Well another year is coming to a close... with a sewer back up in the spring, we had to redo parts of the basement - new carpet, drywall, patching, paint, doors etc. Thankfully my dad got the insurance contract and we were able to have a great visit while they (my parents) were here puttin' my house back together :) Dad also repaired some other drywall holes, boarded the bottom half of our garage walls, built some storage shelves...
Our friends, J&D built an amazing mezzanine in our garage for extra storage - things like Christmas & seasonal stuff etc can go up there, hockey bags in the summer... so many options!
Miles & I just did a bunch of paint touch ups and then in the new year, we plan to paint the kitchen and the wall that goes across the back of the house (kitchen, dining room & living room - it's an 'open concept') a burnt orange colour. Then we'll paint the boys' rooms. They are currently just the yellow colour that is throughout most of the house. For Ethan, we will paint two walls either brown or red. For the J&L shared room, probably burnt orange but I plan on doing some fun things and for Cole's room, I have some green paint, will leave some of the walls part yellow & then maybe throw in an accent of turquoise or something (a colour in his bedding) - maybe even just use leftover orange?
Outside is a whole other story! We had a landscaper person lined up months in advance and that 'went south' the week he was supposed to start, at the END of August! After the incredibly wet spring & summer we had, when all trades were really backed up, thanks to the weather, we thought nothing was going to get done... but it did!!! Happy Dance :) We were sooo blessed to have the most amazing fall weather and were able to get some concrete patios poured: a brushed finished one outside the back garage door for the boys to play hockey or shoot hoops, also a hot tub will some day sit on the end by the deck; a stamped concrete pad with a square cut-out for a fire pit; and an exposed aggregate sidewalk, that joins the driveway & back pad together! Then... we got our fence! It's a beautiful, white, PVC, maintenance free fence - a man gate on the side of the house and a double gate (14' opening) at the back-side for trailer parking! Landscaping will be my fun project for spring 2011 - STAY TUNED :)
Oh - we also spent hours of blood, sweat and tears building our kids a play structure from Costco! And a shed has been ordered from Co-Op :) It's all starting to come together!!! Whoohoo! I will post pictures someday but just wanted to let y'all know that our home is STILL a work in progress!
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Hi,
I hope you are still blogging, kids are a hand full with sports and the ins and outs of daily life. I was wondering/hoping if you finished your home and what it all looks like on the outside. We are thinking or going with Olive Green although our home is not big and beautiful like yours. Can you post pictures?
Have a beautiful blessed day!
Cynthia Marie
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