house paint'n

We're in the home stretch. This weekend was the final push and we performed admirably. I can't say enough about how appreciative and grateful I am for our friends who helped, including Chris, Rich, Angie, Lee and Tara. With Shelly kickin' in with dining and odd job assistance. Add to that our parents and parents-in-law, and that's why we're basically done after only 2 weeks. And we thought we could get it done in a week, HA!
I was a little concerned about the extra white border around our windows, making them look smaller, but in fact they look just fine and newly magnificent.

house painting

In case you're wondering, Suzy hasn't posted a blog post for awhile because she's slaving away at the house. The painting, or should I say prepping, is going moderately well, although we still haven't put a drop of final paint on the house, only some primer. And it's been almost a week! But everything is almost sanded down. Parents and parents-in-law have really stepped up to the plate and saved our bacon, and for that...we worship them, love them, and are grateful.

But oh no! It's going too far! We've decided to rip our porch off:



Tina hired these contractors to rebuild the hot tub deck, so we're using them to rebuild the rotting, sagging mess of a porch. Right now it is terrifying however...Watch that first step, it's a doozy. Must go back to work...