Where paint rules king as does brush and roller and tray.
Where trips to the store to buy more and more of these things continue!
Where scaffolding mixes with fun.
Where caulk is like icing and nail filling is a craft one perfects on a daily basis.
And progress is measured only by the day's accomplishments (otherwise we might fold over complete exhaustion and feeling overwhelmed!)
Where WE are. And we ARE alive.
Are we happy we chose to reject the painters and become DIY'ers, saving the mighty dollar????
The jury's still out on that one!!
No doubt, this guy is amazing:
This pic was taken after last weekend's project--cutting up sod, spreading soil, and laying new stuff to harass the Bermuda grass that was encroaching from the neighbor's yard. We thought he'd be done by lunchtime. At 8:30pm, he was still outside, wrapping up... Poor guy!! Thankfully, Mother Nature has cooperated and sent oodles of cooler weather and rain this past week. I think she, too, felt sorry for the fella. :)
This pic was taken after last weekend's project--cutting up sod, spreading soil, and laying new stuff to harass the Bermuda grass that was encroaching from the neighbor's yard. We thought he'd be done by lunchtime. At 8:30pm, he was still outside, wrapping up... Poor guy!! Thankfully, Mother Nature has cooperated and sent oodles of cooler weather and rain this past week. I think she, too, felt sorry for the fella. :)He has turned around and worked like a dog this week with the painting. (As has Papa--thank you!) Then on top of all this, he schemed with a dear college pal of mine to send me away Saturday morning for a weekend in the Virginia countryside as a Mother's Day gift!! We first attended a Morning of Recollection (mass, speaker, prayer service and reconciliation) that was *fantastic* and then headed out for fine dining, pedicures, and great friendship celebrated. What a good man I have!! :)
But don't worry, I didn't miss too much fun while I was gone.
Last night GG and I were back at it--him finishing the ceiling with a final coat; me caulking the trim. Gotta love it.
We are hangin' in... and... just... have... to... get... there.
HVAC comes tomorrow to wrap up.
They are the first of three final "guys" before carpet and tiling.
Have I mentioned we decided to finish the bathroom while we're at it?
We just can't go through this all again. Finito already!!!!
Hope this finds you well.
God bless,
5 comments:
The GG's are simply amazing!!! It's lookin' mighty fine!
We painted our entire condo and always said we'd never do it again but when a paint job is needed end up doing it ourselves. The process is painful but we seem to forget how painful since we keep doing it again! Y'all have been busy! You'll be so happy with the completed project! Hope you are feeling well. Hugs!
Oh, I SOOOOO feel your pain! We are in he midst of several projects ourselves -- one of which is painting our two-story entryway. The funny thing is, we had hired painters, but while picking out a color, I ended up painting so much of the walls that we just decided to do it ourselves! Jon just has to finish up the trim close to the ceiling. Not sure how THAT is going to get accomplished!
Kudos to you and Geoff for all of your hard work!
I don't know how you guys are doing it, but way to go and keep at it! You're almost there!
wow!!! you are really doing a lot! hope you're not overdoing it:)
thanks for your sweet card... can't wait to see you more often!
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