The Last of the Yellow (Almost)

After some paneling repair and patching of holes, it's finally time to say goodbye to the last of the yellow.  Our dear friend, Jeanette, who LOVED all things yellow, once declared, "This is too much yellow, even for me!"  HA!  

The siding and trim used to be all yellow, and when we replaced the siding several years ago, someone from the neighborhood stopped by to tell us thank you for painting the "bumblebee house."  :-)

So it's time to complete the project!

Isn't it so wonderfully boring?!

Except my ornery husband left this little bit of yellow showing - for now - to torture me...

Through the Roof

See a problem here?  That's the doorway to the upstairs bathroom...

When we got our new hot water heater a couple of years ago, it needed new venting, and this was the quickest solution - so this  was filed away "to be dealt with later." :-)  Well, now it's later.  After finding a solution for the vent hood ducting, James found space for this vent in the wall - not in a doorway. Yay for not having to reconfigure the bathroom!

He needed to patch the roof and seal the new vent, and with the Oklahoma wind, it wasn't going so well. Charis quickly volunteered to help.  I was quite grateful it wasn't me!

PAINT!!

Amazing to see weeks (more like years) of work get finished up with a coat of paint. There's an incredible amount of satisfaction in it - so glad he gets to enjoy those moments. 

We chose to carry the same "Sandbar" paint throughout the downstairs and up to the main areas of the upstairs.

Always interesting to see how it looks different in different lights, but we sure do like it.

Texture!

Adding texture to the sheetrock is one of my favorite steps! It means the patching is done, the taping is done, the bedding is done. And all that's left is paint.  Awesome!

Two trees forward, one door back

The day after we trimmed the cedars, we had a bit of a weed-eating accident. A rock hit - and shattered - the storm door. Great. 

Well, the same kind neighbor found a replacement in his stash, and brought it over. For free. Grateful for the way the Lord provides - even in the little things. 

A rare job outside

Yesterday, our very kind neighbor offered his chainsaw so we could trim our cedars.  HAHA.  Hint taken. So we spent our Sunday afternoon getting it done.

Have I mentioned we're in the midst of the lockdown for COVID-19? What a strange season of our lives. James has been working from home - which has been awfully nice. But it felt good to get out and do something.

More precarious ladder situations...

Now to load it all up to get in on the Browns' big junk pickup.

Adding to my tamping resume

Sure does look nice!

Let There Be (More) Light!

 He's in there somewhere.  Working on the electrical for a light fixture in the entry.

First sconce in!

Now to patch the former location of the light. Precariously. Very precariously.

Looking so good!