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Roof update, &c.
Monday we finally got a good downpour, the first big rain since the roof was replaced. It held up perfectly! No leaking at all. So everyone can be very proud of my very capable husband and his crew of amateur roofers. … -
Update on Mom B.'s visit
Well, we said a teary and rushed goodbye to Mom B. this afternoon. Teary because we love her; rushed because all the parking was full so we had to just drop her off on the curb outside ticketing. But we did have such fun… -
Our new roof, the discipline of place, and the beauty of love
This weekend was our big roofing project. Jonathan decided to just replace the one face that was leaking, and worry about making the whole thing pretty later. It's much less expensive to fix it than it is to make it pret… -
Distressing (cabinets)
i haven't checked on the sticky cabinetry in the garage, but last night i distressed the two false drawer fronts that are in front of the sink. i think they came out pretty well. i took extra care not to make them look t… -
Getting the kitchen back in order (sort of)
The kitchen is basically reassembled now. i have yet to distress and replace the doors. Today the goal was to figure out where i wanted everything that had been stored in the lower cabinets. i didn't do much of that. i w… -
WOOD FLOORS!
The wood floor in the kitchen/dining area was officially completed last night. YAY! We have yet to put the trim in (in the living room, too), but other than that, it's DONE! And it's so pretty. Dad and i ended up doing t… -
What we accomplished on Day One
Jonathan and Dad ripped out all the old flooring today-- every scrap of it-- and pulled out all the bottom cabinets. Some of the cabinets took a little more work than others. One actually couldn't be taken out without kn… -
Today is the day!
First of all: VBS is over, and it went wonderfully well. Jonathan's parents are here, and they are here to slave away! In May we went to Indiana so Jonathan could help Dad renovate Mom's kitchen, and they decided to jus… -
May and June
i'm going to try to give you a brief run-down of where i've been and what i've been up to during the last, oh, month and a half. We'll go weekly. Week of April 29-May 5 This week was Jonathan's 30th birthday. i could wr… -
The month in review
Today i am typing in a beautifully clean living room, with sparkly wood floors, waiting for the kitchen floor to dry (and trying to keep the dog from walking on it). What have we been up to lately? Christmas and New Yea…
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