tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173029292024-03-07T20:08:37.212-08:00This Old HomeIn April 2004, we bought our "new" home. It was built in 1862, and located in the middle of a tiny southern community. Here is the journal of our progress...<p><strong><b><center>
<a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/progress.htm">(FOR ALL PROGRESS PICTURES, CLICK HERE!)</a></center></b></strong></p>FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-30605370114241161662013-06-23T21:41:00.000-07:002018-01-07T16:55:53.582-08:00SOLD<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you so much for following our adventure! It is now time to pass on the keys.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have embarked upon a new one: cutting trees, milling beams, and building a timber-frame home. Feel free to come <a href="http://shamelessmommyblog.blogspot.com/search/label/house">visit my blog </a>where I will document all of our milling, farming, and home building adventures!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-20412110191225954892012-04-18T22:04:00.000-07:002012-04-18T22:04:57.349-07:00Building From Scratch: Post and BeamMuch has taken place for our family since my last post! <br />
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As planned, we helped my parents fix up their old house, we have <a href="http://shamelessmommyblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/moving-is-hard-work.html">moved into it</a>, and we have taken the <a href="http://shamelessmommyblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/trial-run.html">first steps</a> towards building our forever home, from scratch. We have purchased a portable <a href="http://shamelessmommyblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/trial-run.html">WoodMiser Sawmill</a>, and are in the process of designing our Post and Beam home.<br />
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Although we have not broken ground yet, feel free to follow my family as we <a href="http://shamelessmommyblog.blogspot.com/">make our way</a>...FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-66316441282847507482010-08-27T19:38:00.000-07:002010-08-30T10:20:37.357-07:00Time to move on...I always knew that it would be incredibly hard to say goodbye to this old house. We have taken it from a state of shambles, a house closer to being torn down than lived in, and turned it in to a beautiful place of warmth and love for us and our four kids. I love this house. I will always love this house. In a way, I don't feel like I owned it. It was around far before I was born, or my parents were born, or their parents. It has seen more time go by than I ever will. We are not the first to love it, nor to shed a tear when they left. We have given it our time, energy and love and now it is time for it to shine for someone else.<br /><br />As for us, we are taking a step backward, a big step backward, to work on another house in need. This time, we are going back to my roots. Going back home. We will be moving into the house I grew up in. And it needs our help. The house is a old two room house from the late 1800's that had a house built around it. It's a small farmhouse, out in the country, and I can't wait to see it restored to the state it deserves.<br /><br />Tonight we signed the papers. Tomorrow we start packing the boxes. And very soon we begin a whole new adventure...FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-1583880070573762802010-04-19T12:29:00.000-07:002010-04-19T12:59:59.487-07:00No More Door to Nowhere!It's been forever since I posted, it seems that we are too busy having babies to do a whole lot of anything else lately! Our newest (and last!) baby girl was born February 26th!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4WuUt2DZXtVFMz-nJlgbi4rlTIQiHQWZwKmiAtHZvILYwYS9zxmz6qvRk_eWwlasY0HzlO_uYbVceE_9DK8-tMS_HmH_OKxluG3U6X241gZlTMGTggfHayyRVP3qo1XPzvKkHg/s1600/announement5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4WuUt2DZXtVFMz-nJlgbi4rlTIQiHQWZwKmiAtHZvILYwYS9zxmz6qvRk_eWwlasY0HzlO_uYbVceE_9DK8-tMS_HmH_OKxluG3U6X241gZlTMGTggfHayyRVP3qo1XPzvKkHg/s400/announement5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461933412472363954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Since I last posted, we have managed to finish the back deck, so the <a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/dining.htm">dining room</a> no longer has a door leading to nowhere! The kids absolutely love being able to play on the big <a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/porch.htm">deck</a>, and I love being able to baby gate off the stairs and let Ivey romp around in the sunshine! Jeff and his dad cut the balusters and, of course, the boys helped. It still needs to be painted, but we are enjoying it immensely!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKUxNK9KgddZAYe-hDEPr6SVqde70657Eyp3DT0M7R2HI9gmx9Y5cRRu8v4Zm443LFLb6u-aPrWCAlBhiHPnu92ozaAfxKjPRBS5F4nSjRXm8IZ-XiKVFvOjpjWHj3th9MMX21Q/s1600/071209_05s.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKUxNK9KgddZAYe-hDEPr6SVqde70657Eyp3DT0M7R2HI9gmx9Y5cRRu8v4Zm443LFLb6u-aPrWCAlBhiHPnu92ozaAfxKjPRBS5F4nSjRXm8IZ-XiKVFvOjpjWHj3th9MMX21Q/s320/071209_05s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461934623162701090" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdxe_dgQ_x-Hn4v0Twtqkbt_0apHc-VgJ4klvWxMcqzJHvUcNEZ2qU9SqhZiMWd6kdrW1SEMxUbM1BmEk9al2OaMopLfJKEre_b3sHZHRd5KDjeVT5paU9c6REbvkELtJenVVRg/s1600/071209_04.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdxe_dgQ_x-Hn4v0Twtqkbt_0apHc-VgJ4klvWxMcqzJHvUcNEZ2qU9SqhZiMWd6kdrW1SEMxUbM1BmEk9al2OaMopLfJKEre_b3sHZHRd5KDjeVT5paU9c6REbvkELtJenVVRg/s320/071209_04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461934525031671458" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tfd97v9ej5lTMlOxsQbgyE028q7yJReoCy7U7mqfOHDHW1E3drwY7c-bG3DSA8Ern9GMNWF-TqNjslZp8DmH1G5yKK1exomRIKUTeY4ibI0fZx1VhlSs-c3W83DZNKRLWm_IqQ/s1600/100407_+%287%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tfd97v9ej5lTMlOxsQbgyE028q7yJReoCy7U7mqfOHDHW1E3drwY7c-bG3DSA8Ern9GMNWF-TqNjslZp8DmH1G5yKK1exomRIKUTeY4ibI0fZx1VhlSs-c3W83DZNKRLWm_IqQ/s320/100407_+%287%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461934031168831314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6cIgMag1OG0X2wHuGIl5RUHeW2YTRpQYlHyLqpA5K9iTXzl4zJd_E9wTPIxR5tIwOTqazS7mHfS5wpnb5P22IDNL3tpl28tDw2ujpLQDX4j-1x8ReQnMaCuNDKPT648wGfWaww/s1600/100407_+%284%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6cIgMag1OG0X2wHuGIl5RUHeW2YTRpQYlHyLqpA5K9iTXzl4zJd_E9wTPIxR5tIwOTqazS7mHfS5wpnb5P22IDNL3tpl28tDw2ujpLQDX4j-1x8ReQnMaCuNDKPT648wGfWaww/s320/100407_+%284%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461934932661422034" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div></div>FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-49625588356148908592009-10-12T21:05:00.000-07:002009-10-12T21:09:42.566-07:00One Man's Junk...Finally, the sign is in the yard. And now... we wait...