I’ve been working on special door signs for Jacob and Joshua’s rooms since my time in the Tampa apartment. I had hoped to finish them before leaving – nope. Then, I wanted to get them done by Easter – nope. But this last Friday, completion and I think they look great. They’re the most detailed [...]
Since I’ve been home, I’ve going through everything. Organizing, purging, etc. Jacob and I have been updating his room to a big boy’s room, which I think I mentioned in a previous blog. We’ve done more work since then. We added a Spiderman poster and a lot more Cars stickers including a mural poster. We [...]
That’s right. With only one room to go, the installers realized they didn’t have enough wood to finish the floor. After calling the wood company, they realized they had been shorted two boxes. Everyone was very apologetic for the mix-up, none more so than the installers themselves who no doubt really wanted to finish on [...]
After years of contemplation, we finally decided to pull the trigger on getting wood flooring in our house. We came close to doing it last year when I was diagnosed with having cat allergies (thanks to our 3 cats no doubt), but once I was able to get that under control, we decided to save [...]
So I’m sitting in our patio tending to some sizzling NY Strip Steaks on the grill when I realize I haven’t posted any pics of the new tile we recently laid out here. A few months ago, my brother-in-law offered to help me tile the patio so I decided to take him up on the [...]
The contractors have packed up their tools, the new landscaping has been planted, and everyone has been paid. The pool project is officially complete! I have to say, compared to our other home building projects (*cough *cough – the patio) this one was a breeze. The contractors were on time and did what they were [...]
A lot of work has been completed since the last update. The pool has been sealed, filled with water, and according to our contractor, ready for swimming. Too bad it’s too cold to go swimming. The water is a cool 74 degrees which is a “tad bit” lower than I’d like to see before I [...]
Since our last update, the kiddie fence has been installed as well as the electrical system. As far as I know, the Diamond Brite pool finish is the next step after the electic passes inspection. It shouldn’t be much too much longer. We also obtained the services of a landscaper who came highly recommended. [...]
We have a pool deck!!! The brick was delivered earlier in the week and the sand aggregate arrived the day before the work was completed. The entire deck was completed in ONE DAY. That’s incredible to me, but I guess if it’s what you do for a living and you know what your doing, this [...]
After a lul of 28 days; a combination of Jamie and I deciding on a brick and tile pattern plus the time it took to order and deliver it, work on our pool has commenced once more. Today we were surprised to come home and see the tiles and paver edging had been installed. Shouldn’t [...]