dining room pictures for Tracy

Well, Tracy and the girls at work. Here are some pictures of our dining room. Tracy told me the other day that there were no pictures of that part of our house. So I promised I would take a few. There isn't really a whole lot of exciting things to see in that room yet other than the great view out the window.

the outhouse

These are the funniest horses. When I went out the other day I saw them on this hill playing.

                                                The hill is right beside the outhouse.

                                                              They are very inquisitive.

                            Whenever I go in there, They always stand outside and sniff around the door.

                                                            This time I was ready for them,

sanding and painting and stairs oh my

 The basement walls are finished painted. The colour we chose for the main walls is called Kangaroo.

                                                          
                                                    Dean's a stair builder! Who knew?

                                                             They look fabulous!
                                                 I am glad he had time to do it this afternoon.

The mud room and my Waxing room door.

afternoon.

 The veiw from the garage door. The drywall needs to be finished and will be done soon I think.

The steps are finished and now we can get visitors that are afraid of ladders.

 The sofit and facia is now done,

                    The front of the house is finally looking a little more finished. Other than the stucco, which will    have to wait till next spring. The siding is well on the way to be started.

Muding pro's came in and helped us finish the taping. They did a very good job. They even vacuumed the whole house when they were done.Very nice.

                                          The main floor is finished sanded. Tomorrow we will start priming.

Walt is starting on the t-bar ceiling in the basement.

The hot tub room is one coat of paint away from flooring. Which we have!! So very soon we will be soaking our sore muscles away. The colour on the walls is called ELK.

the flying dream

Colton's dream is to fly. He has been talking about it for many years. This week he spent career day at a flight school in Morden. He had an amazing time, hanging out with pilots, washing planes and helping around the place.

dress-up

We had a very fun time on Halloween. It is the one time of year people don't look at you like your nuts when you dress up.

The girls(other than Rebekah) are dressed in the outfits we brought back from Thailand, Vietnam and Japan. It was very fun.

The painting party!!

   HAPPY 87th BIRTHDAY TANTE MARGARET

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

LOVE YOU!

Disclaimer: all pictures taken of Rachel should not be looked at to closely as she is not wearing her best clothes and did not agree to any pictures being taken.  These pictures are for viewing only the house progress.  Please only focus on the building and paint and not at the people (other than Derek)or clothing.

Saturday, the day to get some colour on the walls. Rachel, Derek and the kids came out from Winnipeg to help me and Miranda. We started by finishing up the primer that didn't get finished on Friday.

The plan was made and the party started.

                                    
                                  We got Ty and Rory set up in Miranda's room with lego and snacks.

          We decided it is way more fun all painting one room before heading off into the next.
                                              Closets are   bit  squishy though. But very funny!

       Derek (who looks so fine) wasn't sure about being in a closet with 2 crazy sisters.

                               The basement rec room was primed on Friday and very ready for colour.
                                   Derek is giving the walls a quick sand to prepare them for paint.

 Clean up is definatly NOT my favorite part. But the primer needed to be washed out before we could get the paint started.

                                          

                            Miranda did all the inside cutting in of the corners. She did a great job!
            Painting is so much more fun when its a party and also when you don't have to worry about making a mess.

                                                                       Wow!
                                                     Paint is so much easier than primer.
                                 The drywall seemed to suck  the primer up with every roller full.
                                                               The paint went on like butter.

                            I really like this colour. It is a few shades lighter than the main floor.

Rachel is getting the paint into the corners in the hallway. Miranda's room is on the left. Colton's on the right. Bathroom in the middle.

                            Miranda, Rory and Ty kept theselves busy the whole time.

What are they doing up there? Hmm looks like Ty is playing in the taping mud.

                                                                      
                                                                             oh oh.....

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions...

We are at the stage of making decisions. Everyday there is one more to make and at this stage the decision is something that we will have to probably live with for a long time. Probably until we sell the house.

Some of most recent decisions have been-

1. What tone and colour of stain on the kitchen cupboards do we want?
     -We don't want to red.
     -We don't want to yellow.
     -We don't want to orange.
This took a long time with many trip to Winkler to get samples.

2. What kind of sinks do we want?
     -There are many kitchen sinks these days.
     -stainless steel, granite (brown, black white, beige)
     -shapes of sinks
          -round, oval,top mount,under counter mount, colours

3. What handles do we want on the cupboards?
     -stainless steel, brass, brushed nickel, titanium (?)

4. What flooring do we want?
    -hardwood, linoleum, tile, rug?
    -what tone of stain on the hardwood?
    -what wood do we want?
        -oak,birch,walnut, maple?
    -what colour of rug?
        -shag, berber,low pile,long pile?
    -Where do we want each flooring?
    - What colour rug, tile, linoleum?

5. What colour paint? (thanks to our friend Ang L. this has been easy)
    -in what room do we want each colour?
    -what do we do with the ceilings?
          -White,colour?
    -What brand of paint?
   -Satin or pearl?
    -oil or latex?

6. What style of doors do we want?
    - 6 panel, 2 panel, flat?
    -do we want glass in the pantry door? What style?
    -paint or stain and what colour?
    -Do we stain or paint ourselves or get Blue sky to do it?

7. WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT OUR GARAGE DOORS????
     - they are at a paint shop taken apart, ready to paint and the paint shop is in receivership??

8. What kind of door handles do we get?
    -lever, regular, egg shaped
    - pewter, stainless, brass, brushed nickel

9. What kind of shower do we get?
    - white, pre formed basin?
    -tile floor?
  
10. Tub?
    -5 foot?
    -6 foot?
    -deep soaker or regular or jets?

11. Don't get me started on toilets???
    -round or oblong?
    -chair height or standard?
    -low flush or dual flush?
  REALLY?? 


12. basement ceilings
    -tile or drywall?
    -white or colour?

13. lighting....
    -colour
    -style?
    -how big?
    -cost?

Last night when Dean came home we decided to paint the basement walls
 Benjamin Moore AF145.
There, 1 less decision that has to be made. Now maybe I can go back to sleep.
5:30 is too early to think about the above things. Now I have my list made.

 Once the stores open, I will head over to get 5 gallons of wall paint and start the party.

My sister Rachel fell for the "we're having a party, wanna come" thing and Derek are coming to help paint today.


 We will have a blast!!