In This Crazy Life...

Well it looks like I will have to buy Kev a new ring tomorrow and find me a decent stand in until I can find someone else to make mine. The guy who made my engagement ring didn't get my band made and is out of town until after the wedding. His wife claims I didn't tell her the wedding date, but I specifically remember, because I knew he was out of town and she said three weeks would be long enough.  Anyways. It's sucks and I'm really pissed at them. We had another incident recently with them after I dropped my stones off. If I'd known I would have never used them again.  Real rings or stand ins, we are getting married and that's all that matters!

We have spent the last three weekends working both Saturday and Sunday sunup to sundown on the house. Which I don't mind. In ready for it to be done, but I'm freaking exhausted!! I just want one day to sleep in and not have a thing to do. I guess that's why people go on honeymoon. Between last minute wedding errand, going to Lowe's or Home Depot daily, and teaching school; I am running constantly. When I really need to be doing some real running. I have two halves coming up in December and I've not gotten one long run in. I've not even got my short runs in. Anyways, here's your weekend house update.  Saturday... Painted the patched hole in the office Puttied nail holes in all the trim except crown molding (I have to do that this week one night.) Put shelves on in the living room and closet Vacuumed saw dust Tore paper out of finished rooms Started laying stone on the fireplace Shoe shelves in master closet!! I'm v...

My aunt and I went to Southern Wholeaale to look at flowers today. The cooler (or should I say freezer. I had to get a jacket)smelled absolutely wonderful. There was do much to chose from. She had a very long list when we left.  These are the two bouquets I showed her. It want be long !  I'm so excited I can't stand it. 

Dad and I sent Sunday sanding, staining, and sanding boards and trim p ieces for the closets along with the crown molding. The trim work and closets should be completed today!   Spencer started on the shower. 

I pretty much worked at the house all weekend. My dad and brother came up early Saturday morning to start the master bath. I now have a hole to put the tub into. Spencer filled the drain in with concrete and prepped the shower for tile. I cleaned up and burned two piles of tras After that dad got me started on staining the doors and trim pieces. All the molding and trim will be stained dark brown. I got all the three pocket doors stained and the guest bedroom bifold closet doors. I still have to stain the door frames and doors for the three bedroom doors and tons of trim and molding. I can go over this week after work and get the rest done. I actually like staining you don't have to be neat like painting. I did take a break from working Saturday night to watch the game with Kev at a friend's house.  We both went to the house today. I finished staining the doors and trim pieces in the pictures above and he stacked firewood. Yes, I know I say we d...

They have gotten most of the siding on. We had a hold up. I realized the vinyl shake he was thinking about putting up there was terrible looking and looked really cheap. So we started looking at other options. The fiber cement shakes were about $600 a square and dad said that was way too much. I found some vinyl shake that was made thicker and looked exactly like the fiber cement. Well I guess dad wasn't happy with that price either. He said something about just putting real cedar shakes up there, but I'm not sure what he has decided on. They still have to put the stone one the front porch and on the sides of the garage. He has already put my faux beams in place to separate the siding from the rock along the porch. The back is all siding. The side of the house. The other side.