Weekend Recap and Video Clip

This Weekend's Work Crew: Claire (P's Mom), Tony (P Brother), Kirsten (Sister-in-Law), Pete, Marissa, and Tim (P Dad and photographer)

Mostly we worked outside this weekend. The guys tore down the remaining parts of the dark room and worked on rerouting some electrical and gas lines in preparation for our washer and dryer coming hopefully today! They also put in a utility sink for the laundry area, which freed us up to rip out the kitchen sink (which Pete did Monday night). You wouldn't be believe how much bigger our garage feels without that oppressive dark room structure. Yesterday, I painted the laundry wall white which further brightened up the space. I can't wait to see it with our new appliances!

Tearing down the last of the dark room

new motion light outside of garage

new shelf for organization, and eventually pantry overflow

The girls worked on reclaiming some of the yard from overgrowth and piles of leaves. We pruned back the roses (hopefully it isn't too late), raked a ton, pulled out lots of creeping grass from the planters, tried to keep some of the ivy at bay, and moved a couple plants. The yard is tough because there is so much to do before it looks nice, but it was still a major improvement.

I don't have a good before shot, but just imagine some thorny forest from a fairy tale. : )

When spring comes these roses should grow leaves and flowers.

We found this cool asparagus plant under the grass that had grown right over the top.

Video of Outside of our House 

courtesy of Tim
and don't worry, our grass isn't really purple, the color is just a bit off