Making Progress on the House

Just a some pics to show what progress we've been making on the house for the past little while. Most of the progress we've made has been Jeff's doing. I can't do so much of the heavy labor, so Jeff has really been awesome about jumping in and getting stuff done.

Jeff has been taking loads of boxes and stuff over, things that have been stuffed in the closets and the corners of the bedrooms for the whole time we've been here in this apartment. We've got lots of stuff in the family room, and the bedrooms. It's been nice to get some of the extra stuff out of the apartment!



A couple days ago, Jeff worked outside and raked up all the leaves that have been taking over the yard. Unfortunately, we forgot to bring trash bags to put the leaves in, so they're still sitting in piles in the yard. Well, we'll get around to that eventually.


Jeff has also been working hard to peel the wallpaper in the kitchen and hallway. We bought a ladder today to help with the high stuff that he hasn't been able to get thus far. Working with his water spray bottle and a scraper, Jeff made fast work of the yucky gluey paper today.



I helped out by gathering all the paper and stuffing it in trash bags, then by starting to tape the baseboards and fireplace in the living room. It's nice to be able to help with little stuff like that. I can feel useful, but not overexert myself.



We've already bought the paint for the walls. The main walls in the living room, dining room, kitchen, and hallway will be white. Just a nice, simple white that will be easy to decorate around. The accent wall in the living room will be a rich, dark green. Oh, it's gonna be so pretty!