I'm Back!!

I have still been decorating and putting our home together.
 

I'm having a great time doing it, I just don't have as much time to blog about it when I have changed something or done something new, as my job has changed and I am away from home 10 hours a day now.

I love decorating for seasons and holidays!
 

Large has been making crosses, boxes, shelves and other things out of barn wood that he and I gathered from a couple of different barns in the area.

Here is a shot of a couple of shelves that he made for me one afternoon.

 

I put them in the master bedroom.

 

I can't quite get them right.

 

 I am loving them anyway!!

 

It's nice to have a man who can look at a picture and build it for you!

Thanks Large!!

 

 

More later...................Sally

 

Yes I've Been Decorating Again

I have all my fall decorating done!

I can't take a good picture, so I'm just going to show you these bad ones.  

I hope you don't mind.  

I am going to show you the family room first.  

 

Enjoy. 

My goat wagon filled with antlers, pumpkins, gourds, a small afghan and an old mirrored lampshade.

A closer shot of the goat wagon.

A crow and a couple of crow heads with some bittersweet, an apple pie candle, and a crock filled with candy corn.

I love the little witches hat with the peacock feathers!

Ha Ha!

 

 I caught Large in the background trying to figure out our new smoke detectors!! 



I snuck in another little mummy.

What do you think?

More later.......................Sally

Rug Cleaning

Today we are cleaning our rugs!

I'm not going to have a Saturday off for a while, so we have got to get it done.

Just the two biggest ones, can't wait to see the finished result.

The power washer comes in mighty handy for this!!

When we are done, I am going to decorate this patio.

I will post pictures of that very soon!!!

More later......................Sally

The 1/2 Bath

The guest bathroom is done and decorated.

This is a picture of it from the hallway.

The little red step stool in the corner is just like the one my brother and I had when we were children.

It says,

 "This little stool is mine

To use it all the time

To reach the things I couldn't 

And lots of things I shouldn't " 

I am loving the black and white tile, it turned out great! 

I added some zebra and aqua hand towels on a glass and brass towel bar.

Then I hung a black and white farm print. 

This light was very, very dark and dreary, but Big Ran and I scrubbed on it, rewired it, and polished it up.

It adds a lot to this spot.

   

I had this mirror in my storage room at the old house.

It was painted a light yellow, so I grabbed the black spray paint and it turned out perfect for this room.

It was really hard to find a sink small enough to fit in here without the door hitting it when you opened the door.

We added an antique bronze faucet to the sink.

An old wooden step stool holds the extra toilet paper and another hand towel.

  

I just haven't been able to put any rugs in here, the floor is my favorite thing in the room!

What do you think?

More later.....................Sally

1/2 Bathroom Floor Is Down

I realize it has been quite awhile since I have posted anything on the new house.

We are working on the 1/2 bath in the main part of the house right now.

Big Ran and I decided to go with black and white for the color scheme.

The floor is made up of 2 inch black hexagon tiles with white grout.

Since my breast cancer diagnosis, we have slowed down a lot on the house project, we have been spending many hours at doctors appointments.

I have also spent many hours recovering from the surgery and chemotherapy.

We are very determined people though!

What do you think about the tile?

I AM LOVING IT!!!!

More later.....................................Sally

Master Bedroom Flooring

We have been working on the flooring in the Master Bedroom.

Well, actually I haven't been helping too much.

I have been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Last Friday I had a mastectomy on my right breast.

We go to the doctor tomorrow and find out what happens next.

Sooooooooooooooo  Big Ran got a couple of smaller helpers to help him for a while.

This is a picture of our two little grandsons, Michael and Hudson.



He has much better help now.

     

They are doing a great job!!!

More later...................................................Sally

Lighting Redo

I bought this old light on eBay about a year ago for $12.00 including shipping.

Not much to look at.

Big Ran and I have been working on polishing this baby up on and off for about six months.

Here it is all torn apart after it was scrubbed and polished up.

This light was patented in May of 1910.

I can't believe we found a date on it.

This was a labor of love.

It's not perfect, but it is perfect for our house.

I can't wait to get this put up in the new house.

I'm thinking maybe the half bath room. 

More later............................Sally

Upstairs Tub and Shower Install

Big Ran has been working on the bath tub and shower surround for the upstairs bathroom. 

Things like this need to be done before we get too many walls of sheet rock up.

He can do it all!

What a lucky woman I am!
 

More later...................Sally

Truckloads

We have been doing a lot of trucking for the new house lately.
 

Big Ran is getting the load all tied up for the ride home.

In this load is a bunch of plumbing supplies, a bathtub, and surround for the bathtub, for the upstairs bathroom.

Getting closer............

More later.....................Sally

Video Post On The Upstairs

Here's another video of the progress of the new house.

As I walk in the front door, I walk upstairs and give you a glance of the 2nd story of this house. 

I hope you like it.

No one was hurt in the filming of this post, even though it sounds like it!

More later........................Sally

Sheet Rock Is Going Up

Yes, sheet rock is going up in the master bedroom.
 

Big Ran got a new toy to help him out with it.
 

 

Almost finished with one ceiling.

He has been working on the wiring, too.

Almost all of the plug ins are live now.

Things are starting to come together. 

More later.....................Sally

Siding is Going Up

This week we are getting our heating and cooling started on the new house.

We have decided to do geothermal.

It will cost more in the beginning, but it will pay off when it comes to the heating and air conditioning bills.

Big Ran is still putting siding on the back porch of the house.

It's coming right along.

I'm going to do another video later this week.

More later................Sally

Here's What's Happening At Our House

The building crew is done with the structure of the house.

All of the windows and most of the doors are in.
We still have a couple that are special ordered that aren't in yet.

Do you like the grids in the windows and some of the doors?
They are between the glass, the only way to go as far as cleaning them!

We are buttoning up for the winter now.

Big Ran is working on siding the eaves.

He's doing a great job.

Yes, it is nice to have a husband that can do that!

What are you guys doing around your place?

More later.............................Sally

Yes, We Are Still Building a House

In case you are wondering, we are still building a house.

We have a gorgeous black roof on.

It's hard for me to get a good straight on shot of the house because right beside me is a huge pile of dirt with weeds growing out of it.

It is finally starting to look the house plan,

don't you think?

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Since my last post we have added a front porch and part of the windows and doors, too.

It has really changed the look of the house.

I am going to take some more pictures of the front door and show them to you very soon.

In the mean time, this is a close up of it.

Here is a shot of the cleaning crew.

Obviously Madison and Big Ran are moving really fast.

But Shafer stopped long enough to get his focused picture taken!

More later..............................Sally