Sheet rock: check
Taping and drywall: next
then, subfloor, hard wood
and then, we get to move everything from the living room into the new dining room and start all over in there.
Such a messy, pain in the butt.
For those considering remodeling and living in the same space...ugh, you might reconsider!
Look what we have going on! OK, granted, "I" thought we were JUST putting in new hardwood floors, but coming home from lunch brought quite a surprise. DJ decided we might as well "re-do the walls while we're at it" and of course, you have to do the walls first, right? We are still weeks away from being done, which means weeks (more) of fast-food (for once, I am actually sick to death of the "convenience" of fast food - oh, and the taste too!) More pics as the project money-pit continues.
Oh, and amid all this, DJ built us a new server so I'm back in the email world! Yea!
And by "scrappy" I actually don't mean anything to do with scrapbooking this time! I always save all my little fabric scraps and sew them into crazy little blocks. Always with the good intention of making them into quilts...someday. Someday rarely comes, so I turned eight of them into this cute totebag today. She'll be just right for magazines and books on car trips!
I have this beautiful book, and must recommend it if you love quilting at all. Denyse Schmidt has gorgeous, contemporary flair with this old-time craft. Might use some of my other blocks on the projects in this book. She makes it so enjoyable and EASY. Everyone who likes piecing papers together should enjoy giving this a try too.
Well, it appears my server (not my computer, but the server that gives me email and internet) has died the big death. If you need to email me, it will probably be easiest to post here, which I will check, and I'll email YOU from work (shhh!).
Sorry about the hassle, but hey, this way DJ has something to fix while I'm scrapping to pass the time (or sewing! Look at the totally cute "welcome to Fall" bag I made last night. She's convertible from across-the-bod to shoulder to backpack. Love her!)
Anyway, hopefully it won't be long!
t
Have to say I've really enjoyed taking "me time" this weekend and just creating a lot of pages. I keep pulling out a few photos, thinking "I'll just scrap this real quick to get it off my desk..." but the pile keeps growing. I think I'm a pretty quick scrapper, but, I can't seem to "let go" of a page very well, so the process seems to take longer than it should. It needs to sit on my desk for a good couple days before I can declare "it's done." Sometimes I continue to add little bits here and there, but often nothing changes in those few days. It takes some undefinable "click" in my mind when I think "oh, now it's done", lol, as if it were cooking and needed just a little longer. Anyway, feels good to kick out a few pages and shrink that pile 'o pics! Happy Sunday! t
