The to do list

So every time I talk to someone they ask about the house. I am here to report that we are unpacked but the only room that has anything hung on the wall is Julia's room. However, that could be because not only are we chasing after a one year old and entertaining a three year old we have tackled some big projects. The to do list is large but we are starting to chip away and here is an update of what progress has been made.



The infamous story of moving is when everything stopped on the second day to lay sod. We laid about 400 sq ft and of course it took a whole day to clear the shrubs and level the soil. In the end we have a lot more grass area for play. This fall we are going to tackle above the rock wall with some trees, mulch, and plants. Next spring, we will tackle the koi pond!


Does anyone else see trouble here!!! This is our next door neighbor who is sweet as he can be but he does love our two girls:) We have spent most our summer nights outside. We also cannot thank our neighbors enough for all of their help! They have been so wonderful and hospitable!

Did anyone else ever play the game of what your garage would look like some day. Well after two months we finally got another garage door opener installed and Graham got garage privileges.

We hung some pretty flowers on the entry way. I am trying hard to keep them alive! Graham has also replaced all the sprinkler heads as the others were not doing so well.

This was the first big project that Graham's dad helped us with. Yes, my cabinets are very 1985 but the fluorescent lights just screamed 1980! They had to go. Just yesterday the electrician came to finish the wiring. Now we just have to repaint the ceiling. What a difference!

And last but not least was the enormous pine tree on the side of the house. On Sunday, Graham told me he was going outside to do some yard work. This was not what I was expecting!! This tree was taking over our side yard and made it hard to get into our 3rd car stall. When I came out of the garage there was Graham and our next door neighbors bundling branches. The entire driveway was covered with branches, and we have a very long driveway. Now that we can actually see the ground we need to go rock shopping. The list never ends! However, I wouldn't change a minute. Just hoping we get to picture hanging at some point.