House update. I've been spending most of my free time working on the house, getting it ready to sell. I will post progress pictures later, but for now here is how my list is going.
(1) Redoing the kitchen: new counter tops, fresh paint on the walls and cabinets, and new hardware!
- Old counter tops have been ripped out with the exception of the one with the sink... I wanted to keep running water for a few more days!
- Walls primed and finally painted last night.
- New counter tops will be installed on Friday.
- Tonight I plan to paint the cabinets and install the new hardware.
- I still have to paint the molding and ceiling (not on the original list).
(2) Tearing out at least one more heat registry from a main room. If you've been a reader for a long time, you know what a project the first two registers were. Here we go again!
- Done! And I've painted half of that room as well. The half below the chair rail is done. Above will be a different shade. That room also needs molding installed. I have it and hope to work on that some tonight.
(3) Re-latticing (is that even a word?) the underpinning of the deck and the privacy wall of my carport.
- Not completed. Lattice remains on the list.
(4) Repainting a few rooms, which will include spackling and sanding in more than one of those rooms!
- Partially completed as mentioned in regards to the heat register removal.
(5) actually doing massive cleaning and straightening both inside and out (crap, that means straightening the basement too!)
- Constant work in progress. However, have not even touched the basement yet.
(6) oh, and eventually trying to figure out how to disassemble those loft beds that were built in the room with no intention of moving later!
- Will get to this eventually.
(Other) The house has been inspected and I'm working on everything found to have it repaired before potential buyers come through. More details on this later, but I'm working on it.
As a whole, I've been making progress. It feels good to start knocking it out, but will feel much better when the work is completed and the house sells!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Concert
Last weekend was a fun weekend! We hit up Myrtle Beach for food, fun, and a great concert.
Donna and I hit the road late Friday an ended up eating at Benjamin's that night. Who doesn't like an All You Can Eat Buffet?! Of course we went out for a while after and had a great time. Although Myrtle is somewhat of a ghost town in the off season, we still enjoyed ourselves.
Saturday consisted of time in the indoor pool, TGI Fridays for lunch and Japanese Steakhouse for dinner with my friends Rob and Christy. Both meals were delicious! The day culminated with us having the opportunity to see one of my favorite bands of all time: Alice in Chains! I had accepted the fact years ago that when the lead singer, Layne Staley, died in 2002 that I had missed my opportunity to see them live. Little did I know that they'd end up finding an amazing singer, William Duvall, whose voice was spot on with Laynes. William was the lead singer of an Alice in Chains cover band and is now AIC's amazing new front man. Who knew that you could close your eyes and listen to any of their songs and have clue which of the two singers you were hearing. Amazing. Anyway, we hit up that concert and it totally rocked. We all enjoyed the show and sang along with nearly every song.
It was funny that on the way in, Rob had asked me which song I was most excited to hear. That was a loaded question since I love most of their catalog, but I ended up choosing Rooster. I so enjoyed the concert that I hardly realized they didn't perform that song. Only after they left the stage did it hit me. But wait, of course they came back for a two song encore. Guess what, Man in the Box was first and they finished up with Rooster! Incredible.
What an amazing weekend with great friends! Cant wait to do it again!
Donna and I hit the road late Friday an ended up eating at Benjamin's that night. Who doesn't like an All You Can Eat Buffet?! Of course we went out for a while after and had a great time. Although Myrtle is somewhat of a ghost town in the off season, we still enjoyed ourselves.
Saturday consisted of time in the indoor pool, TGI Fridays for lunch and Japanese Steakhouse for dinner with my friends Rob and Christy. Both meals were delicious! The day culminated with us having the opportunity to see one of my favorite bands of all time: Alice in Chains! I had accepted the fact years ago that when the lead singer, Layne Staley, died in 2002 that I had missed my opportunity to see them live. Little did I know that they'd end up finding an amazing singer, William Duvall, whose voice was spot on with Laynes. William was the lead singer of an Alice in Chains cover band and is now AIC's amazing new front man. Who knew that you could close your eyes and listen to any of their songs and have clue which of the two singers you were hearing. Amazing. Anyway, we hit up that concert and it totally rocked. We all enjoyed the show and sang along with nearly every song.
It was funny that on the way in, Rob had asked me which song I was most excited to hear. That was a loaded question since I love most of their catalog, but I ended up choosing Rooster. I so enjoyed the concert that I hardly realized they didn't perform that song. Only after they left the stage did it hit me. But wait, of course they came back for a two song encore. Guess what, Man in the Box was first and they finished up with Rooster! Incredible.
What an amazing weekend with great friends! Cant wait to do it again!
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