April 30th, 2007
As I mentioned in my previous post, we got a ton accomplished this past weekend. I spent Saturday sanding the drywall and priming it, so it would be ready for the first coat of paint on Sunday. I had used the Dust Control joint compound from USG and it worked like a champ! Don’t get me wrong, it was still a bit dusty… but I didn’t look like a powderball had exploded next to me. Most of the dust fell to the floor instead of floating in my eyes and ears, so it was definitely a good buy. This guy gives it two enthusiastic taping knives up.
We had originally planned on painting the room a sort of light, slate blue color but a test patch proved that it wouldn’t flow very well with the other rooms. So two quick trips to Home Depot later and we had our Dynasty Celadon, which is somewhere between a sage and a light sage. Jess put up the first coat on Sunday while Will and I scouted the Boardman river for some trout. We didn’t see any (trout, that is), but we did feed some water spiders plenty of grass… which, come to think of it, was sort of a Dynasty Celadon in color…
We will put up a second coat of paint during the week with the goal of having the trim painted and up this coming weekend. With a little bit of luck and some extra work, we could be ready for carpet just after Mother’s Day… let’s hope!
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April 29th, 2007
What a weekend we have had! The weather was gorgeous, we made lots of progress on the room (that post will follow tomorrow night), Will and I scouted the Boardman River (it was opening day for trout season), and we headed out to the farm for the first time since last fall!
Will rode both the Farmall and John Deere tractors with his grandad and even checked out the chicken coop. The winter seems to have sharpened Will’s tractor-riding skills as he was much more involved with the steering aspects of the tractor. He definitely has his turns down and doesn’t really care for driving straight – a bit on the boring side for him, I think. We are still hearing stories about the “the big green tractor” and I am sure they will continue until we can visit again…
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April 22nd, 2007
It was an absolutely gorgeous weekend here and we got a lot done. In the “room,” I finished hanging drywall on the south wall last weekend and spent this weekend taping and mudding everything. Given that it was my first time doing all of the taping and mudding on my own, I am feeling a bit puffed up (in a peacock kinda way) about the completed job. It definitely isn’t perfect, but neither am I so I can’t complain! 
With some luck and sandpaper, we should be ready for primer next weekend!!
On the family front, we went to high school carnival Friday night and they had pony rides!! Will rode twice and loved it. We also went for a very long bike ride today and stopped for ice cream – gotta have some motivation to ride somewhere in there!
I will leave you tonight with this great quote I found that seems quite appropriate:
Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all.
Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881)
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April 10th, 2007
I haven’t progressed much on the room remodeling as we took a week and headed south for Spring Break!!! We stayed at the Siesta Sands Beach Resort on Siesta Key (very near Sarasota) and the weather was beautiful – mid 80’s during the day and mid 60’s at night. We got in some quality beach time (99% pure-quartz sand), lots of pool time (Will’s preference), and saw some very large sea turtles at the Mote Aquarium. The only downside to Spring Break was returning to over a foot of snow… and more is on the way! I guess that’s Northern Michigan for you….
We also had a very enjoyable Easter as Will got to eat his first Jelly Beans and a yellow Peep. He and I even colored eggs and made a quick video, which you can see below!
Happy Belated Easter!
ps. I’m ready for Spring Break 2008… the “Bill Gone Wild” edition!! woo hoo!
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