2 weeks!

Our friends are coming to visit yaaaay we are super excited!

 but that also means we have a lot to get done before then

that would be exactly 6 days from today!

So we have been doing a looot over the last week...

Trees needed trimming...

BEFORE

 AFTER

 They look soo much better...now just have to clean up the piles of leaves and branches :)

We have been buying what we needed for the shed foundation in our cars
a little at a time
so now we have everything including sand and the pavers in our garage!
Oh and I got those two shrubs for 97cents each....Score! They will be perfect for the side of the house.

Here are the two shrubs, with burgundy leaves,

they looked dead in the night so glad to see they are still alive :)

the others are some day lilies got them at an arboretum I volunteered at that morning.

The plants in the front yard are still growing wild

Here is the side BRFORE 

 And here is how it all happened...

 

  

and here is it NOW

 

Then someone needed a haircut :)

And I felt like cutting...turned out pretty nice.

 Ok I have to go paint now

more updates on that and the shed coming soon....

Lets catch up...

 So I finally decided to start working on the hole in the ceiling around the new kitchen hood

Drew up some plans and got to work...

 Then measured, marked and let Grant do the rest :)

 

 Then we cut the 2x4's to use to attach to the drywall

Yup we still have to get rid of the toilet in the garage :)

Oh and that's where we left it....still have to put the drywall into the ceiling :)

Oh and I have discovered garage sailing 

 Here are some cool wall shelves and other things I found

they just need to be refinished

 Bedroom #2 is coming along....sloooowly

 

 

  

You don't realize that the ceiling is actually brown until you start painting it white

 Crazy Kitties....

This plant in the front yard continues to grow...

still no idea what it is :/

 I started working on the side of the house

weeding it...still more to do

  

Also decided to take out those white things that were ready to retire 

looks so much better...not sure if we want to put them back or not hmmm

Yard work continues... and so does work on the shed foundation

 Couldn't resist taking a pic of the clear blue sky...

 Grant saying hello to the Kitties...

Wiki trying to escape

                                           

Me helping :)

 

 For the shed we have finally decided to go with a laid paver foundation

thought about doing a concrete foundation but apparently that needs a permit

and counts towards our taxes...so that's a no go

Next we decided to build a deck and put it on that....too expensive

Not sure why we didn't think about pavers before...the least amount of stuff needed and

most budget friendly!

 Found this mess one morning!

More to come...

Pigging out on pig and a lot more!

I have discovered Memphis BBQ

 Have to say its delicious...first I thought Corky's was good

then I tried German town Commissary and it was even more delicious

the meat was soft, juicy and yummmmy

 More BBQ with salad...

 I also have a new fav sandwich from Einstein Bros Bagels

a thin Bagel egg white, asparagus and mushroom sandwich with a flavorful sauce

Found a nice Vietnamese restaurant in Lancaster

 

I brought home some of German town commissary's BBQ sauce for Grant to try

He says " It was OK" :/ I think it was way better than OK

 

 Then we visited a new restaurant and 

Grant tried some fried cauliflower

...yup that's right and and he liked it!

We are back!

Ok so I know I haven't updated our Blog in a while

just been sooo busy traveling for work and trying to get as much done at home

I have sooo much to blog about ...unfortunately it is too late to do it tonight

promise will post a lot more tomorrow

This weekend we went camping to the voted most beautiful place in America

Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes

it was rainy, fogy and damp but definitely gorgeous!

Just going to leave you with a glimpse of this paradise...

Photos don't do it justice here....you have to visit to feel its wonder

More to come...