So, This Happened

2011 Recap

Holy cats, it's May and I still have not done a recap for 2011.  Let's, shall we?

Here's what's left on the old punch list:

• Refinish and install new front door - Still not even close
• Repair foundation of back porch - halfway towards financing it, though our saving has stalled a bit
• Install new door & windows on back porch - nope, no point since we're going to tear out the porch
• Squirrel-proof garden (or eliminate squirrels) - zapper in play.  One down.
• Finish stripping and then refinish downstairs trim (yeah, right) - DONE!
• Install shoe moulding - no progress

 Things I actually did that weren't on the list:

• Painted the entryway, stairwell, and upstairs hallway
• Refinished stair treads
• Put a damn door in the bathroom
• Installed additional cabinets in the kitchen, as well as a new sink and countertop
• Got some new (old) furniture, moved stuff around
• Bought a new mattress

Made (in) the Shade

Tired of tripping over our inadequate curtains, I decided to take matters into my own hands.  Using this great tutorial from Little Green Notebook, I got some pretty fabric, shitty blinds, and hey presto!  Roman shade.  I have enough fabric to make a giant pillow for the back of the bed, but that's a project for another day.

Happy Halloween!

Well I never quite got around to making the spider, but the web looks pretty badass.  Though, one of my small neighbors would disagree.  A little girl and her mom were walking by, and the girl said with a righteous indignation, "This isn't real, it's just rope!"  Touche.

Hinge Heads

You know how sometimes you don't even know you need a thing until the internet tells you you do?  Enter hinge heads.

They just hang out, on top of your hinges.  We have ball hinges so I don't think they would work in our house, but how cute is this little guy?

Hinge Heads  via Design Sponge.

High as an Elephant's Eye

So during the travelpalooza of April our grass got really tall.  The biggest tuft was 2 feet tall:

Did you know that clover could grow a foot tall?  I wouldn't have thought it possible.

I had to use the weed whacker on the whole damn yard before we could mow it.  Thanks, April showers.

4th of July

Hey, we put up some decorations.  I can't decide how long to leave them up for, but something tells me they'll be around until we decorate for Halloween.

Also, happy birthday to my mom.  We'll see if she's as diligent a reader as she claims to be...