Perhaps the most treasured project of 2009 is this swing...we we have all enjoyed to date, but that the Little Brat enjoys the most!
..and then there was the removal and replacement of an old roof on our largest run-in shed...the whole family pitched in on this one...I was busting my booty taking these shots, for sure! I get tired just thinking about it...point, click, point, click...my aching arms!
There are no 'small' projects around here...the addition of this hand rail to the basement (laundry room), is going to help keep us from busting our arses....again.
....and speaking of the basement, Gpa Craig put up some dry-loc (water resistant drywall) in the laundry room and applied some texture to match the plaster walls in the rest of the house...primer and paint are amongst my winter projects!
....and speaking of the basement, Gpa Craig put up some dry-loc (water resistant drywall) in the laundry room and applied some texture to match the plaster walls in the rest of the house...primer and paint are amongst my winter projects!
...this shed here...well, a picture is worth a thousand words. Gpa Craig replaced the roof last year....This year he mended the rest...
...all rotten wood was removed and replaced, including support beams and posts...new concrete footers and all! This man's a BEAST!
He framed in one of the bays to create a workshop area and deemed this project the new and improved 'Garage'...
..the kids even pitched in a little on this project, and helped add a coat of primer to the siding for good measure...
..and with a new door and a new coat of primer (courtesy JR), it was like new again!
On to other matters....who remembers this tired old horse barn?
Gpa Craig also replaced all the rotten wood in this structure, including overhead beams and support posts....concrete footers and all!
Additionally, he put in an old sink that had been wasting away in the basement, and updated the electrical wiring and lights...
One side is open and currently being used for hay storage overflow, the other side has been turned into a grand tack room for all the lovely extra 'stuff' we horse owners tend to accumulate...
...not to mention a handy overflow are for the boarders to keep their tack trunks and out-of-season horsewear...
..the kids even pitched in a little on this project, and helped add a coat of primer to the siding for good measure...
I wish I would have capture EVERYTHING on film that he has accomplished in his short time here, alas, he often tackled projects when I was away at work...projects like trail blazing around the property, brush and tree clearing around the facilities, light switch fixin', and much much more! He really is an amazing man...and can make you feel amazingly inadequate, to say the least! Thank Goodness for Gpa Craig!
Happy Projects,
Leah
1 comments:
I don't suppose Gpa Craig is available for rent throughout the remainder of the year. I'm sure we could keep him busy in this neck of the woods for a few months-- including up in West Bend!
BTW, could it have been Ginger who left the primer on the leather sofa? JR's baby has a few suspicious white marks on her fur in that last photo. Just trying to help my nieces and nephew out of the doghouse. :-)
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