The Tour

My semester officially ended on Wednesday when I posted final grades! And though the last few days have been one kick in the pants after another with angry emails from disgruntled students, I have actually managed to get quite a bit accomplished on the house. So, as promised, I have some more pictures so that you can all watch in amazement how slowly we manage to get things in order around here.

The Backyard -

Matt gets every last bit of credit for this. It's still a work in progress, but parts of it are starting to look nice.

This picture does not show what an overwhelming undertaking that flower bed was. It was an entire afternoon of intensive labor for Matt - and four tiny shrubs to show for it - but they'll grow (we're told)!

And a really pretty flower that just bloomed this week. It's gorgeous - even Charlie likes to look at it.
The Nursery -

Here's the crib, and the painting that Mandy created for Barrett - we love it!

These curtains were my big project - I couldn't find matching ones so I made these, and I was pretty pleased with how well they coordinate with the bedding.

The Living Room

Front family room - believe it or not, this is tremendous progress. We FINALLY have the hardwood IN our house. It has yet to be installed of course, but we're told that will happen next Wednesday. Fingers crossed.

Downstairs guest bathroom

Upstairs guest bath - another huge undertaking. It took me a month to peel all the wallpaper down, and I finally got it painted and got some stuff in there. Ready for all the new grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends to come stay!

And our bathroom

That's the tour for now. Hopefully my future posts will be more frequent and thought provoking now that I'm done with school for a while.

-Angie