I have a tree in the front side yard that has been growing like a weed. Problem is it's going straight up and not really branching out. The winds last week were just too much for that little tree.
Well, not really a new refrigerator but I was able to buy a used fridge from a friend. She bought a new house and this one was too big. Lucky for me and mom! It's a big one but the price was right and it was only a year old. Yeah for a bargain.
I'm not really ready for it in the kitchen but the guys were moving it in so I wasn't going to make them come back. They had to take the doors off to get it out of the other house so I just had them put it in the kitchen. I can work around it. Thank you Brandon and Andrew.
Living in a house with no basement you have crawl space. This is something new for me but I'm loving the idea of no steps.
The crawl space vents had a lot of wood rot so I pulled that all out and replaced with pvc boards. Hopefully no more problems. Two of the five vents just needed to be cleaned up and painted. Success, and Done!
I'm so excited to finally have my furniture. I ordered the couch in January and here it is July1 and it's finally here. I was nervous it might be too red but I love it. The chairs are new too. Super excited .... and no I'm not repainting my green wall. It looks great.
Notice my new counter at the bottom of my page. I finally decided on a retirement date!
I've never had a garden but this year decided to attempt it. I have 2 tomato plants, a regular and a cherry tomato. It isn't much but my first crop. They are delicious!
Refinishing the cabinets is time consuming but they are coming right along. Three rounds of stripping and then sanding. Looking good.
I know it doesn't sound like much but when it's 100 degrees having A/C makes all the difference in the world. Excited that the heating and air conditioning is done in the house. This was the big expense getting the house livable so now I can get busy on the inside and get it ready for Gigi.
New furnace!
This was the major expense of the house but I think it's well worth the cost. The house had an old gravity flow furnace with no a/c. Gravity has one furnace in the center of the house with no vents at all. They will be running vents through the house in the crawl space. Can't wait until this is done so I can work comfortably in the house.
You know it's going to be expensive when you see three trucks pull up, but it will be worth it!
Have never repainted kitchen cabinets but I guess there's no time like the present to learn. I've got everything laid out and ready to dive right in.
I've got all the doors laid out in the garage ready to start.
Things finally started moving at the Roberts' house. Super exciting. All the electrical is done. It was super super old wiring so insurance company is happy it's upgraded.
Here's the before picture so you will see why it needed some updating.
Before
Now it's time to get some paint and get that all touched up.
Also, roofing was delivered today.
That's right, demo has started.
First was the kitchen counter top. It wasn't in too bad of shape but they had allowed moisture to get under the formica and it was bubbled.
Good thing is, someone stopped by before the formica went in the dumpster and ask if he could have. Less in the landfill so it's a win win.
Next was the bathroom. How can things be so dirty. Yuck! This is how the bathroom started.
Did I even spell hydrangeas correctly? I can’t really do much on the inside so it’s hurry up and wait. Everyone is so booked. I decided to work on a little bit of curb appeal. I moved some landscape blocks and planted 3 hydrangea bushes. Waiting patiently for them to grow.
Well I did it. I purchased my vacation home 😉
I'm so excited to get busy on my new project. The big question is where do I start?
I can say I am finally finished. I had some baseboard trim and the step to the family room that I didn't know how to do. I finally decide it's not going to finish on it's own so I just jumped in and finished. It was so easy, why did I wait a year to finish. I know it doesn't look like much but I can finally say the house is done!
I do need to do a little bit of paint touch up so I guess the job is never done.
Ok, ok, I just couldn't do it. I love posting on my blog so
I'M BACK!
Besides, I may have a new project starting up. You'll see.
Gordon, Riley have been very busy but it's time to take a break.
Remodel is done so I won't be posting for a while.
Here's a picture on Gordon, aka, "Gordo".
When I have some new projects and have something to report I'll be back.
Stan has been battling covid since October 31. Today he finally lost that battle.
Please, everyone stay home and be safe.
