Mike and I have continued to stay busy with the house, but we've slowed considerably. We've taken time to enjoy living in a home that is all ours and get things unpacked and where they need to be. In addition, we have started to get back to enjoying our old hobbies, cooking and sewing for me and computers and video games for Mike.
I finally fixed my sewing machine (it was broken in the move) and made curtains and a new lunch bag for myself for spring. Mike was finally able to get the entertainment center of his dreams hooked up, complete with all of the cables and wire zip tied and organized. He also finally constructed his monster computer.
As for projects around the house, I raked the backyard...again. It likes to collect leaves and garbage. The kitchen still has some work to do but I've slowly been working on the finishing molding and installed the flip out sink tray on the drawer front below the sink. I also found homes for everything in the kitchen and started to unpack all of my clothes. Mike replaced the plumbing in the basement to the laundry sink and washer with CPVC piping to replace the nasty old pipes that were down there.
My favorite thing that we've gotten done in that last few weeks was finally getting some window treatments in the living room. It was tough to decide what to do for the bay window that would give us privacy without breaking the bank, and allowing Callie to still use the window seat as her lookout. We got a good deal on cordless cellular shades from Lowes, thanks to the machine breaking and having to wait forever, we wound up getting all three curtains for $100; I also had a $70 tax incentive gift card that Lowes gave us for buying so much there, so we paid $30 out of pocket for $200 shades, needless to say, I was pumped.
In addition to all of our work, we've celebrated with a few house parties. I am surprised at how easily our house cleans up after a get together, we might owe that to our friends though. Now for some pictures and close ups of what we've been working on!
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| The sink flip out tray! |
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| Callie's leash hook by the door. |
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| A hook in the kitchen for my Vera Bradley Apron. |
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| The kitchen, starting to come together. |
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| Bookshelves in the dining room. |
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| Our vintage ice chest, which holds our liquor and party supplies. :) |
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| My new lunch bag! |
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| Yes, it's reversible :) |
Mike and I have continued to stay busy with the house, but we've slowed considerably. We've taken time to enjoy living in a home that is all ours and get things unpacked and where they need to be. In addition, we have started to get back to enjoying our old hobbies, cooking and sewing for me and computers and video games for Mike. 
I finally fixed my sewing machine (it was broken in the move) and made curtains and a new lunch bag for myself for spring. Mike was finally able to get the entertainment center of his dreams hooked up, complete with all of the cables and wire zip tied and organized. He also finally constructed his monster computer. 
As for projects around the house, I raked the backyard...again. It likes to collect leaves and garbage. The kitchen still has some work to do but I've slowly been working on the finishing molding and installed the flip out sink tray on the drawer front below the sink. I also found homes for everything in the kitchen and started to unpack all of my clothes. Mike replaced the plumbing in the basement to the laundry sink and washer with CPVC piping to replace the nasty old pipes that were down there. 
My favorite thing that we've gotten done in that last few weeks was finally getting some window treatments in the living room. It was tough to decide what to do for the bay window that would give us privacy without breaking the bank, and allowing Callie to still use the window seat as her lookout. We got a good deal on cordless cellular shades from Lowes, thanks to the machine breaking and having to wait forever, we wound up getting all three curtains for $100; I also had a $70 tax incentive gift card that Lowes gave us for buying so much there, so we paid $30 out of pocket for $200 shades, needless to say, I was pumped. 
In addition to all of our work, we've celebrated with a few house parties. I am surprised at how easily our house cleans up after a get together, we might owe that to our friends though. Now for some pictures and close ups of what we've been working on! 
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