updates

Our first round of house updates is complete!  A huge huge HUGE thank you goes out to Mom and Dad for working literally from the time they arrived up until late the evening before they left!  Sometimes I feel like our ages are reversed..they act like they have the energy of 20-somethings and we act like we have the energy of well..older people :).  Clay and I are overwhelmed with thankfulness for our family as first Patty, Stu, and Dian came up to help us move and then Doug and Nancy to do some home improvements!

Unfortunately, I didn't even think of taking pictures while the updates were actually occuring (bummer!), but we have a couple snapshots of the finished product. 

Here is a list of all that we were able to accomplish:
Gas dryer installed (had to add a gas line)
Rotted wood below deck door replaced
Furnace cleaned and fixed so it doesnt shake the house
Nine new blinds installed on various windows
Three new doors painted and installed including new hardware
Ceiling fan installed in the master bedroom (previously no overhead lighting)
Bathroom sink unclogged
Bathtub faucets caulked
Two ceiling lights replacing old ones
Flashing on the deck to protect against water damage

And now for the pictures!  Here is a picture of the bathroom door before changing it out:

And here are the other two doors along with the bathroom door (the bathroom door is on the far left):

Here are our new doors!--and new light fixture (all the light fixtures were gold and big before..you can see a tad of the old one in the first picture):

 And another view:

You may not notice the difference these doors make, but we are ecstatic over the change :)!  And yes, we will be painting..and soon!  I don't think I can handle white-ish walls much longer!!  We bought the house from a relocation company so everything was freshly painted a shade of white.

Our new ceilling fan:

And one more change..a while back Hubs and I changed the light in the dining room.  We were pretty pleased when we finally got it up!!!

Before:

New dining room light:

And now, because its Spring and Easter and just about everyone has been enjoying super nice weather, here are some pictures of our new springy mantel!  We used things we already had, and we both like the bits of color it adds until we paint!  Also, thanks Mom for my pitcher, flowers, and little egg nest!!! :)

Fabric covered Easter eggs - a project from last year:

What do you think..with or without the banner?

We hope you enjoyed seeing a handful of house updates!  We feel very blessed with what we (or others..Dad..) have been able to accomplish.  The Lord is so good! 

Happy Easter - we have such great hope in Christ!  What a special time of year!