Happy Monday!!

We did a whole lot of nothing over the weekend. Saturday I spent most of the day in bed with a head/sinus cold the younger kids brought home. Then I drove with the girls to chesapeake to go grocery shopping and go to my niece's baby shower. Was a nice time with family. Sunday we went to pick up a piano we got off craigs list. We had a piano but gave it away because we were going to get a family members but didn't. Turns out the piano we got is an old player piano. Very cool. I did finish staining the balcony decking this morning. Another thing to cross off our "To Do List". Yeah!! I have cookies to make now for lunches this week. TTLY

Stupid me...

Since i always tell ya'll what Mike does I thought i should tell ya what I did. The other day i was staining the balcony floor. There are 4x4s and 2x4 piled on one end, i was trying to make the pile neater when I moved a 4x4 up on top then was trying to go to the opposite end to put it up and tripped on a 2x4 on the floor. My knee popped out (i've had knee problems all my life) and my butt landed on the 2x4 and a huge nail went into the back of my thigh. My knee hurt worse than the nail. I cleaned the hole and put a bandaid on it and went back to staining the deck. I rested yesterday because the whole lower half of my body hurt. Today I am still sore but need to get back to work. The picture is before i fell. I'm hoping to get the rest of the deck stained today before it rains this weekend.
TTYL

Another weekend

We finally got doors on the master suite! Mike worked sunday (with the help from everyone) getting them put in. It seemed like all i did was paint. (like usual) I spent half the day saturday touching up paint in the upstairs hallway.(the kids painted the walls and trim) Sunday morning we installed the ballaster around the upstairs. I spent part of thursday & friday painting them and Mike and the kids finished them sunday. I also painted the banisters that I sanded last week. Mike routed the side so no more splinters. I finally got the last one out this morning.

The big pile of wood that has been collecting on the side of the house is finally gone. Most of it was lathes and rotted floor boards that we removed. It took about 2-3 weeks but we had a huge sign next to it and also advertised on the internet for free wood. It's not great wood but most just wanted as kindling.

The pictures are all the kids playing catch together out back. Lola & Jake in a box together, then they went to sleep. Mike (with Isabelle) building the frame for the doors and the doors installed. I will stain them sometime. And the railing we all helped with. We know it's not the prettiest thing but it's only temporary. In the last picture is my only vegetable plant that has produced anything this year and it just sprouted a gazillion blossoms and we woke up this morning to the temp being 32. Boy was that a shocker. When I woke the kids up i told them to dress warm it's really cold. My poor lil doggies are soo cold. I think it's time to pull out the sweaters for them. I dress the dogs for warmth more than style. TTYL Kathie

Beautiful day...

It started off very foggy but the sun is out and it's a beautiful day.


Saturday Patrick (with some help from Brandon) finished painting the balcony ceiling. Marissa & Brandon scrubbed and painted the back porch. Mike got the Juliette rails on the upstairs doors installed. (pictures 1&2)
Sunday I painted the knoll post & rails for around the upstairs. Right now Mike has the day off and is installing the railing and cutting the baluster so i can paint them. Woohoo Me!!

On sunday Mike removed more of the siding on the porch, painted it and installed the 2 porch light on the sides of the door.

Everyone that goes by our house has to tell us it is looking good.

Happy Tuesday

The internet is back after not working all weekend. We did get lot done. Most of the outside is finished. We finished up cutting the grass and sorting the wood. I painted the back stairs and boards around it. Mike got the rest of demo of the back balcony. Me & Isabelle got the front porch a lil more organized and swept. Mike moved the gas stoves & the apt size stove to the front and they are for sale. The kids were scraping the metal poles on the back porch yesterday. Everyone came home early including daddy, so we all got some things done. Patrick started painting the front balcony ceiling and i was painting the upstairs hallway ceiling. Saturday night Mike & I replaced some of the missing tiles.

Oh I almost forgot George found an other snake in the tall grass by the house. First everyone had to see and Brandon wanted to hold. Then Daddy removed it.

The pictures are of the inside of the laundry room door i painted last week. Mike & Brandon with the snake. And the last 2 are everyone working. I had my phone in my pocket and just slipped off and snapped it. That's why no on is looking at me and are busy.lol