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Zzzz town….

Zzzzzzz....Oh, I'm sorry, I'm awake, I'm awake!!  Wowza!  We had to take tonight off!  We went up to the house...talked about some things...looked at our mess...and then came back home!  I think we deserved a break!  We'll be back at it...

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Well...Kade had to go back to work today  🙁  I really didn't want to see him go, but we've got to pay for this place somehow!  So I went up to the house this afternoon and worked on removing the tile in front of the front door.  It's a dark grey,...

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There’s no turning back now!

There’s no turning back now!

Well, we didn't order the dumpster yet because we were afraid there was too much to do before we could really start tearing out wall, etc.  Since I want to salvage the current hardwood floor we probably should pull it all up and move it to the basement BEFORE we...

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Let’s Get this Party Started!!

Let’s Get this Party Started!!

Hmmm....what can we do first??  Let's get rid of the GORGEOUS (not!) tile in the bathroom and kitchen!!  The tile in the bathroom came off the floor and the walls pretty darn easy (lucky us!)  We didn't have a dumpster yet so we couldn't just go in and...

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We made it to closing!  Whew!

We made it to closing! Whew!

  I was beginning to wonder if we'd make it!  We are now officially homeowners!  It's been a long time comin' huh?  Well, Kade finally talked me in to this place.  Not far from where we've been for the last 13 years, off the road (very...

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The Progress Continues!

The Progress Continues!

Jeremy came back today and finished up the crown moulding.  We ended up being a couple pieces short, so he'll have to come back and finish that when we finally get them delivered.  We've also decided to have him do the pocket doors, so he can just come back...

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FINALLY!!!

FINALLY!!!

A paint finish that I can live with!!  That only took me what seems like 3 months!!  I'm not even sure how long it's been because it has been SOOOO long!  My new HVLP gun seems to have done the trick! That's good enough, right?  You can't tell but...

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Poly-POO!

Poly-POO!

Today I FINALLY got the polyurethane on the laundry room cabinets.  I used Minwax water based wipe on poly...and let me tell you...I was not impressed.  Usually water based poly is crystal clear (which is what I wanted since I painted the cabinets super...

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