Workin' man

Jim's summer off always means big projects. Last summer we replaced our roof, which was probably our biggest ever, and this summer we are finishing up some odds and ends. I am so impressed with Jim...he's gotten so much done!

We had unexpected car trouble the last week of school in May, and after borrowing rides until we had time to fix it, Jim proceeded to take it all apart. I think it is just amazing that he can take apart a hundred pieces like this and put it back on the car...and it works!!
Then he finished up the laundry room...it's hard to take pictures of it, but he finished the drywall, painted it, and put up trim. Now the laundry is that much more fun!

And on to the kitchen. Almost two years ago, Jim's dad blessed us by building us new kitchen cabinets. This also allowed us to have a dishwasher, which changed our lives! The space behind the oven has needed to be tiled, and we bought those two years ago as well, but time just flew by. So we got the other materials a few weeks ago, borrowed a saw, and Jim had a crash course in tiling, and even had a few helpers!

It looks beautiful!

And now the new project: our mantel used to be stained very dark, so Jim is sanding down, will stain it to match the rest of the wood in the house, and varnish it. Hopefully it will brighten up that side of the room some more!