I have decided to resurrect our defunct blog in order to make an official post and keep record of the finally completed resto-vation of our Parlor! This is for those of you who were not satisfied by the more simple 'before and after' pictures of the Facebook post, and want details on the nitty-gritty of a complete remodel. For those of you not in the 'know', this was the first room that I started on when we moved into our house 8 years ago. Three kids, a lot of steep learning curves, and numerous 'more pressing' projects later, and it is finally finished! Lets start with a few before pictures. I apologize for the clutter, but these were taken literally the day we moved into the house. View from the Living Room Facing East View from doorway Ceiling (notice cracks in plaster behind wallpaper) Looking out towards Living Room The first order of business was to strip the wallpaper. Not to hard, right? One would think not, except on...
Having decided to make a fashionably late entrance, the baby has finally decided to grace us with her presence! Oh, but there has to be a little bit more anticipation than that! On the 4th of July, Steph and I decided to take a somewhat risky (given her condition) trip to Muskegon, MI to visit the Johnson clan. It proved to be a beautiful trip. While we waited for lunch at Grandma's, Stephanie and I went to the channel to enjoy the beautiful weather and watch all the boats. Can you tell that Steph is eight days overdue? Stephanie wanted a picture of me, so I took this self portrait. I think it captures my 'essence' quite well! After a delicious lunch, and some baby talk with Jessie and Jeremiah (who had their baby June 20...congrats guys!!), everyone headed over to Diane and Dave's for some swimming in the lake! Then, on Tuesday, I took a risky trip to Detroit to pick up some molding I won in an auction. Yep, left my wife, who was 10 days overdue, on a two hour (each wa...
It's been awhile....this will be a hodgepodge post of favorite pictures from the past 3 months. For starters, I had nothing to do with this. Kevin is the gas-mask collector, and this occured while I was at work. No comment. Aundrea received a shopping cart for Christmas, and she prefers to push it around, piled up with babies. They seem to enjoy it as well. I just think this is funny...as if she's daring anyone to take away that lolly! We spent part of a week in February with Kevin's parents in Erie. Highlights were an indoor water park, and walking in a snowy Wintergreen Gorge. It wasn't really as cold as it may look. Aundrea and Kevin stripping wall paper in what will be Aundrea's new room. Why is she getting a new room, you say? Well, let's just say the nursery will soon be occupied by someone smaller. Yes, we're having another baby! I am due September 29. I'd include an ultrasound picture, but they're really blurry. You may have noticed the s...
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