You can't see it, but i am hitting a fast forward button right now ...

... and that brings us to present day. actually, we are going to pretend that it is Sunday, May 14th. Exactly three months into this thing. It's time for exterior before and afters ... not that I have really completed anything up to this point ... but, anyway, without further delay, i bring you the front of the house.

Before:

remember this?















and after:


ahhh ... that's more like it.














step 1: rake up one million leaves from the yard.

step 2: have your father come down and rip out the landscaping while you and your momma apply the first coat of paint. note: he also skimmed the grass out on either side of the sidewalk so i can plant phlox down both sides ... landscaping will happen soon. also, the two unhealthy trees on the corner of the house will be cut out soon.

step 3: apply second coat and paint trim (still in progress in parts ... i am short and the house is tall ... bad combo).

step 4: take spray gun to base of house and paint white.

step 5: clean spray gun.

step 6: remove shutters and use spray gun on them.

step 7: screw shutters back onto house ... but wear a mask ... that's asbestos you're drilling into!

it was that simple.

still some items that need to be taken care of ... need new gutters, want to prune trees, etc. ...