Baby Girl hosted a girls night at TheCottage Friday night. Mr. D and I agreed to leave for a few hours so the girls could have TheCottage to themselves. So…. Friday we woke up with a LOT of work to do! 1. Queen bed had to be dismantled, moved and set back up. 2. Two … Read More
Bride weekend!
All day Friday was spent getting TheCottage cleaned, baking, cooking, putting away paint cans and tools and putting 3 bedrooms back together. Mr. D finished up the flooring in the three upstairs bedrooms and helped me move the furniture back in so some very special ladies could use them for the night. Baby Girl hosted … Read More
Concert. Greenies. Shoes.
Baby Girl scored us tickets to a Phillip Phillips concert at WSU. As a current student (Masters program) she gets the student price on tickets $5 tickets. Yes. Please. Us “oldies” figured we’d watch the concert from the bleachers. That lasted for about 5 minutes — before we were down on the floor with … Read More
Randoms on April first!
Random stuff today. Sure, why not. It’s April Fools Day. Got home from work today and favorite son (who was visiting) was grinning ear to ear. I see the foil covered pan on the counter. Me: {smiling} “you baked today?” Him: “Yep, I made brownies!” Me: “Impressive” Me: {uncovering pan} …. “dang” He had … Read More
Wordless Wednesday
last day of winter
Temporary Digs
With the flooring in bedroom #2 complete, we are moving on to bedroom #3. The master bedroom. Which means we need to move the master bedroom into the room we first finished. Which means moving everything from bedroom #1 and bedroom #2 into bedroom #2. Here’s how the moving has gone down: Move furniture from Room … Read More
Another room
Mr. D knocked out another room this past week. New flooring and a closet update. A fresh (new) coat of paint on the walls. (SW Aura White on walls) Freshly painted trim. (Behr trim paint -off-the-shelf in satin finish) It feels sooooo fresh and nice in here! Brighter and lighter. We’ve been kickin’ around … Read More
Floor one done.
Back in this post we had just pulled up carpet and Mr. D was ready to get busy installing the new flooring. Before he jumped in laying flooring, he had a little prep work to do. This oscillating tool is awesome for undercutting the trim. Nothing like having the right tool for the job! Mr. D … Read More
Cottage Reno Progress
February 20th. That’s the last time I posted about the renovations happening at The Cottage … and the ideas that were swimming around in my brain. Today I am happy to report that… 1. Some decisions have been made! 2. Actions have been taken! 3. Rooms are being changed! Tonight Mr. D and I signed … Read More
#SnowDay
8+ inches of snow means working from home for me (the commute is brutal on country roads covered in snow) Mr. D worked from home too he also worked out-of-the-home Last year — same day March 11, 2012 the weather on this very same day 63 degrees! it was glorious the.best.March Ever. March 2012: March … Read More