First- my great-grandma would be so proud! She had rose bushes every place they moved- as far as I can remember. They always had huge roses growing on them and it smelled so good. The two rose bushes we have in the back were really struggling to survive since they hadn't been watered for who knows how long before we bought the place. Well, I'm glad to say they are back! My mom came over a few months ago to show me how to trim them and start to turn the "garden" area into something other than dirt and weeds. So far we've gotten as far as keeping the rose bushes alive. But eventually we'll figure out what we want to do with the space. (I promise, mom!) I just can't believe how big these two are. David laughs at me every morning on our way out the door to go to work- I walk over just to stare at them. Usually I end up killing plants at some point. Hopefully that won't happen here. Every time I see another rose blooming it makes me smile and think of my great-grandma.
I love this up close picture!
We finally got our air return covers back- or whatever you call them. They used to be a gross greenish color that was probably original. David and I had the smart idea to try to clean them and spray paint them white. Actually, the original idea was to buy new ones, but once we looked at how shoddy they're made now and the price wanted for them we decided to stick with what we had. So, the do-it-yourself paint job did not work. After our little experiment David found a place that powder-coats them. Basically they dip the vents in an acid bath to remove all the gunk, rust, etc., then dip them in a powder-like substance that's made up of tiny fine plastic pellets, and then they bake it. (Think about the paint job on a brand new bicycle). Now they feel awesomely smooth and look brand new! It's amazing how putting those up helped us feel more productive!
Another project we finished up was laying down the small remaining pieces of wood flooring. Once that was finished we put the transition piece between the tile bathroom floor and the hallway wood floor down and David got to hang up our open pocket door! One bathroom door down, two more to go! For now the suspension rod/curtain look we've got going on will have to do upstairs!
One of our next big projects is getting our baseboards on downstairs. It seems like if we don't have a photobooth gig one weekend then we have plans with all sorts of out of town people instead. It will get done though! I feel like the little engine that could- I keep telling David that I'll feel productive if we get at least one thing completed every weekend on our birdhouse(even something very small- like hanging our first picture on the wall).