<br /><br />Putting the sign up reminded me of something that Asa said the other day. We were working on the house and Jeff had something he wanted to get rid of... so... like usual he put it out in front by the road and got out our big plywood sign that reads "FREE". We live on a fairly busy street... nothing, and I mean NOTHING has lasted more than 2 hours out there. Shower stalls, couches, even fence posts with hunks of concrete on the bottom. It's amazing. Anyway, Asa came running in the house in a total panic, screaming, "MOM!! Daddy's selling the house for FREE!!!!!" <br /><br />It's never boring with a couple six years olds in the house.FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-14633500013241375972009-09-30T13:04:00.001-07:002009-09-30T13:05:27.631-07:00Windows and BalustersThe windows are painted, the trim is done... all we have left to paint is the two back gables! Jeff and Randy (and Asa) did a fabulous job cutting out the new balusters. They made a huge difference on the upstairs porch!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACfRm0uV3RKbZO2a1c3LZvN5aPlR55olnbmSpuqxyu4Y9-szhhFErGlLEX9k6xzZ4CTiCErYzfwox64uH69_FwSk1ENqX8dGJ3pFBZh98aq1BZbBZNTy6QV6de896CGT6Wlw3-A/s1600-h/091001_House1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACfRm0uV3RKbZO2a1c3LZvN5aPlR55olnbmSpuqxyu4Y9-szhhFErGlLEX9k6xzZ4CTiCErYzfwox64uH69_FwSk1ENqX8dGJ3pFBZh98aq1BZbBZNTy6QV6de896CGT6Wlw3-A/s400/091001_House1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387353966210491170" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hvMJvp8GE1qiKf59sYXb4rRDvNpnLHICpxrgt4x_vCNcwEeCg2XKfTVcKgvTFXV440Jm895I6OOrGF9dsB7Q_1AS6Mt25inFE39N274owJtXj8727D8kHB_t1lMl57mhNsNjPA/s1600-h/091001_House2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hvMJvp8GE1qiKf59sYXb4rRDvNpnLHICpxrgt4x_vCNcwEeCg2XKfTVcKgvTFXV440Jm895I6OOrGF9dsB7Q_1AS6Mt25inFE39N274owJtXj8727D8kHB_t1lMl57mhNsNjPA/s400/091001_House2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387354047172553682" border="0" /></a><br /></div>FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-16437244410151783952009-09-06T17:12:00.000-07:002009-09-06T17:28:09.349-07:00In ColorAfter a long process of pressure washing, scraping and wire brushing the entire house (which was 98% Jeff's doing since I found out I am pregnant again at the beginning of the process), it's paint time! Jeff and Randy went ahead and purchased the scaffolding, which made the job a billion times easier, plus it provided hours of entertainment for the boys.<br /><br />Jeff, Randy and Asa worked on the balusters for the upstairs porch. The old ones were the pits and had to go. Asa did a great job of sanding! We're hoping to get them painted tomorrow.<br /><br />I'm glad we had already come to the conclusion that we needed to move closer to family because now that we have a surprise baby #4 on the way (and for those trying to add up the months... our youngest is almost 11 months old right now, so these two will be 17 months apart!) I will need family nearby more than ever. Also, the need for bedrooms has exceeded the speed at which we could finish the attic, so we have even more need to find a wonderful family who will love our home as much as we do.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_DBb-cr9muFs5x6FCUNJCbMz58cMN9ljIL4JMBJDVseKAQtNnl3CZarLx1bcJq1G56QbjoGMgoObkxTAYkfTHGUydlZ2OdiOujxeRcaC4G6OjcCKoq3DYfcVSA7tNSllenmPWA/s1600-h/DSC_1728.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_DBb-cr9muFs5x6FCUNJCbMz58cMN9ljIL4JMBJDVseKAQtNnl3CZarLx1bcJq1G56QbjoGMgoObkxTAYkfTHGUydlZ2OdiOujxeRcaC4G6OjcCKoq3DYfcVSA7tNSllenmPWA/s320/DSC_1728.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378513211835766674" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicI7_b2rWkOOf1jfTPMeozV3cuKFbrkbLBnFj9Ov-LbA8y1lZGMvObS7WQUy0Sff5nchszhtwEqDgFTJI3LKRs4B4HkDLsmgLCtrgSSHaSMwvBf3x__LDN3HquDY_YJDY4dT7sAw/s1600-h/DSC_0149.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jzPY4oUIqlUwvq2oIw36qKiwLXF7lnVmncLMHq8g3jwt3QkOzv0adbUaIjCkWq41pVSvJjrqArA_k1ckBczdEojEuA7QQYA-QroD_ZIvV0VgoZ70uq2tyn_N1wVVyNeVdiJBSA/s320/DSC_0173.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378513644002613858" border="0" /></a><br /></div>FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-10979534031754343552009-06-23T17:00:00.000-07:002009-06-26T13:21:39.428-07:00The AnnouncementWe are in the process of painting the exterior of our house. To do so, we much first scrape. We are making lots of progress and hope to paint very soon. With that said, let me explain why we are painting now... because (gasp) we are getting ready to put our house up for sale. Yes, I said it. For Sale. I don't want to think about how much work we have put into it or how much I love it or how great it is looking or what plans we had in store for it... I am trying very hard to concentrate on the move. We are moving to be closer to our families, our kids will be closer to their grandparents and I will hopefully have a little family support as I begin my first year as a homeschool parent.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />So, if you know anyone who would like to buy a mostly renovated house and take it to completion, I've got your house!</div>FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-82555848570674848012009-06-04T07:48:00.000-07:002009-06-04T07:55:26.664-07:00Growing PanesJeff has finished the top pane of <a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/stainedglass.htm">stained glass on the front door</a>! It's not the original design, but I think he did an excellent job. It's hard to believe there is only one pane left to go...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrsjxneMaymGoo0_einqiklcXCtDQjWRYMIoDSliklemNYTgfRRKUPAtlqvsJX3Mhp5WwkqM9MYREwtZN0Co1mWMUxuDtP1OGeoYgfwvmlLz-_KEEB0YapyRSNzkNUMN8mKB5UA/s1600-h/DSC_1727.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrsjxneMaymGoo0_einqiklcXCtDQjWRYMIoDSliklemNYTgfRRKUPAtlqvsJX3Mhp5WwkqM9MYREwtZN0Co1mWMUxuDtP1OGeoYgfwvmlLz-_KEEB0YapyRSNzkNUMN8mKB5UA/s320/DSC_1727.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343485040594644706" border="0" /></a></div>FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-66257937027233094102009-03-04T09:48:00.000-08:002009-03-17T08:36:48.496-07:00Crossing My Fingers...Okay! It appears that all of our submissions to This Old House's Reader Remodels contest have gone through!<br /><br />They titled out entries:<br /><br />Kitchen - Working With The Old<br />Bath - A Period Perfect Tub<br />Living Room - Family Values<br />Garage - New Workshop From Old Smokehouse<br />Bedroom - A Noteworthy NurseryFreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-27385546386502423322009-02-19T06:28:00.000-08:002009-06-04T08:08:23.742-07:00A Room Fit For IveyI have been working on getting the <a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/upstairs.htm">nursery </a>together for quite some time and figured that I would post some pictures of it. When we started on this room we had no idea it would end up as the bedroom for a beautiful baby girl!