senior proofs in the mail today. Of course she hated most of them. As soon as i scan some i will get them online.
TTYL

The library

Here is a few pictures of the library i've been working on. It still needs another coat of paint.

Today was an exciting day....

Mike with the help from Patrick got the rest of the ceiling up in the living room. It looks very nice. So we moved everything out of the library room with the exception of a couple of box. I asked Mike to move the boxes to the center of the room so i could paint the base board, he decided to go thru them to see what could be taken out so the boxes could be moved to the attic. Most of the boxes we haven't gone thru since we moved in last year. As Mike was looking thru one of the boxes he jumped back and said i think this one has a snake in it. So we all followed him out front. Sure enough hiding in the bottom under everything was this black snake. Patrick took it out and all the kids in the neighborhood had to come see. Patrick and his friend took the snake down the rail road tracks by the creek and let it go.

So we all go back to work, I was painting in the library and 1 of the cats come in the room. She keeps smelling 1 box on the bottom of the pile. I had 1 of the kids tell Mike i need him . (he was in the attic) i tell him what the cat was doing and that i think there is a mice in the box. (we had found plenty of evidence of mice) He goes searching thru the box and sure enough there is a mice in the box. I go get our black male cat George because he is our mouser. As soon as i put George up into the box and he sees that little rodent he pounces. When he had that thing in his mouth Mike picked him up and sat him out the window to play with his catch.

The pictures are Mike & Patrick putting up the ceiling and Patrick and the snake. I'll get pictures of the library as soon as I'm done painting it.

Most Days I work alone...

but today i have all the kids working. Brandon finished the baseboards & window trim in our bedroom & Isabelle washed dishes. When they got done they helped Marissa & Patrick that have been painting the upstairs hallway. The 3rd picture is the new curtains in the living room and the last is the red closet door in the downstairs hallway.

Woohoo!!

It's almost 10 pm and i just finished painting the base boards, trim around the windows, doors and the entire fire place. Tomorrow i will be hanging curtains and arranging furniture. I'll be sure to get pictures tomorrow in the daylight. I'm beat but have a few more things to do before bed.....night....

Painting Fool

The last few weeks or so I've been painting my butt off. So far we have finished the striping in the girls closet, the entire downstairs hallway , the trim in the upstairs hallway, the formal living room, 3 walls in our bed room, & the closet doors under the stairs. I love the red doors. I may do more if i have enough paint.

Today i will be painting the entire upstairs hallway taupe. Marissa & Patrick painted the trim last week and I patched most of the walls. So it's ready to be painted. I still need to finish the trim in the living room. I started pulling up the floor in there that needs to be replaced so all Mike has to do is put in the replacement floor.

Goofy kids & painting our bedroom

Patrick was being goofy this afternoon & I took a picture of him. The next is my continuing efforts at painting our bedroom. (the wall on the right is pinker than the lavender on the left) The trim is the wonderful dark purple. The last is all the cats eating out of the same bowl. (top is Lola, left is Jake, bottom is George & right is Mama Max)

The weekend

The master bedroom is going to be purple!! I started painting it Saturday evening. Each wall will be a different shade of purple. And when we went to Lowe's last night they had this dark purple paint I'm using for the trim. So far it looks amazing.
Mike is continuing the side porch. Yesterday he got the stairs done. Today he is working the railings.

pictures

I came down to the kitchen this morning to find it so clean. I told Patrick last night he was cleaning the kitchen and his bedroom. He had a friend stay over last night and they got up early and cleaned Patrick's room and kitchen. The last 2 pictures are the outside. Mike took down most of the scaffling after he finished paiting the balcony and roof areas in the front. The only painting really left outside is the upper windows. I know you can't see but the kids are on the porches. Marissa & Patrick on the lower and Isabelle & Brandon on the balcony.