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Wanna see something totally cool?

 

 

PAINTED CEILINGS AND WALLS!

(thanks Grandpa choo-choo-train for coming to help texture the ceilings and grandma for the hoagie sandwiches for dinner and for keeping Maddy occupied)

 

 

CRAFTSMAN STYLE TRIM!

 

 

BOXES BEING OPENED AND TURNED INTO . . .

 

REAL LIFE CABINETS!!!

 

Can you tell that I'm just a little bit excited about the progress we made this weekend?

some things

 

 

I love the spring - well, maybe it's more summer than spring. I came home to see the sun shining through my Irises the other day - it was so beautiful and even more special because these Irises came from my parents house, the one I grew up in, dug up and shared just before they moved into a new house. And even better than that? They were transplanted from my grandpa's garden before they were transplanted from my dad's garden. I love that these plants have a history.

 

Is Maddy the only child who wants to pose with every headless "family" in Old Navy?

 

Did I mention I love the Spring? And Shoes. I love shoes.

 

 

Last Saturday we went to Seven Peaks with the first use of our "Pass of All Passes". It was so fun and free! Well, okay. I know it wasn't free. But if felt free because I paid for these last August. If felt free as we passed up the whole line and just walked in.

 

The bad part? Clearly the leaving! Always drama when we have to stop doing anything fun.

 

Today we had a Pinewood Derby at work. I didn't do a car because - well, woodworking is not really my thing. However, I think for next year I'll dig up the car I made in 8th grade Shop class and run that just for nostalgia. Clearly I won't win because these coworkers of mine are seriously talented. But it would be fund to participate.

 

Did a little golfing last weekend before going to Seven Peaks with Maddy. I think it was a record - the greatest number of hours I've been outside in a day and not received a horrid sunburn. Sunscreen is a miracle - if you apply it.

Last and best, my baby sister had a baby boy. Hello cute nephew.

staying cool

I realized that I never posted these pictures. I should have added them to the post below but figured that for posterity's sake, I'd add them now. This is the pulling down of the kitchen ceiling. Scott blocked off as much of the room as he could - the doorway into the family room and the stairs going down. All the sheetrock came down and so did the insulation. Scott had something like 24 bags of insulation in the driveway for several weeks.

He got the new ceiling up and the temperature started rising, so last weekend he shoved all the bags up into the attic and then himself and spread it all back around. It's amazing to me what a few inches of insulation will do to keep the whole house more comfortable. 

 

So, there you have it - a terribly exciting post about insulation. We now not only have sheetrock installed but the first coat of mud and tape has been applied. Progress!