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnxnePQWOOSYqU64Ju4YK3rSEZlxQzFvcxeOjP0kJsXgzTWfXd-sq2H6-eQw1NA1JMQEA28jW_w8LQi4p_VPmoflmH6e8xBfYTmjjZbCjFBQekkUZDnYgVNtTFRDQUDPGtKOS8bQ/s1600-h/DSC_0193.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnxnePQWOOSYqU64Ju4YK3rSEZlxQzFvcxeOjP0kJsXgzTWfXd-sq2H6-eQw1NA1JMQEA28jW_w8LQi4p_VPmoflmH6e8xBfYTmjjZbCjFBQekkUZDnYgVNtTFRDQUDPGtKOS8bQ/s320/DSC_0193.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304516058815857794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYs6Iw1Ilx7ledFNWMHtS5Cy6VFT4IqkejeaSxsGSOn21uEJ5lO1UQ3mwyUbGlR4qN5vUl17xL4mMUePo9sM_BDrenYlM1eP5MZU77qKPjEGEXeNuPAuiD7W-EJKYA8CgtR1dUg/s1600-h/DSC_0190.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYs6Iw1Ilx7ledFNWMHtS5Cy6VFT4IqkejeaSxsGSOn21uEJ5lO1UQ3mwyUbGlR4qN5vUl17xL4mMUePo9sM_BDrenYlM1eP5MZU77qKPjEGEXeNuPAuiD7W-EJKYA8CgtR1dUg/s320/DSC_0190.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304515952704128626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIz2MxhTzOUiHqtat6mEOTXR7z1f63mndVx4sDcjdzzyYAsQJJaXhbnQaseyvUhW0aLdcaFYecWzGypKG0lJGoMwyz2F30i1tfffb_7aORlwivxhQL8hx8SpIlSVsKV8d189yX5Q/s1600-h/DSC_0099.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIz2MxhTzOUiHqtat6mEOTXR7z1f63mndVx4sDcjdzzyYAsQJJaXhbnQaseyvUhW0aLdcaFYecWzGypKG0lJGoMwyz2F30i1tfffb_7aORlwivxhQL8hx8SpIlSVsKV8d189yX5Q/s320/DSC_0099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304516322568395506" border="0" /></a>FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-18448844196185875002009-02-05T06:48:00.001-08:002009-02-05T07:11:09.355-08:00Insulation Blows.We blew in cellulose insulation into the back half of the attic a few years ago. It was easy, painless and actually kinda fun. We bought the bags of insulation, which came with free blower rental. Jeff had the end of the hose in the attic and I was on the ground feeding bag after bag into the blower. We had it all finished in about an hour.<br /><br />This time, we were not so lucky. First off, Jeff went to Home Depot to get the insulation and blower. This took place after work, in January. It was dark and cold. Yuck. We were pretty excited that the one right down the street had it ready to go. Jeff picked it up and we went to work. Uh. Wait. It would turn on, but didn't have enough power to actually move the insulation. Jeff took that one back to the store and picked up the other one that they had. This one didn't even turn on. Ug. The woman at the store asked Jeff if he could get the one from the Loganville branch the next day. Jeff agreed.<br /><br />After work, Jeff hightailed it to Loganville to get the blower. It seems that there was a mis-communication. The blower was not there. The woman from our branch had come to pick it up. SO... Jeff went to retrieve the wayward blower.<br /><br />He brought it home and it did, in fact, work. It was cold and dark... needless to say his wife (that would be me) wasn't in the best of moods. The baby was asleep in the swing and the kids were playing Nintendo, and they were all situated so that I could see them as I worked. The baby is sleeping. Good news, right? Not when bedtime is supposed to be only two hours away. The entire time I was out there hauling bags and stuffing them into the blower, I was thinking of how sleepless my night was sure to be.<br /><br />It took a while, but we got all of the insulation up there. Jeff went to take the blower back and they seemed to have no record of him. They weren't able to cancel his deposit... if he had given it. Good grief.<br /><br />In the end, it all worked out and we have a nice toasty attic. Well, okay. The attic itself isn't toasty, but the upstairs sure is! I would have been happier if some of the insulation mess hadn't crept down (and continue to creep down) through cracks in the ceiling and cracks between the boards in the hall closet, but in our house, that would be pretty picky of me. So, I vaccuum.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnk1_J41IDNEc4MX5JEVyjcASmbuHJRGI_3K7hST6MqpU1twQfxK5mvy3L-ZrPF-8OfCfMUkiM-lVT30y7_Ed0kKAHj5lz-MjtGBrB-rDrcXRk2gF_lKvBUyq7NYr4r0fQhqLQAw/s1600-h/090204_03.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnk1_J41IDNEc4MX5JEVyjcASmbuHJRGI_3K7hST6MqpU1twQfxK5mvy3L-ZrPF-8OfCfMUkiM-lVT30y7_Ed0kKAHj5lz-MjtGBrB-rDrcXRk2gF_lKvBUyq7NYr4r0fQhqLQAw/s320/090204_03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299330954959293906" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Last weekend, Jeff and Randy picked up the flooring from Colonial Pine Floors in Madison. We were very pleased with the quality of the flooring for such a good price! They put some of the flooring down already. The supports that you see will be taken out and replaced with something else... hopefully the front of our house won't fall off in the process...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXWA8hgqwInPsTlklS8n8dsIbHmXPN5v6_jjFYS3tsYCobFkOctHhtPfV12lZfpbytXmZnkZk6DYALRBlbRC9-Zq6yv-2vbJcK20J4COsJgl-_TCkUBMf8h41WhzF0OJY42SZpw/s1600-h/DSC_0073.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXWA8hgqwInPsTlklS8n8dsIbHmXPN5v6_jjFYS3tsYCobFkOctHhtPfV12lZfpbytXmZnkZk6DYALRBlbRC9-Zq6yv-2vbJcK20J4COsJgl-_TCkUBMf8h41WhzF0OJY42SZpw/s320/DSC_0073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299330868519757842" border="0" /></a><br /></div>FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-90402044174393756302009-01-02T10:41:00.000-08:002009-01-03T07:34:31.651-08:00Light in the AtticNo, I'm no Shel Silverstein, but we do indeed have a light in the attic. After the push to finish the <a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/formal.htm#081230">living room</a> came to a happy conclusion... with stockings and surround sound speakers hung with care... we have focused our attention upward. The <a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/attic.htm">attic </a>has been a project that has seen a little bit of action here and there, but now, I believe it will have its day. This area is going to ROCK. I mean, all the cool kids are going to want to come play video games at our house!<br /><br />Because it's been a while since this area has been given any thought, I will rehash what will be going on up there. This will be Asa and Addison's final destination. They will each have their own rooms, with a central living area and bathroom with shower. It will be a little funky with the knee walls and lowish ceilings, but it will no doubt be the a space that my inner child will envy! We won't want to put a lot of weight up there, so we're thinking beadboard or other panels for the walls. Like the rest of the house, it will have wood floors (Jeff began that process a while back). I envision a futon in the living area and futon-bunk beds in the rooms. Ikea, here we come!