Let the games begin

Our guys tore off the upstairs siding today and will be back tomorrow to remove the old porch ceiling. Any thoughts we had about saving it disappeared as soon as the first pieces of aluminum were removed.

We learned the porch has some rain damage to both the ceiling and a column base. And our roof has some shingles rubbed away by a tree branch. "You guys got a leak?" All this time we thought the water came straight in through the window seal.

Evidence of the Gormaly teenagers was also discovered on a window frame.

Wonder what we'll learn about our house tomorrow.

Grilling in the Drizzle

Just got in this nice meal as it started to rain. Swordfish marinated in a slurry of cilantro, green onions and parsley and then grilled and served with store-bought pineapple salsa, some roasted-on-the-grill poblanos stuffed with mashed potatoes, corn, and a little cheddar, bruschetta, and some nice super-sweet grilled peaches. And I'm takin' the day off tomorrow!

And boy is editing these posts hard! The pictures move with a life of their own.

Our porch needs painting

And we don’t have time to paint it ourselves. I know, let’s get Mikey to do it!

Wait, he painted it in 1981.

Let’s get Janet and Olga to do!

Oh yeah, they painted the porch in 1995 to earn money for gymnastics camp.

I guess it’s time we stop taking advantage of family and hire the pros.

Perhaps while the porch is being painted, they could take down the sliding around the upstairs’ bay and put up shingles. Wonder what that would look like? Let’s take a peek.

Beautiful, let's have the siding removed on the front of the house from the porch up. Our man tells us we can put some great colors around the attic windows. Speaking of windows, replacing the front windows has been on our to-do-list for years. While the pros are here, let have them do it!

So now we are getting the porch painted, replacing the front siding with painted shingles and clapboard and getting seven new windows. Good thing we are structuring the job to avoid scope creep.

Well there is the new beadboard on the front porch ceiling, remodeling our bedroom and creating a large walk-in closet, but those are tales for another day.