Basement Progress

Well, I think we're all done unpacking the basement. We have lots of ideas for the future for finishing this off, but for now, this is how it is. :)


Cold Storage


Laundry



Exercise Room




Ping Pong Area
(Cedric, you know you wanna come play)

Mulch!!

We spent most of the day on Wednesday loading up compost/mulch (Thanks, Ed, for letting us use your truck...and wheelbarrow, and tarp) and dumping it in the curbed out landscaping areas. It was quite a job, but is a great improvement. Just another step in our landscaping plan. Someday we'll add flowers, bushes, trees, and such. :)

The Kitchen & Dining Room

Here's the kitchen and dining room.  There's a lot to do in here....some day.

Family Room

The Family Room

Our first NEW couch. The curtains really aren't as red as they appear in the picture. :)

Before & After

Goodbye Swingset

The previous owners left their swingset behind. The truth is that our kids really are too big for it anyway. (Kylie could probably get a year of play in, but Connor's definitely too big)

Before & After

Our plan is to build some garden boxes in this area and then do some pea gravel around them....and possibly a pear tree. :)

The Fence

Shortly before we moved in, our neighbor came to introduce herself. She also said she was putting in a fence between our yards. (I guess they had already decided they didn't like us....just kidding) It's amazing how different it makes our yard feel, just by defining it a little.

Before & During

After

After

Clean Slate

Before & After (the weeding):



It's a clean slate. Now we just have to figure out what to do with it. Any suggestions?

Snails

They are lurking.... they are hiding....
I'm completely obsessed with defeating each and everyone of them. (and there are hundreds)


Do you see them, mocking me by hiding below my siding.



Look closer...