New Project

I thought I should post a few pictures of Mom's House project.  I am SO SAD not to have any original pictures of what this place looked like before she started.  It looks so normal now that it is impossible to get an accurate picture of what it was like before.... Here's progress so far:

Ok, I love the carpet.  I have been losing sleep over it, but now that it is in I have relaxed a bit.  This is the living room looking towards the front door with the two bedrooms on the side.

Please notice the lovely 2 tone paint.  Antique on the walls, and cloth for the trim.  Don't you love it how old houses have such great crown molding?

Sorry, I just couldn't resist showing you a few pictures of parts of the house that haven't been fixed yet.  These weird kanji symbols and skeletons used to be all over the house.  Now they are only on the basement door.  Spooky.

And here are the stairs.  They haven't been re-carpeted yet.  (I hope that is obvious).  They are "as steep as a cow's face" to quote Mr. Bechtel's uncle.

Stay tuned for the kitchen and bathroom.

Golden Delicious' Birthday

Oh My, yet another child is another year older and wiser.  They keep growing up!  Golden Delicious started her celebration by going out to dinner with Grandpa and Grandma.  They said she could invite any friend she wanted to.  She chose Braeburn.  She loved her night out on the town and brought home some incredible cheesecake, which I tried to steal from her, but alas, was unable to.

The actual cake and candle blowing out was a bit out of the ordinary since we didn't have any candles.  I NEVER have birthday candles and plan to buy a 3 year supply.  We improvised and she used a long match.

G.D. is going to show a pig this year in 4-H.  "Raising Pigs Successfully" is a book I know everyone will want, and so all I will add is that Braeburn thought this would be a great gift  at the next baby shower I am invited to.  Boys are strange.  

Happy Birthday Golden Delicious!