Painting - Stairs

We continue to prep and paint the trim. Here I am working on the decorative trim on the stairs. It had a lot of dirt and grime that needed to be cleaned before it was painted.

Relaxing On The Couch

February

John "cooking" in our dry county.

Starting seeds for a garden.....

Mr. Ears

Sleepy cats.

Sleepy dogs.

Painting

Painting, painting, and more painting. With all of the major interior work done the only thing that remains to be done is painting. We're slowly working our way throughout the house to complete the interior painting.

Last Dumpster

With the completion of all the major work there is no longer a need for a dumpster. The fourth and last dumpster was picked up on Monday.

Snow

It finally snowed, but only about an inch. The pups thought it was lots of fun. Alas, the results of this mini blizzard have melted.

Stained Glass Window

The large stained glass window has finally been put back in place. The window trim still needs some work and paint before it'll be totally done.

We've posted a picture of this window before, but it was so pretty with the sunlight coming through that it is worth a new picture.

More pets pics

It's been a fairly calm weekend. Some trim painting has been done, but not too much else in the home improvement arena.

The dogs have had lots of rawhide and the cats have gotten to spend some time in the TV room. The ottoman is a popular spot.

Cellar Door

The outer cellar door has been put on. It just needs it to warm up to above 35 degrees so it can be painted.

Dogs, Dogs, Dogs

We've had a request for more dog pictures, so here they are. There's a cat picture too. As you will see, the dogs worked over one of their beds this week. Finn's right ear stands straight up, while the left one droops. Very cute.

We don't have any new house pictures at the moment. All of the windows have been weather-stripped and repaired - they still need some paint, tho. Pictures of the windows would not be particularly interesting. The large stained glass window will go back to its spot sometime soon and we'll post pictures of that. For the time being, you get dog information.

Wired

The 19th century money pit joins the 21st century with it's new high speed cable internet and DirecTV satellite hookups.

2008 Begins

We finally picked a color for the dining room. Green. It looks really nice. This picture only shows the first coat of green and primer on most of the trim.


This is the TV room. We got a new chair to match the couch.

Fixing grilled cheese sandwiches. Yum!

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!

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.

Snowman

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

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.

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: