• Woohoo… Back in the groove

    05Jul


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    Happy 4th!

    Yes, we are finally getting back in the groove of working on the house.  There are so many things to do, yet not enough time to do them all.  Yesterday, I mowed the lawn while Mal cleaned the house.  Little did I know that was just the beginning for me.  I then started breaking down boxes for the recycle bin, which lead to cleaning the entire garage.  I found tools that I didn’t even know I had!  LOL…  But the good thing is we now are organized and ready for more work moving forward.

    After the garage was cleaned, I started working on Read more »

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  • A busy weekend, but we’ll be working…

    06Feb


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    Okay, I’ve been MIA on remodeling the house that last few weekends, or at least getting big projects started/completed.  And with the economy only going down more, we’ve been reluctant to starting/finishing major projects like wood floors, kitchen appliances, sprinkler system, ordering furniture and the other half of the kitchen.  Better safe than sorry, if you will…

    But in regards to time, the funny thing is Read more »

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  • Nothing But Baseboards, Switches & My Favorite Month! :P

    01Feb


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    As you can tell by the title, the only thing I did was baseboards and switches this past weekend.  And  & to admire my own work, I didn’t do a bad job either!  HA!  So what happened this weekend…

    For one, it is now officially Black History Month and Two, we had the most beautiful weather Saturday and Sunday.  

    In regards to the house remodel, I installed the final pieces of door casing leading from our bedroom into our Master Bath.  I then completed installing baseboards in the dining, partial living room, and washroom.  I also started to install the bi-fold doors for the washroom but lost interest quickly after being persuaded to lunch.  LOL!  In addition, I installed new light switches in the half bath and master bedroom.

    All in all, I guess seeing we get warm weather throughout the week or next weekend, I just may take a crack at the closet storage.  If not, It’ll slide to another weekend.  :)

    And after all that hard work, I called it a weekend. :)  I didn’t even work Sunday although I was up early to watch the sun rise!  That was pretty amazing in itself, seeing that the office has a great easternly view.  Actually, I did work, but it was “programming” for clients… but then again, that really isn’t work at all seeing I love the challenge of making it all come together.  We also attended a Super Bowl Party with some friends, but left right before halftime.  So we had a rather “relaxing and maxing” Sunday.

    But oh well… off to start a new week!

    -al

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  • Back for Another “Super” Weekend!

    30Jan


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    Well, we’re back for another fun filled weekend of house work.  Nothing big happening… really.  Lets see…

    It’s Super Bowl weekend which we’ll be attending a party with friends here in Austin.  But next year, we’ll probably be throwing one, seeing we got a surprise house warming gift from our friends, Brian and Cara: they bought us a Read more »

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  • When will it ever end, or does it ever end?

    16Jan


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    For the past 3 months, we’ve been working quite hard to make the house a home.  So far, we’ve accomplished a lot for only working Saturdays and Sundays.  We’ve had some “lessons learned”, some slight deviations from the original plan, and some long days of thinking: what have we done and got ourselves into? :)  But all in all there is nothing like the feeling of accomplishment we’ve experienced with each completed task especially when looking at our pics from last year.

    But as we head into this weekend full of many tasks, the following awaits us (a way to remind me of what needs to be done): Read more »

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