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiyDx9BYo4YUBOoU5BsMw1CTIS89Eyi-UUsikdkjKOCGUuxsJ53mnAanCYZ6DNcqfxEx61jEZXtan2U3k0QZShUsRbriGH9598BK25hFhcV5krGYLZGEwI2kyyz77XeC02r9p1w/s1600-h/090102_02sm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiyDx9BYo4YUBOoU5BsMw1CTIS89Eyi-UUsikdkjKOCGUuxsJ53mnAanCYZ6DNcqfxEx61jEZXtan2U3k0QZShUsRbriGH9598BK25hFhcV5krGYLZGEwI2kyyz77XeC02r9p1w/s320/090102_02sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286885740683007762" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LPW6EBT_wXSTuWbOanZVh9YEqdfn6M3LI0-gRy6Pg2scN-slimJPj0GjTzMRmY0AM8Z_MIRSwAg5hxiQBV3Cn08nCFzm-NwUeKNI6lma7FJgHN3AcWZmkUXDLF-etzyRb4aICw/s1600-h/090102_06sm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LPW6EBT_wXSTuWbOanZVh9YEqdfn6M3LI0-gRy6Pg2scN-slimJPj0GjTzMRmY0AM8Z_MIRSwAg5hxiQBV3Cn08nCFzm-NwUeKNI6lma7FJgHN3AcWZmkUXDLF-etzyRb4aICw/s320/090102_06sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286885813179199698" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Flooring - Lumber Liquidators<br />Tin Ceiling Tiles - TheTinMan.com<br />Crown Moulding & Marble Tiles - Souther Surplus (Athens, GA)<br />Built-In Entertainment Center - Custom Cabinets by Design (Monroe, GA)</span><br /></div></div>FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-36291618514639274242008-11-24T13:12:00.000-08:002009-01-02T18:15:48.662-08:00We have SOUND!After the boys' violin recital last weekend, we had lots of help to move furniture around the house. It was a major feat, but we have a complete living room, our bedroom is moved downstairs, and the baby's stuff is out of the upstairs foyer and stacked all over her room-to-be. I have TONS of work to do, but at least now I can go ahead and be stressed trying to get it done as opposed to being stressed about how stressed I <span style="font-style: italic;">will </span>be when I do get to try to get it done.<br /><br />Jeff and I decided to wait on buying a flat screen tv until the prices come down on them. But, we did end up going ahead and getting a nice new 7.1 surround system for each other for Christmas. Oh, and a DVD Recorder. We may not have that new tv yet, but the old one never sounded so good!FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-90646046158288547442008-10-31T13:01:00.000-07:002008-10-31T13:11:25.712-07:00...in with the new...Jeff and I haven't bought a whole lot of furniture during our 9 years of marriage. We've actually purchased a couple chairs, a handful of antiques, but no living room set, dining room set, bedroom set, etc. We've managed to make due with hand-me-down-had-since-college furniture that, to be honest, I am sick of. I am 30 now. Surely we can move on the grown up furniture, right?<br /><br />Well, as we work on finishing the new living room, we are going to say goodbye to the fantasic piece of furniture that we bought 8 years ago. Our t.v. stand was purchased at a GoodWill in Riverdale for $25. To be honest, I will miss it. It has served us well. But, we are going to move on to a grown up entertainment center.<br /><br />We called the guys to did our cabinets four years ago and asked if they could make a built-in unit for us. We had a good idea of what we wanted, and we knew we could trust these guys to take our ideas and completely rock them out. We knew we could trust these guys and they came through!<br /><br />Jeff had wired the room with surround sound speakers behind the crown molding. Now, we just need a grown up t.v. and speakers! (Oh, and I guess we need to paint the trim and move the furniture, too!)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddY5xFN_tUUon-WmQbCfHPxw7_b7uY5sM1sT1g79_d870KxHjGXXk5jKUnHDfrug8VP7bMilldUnTqcpHqPFFLYyECOsDAd4rkINFvKA0SvjPVYs29Y2vdrF7w7VbvgdsDFAidw/s1600-h/081031_14sm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddY5xFN_tUUon-WmQbCfHPxw7_b7uY5sM1sT1g79_d870KxHjGXXk5jKUnHDfrug8VP7bMilldUnTqcpHqPFFLYyECOsDAd4rkINFvKA0SvjPVYs29Y2vdrF7w7VbvgdsDFAidw/s320/081031_14sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263412995534618514" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-dIu_imCuf3MlzCCDiPauRwhL1qhyphenhyphenbXKe3iajp-eLbU4y98rbQa3QPkTs8jgPcA42sMU6xGimaSIYRDKzVXF6GJIl2UM31LYpPYS8rFTTH5Tg5L4NflEVJRgQjQ7_vk-UeE-fA/s1600-h/081031_13sm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-dIu_imCuf3MlzCCDiPauRwhL1qhyphenhyphenbXKe3iajp-eLbU4y98rbQa3QPkTs8jgPcA42sMU6xGimaSIYRDKzVXF6GJIl2UM31LYpPYS8rFTTH5Tg5L4NflEVJRgQjQ7_vk-UeE-fA/s320/081031_13sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263412865947067714" border="0" /></a><br /></div>FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-35625204677469852942008-10-10T16:35:00.001-07:002008-10-10T16:51:28.295-07:00Nervous Energy?<div style="text-align: center;">This week, we introduced our new baby girl into the world. Ivey Victoria was born on Tuesday morning at 12:04. By Thursday, Ivey and I came back from the hospital and saw that Jeff had managed to tile the fireplace with our improvised tiles. One more step towards that baby room!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJ6m34yfgVx0OwYImbB2qHVzFA5KdhvDVpXrDyXTkiNKdQ0i6i4rSnmQkH_TraTUyrD4Q_H-MiuhFaQq1YVcqjSjLQTfLW3SjD4fno1Gni3vnid0hKHSWsnc9BoUfvlybRfmMbQ/s1600-h/081009_009small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJ6m34yfgVx0OwYImbB2qHVzFA5KdhvDVpXrDyXTkiNKdQ0i6i4rSnmQkH_TraTUyrD4Q_H-MiuhFaQq1YVcqjSjLQTfLW3SjD4fno1Gni3vnid0hKHSWsnc9BoUfvlybRfmMbQ/s320/081009_009small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255673125212657186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWM-mZp0XcVnZNGHRHgOH6drYKxshAmuVrovLiL013ULBcBJEcZ-wYHUupFY16xmxkAeAXWM6SBXBsOAAMnj5xsWjRgVLd8N_a-9LcgoBrTpt0ikr5-zezX67a8AHQzxEprM7Umg/s1600-h/081009_008_small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWM-mZp0XcVnZNGHRHgOH6drYKxshAmuVrovLiL013ULBcBJEcZ-wYHUupFY16xmxkAeAXWM6SBXBsOAAMnj5xsWjRgVLd8N_a-9LcgoBrTpt0ikr5-zezX67a8AHQzxEprM7Umg/s320/081009_008_small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255673069233712466" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />I could not be happier with how they look... and the fact that they were such a steal is just icing on the cake!FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-25443432789610823872008-10-05T16:06:00.000-07:002008-10-05T16:22:13.949-07:00If you're crazy, I am too...As we work on the living room, we have become frustrated with what to do with the fireplace. The mantle is gorgeous. I finished it and put on a satin polyurethane coat. The brick fireplace needed to be made level... flat... before we could put tile or anything up. Jeff cut concrete board to level it off, which worked very well. But, what did we want to do to finish it?<br /><br />We knew what we liked, but finding it was a bit hard. We liked the antique Victorian fireplace tiles that were 1.5" x 6". We wanted either green or blue. However, you can't just find tiles of that size at a tile shop, and places online were wanting $2.20+ per tile... plus shipping! What to do. We just hung out for a while, frustrated.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WzVmxScKRX3oA0zWQxrSS0JQHVCVsINmUC5LRYPuZ0H5d00u4kIYgyIOo6D6eAPiPY6QLIDZZuNzMpa7_OONgQ1P8-biuQOwbOt-mhV75iFvRZHPim2N5n9NhfRp1hzc439ShA/s1600-h/greentiles.