tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41306752011-04-21T16:04:03.537-05:00the abodea constant work in progressMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181272798173119949noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130675.post-1085060156337600772004-05-20T08:32:00.000-05:002004-05-20T08:35:56.336-05:00a very productive weekend thanks to andy and his dad! the mailbox got replaced and had a new post and reflective numbers installed. the ceiling fixture in our bedroom was replaced with a fan - absolute heaven. we also are the proud owners of a dehumidifer that is definitely helping out in the basement.Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181272798173119949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130675.post-1084457783199049482004-05-13T09:15:00.000-05:002004-05-13T09:16:23.200-05:00okay, so the abode beautification project blog was down for awhile... should be back and up running now. no more excuses!Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181272798173119949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130675.post-1082656193824021002004-04-22T12:49:00.000-05:002004-04-22T12:53:54.606-05:00so long without an update - oops!
a super productive weekend - something we haven't had in so long! my family came down and we definitely got some landscaping projects completed!
the eaves that used to empty into the front yard now empty into tubing below ground and empty near the bottom of the yard - what a difference that makes! it's rained most of this week - so we have no doubts that Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181272798173119949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130675.post-1066928009893907012003-10-23T11:53:00.000-05:002003-10-23T11:53:29.353-05:00another productive weekend - and week! - at the abode. so many things were taken care of!
the kitchen cabinets now have doors! what an improvement! it's taking me some time to get used to having to open a door when i want to get something out of the cabinet. a little less convenient but the kitchen looks amazing now. andy and his dad did such great work!
other things that have taken Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181272798173119949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130675.post-1066057825201745792003-10-13T10:10:00.000-05:002003-10-13T10:10:25.286-05:00finally - an update!
this weekend, the abode received a new bonafide front door! i know feel safe and sound knowing that if someone were to try to get into the house, they'd pretty much have to tear down the wall as that door isn't going anywhere. :) the door that had been there when we bought the house was actually an interior door that thomas probably could've kicked in if he would've wantedMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181272798173119949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130675.post-953806922003-06-06T13:36:00.000-05:002003-06-06T13:54:35.000-05:00many things are going on at the abode now that andy has completed his first year of school and i'm not working at the scrapbook store on the weekends.
over memorial day weekend, we finally put the deck on the house. we're actually able to walk outside of the french doors we installed last june, crazy concept i know! andy has also finished framing out the french doors so it looks finished, and Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181272798173119949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130675.post-927208902003-04-16T10:47:00.000-05:002003-04-16T10:47:02.716-05:00since i've begun my new side projects with the local scrapbook store, and andy is nearing the end of his fourth block, work at the abode as slowed to almost a complete stop. eek!
our new table arrived on saturday and it is now in our dining room. it is beautiful! we were worried that thomas would think he needed to jump up there all the time as he did with the last table since he can see Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181272798173119949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130675.post-912837612003-03-24T09:44:00.000-06:002003-03-24T09:44:03.343-06:00what a beautiful weekend to work on the house outside yesterday! we finally got a flag for the outside - great timing - and it looks great if i do say so myself! we also raked all of the excess leaves out of the flower beds and the ditch in front of the house. it's amazing how much they accumulate, and how many little flowers were trying to push through all of those leaves to get to the Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181272798173119949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130675.post-908717842003-03-17T13:47:00.000-06:002003-03-17T13:47:58.123-06:00not a whole lot going on in the abode this weekend - although it was nice to have thursday and friday off to do some things around the house.
the office got rearranged and is so much better! the only con is that thomas is no longer able to get into the office window. he's the only one that's not so happy with the new arrangement! he's still able to get into the window in his room though, so Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181272798173119949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130675.post-904750972003-03-10T14:21:00.000-06:002003-03-10T14:21:17.186-06:00yet another weekend of nothing big on abode beautification project. the antique towel holder was installed in the bathroom however and i got andy a new office chair for his office. we're planning on reorganizing that room on my days off this week - it needs it! hopefully i'll have more to report next week!Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181272798173119949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130675.post-900509362003-03-03T08:41:00.000-06:002003-03-03T08:41:11.546-06:00not much happened with the abode project this week. small things that i was working on since andy has tests this week. i framed and matted prints for the bathroom and they make such a difference! i absolutely love the way they look. i also was repainting the towel holder i had gotten at an antiques place in town but am not thrilled with the results. i think it will need a second go at it Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181272798173119949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130675.post-896563982003-02-24T12:26:00.000-06:002003-02-24T12:26:50.263-06:00another weekend of not much happening at the abode. andy is getting ready for his week of tests that are next week so projects are on hold!
in other abode news --- i did manage to flood the kitchen floor yesterday by putting a bottle from dishwashing soap in the dishwasher. please note: the soap is not intended for the dishwasher and it gets really sudsy!Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181272798173119949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130675.post-892448142003-02-17T10:12:00.000-06:002003-02-17T10:20:33.000-06:00nothing new to report on the abode beautifcation project. rumor is that the new picture ledge in the dining room will be constructed next weekend :)Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181272798173119949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130675.post-888649802003-02-10T13:22:00.000-06:002003-02-10T13:22:36.570-06:00i was gone this weekend - but the man of the house, and his trusty sidekick the fat kitty, got some work done without me.
the trim was completed in the dining room, kitchen, and hallway as well as 7/8 of the bathroom. it's just missing a teeny-tiny piece. it looks phenomenal. work is in progress so that the dining room looks good for the arrival of the new dining room table which will arrive Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181272798173119949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130675.post-884720152003-02-03T08:12:00.000-06:002003-02-03T08:12:29.490-06:00not a whole lot of visible work done on the house this weekend - but it was a great weekend :)
i got curtains made for the craft room - finally! they still need to be hung by my wonderful husband, but my part of the project is finished, so i'm happy! that was my one and only contribution to the abode beautification project this weekend!
andy cleaned the grout on the other wall in the kitchen.Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181272798173119949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130675.post-881599802003-01-28T09:52:00.000-06:002003-01-28T09:52:23.440-06:00another weekend with things accomplished, not that i helped at all b/c i came down with a nasty cold bug on friday and spent most of the weekend,and monday in bed. i felt awful as andy's parents had come in for the weekend.
andy and his dad re-grouted the bathroom floor. hooray! it's now the way it should be and all is well and looks like a million bucks. we figured out the problem was that Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181272798173119949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130675.post-877891702003-01-21T10:47:00.000-06:002003-01-21T10:47:43.070-06:00things were definitely accomplished over the long weekend! well, andy did most of it.
we finally have doors on the lower cabinets in the kitchen - hooray! they look great and make the kitchen so much brighter. after nearly six months in the abode, we're starting to see some real results of all of the labor we're putting into it. again, andy is doing much of the labor!
while andy was busy Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181272798173119949noreply@blogger.com