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…Water (Part 2)
Water, it’s a thing! In my last post, I shared the saga of our flooded basement and the seasonal stream that began running through our property in the spring of 2016. And while the cause of the flooding was determined and subsequently resolved, there was yet another challenge just ahead for us. You Can’t Ignore Water About a week after the flooding issue (mind you the water was still actively flowing through our repaired drainage and would continue to do so for several more weeks), Warren made yet another water related discovery. This time, water made it’s presence known in the form of a damaged exterior wall in the foyer.…
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Big Snow + Sun = Water (Part 1)
Big snow in the spring usually means big melting when the sun comes out (which is usually the very next day around here)! And that’s what happened back in April, 2016. Spring snow is normal for Colorado. Spring snow is also usually really wet and heavy, unlike the light, powdery stuff we get in the winter months. This particular spring snow caught us a bit off guard however. It was evidently bigger than normal (our neighbors assured us!) Being the newbies on the block, we had wondered if this was a regular spring occurrence so the neighbors’ assurance was comforting! Shortly after this storm, our son Brandyn came to help…
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Enter: The Foyer
Before we move into the foyer work, let me just catch you up real quick on the progress upstairs. With the upstairs flooring done (remember that?), we were able to move into our own bedroom and sleep in our own bed! We finished up the guest room for anyone brave enough to visit during the “Pardon Our Dust” period. And we created a proper office space for Warren and I to run our businesses from (because we did have to make time to make money throughout this renovation chaos)! Time Flies At this point in the renovation, it is April, 2016. Hard to believe that it has been almost 3…
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What’s Next and “What a Year”?
Whew, it’s been a year (as in the last 12 months)! A year of so many changes and so much growth and now it’s time for even more change and more growth! And I’m ready for it; in fact I’m craving it and what an amazing feeling. Not knowing exactly what’s next and where God will lead me, but knowing that He’s got a plan and I am ready for the journey! I am currently without a business/career, without a church to call home (too much detail to get into here), but not without hope for my future! What’s Next; I Should Know! It’s so weird for someone like me…
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Seriously, You Need a Day Off!
Taking A Real Day-Off Keeping Sabbath. What? Okay, we need to get real about taking time off from our highly impacted lives. We’re all running around like crazy people with full calendars and never enough time in the day and it really does have to stop! The level of stress and busyness in one’s day is not to be worn as a badge of honor. Honestly, have you noticed how often conversations revolve around how busy we are? We all need time out to just be still, to move closer to God, or to experience something life-giving without any other distractions like our normal day-to-day activities that keep us so…
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Kitchen Cabinets: An Open and Shut Case
We Need Cabinets on the Cheap! Hey, it’s all about the kitchen cabinets today! So I’ve mentioned budget constraints before since we had so many renovation projects to complete. And those constraints definitely applied to the kitchen cabinets. While we had custom cabinets already in the kitchen, they looked crazy! Best we can tell, the choice to incorporate the reproduction stove and antique farmhouse sink was made AFTER the cabinets were ordered. Hence none of the upper or lower cabinets lined up with anything because both the stove and sink are asymmetrical. I thought I could live with it but I quickly discovered that I.could.not! To accommodate the only window…
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Getting To Know Our Young Victorian
Building a Dream Home In my last post, I mentioned that I would get into the backstory on Annabelle’s Place. While she is only 20 years old, she does have some interesting history that’s fun to share. This house was originally built as a dream retirement home for a Michigan couple planning to move closer to their daughter. The original plans for the house were modified along the way. Things like moving the master bathroom, making a guest bath into an upstairs laundry room, that sort of thing. Fortunately, we have all of the blueprints that were later adapted by a local architect, which is something that has helped us…
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Hard (Wood Flooring) Lessons Learned (Part 2)
Hardwood Flooring: Sanding and Oiling Welcome back! Ready to talk more hardwood flooring? Good, because there’s lots more flooring stuff going on in the Young Victorian we’ve dubbed Annabelle’s Place. In our last flooring post, we had just finished installing all of the upstairs wood flooring and were excited (may not be the right word) to get going on finishing the floor. First step? Prep the raw wood for sanding. We went around and filled some of the larger wood knots in the floor with a wood filler. Remember that the flooring we chose was a rustic, full-of-character wood that did have some imperfections. Consequently, there were spots here and…
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Making Time, Any Time
I Struggle with Making Time And that’s really bad because what I struggle with is making time for God, and that is inexcusable. God had no problem making time for me when He sent His only son to earth to save me! And He has no problem making time for me each and every day, hour, minute, and second of my life. Because He is always with me; I’m just not always with Him and that really does need to change. And it is changing, albeit rather slowly. You see I know in my mind that making time for God should be my utmost priority. And I need to be…
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The Tale of One Ugly Kitchen!
Everything’s Got to Go! During the early weeks and months of our Young Victorian renovation, we had decided that everything needed to go in the kitchen! So we went ahead and began the kitchen demo project while we were waiting for our hardwood flooring to acclimate. Here’s what the kitchen space looked like when we purchased the house: We had also decided that we would need to get rid of the kitchen floor tile. While we had first wanted to try and keep it, we did come to the conclusion that there were just too many broken tiles and an impossible-to-work-with grout color to keep it. You can…
