In Which We Play Catch Up

So much has happened since we last updated this little blog! The busy-ness of being mamas, working, deer season (read: honeys are MIA)  and tending to Peggy Sue has gotten in the way of updating. Now that the excuses are out of the way, let's get on with it! We love us some lists. It is how we keep each other in the loop at our job (http://www.thinkconcept.com/) and how we try to keep ourselves semi-organized and going the right direction. The key word in that sentence being TRY. So below is our list of all things new and happening. Enjoy and let us know what you think!

• See this little yellow piece of paper? That my friends is a building permit, otherwise known as "the golden ticket" from the city of Alabaster. That is really all I need to say about that if you know what I mean!

• Here are some BEFORE and AFTER shots of the garage doors. Daddy thought the new ones looked so good white that he wanted to leave them that way. He didn't win that one. They will be painted the trim color and look so much better!

• We opened up the covered entrance. It felt squatty and boxed in before. The new posts aren't here yet. The door. The lovely door. It can't be hung until the sheetrockers are finished.

• New landscaping. See no pool! Just sod and pretty plants. The landscaping had to be done earlier than we had hoped because of some drainage issues that needed immediate attention before more damage occured.

•  Love, love love. The old sidewalk was all busted up because of a sewer line that had been replaced by the homeowners and never really fixed. We decided to replace it with a flagstone path. It is so darling! This picture doesn't do it justice. Multicolored stone and a taupe-tan colored mortar.

                                     

• In the upstairs bathrooms, the beautimous wallpaper is down along with some sheetrock. There were 3, THREE, 3 layers of wallpaper. Wallpaper should be outlawed. Hate it. Passionately. Cabinets are out and being sanded this week. They will be painted an antique white with a chocolate glaze. The counters will have Corian tops. We found enough of two different colors in the shop at Counter Dimensions (http://www.counterdimensions.com/), Daddy's real job, they were both leftovers from other jobs. Yay-saving some moula! Mirrors are down and some tile is up.

• The wall is out between the dining room and kitchen. The kitchen was dark and boxy before. Taking the wall out helps it to flow better. The whole area feels bigger and brighter. Cabinets ordered, granite ordered, flooring and carpet should be in next week or the week after, interior painting will be next week after the sheetrockers finish this week. The ceilings were scraped of their lovely popcorn texture and some extensive repair work will be done from the wallpaper removal damage. See why we detest wallpaper so? It is costing us some big money!
• The bottom picture is of our "desk". We meet here with our sweet Daddy and go over budgets, make any decisions for the upcoming week and write checks. We write. He signs! That tool bench is older than we are. So cool.

• The exterior has been painted, all but the windows. They will be done after the replacement windows are installed. Their trim will be the brown color. We haven't had the shutters made yet, they will be hung soon. You can also see the updated landscaping in the front yard.

Well, that's all folks! Have a good week and let us know what you think!! Thanks for keeping up with us!!