Invigorating Fall Weather

My favorite time of the year is here, and I'm really enjoying it. It's in the low fifties today so I'm taking advantage of the cool weather. Promptly upon arriving home from the shop, I lit a fire. I've got candles lit, the fireplace blazing, and all of my autumn decorations up. This is definitely a feel good moment.

The Living Room

One more room is painted! The living room has definitely been the biggest task yet. I applied joint compound to the vertical lines of the paneling and textured the wall to look like drywall. I also painted the moldings and doors as with the other rooms. I then painted the walls. It's taken weeks, but I love the result. Here are a few photos.

Of course I still have some decorating to do, as you can see. I need drapes and I need to hang my pictures. The living room is totally re-arranged compliments of Audra. It makes a WORLD OF DIFFERENCE! She's such an artist. I didn't want to go to bed after she arranged the furniture, because I just wanted to sit and look at my new room!

On to the entry; I'll begin it on Monday!

Lyndon's Soccer Games

Lyndon has been playing soccer on Saturday mornings. It's much more fun to watch them play this year as opposed to last year, when they had no CLUE what to do. The Tractor Shop sponsored their jerseys; sadly, the vendor forgot to put the "THE" in the name.

New Signage

Our new Versatile sign arrived; I was very nervous while the guys unloaded it. It would not have been good if they broke it before we had the chance to install it! We'll have to wait for a slow week to put it up.

Slowly But Surely

BEFORE

AFTER

I've been painting the wicker furniture on our patio; it's taking MUCH longer than I anticipated. I've got more to go, but it's rewarding to finish part of it.

Going to the Birds!

We generally have lots of birds on our property, but lately we've been having unusual activity. Guinneas frequently come to eat in our yard; usually they are happy to keep their feet on the ground! This past week we had a hawk on the patio. He sat there for a few minutes before flying off.

Eva & Aubrey

I'm a litte LATE, but a few weeks go Aubrey and I went to Wichita Falls for errands and fun. We went by to visit Sheri; her granddaughter, Eva was visiting. It was pretty funny watching the girls. They are both dramatic and acted like they'd known each other for years with hugs and all.