New Roof

 Thank you to my heroes John and Justin for doing the roof.   It's a small roof but the smaller they are the harder they fall.   Tear off was a nightmare but once that was done it was all smooth sailing.   We even had a storm kick up Sunday afternoon to give us a welcome break from the heat.

Also thanks to Kathy, Landon and Kinsley for helping with the picking up of the old shingles.   

Tear off done and finally able to start putting it back together.

Finishing touches.

and DONE!  

Wow, really needs to be painted now.   As soon as cooler weather comes in I will get started.

I'm done with the heat for a while.

It Works......Hopefully!

 Well my landscaping won't be on the cover of Outdoor Living but hopefully this

will hopefully prevent this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Too Lean and Lanky

 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.   

I cut all the heavy hanging limbs off but was told by a master gardener that the tree will never be strong

Well today it succumbed to the winds, that weren't even that strong.

Needless to say that lean and lanky tree is no more.   

New Refrigerator

 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.

As big as the fridge is I decided to move things around.   Glad I haven't attached the cabinets yet.   Moved the fridge to the corner and the stove will go to the left between the 2 small cabinets.  

Crawl Space Vents

 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!

This is the before.  I know, pretty yucky!

Here's the after.  I know, quite the improvement.   Now for caulk.

Caulking done! Next project on the outside, painting that horrible green.

Finishing Touches

 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.

Hint....hint

 Notice my new counter at the bottom of my page.  I finally decided on a retirement date!

Fruits of My Labor

 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!

  

Happy Birthday Ada

 Our sweet little spit fire is 7 years old.   Happy Birthday to our little tator!

Sanding Cabinet Boxes

 Refinishing the cabinets is time consuming but they are coming right along.  Three rounds of stripping and then sanding.   Looking good.

A/C Is In

 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!

Duct work ran through the entire house.   With old gravity flow furnaces there were no vents. 

A new thermostat that lights up.  Only the best for mom!

Brand new A/C unit.   First time this house has had central air.

On a side note it does look like I'm going to learn how to do sheetrock.   There are 2 holes from the old furnace that are no longer needed.  At least it's cool in the house while I'm learning.

New Heating and Air

 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!

Out with the old.

Ready or Not Here I Come

 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.  

There are so many coats of paint, this should be fun!

Three different coats of stripper until I could finally see wood.  

Happy Birthday Sammy

 Out little Samuel is 5 years old.   Happy Birthday Sammy.

Busy Day!

 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

After

Now it's time to get some paint and get that all touched up.

Also, roofing was delivered today.

They unloaded and it's safe and secure in the garage.   Just waiting for a nice hot day!

Demo Day

 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.  

Demoing that porcelain tub.

Bathroom totally gutted.  

OK, this is my first injury from my remodel.  I broke the toilet carrying it our and accidentally cut my toe.   I know I should have been wearing steal toed shoes, not flip flops.  

Hydrangeas

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. 

I've got Gas!

Today has the gas turned on.  Not as simple as it sounds.  First you have to test the line with 20lbs of pressure and make sure you have no leaks. That's what that bright yellow sticker is. We did that last week.   Today I got a bright shiny new gas meter.

Another big change was I got the old air conditioner unit out of the window.   

It took 5 of us to do it but it's gone!

My New Project, SURPRISE!

 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?

Finally Finished

 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.