Last week was Easter/Spring Break and the weather was pretty good for most of the week. That meant we (and when I say "we", I mean Rich and the girls!) could do some exterior work on the house, and not be completely bogged down in mud.
Take a close look at the back of the house so you can see how it changes. And who's that taking a rest on the scaffolding . . .
. . . Carlee - our 12 year old gopher! (Go fer this, go fer that!)
While Chelle and Carlee helped dad, Jas and Jordyn got to paint the smart board.
And sometimes they painted each other!
Not afraid to get their hands dirty!
Kevin jumped into the picture of Jordyn displaying the painted smart board stacked up in the shop. This smart board is going all over the place - around the windows and doors, as fascia on the gable ends (where no eavestroughs are required), trim on the edge of house, etc.
Ready to see some of it . . .
Okay, you can see a bit of smart board - like the spot where we ran out! But mostly this shows Rich doing stucco wire on the shop. The shop is the only building that's insulated and drywalled so far, so it needs the exterior protection from the spring rains that are sure to come. I believe that is "peel and stick" in his hands for sealing doors and windows.
The shop is all finished - paper and wire that is! There will be stone on the front below the smart board line, and shakes up in the top part of the gable (where its blue. Rich has seen this done lots in the city and assures me that it looks great!).
Jordyn is collecting pop bottles from the job site. Our trip to the bottle depot earned us $63!!!
Our stone will be browns and blacks and tie all the colours in nicely. And I can't wait to see all the fancy, decorative hinges put on the front of the garage doors!
Okay, back to the smart board . . .
Wow!!! Doesn't that just make the windows pop!!! And look at the soffit and fascia - awesome!!!
Loving that living room window!!!
This is the back of the garage and north side of the house that no one can really see unless they walk around the house. Those high parts are all soffited and fasced!!!
Rich and I were in the living room, watching Chelle and Jas in the horrible wind, trying to get the saw ready for moving to a new location. They'd both stop and turn away from the wind and then continue with their job once the wind gust died down. Such good workers!
Now, notice all those pieces of scrap wood laying around? We don't pick those up because they are actually our sidewalk. When it rains or snows and the ground is a mud pit, we are so glad for those pieces of wood to walk on!!!
And the huge propane tank that we used to thaw the basement is still there. They have to come and empty to propane out of it before they can haul the tank away. I hope they don't ruin the sidewalk when they come pick it up!!!
This saw was Richie's Christmas present - so many gadget, gizmo's and special features!!!
I delight in watching my girls work together. It might not be the most fun job they're doing, but they make it more enjoyable - singing, laughing, talking. Their camaraderie and cooperation is very delightful!!!
