Welcome to the first edition of the West Street News. I really enjoyed reading about my favorite nephew, Owen, on his new blog http://owenks.blogspot.com/ , so I decided to share what's going at our new house with anyone who cares.
I had four days off last week and I planned to do lots of work around the house. I had contractors come to fix several problems (broken dishwasher, furnace, missing gutters and leaky roof). I worked on several projects myself (rotted and peeling exterior trim, rotted door sill, lawnmowing, rescreen patio doors, put up shades, install light fixtures, replace cracked window panes, replace window crank). I got all of them done except the last two.
Brie's brother, Shawn, graciously offerred his help this weekend. He replaced two electrical sockets and painted 3 rooms. He did an awesome job on fixing and replastering the walls and the new colors in the bathroom and library look great.
I still have a few urgent projects (basement dampness and chimney sweeping) and a few nice-to-have projects (improved power and light in workshop) but things are starting to seem manageable.
We hope to see everyone at our Labor Day BBQ on Sunday.
I had four days off last week and I planned to do lots of work around the house. I had contractors come to fix several problems (broken dishwasher, furnace, missing gutters and leaky roof). I worked on several projects myself (rotted and peeling exterior trim, rotted door sill, lawnmowing, rescreen patio doors, put up shades, install light fixtures, replace cracked window panes, replace window crank). I got all of them done except the last two.
Brie's brother, Shawn, graciously offerred his help this weekend. He replaced two electrical sockets and painted 3 rooms. He did an awesome job on fixing and replastering the walls and the new colors in the bathroom and library look great.
I still have a few urgent projects (basement dampness and chimney sweeping) and a few nice-to-have projects (improved power and light in workshop) but things are starting to seem manageable.
We hope to see everyone at our Labor Day BBQ on Sunday.
