July 31 Update

I'm always thinking about going somewhere so I decided to post the place I will be staying at in a couple months. Ahhhh, cannot wait.  The very top deck area is right outside the door from the bedroom I get to use while I'm there.

Anyway the update here at this old house is that the bathroom is about half way complete meaning everything has been removed and Bob is working on the plumbing issues.  Once that's done we can start installing the new shower, sink, vanity, light, medicine cabinet, wainscoting, trim, paint, etc.  Bob chose a paint color so now I'm going to have to repaint our bedroom.  And get a new area rug, lampshades, curtains and duvet cover.  Oh well.  I didn't really like that blue color we painted anyway.  Lol!!  We're going to start replacing all the doors in the hallway with white ones too, starting with our bedroom.  The doors, baseboard and trim in the hallway will all be replaced and painted white before the holidays.  After that we'll stop until after Christmas and then replace the trim and baseboards in the living room and kitchen. 

My mind has always been thinking about how we need to upgrade our home so it can be ready to sell at some point since we bought it while it was still decorated from 1968.  Sometimes though, I think about how I'd like it to look nice and new-ish while we're still living here so I can enjoy it for myself and not just for new buyers.  That's why there's this push to get 'er done!  If not for the lack of an open floor plan between the kitchen and living room I'd stay here for a long time.  I love our back yard and patio area and I love our neighborhood and the mature trees, etc. I don't even mind living in an old house with creaky floors because it's kind of cozy that way.   While we do not have plans to move in the next 3 years there's always the possibility of having to with Bob's job.  I would just hate to be stuck here selling this house while Bob moves away to start working somewhere else. 

So that's that for now.  I should have a pretty good update early next week because we're gonna knock out a lot this weekend.

Upcoming Stuff to Blog About

I look at my blog and wonder why I don't update more often.  I guess because I keep some photos on Facebook.  I don't like to share a lot of detailed information on there but by the time I wind down to sit here and blog I cannot put thoughts together.  Hopefully I'll do a more regular weekly thing soon. That's my goal!

Robbie leaves for school soon and I've been nesting, ie. cleaning and reorganizing things so I can enjoy life at home after he's gone.  When I go to the store I've been picking up stuff for him to take to his dorm.  So far I've bought him new sheets, bath soap, toothpaste and other toiletries and a cookie jar I can fill with snacks when we visit.  He will be rooming with a friend he's known since 1st grade so hope all works out for them.  He hasn't found a job down there yet so I've been reminding him....it's probably gonna take him being very poor to realize he needs to find a job on campus.

Bob and I have decided to dive into renovating his bathroom, aka. the master bath here at this old house.  We recently spent a few hours at all the home improvement stores in the 'boro looking at everything we'll need.  We'll pretty much be gutting his bathroom all except the toilet. There's nothing wrong with it, it's the color we want (white) and it's not that old.  We're going to wait until after Robbie leaves to begin this project because we'll only have the hall bath to share until the project is completed. Ugh.  We'll be ripping up the floor, beadboard from the walls, trim, baseboard, light fixture, sink and cabinet, shower stall, etc.  You get the idea.

Seems like we tend to do projects in the month of August...guess because it's so darn hot outside that we might as well keep busy inside.  This will be the third year in a row that we do this sort of thing. We're going to try to do this project mostly on our own and will call for reinforcements when we get to installing things and use a plumber to relocate some of the sink pipes and maybe the shower.

I'm headed to Seaside again this fall so looking forward to that. I feel bad about Bob not getting to go due to his mandatory work schedule during that time of year but he actually wants me to go so he can have the house to himself for a week.  ha ha!!!  So, I'M GOING!!!

I think that may be all for now.  It's Always Something.

Yellowstone: The Scenery

I don't think our scenery photos turned out as good this year as in the past.  I really need to take some photography lessons before next year!  Anyway, we did have a handful of ones that kind of show the true beauty of the park.  We went out on two nights to take sunset photos but one night ended up being overcast.  It was fun being out after dark though. We saw some wildlife and it was just kinda neat.  Below is a photo of the sunset over a thermal area on Firehole Lake Drive.

Below:  Grand Prismatic Spring from the mountain I basically crawled up because it was so steep.

Above: Fairy Falls. This is the one we hiked 5 miles round trip to see after crawling up the mountainside.  ha ha!

Above:  Firehole River right behind Old Faithful.  This was taken from a little bridge right before the coyotes howled in the woods and one ran down right behind me. 

Above:  Lamar Valley area

Above is Bob with his 6" knife, bear pepper spray and walking stick ready to fend off any attacking wildlife as I was taking pictures by the river one evening.  Lol! 

This of course is our home away from home, The Old Faithful Inn.  Ahhhhhhh, I just love it there!