2008 02 25

We spent the last two weeks getting all the small stuff done and it paid off at the party. We had about 70 people show up and everyone seemed to really like it. We had Rubios again and the funky little trays kinda made it a mess so next party we will try somewhere else. The house is more or less done with the exception of a little bit of touch up stuff which I will get to over the next couple months. Until next time...

2008 02 15

Tuesday night I got the north set of stairs grouted so that takes care if the last remaining large project before the party next weekend. We are getting two kegs and catering the party from Rubios. So far we have over 80 people slated to show up, this will be our first real bash at the house so it should be a hell of good time. I got most of the crap out of the garage and put it up in the new attic. It is almost maxed out and the old one is. Tonight I will get the speakers installed in the old living room and get more work done on the baseboards and crown moulding. This weekend I need to get pretty much everything done so I can have the couple days to get the house cleaned up.

2008 02 11

This weekend Gary came over and we worked on the backyard landscaping. Gary terraced the areas around the back of the house and around the dog house. I filled it in with bark and it is much more usable than it was before. I tried grass seeds and dirt but with it being so cold right now it was not growing.

I also got the barstools cut down and just threw a washer in a rubber foot and they look fine. That was much easier than re-welding the foot back on. Megan did a little bit of touch up pain in the bedroom so the only large task left is the grout on the stairs and the touch up paint. Then we will just need to spend time dusting, hanging pictures and stuff like that.
Jason is going to pay for the food for the party as he is inviting the sub-contractors that worked on our house to show up. so far we have about 70 people slated to show up!

2008 02 04

This past weekend I got the hole in the floor replaced in the hallway where the furnace was. It looked fine when I set the boards but the area seems to have settled and now some of them look pretty bad. For now a rug covers the area and it will suffice. We got bar stools and have pretty much finished the pool room. We pulled off the ugly fake flower stained glass stuff and just put up limo tint. You cannot see in anymore but it keeps you from being able to see that there is a board protecting the window from pool play.

Thats about it for the weekend. Mowing the lawn took almost 4 hours as I let it go too long. I got more baseboards done during the week and some small stuff like the crown moulding above the pantry.