Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Year End

2007 has been quite a year, with lots of good stuff happening and a few downers. We've got a new old house....and lots of ongoing projects to go with it. We've lost Belly dog.....which was and continues to be just plain awful. But, we gained a new friend in Finn and it's a ball to watch him grow. His aptitude for obedience training is far better than Savannah's. He can already sit, lie down and stay and is generally much calmer. He is also good about coming when called, especially when treats are involved. He thinks Savannah is his mommy and she seems to like being a "parent".

The house is nearly done....and then the decorating and landscaping can really start. We will post a few new pictures soon.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Lights & Doors

The last three lights have been hung. All of the electrical work is now done.




We now have doors for all of the rooms. The original doors were damaged beyond repair by the previous occupants and their dogs. We were able to find salvaged doors that matched the original five panel design. Some of them still need to be primed and painted.




Thursday, December 06, 2007

Snowman

Here's a picture of the snowman that or neighbor Jan made for us. All of the downtown businesses have them.

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

A dog's life.

Savannah and Finn are adjusting to life at the new house. So far they've been restricted to the laundry room because of all the clutter and work left to do. When the weather's warm enough they get to stay out on the deck.

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

New Pictures!!!!!

It's been almost a month since we last posted pictures. We finally found the camera cord and were able to download the pictures to our laptop. Here's a bunch of recent pictures in no particular order:






Thursday, November 29, 2007

Blog Updates

Sorry for the lack of blog updates during the past several weeks. We have a bunch of pictures to post but cannot find the cord to download the pictures from the camera.

We moved in this past weekend and there are boxes piled up everywhere. There is still a lot of painting and other work to do but the end is near.

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Floors

Work on the hardwood floors started this week.




Clawfoot Tub

The old clawfoot tub has been refinished and installed in the master bathroom. The shower glass will be installed this coming Monday.


First Floor Rooms

This past weekend we sanded, primed, and started painting the first floor walls and ceilings. Sanding the entrance foyer ceiling made me as white as a ghost. Thankfully there are no more walls or ceilings that need to be sanded.


Monday, October 29, 2007

Addition To The Family

This past weekend we welcomed a puppy to our family. His name is Finn. He was a stray puppy found on the doorstep of one of Nora's parents' neighbors. After putting fliers out and several weeks of no one claiming him we decided to add him to our family.



Bathrooms

Here are some pictures of the work done on the three bathrooms.







Wednesday, October 24, 2007

More Miscellaneous Pictures

Here are some more miscellaneous pictures from the past week.







After almost 18 months of working on the house we finally have three working toilets!!!