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WzVmxScKRX3oA0zWQxrSS0JQHVCVsINmUC5LRYPuZ0H5d00u4kIYgyIOo6D6eAPiPY6QLIDZZuNzMpa7_OONgQ1P8-biuQOwbOt-mhV75iFvRZHPim2N5n9NhfRp1hzc439ShA/s200/greentiles.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253812651200101922" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />On the way back from dinner tonight, Jeff stopped by Southern Surplus (which is always a dangerous move since we always seem to leave there with a bunch of stuff we never intended to buy... but then really benefited from finding!). He pulled in to look at trim to put up at the bottom of the crown in the room... to hide the gaps caused by the very uneven walls. I sat in the car, counting contractions. I waited, and waited... and finally he came out with a piece of 3 foot long marble in his hand. He couldn't tell if he was being crazy, or if this stuff could be cut into tiles for our fireplace. The marble was a long strip that was 1.75" wide. I liked the look of the marble a lot, and he could cut it with his tile saw into 6" pieces. He couldn't tell if he was nuts or if this was really a good idea. I voted that it was a good idea. So, we left with a trunk load of 3' long marble strips that were intended to be used as thresholds to bathrooms. Ummm... Did I mention that the strips were $2.25? We are getting these tiles for $0.40 each!<br /><br />So now, Jeff and the boys are in the workshop cutting tiles as I still sit and count contractions. Hopefully, we will have a baby before we have a finished fireplace.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVQh4zPWa6zTuYDqjYgBHCYXaN-WCMW626EwpN59HudEdkUqLhI3LXHnuby0niAmdEzkRUe_F5Cd1-3ABd0NvzO9buofOSp8-lG5b365z4VJ1E3X_eOb85yZvoFLx1YJ0VQS-rA/s1600-h/081005_05small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVQh4zPWa6zTuYDqjYgBHCYXaN-WCMW626EwpN59HudEdkUqLhI3LXHnuby0niAmdEzkRUe_F5Cd1-3ABd0NvzO9buofOSp8-lG5b365z4VJ1E3X_eOb85yZvoFLx1YJ0VQS-rA/s320/081005_05small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253813453703301922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Sh6X5OICLaE_UvLr8nKQDX-upoZliSpIOodw5eL4rPujkfGmWo5lN_-JLRW8Ir5Mk2AuMkf7g6HfnhKEcVomARWhpp9HS6HrYLb56QSDrXHw87PYQnQwtBdPXUDgn4TN5c-hpA/s1600-h/081005_04small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Sh6X5OICLaE_UvLr8nKQDX-upoZliSpIOodw5eL4rPujkfGmWo5lN_-JLRW8Ir5Mk2AuMkf7g6HfnhKEcVomARWhpp9HS6HrYLb56QSDrXHw87PYQnQwtBdPXUDgn4TN5c-hpA/s320/081005_04small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253813865099258450" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcYauDw7VAHVyEYXH5Fv-ZX3I3JUuz1YF4PwRx-XV-msWyirgYi_lPb2RwoHT_OKE30nBQT80IXE_Ftr7Mn3pn2QssqBbIFzIZOH2mBTJMdSV0g7Z1Xt9HRfrX6yVVXsys7fl7Q/s1600-h/081005_03small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcYauDw7VAHVyEYXH5Fv-ZX3I3JUuz1YF4PwRx-XV-msWyirgYi_lPb2RwoHT_OKE30nBQT80IXE_Ftr7Mn3pn2QssqBbIFzIZOH2mBTJMdSV0g7Z1Xt9HRfrX6yVVXsys7fl7Q/s200/081005_03small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253813674263684594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfIGiWzyq-VylevM-OqsA1re-dNq1hDzkYSCtlMZbj5csyPf0A9gW4AEHE-PzXGpURk0LvjFnM14Usfi4lZ0h9pEq5Tu9P2VCMaCR_u0GCh5lL358gl_Efjo9mlZkyY1540tFJg/s1600-h/081005_01small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfIGiWzyq-VylevM-OqsA1re-dNq1hDzkYSCtlMZbj5csyPf0A9gW4AEHE-PzXGpURk0LvjFnM14Usfi4lZ0h9pEq5Tu9P2VCMaCR_u0GCh5lL358gl_Efjo9mlZkyY1540tFJg/s200/081005_01small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253813601133461058" border="0" /></a></div>FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-56871273553186145582008-09-21T16:53:00.000-07:002008-09-21T17:20:15.792-07:00SandmanWhat a productive weekend!<br /><br />Randy and Jeff finished putting the floor down in the <a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/formal.htm">living room</a>... and then Asa and Randy sanded it!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_AS0eKo4MTTWLxHxx48hZJ0mvE3hN-2hvqNIVgntdHqhD15o6RZfAp6xiCVOZYTgtHyPsvl_HOmpnaA5EdZgAE5-dP8rvWMdZXxhpPm_zGhwv63ldqUs6fS6zctON_dYzjSOhg/s1600-h/DSC_0010.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_AS0eKo4MTTWLxHxx48hZJ0mvE3hN-2hvqNIVgntdHqhD15o6RZfAp6xiCVOZYTgtHyPsvl_HOmpnaA5EdZgAE5-dP8rvWMdZXxhpPm_zGhwv63ldqUs6fS6zctON_dYzjSOhg/s400/DSC_0010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248627674283130018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjiFbl-SSOIGQWyLIo2F2j53aYiO2EAuFn-i33JlJpVEg2npnPEJ5H7LA0yD0NCEOlbmz9C9BLCfU_GsBRxOuR0H6WCaSKLnhBC6oU9wM9eMWtmSRsBT47Jl3IL31rlG1zuzHIA/s1600-h/DSC_0011crop_small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjiFbl-SSOIGQWyLIo2F2j53aYiO2EAuFn-i33JlJpVEg2npnPEJ5H7LA0yD0NCEOlbmz9C9BLCfU_GsBRxOuR0H6WCaSKLnhBC6oU9wM9eMWtmSRsBT47Jl3IL31rlG1zuzHIA/s320/DSC_0011crop_small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248633725356312690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">After a lot of sanding and a hormonal meltdown on my part (a clean house, a lot of dust flying, and a 9 month pregnant wife is a bad combo), the floor was ready to be stained. Jeff tried the "roll on" approach to staining this time. It seems to me that it goes on a bit thicker than a brush, and it's hard to blend your stops and starts... but it is a ton quicker. I think rolling on the polyurethane will be easier to do than the stain. But, with my belly setting its the secret time limit, the roll on stain worked good enough for me!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4aIKLyvS1vuDgPYogcomwZBhFINFp3BqXrqlThz5VKUs2UYqCGIRJ6tZBflCIwSyK1Lrhmr08vcnsdvM2af8WJqN_-RoyiKTqoWDDOXyBcLLTYivEZ89ylFxBETerqmPmh10WA/s1600-h/080921_07sm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4aIKLyvS1vuDgPYogcomwZBhFINFp3BqXrqlThz5VKUs2UYqCGIRJ6tZBflCIwSyK1Lrhmr08vcnsdvM2af8WJqN_-RoyiKTqoWDDOXyBcLLTYivEZ89ylFxBETerqmPmh10WA/s320/080921_07sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248630501503263442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">There was some flooring leftover, so Jeff used it for the wall in the <a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/pantry.htm">Butler's Pantry</a> area... which hasn't had a wall since we gutted the bathroom and put in the pocket door. It has always really bugged me for that little hallway to look so horrible for the past 4 years, but it has just been very low on the priority list. Now, it has a WALL! We are contemplating using that space as our test bed for learning to use the textured paintable wallpaper before attempting it on the living room ceiling. With the wall, the wallpaper, and the <a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/040724_15_small.jpg">antique tin</a> backsplash put in (which wouldn't be that hard to do), I just may pass out from shock!<br /><br />I know it doesn't look like anything special, but believe me... it's a step in the right direction! It seems I don't have a before picture of how we've lived with it for the past few years, so you'll have to take my word for it!