Mirrors and fixtures

Today they installed the mirrors and wall fixtures for the bathroom. Just one more thing - the shower doors.

Know anyone who would like to buy a house on the water? Call me!!

The work is finished - Sort of

Well, the work is finished - or almost.
The carpet is in.

The painting is done.

The closet has been installed and the clothes are back in place.

The bathroom is done - except for the doors on the shower. And the mirrors which I can't find. and hanging the fixtures.
It seems like there is always something that snags my projects and drags on for weeks.

I can't get over how different everything looks with the same carpet everywhere. I know it was a hodgepodge before, but it really makes a big change.

I am glad that the worst is over. When you put new carpet in, it is like moving, only instead of your stuff going to a new location, you have to cram it into a small space and then put it all back. I hope I never have to do that again.

Trip to Lexington

The end of March is Sonya's birthday, so I had the excuse to travel to Kentucky to be with Missy, Brandon and Sonya. We had a great time. and did a lot of great activities. First we went to Easter Service.

Then we hunted for eggs...

First downstairs:

Then Upstairs

In the middle of the week, I spent two days looking at houses. Some beautiful old homes in Versailles, great ranches on Chinoe, and a marvelous fixer upper on Deshay. If I had the money for that I would jump in right now and redo it. It is a great location and the house has great potential. The next day I spent in Georgetown, looking at golf course homes. I was sure that when Rob and I drove around, he would pick the golf course home nearest Missy, but the character of the older homes in Versailles won out. We are currently making an offer on a property in Versailles, so I will keep that a surprise till we know something definite. I will have the house in NC on the market by the first of May, having finished the Master Suite bathroom and closet, new carpet, and of course the sunroom. Know anyone who wants to hear the sound of the sea everyday? It's a great house (now that I have fixed everything!!)

Saturday was Sonya's Birthday party. Missy did a Nemo theme. Pap did some art work. The cookie had an orange fish, and the games were all based on the water. The favors were fun. Fish caught at the game were placed in a "fish tank" with some shells. I wanted to do live fish - all the parents were glad that didn't happen!! Sonya had several of her friends and their parents over, and we all had a great time.

All in all it was a lovely time. Pap and Robyn were there. Holly and Daniel came over for a little while. The kids had a great time playing together. Missy gives a great birthday part. Guess I will have to let her plan my next big one - about two years down the road!!

The Sunroom

Well, the Sunroom is done. Lots of other mess still happening, but the sunroom is done. Instead of screens, I have great windows that can be opened to let the air flow, but kept buttoned up for warmth and privacy. The tinted windows make it more secluded, but you can see out like before. I am having all my cushions recovered with my Waverly chintz since I don't have to worry about critters living on them anymore. It will be nice to be able to sit on my swing without having to clean it everytime. Sorry, Scratch!!

On a lighter note, Rob got to experience the latest bit of pull-your-hair-out drama. The electric company came to install the new line for our meter. In the process they ripped the old line out of the transformer, smoked the transformer and shredded the phone line. Just a normal day of work for those guys. Needless to say all the other work that might have gotten done that day did not. But even the phones were back on line before we went to bed that night. Monday the electrical crew came in and installed the meter, put in all my new lights and installed the towel warmer. The painting is also finished. Now the tile is being installed.

I am looking forward to a week with my family in Georgetown. Sonya and I are going to color eggs, and make sock puppets and look for a new house for Grandma Pap. We will also be celebrating her birthday. She will be three. Time just goes so fast!! She is a young person and is so much fun to talk to and play with. She prefers you to tell stories to having them read, so my creative juices are being stretched. Fortunately I know stories she hasn't read yet!! It has been too long since I have seen her this time, so I will overstay my welcome to make up for it!! Hopefully I'll have a picture or two of us when I get back.

Winter migrations

Thursday morning when I drove to work the Snow geese, who have been migrating through our area, were settled in the field I had to drive by. In anticipation of this opportunity, I had been leaving my camera in the car. When you drive up on them, they first appear as several inches of snow on the ground. As you draw closer, however, they begin to be distinguished as living creatures, and then materialize into the beautiful birds that they are.

It doesn't take much to spook them, and the noise is as loud as the jets at Oceana. They whirl and swirl and dance their aereal and ground ballet. We aren't priveleged to their company for very long, unlike the Canadian geese who often live here all year long, but they are a beuatiful reminder that Spring - that long awaited joy - is just around the corner.

A New Thing and an Old Thing for Grandma

Well, I guess the best way to share what is going on in life is to BLOG. So here I am, this old Grandma, wrting and posting pictures about what's up.

Right now I am in the middle of another remodel, the purpose of which is to make the house competitive with new construction so I can sell it and move to KY - Lexington to be specific. So as usual, my house is a mess, and there are workers crawling all over the place.

The screened back porch is gone in favor of an enclosed sunroom, and the master suite will really be that when we are done. Two small baths have been combined to make one bath and the upstairs hall has been confiscated to become the master closet. The door to the master has been widened, making it feel more expansive (Did I say expensive?).

We have also upgraded and moved the electric meter, and will recarpet the entire upstairs when this work is finished. They are supposed to complete the work in 5 weeks (I guessed 8). We are now in the second week, and the drywall is up and they will sand the mud tomorrow. I have chosen tile, and glass doors for the shower, and lights, and ordered an antique looking vanity and a towel warmer. There will be heating under the ceramic floor.

Not quite as ambitious as my kitchen remodel, but just as disruptive.

Poor Robyn has come home to land for a few weeks, and has to get up early because there are workers in the house around 8AM every day. But That's life - especially around my house.