This weekend we decided to dedicate some time to finishing some home projects. So ensure we had adequate time devote, we kicked the kids out! They are with Stacy's parents for the weekend. We thought that if they were not here to dissuade us from working, we might actually get something done.
On the agenda were 2 big projects: finishing the dining room and finishing the porch.
Today we put in about 4-5 hours on the dining room. All of the molding was cut and nailed in. Also, the nail heads have been filled. Tomorrow morning we sand and paint. We had considered painting before nailing in, but we'd have to touch up anyway to cover the nail heads and joints...so we decided to wait and paint after the "construction phase" was completed. There is good and bad to report:
The good: It already looks much better than the bare wall had looked. The project has not been difficult so far, and only painting is left to finish.
The bad: The wall behind the molding has so much spackling that some cracks appeared as I nailed in the molding. I'm quite annoyed by that due to the fact that the walls took a lot of work. You may recall from a previous post that we had a base paint, followed by a wash, and finally a sealer....basically impossible to match, so I cant really fill the cracks. Anyway, it doesn't look awful, but it could definitely look better.
We still haven't started the second project: the porch. Due to the dining room taking a while and us enjoying some of the day, we never spent the time on the porch. That means tomorrow it will be a priority. When Stacy heads to Greenville to pick up the boys, I'll be working on the porch. Hopefully all with go well.
Aside from our work on the dining room, we did have a fun day as well. We started the day with a nice run. We never get to run together since someone must always be home with boys. This morning we seized the opportunity and went for a run. It was my first long run in 2 weeks (the 2 week respite was due to my procedure - see my short post of "My Family is the Right Size"). We ran Stacy's new 5 mile route and it felt pretty good. Not to mention I now have a new route that I can run. After running, we headed to Starbucks for a light relaxing breakfast. It was a nice start to the day.
Also today we worked in a little shopping and 2 meals out: lunch at Tabouli (new restaurant next to Za's) and diner at Solstice. That was our first trip to each and both were very good and worth a repeat trip.
It was a good day. Hopefully tomorrow will be equally as productive and fun!
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