Remodeling

After we finished the shed we moved inside to warmer temperatures and got busy on the house. Here are the before and after pictures. It required a lot of sanding, painting, dusting, prying, and hard work- but here's the near completed project.

Front room before

Front room 2

Dining room before

Kitchen before

AFTER PHOTOS

Entry (note the tile, Justin did it this time)

Front Room Completed


Dining Room Finished


Kitchen completed

The Property

We bought a cabin property this fall and have been able to go up and enjoy it a few times since. It was at one of these such visits that Justin and I got the envied "1000 Aces" in a game we like to call Pinochle. Read them and weep, my friends...



























Here's a pic of the family on the "dock" as we like to call it.

The Turkey Trot

Justin and I ran a 5K on Thanksgiving Day prior to loading up on thousands of Thanksgiving calories. It was a tasty affair to be sure. I had an entire banana cream pie to myself that weekend! Still working off the extra pounds though...

It's a New Year!

It's a new year and even though from our blog it appears that we have been idle, it is quite the opposite. We have been busy with a series of projects which I have dutifully documented with my camera and I will share with all of you. But first off, the completion of the shed.

We got the shingles up and even some trim on the sides. I don't have a current photo of the shed because it is just too bitterly cold to go out and take one. Here's a close to finished photo at least. It seems like all the projects that we have done this year have taken at least a month longer to complete than expected. But alas, it is complete and we are happy to rest for a while.

Our Shed-Building Project

While Justin was gone this summer he designed the shed that we are building in the backyard. It certainly hasn't gone very quickly but it will be cool to say that we built it ourselves. Check it out....Here's Justin making one of the walls.
Two walls up, 2 more to go. These things are heavy!
I know that you must be impressed with the trusses we made, try not to be jealous.
Justin securing the top of the roof. What a man!
We nearly got all the shingles done on this side of the shed over the weekend. We had to stop since they got hot and were burning our skin (not to mention that we had been working on it for about 5 hours straight.

Tagged

I've been tagged by Kourtney The Rules: Answer the questions using only ONE WORD.
1. Where is your cell phone? Bedroom
2. Your significant other? Justin
3. Your hair? Auburn
4. Your mother? Sue
5. Your father? Lyle
6. Your favorite thing? Naps
7. Your dream last night? Stressful
8 Your favorite drink? cocoa
9. Your dream/goal? Tranquility
10. The room you’re in? Office
11. Your hobby? Reading
12. Your fear? Deployment
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Home
14. What you’re not? Shopper
15. Muffins? HoneyOatBran-all one word
16. One of your wish list items? Debt-free
17. Where you grew up? Holladay
18. The last thing you did? Shower
19. What are you wearing? pajamas
20. Favorite gadget? Ipod
21. Your pets? Rosie
22. Your computer? Laptop
23.Your mood? Excited
24. Missing someone? Justin
25. Your car? Audi
26. Something you’re not wearing? Makeup
27. Favorite store? Kohl's
28. Like someone? Friends
29. Your favorite color? Red
30. When is the last time you laughed? Today
31. Last time you cried? Sunday

My Hubby is Home

Well, it's official, after 5 long, grueling months of training, he's finally home. We took this picture just before he left and, as usual, haven't taken any pictures since he's been home. We've been busy. In the last 10 days the playhouse has been leveled, all supplies for the upcoming homemade shed have been purchased, he's back to teaching seminary at Olympus HS, and I am finally feeling whole again. Oh and by the way, today is our anniversary. Three wonderful, blissful years.