The weather in the Boston area was perfect all weekend with warm sunny days and cool, bug-less nights. We enjoyed a great BBQ at our neighbors house Saturday night and really enjoyed being home and doing work around the house. We have a fun filled summer so weekends with the both of us home are going to be rare, but we really enjoyed time together at home this weekend.
Homeowners can relate - there's always something to do around the house! And with a handyman husband there's always something gong on! Just when we thought we got the house in order, cleaned, and organized, the house gets flipped inside out with another project.
I spent Saturday dusting, moping, and doing a real clean of the house (I could have never imagined myself sitting on the kitchen counter scrubbing the cabinet doors clean, but I was this weekend!) while Aleks was busy mowing, doing yard work, and refinishing our back door - sanding, replacing hardware, priming, painting, and reinstalling. ...sounds like a lot of work just typing all the steps involved. HA
Sunday was another perfect day so we took Mason to Mt Misery park, about 20 minutes from our home. It was a perfect place to take him for a long walk and let him explore new sights, sounds, and smells while keeping him in control on the leash. I think we all enjoyed the walk and being outdoors together. If you want to read more about where we were, here's a great web page:
click for more information about Mt. Misery in Lincoln, MA
Once everything was in order around the house Aleks decided to continue our Phase 1 of the 1/2 bath remodel. (Phase 1 includes getting a new toilet and sink, so I thought). Apparently Phase 1 also includes replacing the medicine cabinet, getting new lighting, and painting. Aleks removed the early 1960's medicine cabinet (with light bulbs included) only to find a huge hole in the wall behind it. You'll also notice in this picture some remnants of old wall paper.
We removed the wall paper and quickly ran to Lowes and Home Depot to find a recessed cabinet to fit into our new hole in the wall along with a new light fixture. I strongly suggested we stop short of re-wiring the bathroom lighting at this time. For anyone who knows our home, or any home built in the late 50's/early 60's, it was common to put light switches outside the rooms so our bathroom switch is outside the bathroom and across the hall ...go figure.
Enjoy the pictures. I'll continue to update the blog with more pictures as we make more progress (aka filling the hole with our new medicine cabinet, installing the new light fixture, and possibly painting the walls to match the doody brown tiles).
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