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAG_Rp_JmThB-ol6JyOknlw0xV_rfpJ8R6LUEKiy1P8s-nmpk_-Zb9FCmJv3Qy-xbeVnIRXmqCCiDabyVMw19KmORQwtsjCIx2y0UKVOnpJMgopW8aET1IJSz45MdPKiLPy9SFig/s1600-h/080921_02sm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAG_Rp_JmThB-ol6JyOknlw0xV_rfpJ8R6LUEKiy1P8s-nmpk_-Zb9FCmJv3Qy-xbeVnIRXmqCCiDabyVMw19KmORQwtsjCIx2y0UKVOnpJMgopW8aET1IJSz45MdPKiLPy9SFig/s200/080921_02sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248632190294994658" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVzus1ts8YAjhslTr37DqxSy4OAWFHxVNELfGsVAEUhcNnniCU4gCtPOJiFBXc7z9xk7-CGyNUfKIPhbHSl6mgBG-0NjOCMfikBiwHhIU_ZULUQEHF-9RsJbtLv_MLkVbiX9-qw/s1600-h/080921_01sm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVzus1ts8YAjhslTr37DqxSy4OAWFHxVNELfGsVAEUhcNnniCU4gCtPOJiFBXc7z9xk7-CGyNUfKIPhbHSl6mgBG-0NjOCMfikBiwHhIU_ZULUQEHF-9RsJbtLv_MLkVbiX9-qw/s200/080921_01sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248632096630394738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Oh... and I also started recovering our <a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/dining.htm">dining room</a> chairs with a coordinating fabric to our curtains. It has been very theraputic to rip out that nasty old cover that was on it and get rid of it for good!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7RAssKY_TJKtxqrkQPhyMhH0iARhT1icmt2u3HFH6D6yZC4pJ3yEtsH156D9N2Jjlp167ECx9oGk1KM8bhWqMG0rAteno-6G2MsI6JDiGrMxN1J_0sChYppJcoQfhzzT3PkzM6Q/s1600-h/080921_04sm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7RAssKY_TJKtxqrkQPhyMhH0iARhT1icmt2u3HFH6D6yZC4pJ3yEtsH156D9N2Jjlp167ECx9oGk1KM8bhWqMG0rAteno-6G2MsI6JDiGrMxN1J_0sChYppJcoQfhzzT3PkzM6Q/s200/080921_04sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248632790113854274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYBtWwGvNVPmo7vFPFQU0PeNtU9nGiCvoVRAnPO0Tl8KcJnDuusTtG1ETs5EnHAFGYj4Tt8j6WvgiNOovYUkYKFB7p4hWZW1tJqs8wKSmS69Y4gUm7xw2doHpdkA_Q0bPbuFpQQ/s1600-h/080921_05sm.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYBtWwGvNVPmo7vFPFQU0PeNtU9nGiCvoVRAnPO0Tl8KcJnDuusTtG1ETs5EnHAFGYj4Tt8j6WvgiNOovYUkYKFB7p4hWZW1tJqs8wKSmS69Y4gUm7xw2doHpdkA_Q0bPbuFpQQ/s200/080921_05sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248632998388545634" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-74768476416326094292008-09-18T14:47:00.001-07:002008-09-18T14:54:33.089-07:00Revamping the bathroomMan, how productive would I be if I had this nesting instinct thing all the time??<br /><br />Today, I painted the bottom half of the <a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/downbath.htm#080918">downstairs bathroom</a> to better match the rest of the house's color scheme. I'm pleased!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Ea_YbQmwJbHczh3IcyZwtYxIlxpKKg4sN8saqrhHXO137GilQiH4_VWlLPCzgPXP1sjS6usY3tN49lbY9OWP4p4fiRi9Oyi5udBIqDqigU1Ns4WG_HB1iuBNVk_zHHITA7l3Dg/s1600-h/090818_03smaller.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Ea_YbQmwJbHczh3IcyZwtYxIlxpKKg4sN8saqrhHXO137GilQiH4_VWlLPCzgPXP1sjS6usY3tN49lbY9OWP4p4fiRi9Oyi5udBIqDqigU1Ns4WG_HB1iuBNVk_zHHITA7l3Dg/s320/090818_03smaller.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247482709495049090" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRAFfe5vIStLIezYRqMJga9QHhqUt7cbppYn-kEFoxZK3i4kh-Nu665X6VWtuZoPrsGRKJKeICaAwMIvCzPQl0Xca92RJzN6rOwkdrQNzR0OXvn8vZJEbf6ajU7GLQO6RAdcSNQ/s1600-h/090818_01smaller.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRAFfe5vIStLIezYRqMJga9QHhqUt7cbppYn-kEFoxZK3i4kh-Nu665X6VWtuZoPrsGRKJKeICaAwMIvCzPQl0Xca92RJzN6rOwkdrQNzR0OXvn8vZJEbf6ajU7GLQO6RAdcSNQ/s320/090818_01smaller.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247482658558355474" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTYDvfNPpOWWdB5avVA_nYh687wjuYd7dQ_4ZooNWLDC0AtNlDhtNxe4A9cDJ_I33dM50xqLwTCLnO5REph2HMzBoHLi4hEfawE8zHk9JXEv_z2Jp_DuoN6usLjDNNBgLUOCx7A/s1600-h/090818_04smaller.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTYDvfNPpOWWdB5avVA_nYh687wjuYd7dQ_4ZooNWLDC0AtNlDhtNxe4A9cDJ_I33dM50xqLwTCLnO5REph2HMzBoHLi4hEfawE8zHk9JXEv_z2Jp_DuoN6usLjDNNBgLUOCx7A/s320/090818_04smaller.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247482761416333714" border="0" /></a>FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-76372490277755788092008-09-16T17:01:00.000-07:002008-09-17T07:34:06.310-07:00Relief!Thank you, thank you, thank you to Mom for coming to help me with the house Sunday and Monday! Mom came Sunday morning, Waffle House breakfast in tow, and proceeded to work magic on my house. I moved from lying on the couch to lounging in various chairs in various rooms while she worked. At about 11:30 that night, as we were standing in my very unfinished <a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/dining.htm">dining room</a> (the sheet rock is in very rough shape, we tore a closet out when we moved in and never patched any of it up, and the door to the one-day-porch has a long gap where the sheet rock doesn't meet the trim... let's face it, when you bought a house with 3 livable rooms and no kitchen, the aesthetics of the dining room are far from a priority!) Mom threw out the idea, "Hey, why don't I just putty what I can, smooth what I can, and throw some paint on these walls!". So, that is what she did. That night, she puttied some holes before bed. The next morning, she dropped the boys off at school and took me to my doctor's appointment.<br /><br />The midwife checked me out and much to our amazement, I have had no changes since Friday. So.. she lifted my bed rest! I can't "run any marathons", but I can perform normal routine life stuff. This is very good considering I have no idea how I would have made it through the week...<br /><br />After the good news, Mom and I picked out some curtains, found paint that matched exactly, grabbed some trim for around the door, and headed home. I picked up the boys from school while mom moved all the furniture away from the walls. When I came home, I sat and painted window trim while she edged the room. I managed to do the vast majority of my painting while on my rump... and Mom managed to kick serious butt on the rest of the room. By the time Jeff came home, the extra trim piece was added to the sides of the doorway, the trim was all painted, the corner cabinet that Randy made me in 2001 and I still hadn't painted- was painted, the walls had two coats of paint that the boys said looked just like melted chocolate, the curtains were hung, and the house was clean again.<br /><br />I have lived here in this house for 4 years. I started out sleeping in the dining room. Every night I had to lie in bed and stare up at the holes and tears and the obnoxious gaping marks that the old closet wall left on the sheet rock. I had to cover up the door to the imaginary porch and the two windows because the trim wasn't finished and the gap down the side required extensive effort to fix. To have this room looking decent is amazing. We aren't saying it is finished... the sheet rock is still bumpy and needs a lot of work, the tacked up trim job I did is far from professional, the floor will have to be pulled up, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">subfloor</span> laid, and then the planed flooring put back down... all of these things still need to be done. But, in the meantime, I can relax instead of cringe... and finally enjoy eating in a pretty room!