House update

One smart mouth member of our family wanted to know "When the Hollywood writers went on strike did you go with them and decide not to write on your blog? Just wondering.". Well, as you can see from the pictures below I have been just a bit busy on the house. Of course I'm not in any of the pics as I'm the one taking them. You can rest assured I've worked my fingers to the bone... and what do I have to show for it - bony fingers. (Or at least red, dry knuckles.)

If any of you ever get the bright idea of putting cork on a wall...DO. NOT. DO. IT. It's terrible to have to take down and makes a horrendous mess. We had 6 inches of cork "sand" and "rocks" on the floor by the time we got it all down. Which took several hours to do by the way. Also, that stuff absorbs all the smells in the house so we were still smelling the smoke (from the fireplace, not cigarettes) from last year. I've also come to the conclusion wall paper needs to be illegal. That's why we had to have Brad spray texture on the hall wall. Talk about an enormous job. THANKS Brad for doing that!! All this rambling that I must say that I do love our new home, it's just a lot of work to update. We haven't even started tackling the bathrooms, kitchen, entry, or dining room yet. That's not coming until next summer at the earliest. After this weekend (when we hope to actually move in) we're just going to enjoy being in a "real house" and be very thankful to be there. It's a wonderful place and we look forward to having lots of company! hint hint