Day Four Spruce

Day Four Spruce

Before I show you all what we did today; here is what the rooms that we finished yesterday looked like today.  I didn't get a photo of the rooms after they got the whole floor covered.  It still needs another top coat, with a nice color---it won't be white when our work is complete!

The living room

Master bedroom...and Sophie!

Master bedroom, dif view

Now---on to Day Four!

Even though Dh added more carpet and foam from the stairs, and I added from the Grandparents room, in this picture we have already hauled away 3-4 piles to the dumpster.  From now on these piles will be getting smaller as we haul away...and hopefully not add much to it!

Kilz...one of my favorite products!  

Today we spent ALL our time up here in Dd's loft.  It had hundreds of staples and lots of carpet stripes to remove---then Dd and I painted all the trim with Kilz

Here is a portion of the treasures Dd has already brought over from the apartment.  She holds her Lego's in her lap for each trip over.

Dd had the genius idea to use a car 'crawler' to work her way along the walls to do her work.  During her many breaks I used it and found it to be so much easier on my body than bending and leaning.

Here is the far side of the loft---Spackle done!  we used another whole tub of Spackle today.  

Staples up, Carpet Stripes up, trim down...

Happy worker---she earned a Star Wars figure for all her hard work!

Kilz on the stairs going down, as we call it a day!  We didn't get as much done without Dh here to help.  Plus Dd takes a LOT of breaks during the day!  But, it is progress!  Giz and Grampy arrive tomorrow to help us with the work; and I'm sure Giz will have good food to keep us going!

Dd took pictures of some of the flowers in front of the house:

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Spruce Day Three

Spruce Day Three

We had Dh with us today to work!  We put up one bird feeder on Day One, and by Day Two we had Tufted Titmice coming.  On Day Three a skinny squirrel found it!  Dh was joking about wondering how much he will weigh after we've lived here six months!!!  The squirrels at our apartment look like they have been spoiled!!!

The first two days we heard a Barred Owl and saw an Indigo Bunting.  We have seen so many birds--some that I am not positive (yet) what they are!  I am really looking forward to seeing some new and different birds.  Of course the usual birds were around--Cardinals, Chickadee's, Blue Jays...I keep hearing woodpeckers; but I haven't seen exactly which ones are here.

Day Three started at 9am and ended around 8:30pm...long day!

Dd cleans out the fireplace.  It has soot build up and needs a professional cleaning.

Here the LR is finally free of carpet stripes and staples...ready to Spackle.  I used up a brand new tub of Spackle on day three!  You can see Dd brought her two favorite American Girl dolls (on top of the fireplace mantle); they kept cracking the whip!

Dh was the designated carpet strip remover!  Those carpet stripes are really a bear to get up!

This is the master closet--still has the carpet stripes down, but Dd and I got all the many staples pulled up

We got the carpet up, but there are still staples on the stairwell down to the basement

We removed the wallpaper to see how the walls were underneath--so thankful they are fine.  

This is the future homeschool room---carpet and padding up, but still carpet stripes.  The white carpet is gone! 

This is the 'grandparents room'--the pink carpet is gone, but the foam padding is still down--it is giving me a hard time!  they really glued it down!

This is the master bedroom--carpet stripes and staples gone

Dd is pulling staples in the hallway, and I've begun to Spackle!

While I Spackle, Dh is removing the carpeting on the stairwell going up to the loft--white carpet gone!

Spackle done!  Dd bought a hand-held sander to sand down the Spackle bumps after I finished---I didn't get a pix of him doing his part....

Spackling the master bedroom, and master closet---which at this point I used up the whole tub of Spackle!  I've never used up a whole tub in one day before!!

Here are the carpet stripes...full of sharp nails!  

Dh finished the stairwell--Dh got all the white carpet up(and carpet stripes, but there are still some staples

We painted the Living Room with Kilz

We painted the MB with Kilz

Doesn't this look so much better than that dark blue carpet?!

I didn't get a final picture, but we finished the 2 rooms in Kilz, and it was after 8 pm...so we cleaned up and headed home.  Dh has to be in to work in the morning, and Dd and I are back to working without him.

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