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">(Paint - Ralph Lauren Old Violin / Curtains from Home Depot)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cPUvvxIJYu6j_aB0EmlnjqZIkrZBk-tYnMWO5i8swgPggECC2PKtgBBQu0bllVrlk9TVxtXsNBSDFfYBkvAq2YMyZB0Bg53aqdH6GA2OKLYSW6siXs4sUeYyix6-KaVRTWYoUw/s1600-h/080916_02smaller.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cPUvvxIJYu6j_aB0EmlnjqZIkrZBk-tYnMWO5i8swgPggECC2PKtgBBQu0bllVrlk9TVxtXsNBSDFfYBkvAq2YMyZB0Bg53aqdH6GA2OKLYSW6siXs4sUeYyix6-KaVRTWYoUw/s320/080916_02smaller.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246774137864198866" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPz8ueMaYWULINeR7E3bXsbTxTLE9IQv_eerESCYLEXcTb3cn3kWulKn4oxfuWAiw214VoM6F6EYNZLQnJvN68SiRattwig0FWV0z90shsXIKg9rAIGZFUP9pkV-WuBJvpnXoETA/s1600-h/080916_01smaller.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPz8ueMaYWULINeR7E3bXsbTxTLE9IQv_eerESCYLEXcTb3cn3kWulKn4oxfuWAiw214VoM6F6EYNZLQnJvN68SiRattwig0FWV0z90shsXIKg9rAIGZFUP9pkV-WuBJvpnXoETA/s320/080916_01smaller.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246774066877941794" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtX8_zIVr5vw3FQUTkxwEqjcrlMXFSRl7umm_QvHj1smuZh4G5CFZw8_-S6TXsSuwLOs7zbeY1l-mV0zPFdsV89gU1BnY270OdXLZX8PkDW5yleQzLZNQ13JHeOJ5zXA-ZSODNw/s1600-h/080916_04smaller.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtX8_zIVr5vw3FQUTkxwEqjcrlMXFSRl7umm_QvHj1smuZh4G5CFZw8_-S6TXsSuwLOs7zbeY1l-mV0zPFdsV89gU1BnY270OdXLZX8PkDW5yleQzLZNQ13JHeOJ5zXA-ZSODNw/s320/080916_04smaller.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246774193837463826" border="0" /></a>FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-21444075354700551502008-09-06T14:53:00.000-07:002008-09-07T18:17:19.109-07:00Hard day of FlooringJeff and Randy have worked all day on putting the flooring in. They didn't make it all the way across the room, but they did make it over halfway!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPBK1PFHz6Zu-RAYIxdogq1Ki9U-vpJNidvPAV5g30B1RMKQq17lFk903hOF76roNgjlY9S1O0FhA-aEIthP7_DsegVWEpwRZlvLhJECQ3o9VFr3n6GQvw5llYW999VpXaiScuA/s1600-h/080906_03sm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPBK1PFHz6Zu-RAYIxdogq1Ki9U-vpJNidvPAV5g30B1RMKQq17lFk903hOF76roNgjlY9S1O0FhA-aEIthP7_DsegVWEpwRZlvLhJECQ3o9VFr3n6GQvw5llYW999VpXaiScuA/s320/080906_03sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243453288509302418" border="0" /></a><br /></div>FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-59286267060614033982008-09-01T13:58:00.000-07:002008-09-01T16:56:35.794-07:00We (Still) Hate SheetrockAfter much sanding and mudding and sanding and mudding, Jeff and Randy finished the walls to the future living room. The ceiling, however, is a different story. It is a mess. Looking at it, I don't see how they will be able to manage it. We are scouring our brains for other options.<br /><br />BUT, as of now, the walls are finished and are painted! We have never seen this room look anything resembling, well, a room. Jeff started trimming the windows and we have purchased the heart pine flooring that we will use. We will use the flooring that was in the room (that there was not enough of for the room) in the upstairs master bath and closet.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMeGAUWDKKqtl0C5URzpihgVRn_d0YSHYqxLa9CsDMhnQ413-9KZQHU6ARMI8H2BN-HAQSpddHktpkfHTf9xwm6VI_S-hyny2EJmaNyR4o1N35UGFllQtYCzuqngIBAEAS9LmsA/s1600-h/DSC_0112sm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMeGAUWDKKqtl0C5URzpihgVRn_d0YSHYqxLa9CsDMhnQ413-9KZQHU6ARMI8H2BN-HAQSpddHktpkfHTf9xwm6VI_S-hyny2EJmaNyR4o1N35UGFllQtYCzuqngIBAEAS9LmsA/s320/DSC_0112sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241166592826433698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-V7ONOmm94DoGeBYrxu3rk1magdrl6G5sxkpnX8rkYXLL_zenCkTVcm3Inlw_MsLHSTFS1awiTjWjmVzTiXL9C0-U5ZgMyuj7de4rM1lBP3khGBfrrRhgQPwsbzhyphenhyphenPYtyRdG7iA/s1600-h/DSC_0111sm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-V7ONOmm94DoGeBYrxu3rk1magdrl6G5sxkpnX8rkYXLL_zenCkTVcm3Inlw_MsLHSTFS1awiTjWjmVzTiXL9C0-U5ZgMyuj7de4rM1lBP3khGBfrrRhgQPwsbzhyphenhyphenPYtyRdG7iA/s320/DSC_0111sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241166518938538610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Oh, and I cleaned up and stained the mantle with a light stain. I am very pleased with how it looks!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFBOhe2Mke8tyHA1yyLQ1S9WshkxGl3ysyPaOF-iJALXL0f-h3NWfamzlGlFdDaskfn6Deuj7cX7TOKeVr4uF9yGPwO2BCtlugtIobl73Kt5p1iD4uzEouRGucMGnPGTMKNHFCg/s1600-h/DSC_0114.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFBOhe2Mke8tyHA1yyLQ1S9WshkxGl3ysyPaOF-iJALXL0f-h3NWfamzlGlFdDaskfn6Deuj7cX7TOKeVr4uF9yGPwO2BCtlugtIobl73Kt5p1iD4uzEouRGucMGnPGTMKNHFCg/s320/DSC_0114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241206072961999298" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div>FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-62307349935401597112008-08-03T13:55:00.000-07:002008-12-09T15:47:31.522-08:00Forward MotionJeff and Randy got the living room cleaned out (which we have never seen before) and sheetrock up on the wall it shares with the foyer (which we have also never seen before). We are starting to see the beginnings of a room...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWm8RBxNzc6SQBVzUVCweenu4OlXrhSnWIBOzKUNfK_pKq79rM8Kbrkc1LIwzQvftJ2ehb3cS2FoDSeetaptuJJygB6FlZIS566nV_1-Q-Xo8jwIG0wXvDuA-ynU3t12zQ1ccZw/s1600-h/080801_02sm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWm8RBxNzc6SQBVzUVCweenu4OlXrhSnWIBOzKUNfK_pKq79rM8Kbrkc1LIwzQvftJ2ehb3cS2FoDSeetaptuJJygB6FlZIS566nV_1-Q-Xo8jwIG0wXvDuA-ynU3t12zQ1ccZw/s320/080801_02sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230399406679156114" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /> They taped and put up the first layer of mud yesterday. Jeff is working on another layer today. One problem we have had with this room is that there is not enough of the original flooring to do the entire room. I'm still not sure exactly what we'll do about this... over the years there have been discussions of patching with another wood, getting lucky enough to get heart pine out of an old house that is being torn down, using that wood somewhere else and buying another wood for the room... and now we come to the point where a decision is not far off. Sadly, we just missed the demolition of an old house here in our town.