Laboring Weekend

So far, we have been hard at work! My parents came up again, as did Liz. As of Sunday evening, we've:
- finished the fence
- cleaned up the yard (again) and picked more fruit
- painted the first coat in the front bedroom and the back bedroom
- taped a line in order to paint our coved ceiling
- cut back some plants (thanks Erin and Mark for the chainsaw!)
- cleaned the absolutely disgusting kitchen and bathroom (thanks Mom!)
- laid down tile in the new laundry area (thanks Dad!)

Liz painting the fence:


The latch I screwed in:


Left side of the fence:

Right side of the fence:

The reason for the fence:


My first avocado!


The paint color in the front room. It is called Lotus Flower by Olympic and is actually very pretty:



Testing out colors for the ceiling in our master (the middle bedroom):


The new color in the back bedroom (the once wood paneled room). It is called Pale Sunshine by Laura Ashley for Valspar:


Dad laying tile:


And with the grout:


The clean bathroom! I wish I had a before and after:


The clean kitchen:


The fixed floor!



Remember how it used to look?


The floors make such a big difference! We can really see ourselves living there now! Too bad the room still looks a bit purple.


Tomorrow, we are meeting with a painter for our exterior. We will also finish painting the bedrooms. Don't forget to go to Lowes before Labor Day weekend ends! Thank goodness for a long weekend...or else I would be stressing!