Snow revisited

Remember the puppies last night??

Well, here's today (as of 8 am).

 

  

My co-worker jokingly said on Friday, "They forecasted rain and, watch, it'll end up snowing."  I told her to bite her tongue.

There was another time she told me to watch our puppies because they're likely to start chewing on our wooden furniture.  I assured her they did that when they were tiny and they wouldn't dare try it again.  That very same night Jake started chewing on the wood furniture.  Then Jonesie the next day.

I think my coworker can see the future.

Or she has the gift where anything she says comes true.

If I can make it to work tomorrow, I will ask her if she can say something along the lines of, "And, watch, the IRS give you the $8000 for the house today."  THEN I will know. 

Be sure to keep scrolling to see my beautiful pictures from Josh and my Before and After pics.

GORGEOUS pictures (Thanks Josh!)

My good friend, Josh, is an amazing photographer.  He's SUCH a good friend that he gave me some of his pictures to put on our rather bare walls.  Here's what I'm talking about:

 

  

  

That sunflower photo is TOTALLY becoming a canvas.  Just incredible!  If you're interested in his stuff, you can email him at joshhaas18(at)hotmail(dot)com.  (Please note that these pictures are copyrighted.  Email Josh if you want them or I'll stick the FBI on ya)

While I was going through my pictures, I found these.  On a drive up from Vegas to Reno after our honeymoon, Jack and I hit the most AWESOME rain storm.  And the rainbow after -- I was going nuts over it.  It was a FULL ARCH DOUBLE RAINBOW!  Once in a lifetime, folks.  Incredible.

 

  

 

Check out that sunset!!  HOLY WOW!  It was the most amazing sunset either one of us have ever seen.  (And remember, I did live on Cape Cod.)

  

My favorite

 

All these pics make me so happy!

Be sure to keep scrolling down for my Before and Afters post!

A few Before and Afters (a long post)

Let's start with the cuties first:

At 1 month - August 2009

At 4 months - November 2009

Jonesie

Jake

Today - at 7 months. (YES it's snowing.  More about that on another post)

We wonder if they are going to grow any taller.  From 4 months to 7 the only thing that has grown is their teeth, it seems...

Now, onto the house:

Remember when I was working on these??

 

  

Here's what it looks like now.  Better, yeah??  (Still need different doorknobs - NO MORE BRASS!)

 

Then I started on something new.  The kitchen... oh wow.

This was taken before we bought the house, through the front window.  :)

Before the oven and fridge (and paint)

Shortly after we moved in

See? The floor isn't even quite done being put in.

Awhile back I decided to paint the insides of the cabinets rather than put in tacky shelf paper.  WHAT A PAIN IN THE NECK!  Oh that was a struggle.

I must have lost my mind.  Here's why:

So the other day, I said to Jack, "What do you think about painting the cabinets??"  He didn't care.

Thus, primer.

Sanding and priming and painting and painting and painting....  See, the thing about veneer is, it sucks.  Paint does not stick to it.  One little scratch and all the painting was for nothing.  But, I persisted on, and sprayed some clear enamal over the top.  That helps a little.  Screwing the doors back on...  oooohhhh man.  *sigh*   BUT here's the almost final version.

And, yes, CHALKBOARD on the inside.  That makes me happy.

There's still more to be done.  I didn't paint the insides of some cabinets, so I still need to paint those.

And I'm going to put a curtain under the sink rather than doors.

All in all, I really like it.  Let's pray they hold up!! (Don't mind the dirty dishes in the pictures.  That will be the final After pic)

Then there's these beauties we found at a trash can behind Smith's:

 

Love them!  

Every once in awhile I like to look back at where we started so I can feel like I actually accomplished something.

Taken before we bought it through the front window.

Walls primed and carpet etc. ripped out.  This REALLY reminds me of how much work we've done.

  

I'm pointing out the unfinished ceiling.  Popcorn ceiling GONE.  Thanks to Dustin and Uncle Kenny for giving us the beautiful textured ceiling we have now.  :)

  

There's my before and afters for now.  

Now I need a massage.

(Jack.)