<br /><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuURSM95enSj2GRtBFCGvuJiaWN5mE0jTt0UVCi3cWR_ZmDc4w7mexxyyZVt4oWX-hvPcH_UbUSjdo_lbiP1H1lPOEVoAhhbKAzdkgO3bl04E3bvBZUbi1EPqRTvfBPH9mRHxWlQ/s1600-h/080801_01sm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuURSM95enSj2GRtBFCGvuJiaWN5mE0jTt0UVCi3cWR_ZmDc4w7mexxyyZVt4oWX-hvPcH_UbUSjdo_lbiP1H1lPOEVoAhhbKAzdkgO3bl04E3bvBZUbi1EPqRTvfBPH9mRHxWlQ/s320/080801_01sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230399339395346850" border="0" /></a><br /></div>FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-7786687838679100252008-07-14T14:58:00.000-07:002008-12-09T15:47:32.082-08:00Foyer- CHECK!Well, it took a lot of painting, and possibly contributed to my going to the hospital Saturday night for too many contractions, but...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >The <a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/foyer.htm">foyer </a>is finished!!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;">It has taken quite a while, but finally, the first room that you see upon entering my house no longer looks like a work in progress. The ceiling is painted, the trim is up, Jeff and Randy actually caulked the gap between each and every board on the walls, and we finished painting the walls this weekend. It looks great! Because we are now beginning construction on the adjoining room, it will no doubt be a while before the rug is on the floor and pictures are on the walls. But, when the day comes, the room is ready!<br /><br />Addison is taking pictures for me to "put on the website"...<br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2EcJIm3Y346hJr_XAiCQklwtPQo7HLK5nEHYIolHHIwveNficrMsrfxFwBFdupCMX6Nt-DhcTsj5w8K-iom5phNq_cR-EVXpzrY0B-zelL05emnEBYndJJAVDfo7HSQ1J0D5dA/s1600-h/080714_07sm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2EcJIm3Y346hJr_XAiCQklwtPQo7HLK5nEHYIolHHIwveNficrMsrfxFwBFdupCMX6Nt-DhcTsj5w8K-iom5phNq_cR-EVXpzrY0B-zelL05emnEBYndJJAVDfo7HSQ1J0D5dA/s320/080714_07sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222997790398359810" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXezN_VoK4QLE1OH1Q78QS7emc4OWdfmQKKRY8tn9mVElknkaD-uufPZuHgqymgHPoWcCkkHcjHThNmeDnwnZlmIctjgVClujtlJED1Pzuo_475GVHx9qCTx6OeXoJXuZ3cMe_GQ/s1600-h/080714_06sm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXezN_VoK4QLE1OH1Q78QS7emc4OWdfmQKKRY8tn9mVElknkaD-uufPZuHgqymgHPoWcCkkHcjHThNmeDnwnZlmIctjgVClujtlJED1Pzuo_475GVHx9qCTx6OeXoJXuZ3cMe_GQ/s320/080714_06sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222997729390455938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXezN_VoK4QLE1OH1Q78QS7emc4OWdfmQKKRY8tn9mVElknkaD-uufPZuHgqymgHPoWcCkkHcjHThNmeDnwnZlmIctjgVClujtlJED1Pzuo_475GVHx9qCTx6OeXoJXuZ3cMe_GQ/s1600-h/080714_06sm.jpg"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1iSH4aTDJK9ypfPEWod5A-vc9uuSqd1B-cEkYGY1vjt5JkISpbN5U3_SFOwQvUi6mGb4rjFlucjBUy_NpUtI1wh6kP9-tTCRmABLeRctpiUqDz73hYqlmg2kxX-GajvzP8ascQ/s1600-h/080714_05sm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1iSH4aTDJK9ypfPEWod5A-vc9uuSqd1B-cEkYGY1vjt5JkISpbN5U3_SFOwQvUi6mGb4rjFlucjBUy_NpUtI1wh6kP9-tTCRmABLeRctpiUqDz73hYqlmg2kxX-GajvzP8ascQ/s320/080714_05sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222997663753393826" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNHdPdUr3BU4MBZhoK0hOYBqc02xaCUJ-_aVU_SDXtb1NkUZdQTwQ_TnOGeVVdbvZmoKcBDSCNk_-JLDPqHlnmgSEDClpHWs5AadukATCl-6kMgXJXLyv0YnBigIKOA4wPjEbcw/s1600-h/080714_04sm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNHdPdUr3BU4MBZhoK0hOYBqc02xaCUJ-_aVU_SDXtb1NkUZdQTwQ_TnOGeVVdbvZmoKcBDSCNk_-JLDPqHlnmgSEDClpHWs5AadukATCl-6kMgXJXLyv0YnBigIKOA4wPjEbcw/s320/080714_04sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222997566377407970" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />So, now we wait for someone to come and help Jeff move heavy stuff out of the <a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/formal.htm#080609">future formal living</a><a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/formal.htm#080609"> room</a>, since I really shouldn't do any lifting. The plan is... finish this room off the foyer, move the living room into place, move our bedroom back downstairs into the "<a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/living.htm#071231">green room</a>", and set up the room we are currently in as the <a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/upstairs.htm#070802">nursery</a>. I just don't think I have enough pregnancy left for all this work. I've already pre-apologized for growing inevitably irritable and anxious to set up the baby's room!<br /></span></span></span>FreeBird Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360238780438299155noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302929.post-34833321966085544052008-06-09T17:49:00.001-07:002008-12-09T15:47:33.631-08:00The Long Awaited CeilingDue to financial reasons, progress has been very slow lately. However, the impending arrival of our new baby in October has us moving again!<br /><br />We have been waiting to put up the antique ceiling tiles that we found years ago until we had finished the upstairs bathroom. The plumbing made it a bit of an issue to put up. Now that the bathroom is completed (at least semi-completed... we do need, well, a DOOR), Jeff and Randy started the<a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/foyer.htm#080609"> downstairs foyer ceiling project</a>.<br /><br />They put the ceiling tiles over wood, using liquid nail and a brad nailer. It worked beautifully. We will be painting the tiles once Jeff finishes putting up the trim. The uneven ceiling and unsquare room makes it a bit of a challenge... as it always does in an old house. The antique light fixture was left with the house (thank you Gial and Ray!!!!) and we are absolutely and totally in love with it!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvc-8i-OUirkiuM2IFwzBkvfVLTg4e_j3EfM48WM_JZYyy0bbIBvQK4nrboF04s2AllVmiDJHFH7WlaEOtHO80djN_B_TwsT5dzt-SNi8_N3H0W0cmTXLvE6QlBTcD7AiIhxksQ/s1600-h/080609_03small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvc-8i-OUirkiuM2IFwzBkvfVLTg4e_j3EfM48WM_JZYyy0bbIBvQK4nrboF04s2AllVmiDJHFH7WlaEOtHO80djN_B_TwsT5dzt-SNi8_N3H0W0cmTXLvE6QlBTcD7AiIhxksQ/s320/080609_03small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210050722665260146" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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for baby, we will be finishing the downstairs room off the foyer (which will be the <a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/formal.htm">formal living room</a> when the 3rd floor is completed or when my kids grow up and move out... whichever comes first).<br /><br />The baby will get the room that <a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/upstairs.htm#070208">we are now in</a>, upstairs across from the boys' room, which is actually the <a href="http://www.aplusplussolutions.com/house/master.htm">master</a>.... which will be the master one day far far from now.<br /><br />Here are some pictures of the formal living room/our next bedroom as of now:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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