Happy St. Patricks Day!

And...Happy Birthday to Cousin Patricia!

A-a-a- Dun!

In translation, that is all done in Ali terms. So the outside of our house is all done being painted. The guys did a great job and finished in two days!! Man they worked hard!! We LOVE IT!!


Here is before:



And AFTER.......................

A day's progress...

Here's the outside of the house after one day of painting. They are supposed to be done but with this rain (thanks to those oh-so accurate weatherman) it may take longer. What do you think???

The garage door and front door will be a lighter color. The shutters will also be a different color as well. I will post hopefully the final product tomorrow~

Home Improvements

Greg and I decided to do some small (ok..they have turned into big) home improvements to our house. We really haven't done much to it since we moved in 6 years ago. Wow..I can't believe we have been here that long, and the rate of our economy it is going to be a lot longer too! Anyways, we decided to start out with painting. A fresh coat of paint always makes things look new and fresher! We are changing colors, adding base boards, and crown molding. Believe it or not when you do the labor your self things aren't that expensive. I am excited for a fresh start iin decorating. I am determined to actually put things up on the walls. Here are some before pictures. I have to take kitchen and dining room pictures still....I will post progression ones as we move along....

the living room



the hallway over the stairs..


And well of course, we couldn't neglect the outside of the house....they are painting it today! Who hoo...

Here are the before pictures of that...