We skipped looking at this house when it first hit the market because the listing photos of the yard were not appealing. It just did not seem to be a kid-friendly yard, which was a big part of the point of buying a house. Here’s a couple of those photos: The listing price dropped, and… Read More Labor Day Weekend Projects
I’ve been a little busy. This house stuff, kid stuff and don’t-get-me-started-on-the-job stuff has been a bit much the past couple of weeks. I did find time to have a friend over to the unpacking-construction zone of a house. I won’t name her, she would lose her mind. We’ve known each other for more than… Read More Update, Finally
This nesting business is serious work. I heard today that Target’s sales forecast is stronger than expected, I might be somewhat responsible. I’ve been bouncing around between Target, IKEA and hardware stores for weeks like I’m stuck in a crazy little retail pinball game. IKEA is as brilliant as it is irritating. A great deal… Read More Shopping, Organizing, Unpacking
The weekend was a blur of juggling home improvement errands, projects and busy boys…as traffic challenges continue in Atlanta. The primary goal of the weekend was to resolve the issue of the HVAC floor returns, formerly located in a wall that no longer exists. We found wood registers, removed the plastic register bits to create return grilles… Read More Weekend Updates
The fence company arrived at 9:30 am. There were many, many trips with supplies, buckets, tools, etc. The backyard is complicated, and this fence installation requires the use of a machete and a chainsaw. It looks like we will go into day 2 before the fence is wrapped up. Stay tuned.… Read More The Fence
The rain has been interfering with outside progress for the past few days. There is not very much to report. The lower deck was finished up on Friday. We spent most of the weekend running between hardware stores and furniture stores. The need for a dining room table is driving most of the… Read More Damn Rain
It is Saturday. The 4 year-old graduated PreK this morning. That wasn’t a thing when I was a kid. They wore little caps and gowns. Each child received a special award highlighting a particular talent they’ve shown this year and, of course, a diploma. I did not cry. I did not cry, much. Considering the… Read More Milestones and Mailboxes
Prep continues at the house. It turns out that everywhere there is wallpaper, there are two layers of wallpaper. It’s incredibly time consuming to remove. I understand why people just paint over it. Here is the listing photo of the master bedroom for reference, this room has one window and two layers of wallpaper. We… Read More So much wallpaper…
Mother’s Day started with coffee, sweet cards, gifts and hugs from the boy. ? Then off to Scott, again. We were on a new mission to find trough shelves and thought it was worthwhile to give it another shot. Sunday is the day that vendors leaves the antique show early, it was a bit of… Read More Mother’s Day, Scott Antiques Attempt #2