Catching up- March 2013

Here are a few random odds & ends that have been going on around here...

I ordered more prints to go in the downstairs hallway frames... the ones currently showing are in shades of green for Saint Patrick's Day :)

Wall fix- in progress

We also had a small wall repair in this hallway... for Christmas the boys had received a Hot Wheels set that had a track that attached to the wall.  Somehow, it pulled off the paint... ugh!
So, spackle & painting completed here!

More spackle & paint happening to the stairway ceiling as well... this mark was left from an old fire alarm.  (Don't worry, there's a newer one located in the hallway, just 3 feet away).
The spot irked me every single time I walked down the stairs!  Mike patched the two holes, and painted it up.



The dumpster has been picked up, and the pile of scrap metal is gone!  We posted the scrap metal on Craig's List for free, and it was claimed & gone in a day.

And lastly, the lattice work under the front porch is back in place.  We need to get out there with paint this spring!

Behind closed (garage) doors

Here's the dirty little secret we've been hiding in the barn...

Lots & lots of debris.  Quite embarrassing!  

We had all this garbage accumulated from the bathroom renovation, the foyer ceiling collapse, cleaning out the second floor of the barn, the trampoline & random damage from Hurricane Sandy, and other odds & ends we've done around the house.  Better in here rather than in full view outside, but still... It was time to call in the dumpster!

We ordered a 30 yard dumpster (22 ft x 8 ft x 6 ft) which arrived on Friday morning.

By Saturday afternoon, it looked like this...  Pretty much full!

Not to mention the pile of recyclable metal that we separated out:

We spent Sunday double checking the basement, attic, and other barns for any other items to toss in.

The best part, is that the garage side of the barn now looks like THIS:

Well, okay, I'll admit that there's now a couple of items in there... just some yard sale stuff that was too "good" to get thrown in the dumpster... mostly kids ride-on toys, etc. which will be sold this spring.

We now have the room to fix the broken window & door on the right side of the photo.
We also need to replace that ugly/broken pull down garage door.  We're thinking we may build them, like we did for the horse barn... but we'll need to see if it's worth the DIY effort or if it's better to just buy them.