i'll huff and i'll puff...

have i mentioned how old our house is? no? well it's almost 120 years old.
have i mentioned how lovely the IDEA of a 120 year old house is? no? well, it's lovely.
have i mentioned how sucky the upkeep of a 120 year old house is? no? it's sucky.

so, yesterday we officially started having the house sided. that is super great b/c john started that task a long time ago and then got sick. so my house has said "LOWE'S" all over it for almost a year now with weather proofing wrap. i'm certain it's the neighborhood on going joke.

"do you know where the Lowe's live?" hahaha. sooo funny. not.

we also bought a new furnace (ours is the old 50 year old octopus style). and we have the 2nd bathroom half way done with a kind offer from friends to help us complete it (thank you jen and mike). also i have the contact info for a wallpaper/painting lady and some kids at the church who are looking for yard work to be done for a service project (let the weed yanking begin). i think all that's left after all that we have started is the driveway being repaved, kitchen countertops and cabinets, and perhaps some new carpeting.

john says it'll look so nice once we're done that we'll want to stay, ...no way jose. mary needs a bedroom door she can actually close when she changes her panties w/o everyone walking through to get to the bathroom or their bedroom. poor girl.
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