Spring Cleaning

Spring Cleaning... which means we've weeded out two bins of toys that have been neglected and outgrown. Joseph's birthday is coming and we have to make room for the gifts and goodies that flow in on a constant basis and the ones that will come at birthday time. Plus, I have no idea what we'll do with stuff for new baby... Time for a bigger house.

Patio Sliding Glass Door

Just in time for Easter we got a new sliding glass door going off the patio. Too bad it looks so awful agains the wood paneling of the old room. Maybe if we leave it long enough, it will come back in style - not in my lifetime!

Still Unpacking

I unpacked two boxes today. I condensed some of my bowls and serving dishes in my cabinets to make space for my nice Christmas dishes that are normally stored in the China Cabinet. Two less boxes in the garage. All this while I'm supposed to be "taking it easy." HA!

Windows! Finally!

2007 - Finally! After a year of owning the windows and having them stored outside, the bedroom windows are finally installed. Only one window to go - in our bathroom. I'll just cross my fingers for next year!

2006 - Or should I say 1964?? It only a took a year of living here to get this yucky window replaced.

Burn Pile

The rest of the barn is getting burned in our fire pit. This was taken a few days ago around sunset.

Tub Testing

Tub testing - Joseph got to test out the bath tub with the completed tile and fixtures. We went to Lowe's yesterday to get the shower door and then it's almost complete! I'm very excited because we're having company later in September and they'll be able to shower in their own bathroom instead of using ours. Also my mom, who visits often, will have her own shower and working bathroom!

Barn Demolition

Before....
This is how it looked at the end of the day.... (below) And this is how it was looking when our nextdoor neighbor offered to help!
And he basically shoved the debris over with a quick motion of his huge tractor!
Wow! That's a lot of debris!
Now that the barn has been torn down, the backyard is full of the debris. We have gotten rid of one truckload, but there's much more to go!