It has also been a lot of work, mostly of our own choosing. And since I know have this great resource with which to chronicle my life, I thought I would keep a running tab of what we've done so far to the house (some of you may be thinking - "Wouldn't here be the perfect place to insert some photos?") And yes it would, but alas, I have not taken a single picture of the house since we started working on it. Other people have, so if we're lucky, one of them might have pity on me and send me a picture of my own house. Until then, words will have to suffice.
So today, here is what my husband and the faithful folks we've hired are doing:
- Scrapping adhesive off our cement where Ian pulled up gross red tile
- Stuccoing the side of the house where there used to be a room (it's funny, when you pull down a patio, then one of your inside walls because the outside of your house and then requires LOTS of work to be outside ready)
- Fixing the roof where we pulled down the above mentioned enclosed patio
- Laying down sod (that's right! Our patch of dirt will soon be no more)
- Planting drought-resistance plants
This may not get all done today, but it's pretty exciting every time I come home from work and see the progress that was accomplished that day. It certainly makes you think twice about switching to a career with measurable results.
If you look to the right, you'll see projects we've already completed.
At first we were worried when we bought the house because we thought it would consume us and become the topic of all our conversations and the place all our money went. Now we don't have to worry because we already know that is the case, and we're strangely okay with it.
Next up, completing our patio furniture!
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