so little time

this is going to be another busy weekend, starting now. i have a few freelance meetings today, and a new project to start this weekend. it always happens when the weather is nice. plus, i'm going to miss my nephews birthday party this weekend. bad aimee. hopefully i can schedule the actual "work" early morning or in the evenings so i can enjoy bits of the weather and get a few house projects started too.

last night i removed the remaining dropped ceiling on the main floor... the living room. i have hated those ceilings since the moment i moved in. this is what i'm dealing with:

we'll need to box in around the new ductwork, which is luckily just in this room. once thats done... up goes the drywall. i'm counting the minutes until this part of the project is finished. i'm hoping that everything else will go smoothly and i will have more photos to post soon.

depending on time this weekend, we may also do a little landscaping work out front.

we need to build 2 small retaining walls where the white outlines are... the way its set up now, we've found a few leaks in the basement... so we'll be waterproofing the foundation, installing a french drain, and putting in retaining walls with lovely flower beds. and removing that hideous lattice work. then comes the house repainting ...

but in other good news... the shins are playing a free outdoor concert tonight! it will be a really fun time, especially with the weather being so nice :)