Mom's turn: Just a swingin'

My HH decided to try his hand at a new art, timber framing. Of course I was excited because I will be able to lounge in his finished product! This was an incredibly large undertaking, but I was amazed at how he made each joint like a pro! He spent hours planning, measuring, drilling, and chiseling the giant pieces of timber. I was enjoying his efforts until it came time for the “raising” of the structure…oh my, how intimidating!! With Christina on one side of the massive frame and me on the other, Travis started directing the placement so that the joints aligned enough that he could pound them in place with a mallet. I AM SUPERWOMAN!!! Well – Samson thinks so, anyway. Now we can all relax because he hung my cedar swing that he surprised me with from the Swamp Fest a few years ago…YAY!

Time to relax, right??? Not quite. His next venture was a “swing-in movie” – how cool is that on a beautiful clear, warm, winter night!!!! He has a projector he uses with his business presentations; with a quick surround sound adaptor set-up and a nice Egyptian cotton sheet, uh hum…grrrr, we had our own back yard theater. Of course his first movie choice was a Pink Floyd concert. I must admit – quite amazing in surround sound!

O'Malley found his spot

So feeling like he was on a roll, and while the weather was cooperating, he decided to start the picket fence he wants for the back yard,

fix the leaking pipe outside of the office, and fill in our very own personal moat that we’ve had for over a year.

WHEW, now it’s time to rest and enjoy our fabulous new paradise! I couldn’t have asked for a better Valentine’s weekend.

Now it's time to relax!

Mom's turn: Loft Revisions

Travis is at it again…

WATCH OUT FOR THOSE NAILS!!!

he pulled all of the carpet out of Teeny’s loft and was going to install hardwood flooring to make her loft a better place – hopefully allergy and dust free.

What's this for Daddy?? Can I help????? :-D

After he got the carpet out, though, he realized that he may have bit off more than he can chew as the original subflooring is incredibly uneven and doesn’t appear as though you can lay something rigid on it without problems. SOOO – now we have the hardwood floor stacked up in her room, the entire loft decor spread throughout the bedroom, living room, and dining room, and he’s done for the day…week…month?? ::SIGH:: It was a nice thought, but we are waiting on professional help now.

Mom's turn: Out of order!

Well – this sounds like a fun weekend project…NOT! 2 out of three bathrooms are out of order…great. The toilet in the office bathroom was running; quick fix, right? WRONG.

no more pictures because when the tools started flying I ran for cover :-D

Travis got the new guts for the inside from Home Depot and went to work…only to have everything else go wrong!!! It totally flooded the bathroom and now we are looking at the possibility of a whole new toilet. UGH – should have left it running!!!

THEN on to the master bathroom. The people who hung the previous door didn’t do a very good job…as a matter of fact, it was horrible!! The screws were screwed into nothing so every time you opened and shut the door it fell. I came home one day last week from the gym and Travis had had enough…it was off the wall and in the yard in many pieces! He has never hung a door before; no time like the present to learn!

Samson doesn't understand why it isn't time to play!

Back to Home Depot…and almost done. Still waiting on the door jam because now it swings all the way through :-/ Maybe that’s next weekend’s project???

NOW it's time...right???????