Edited Stairs with finale!

So these were the stairs we bought...they were DIRTY, but not ruined.



This is Zombie Travis showing how narrow our stairs are.

This is the morning after we moved in... once we realized the carpet cleaning man failed. Mildew and hangovers do not mix.

After we removed all the carpet, 4 days and 12 hrs after the carpets were cleaned, this is how wet they still were.

And here is me, sanding the ugly stairs 5 months later.

They needed a lot of patch work. But they have more depth without the carpet and pad.

More work

Big knots

I labelled the nails for Travis to come by and punch them in.

And then--I taped the edges, to what point Im not sure, as I scratched them pretty bad while sanding(amatuer for sure). They will probably get painted at a later date.

I taped these after having a wisdom tooth out, so its all I was qualified to do this evening.
But tomorrow--we paint! Almost 6 months after we tore out the carpet and 913 staples.

No matter what--It will look better than it has all this time. Not sure if the brown we picked will match the edges or the railing...
We have been almost ready to paint for weeks, but like they say--if it aint broke, dont fix it.

Plus, the garden has been captivating us.
Tune in Sunday(maybe monday?) for an added picture of wet stairs!

Not the best picture from my phone--but Im very proud! Can hardly wait til they are dry and Im not trapped downstairs. Time to go around the house to shower!

Overkill--from digital camera.

Lazy update

Maybe Ill get back to it tomorrow, but until then...


I give you vacation pics! Short and sweet.







View from Motel Oasis Room 107. Fantastic "motel"
Dont bother telling them you wont need maid service on the 2nd day... they dont offer it.

This is me modelling my new necklace that I love love love.

Strange flowers and pod at our hotel. I would have plucked it to dissect but the bees were plentiful.


View from lunch at Michaels on Moses Lake. Seems no one was out on Saturday.

Grapes at the Gorge and a beautiful sky.

Poor Travis was left at home on duty to take my weekly pictures of the garden. Ill upload tomorrow(maybe)

Last week/end

First the important business!

Tomatoes showing on 4 plants now! Must extend the stakes soon. This is gonna get outta control!


Some highlights of this last week:
Impromptu kabob garden party
installed towel racks (This is way more exciting than it sounds)
installed bathroom fan(This took way more effort than it sounds)
fixed lower faucet again
new closet door
bought wheel barrow
cleaned freds cage
rerouted soaker hose
cooked strata=fail
sold 70 cinderblocks
recruited help to finish patio
had lunch with dad
ate snap peas
sliced my thumb
burned my thumb
grated my knuckle

The knife demands respect.

I really WAS being careful cleaning it

This didnt come out as planned. Looks good, but runny eggs = yuck. Gonna try eating more today