"Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country."
--taken from http://www.dol.gov
--taken from http://www.dol.gov
Although Labor Day was set aside to celebrate the work we've done on the rest of the year, I think more work happens on Labor Day than all the other days combined. Summer has come to an end and everyone realizes how much work they didn't get done in the summer months. So people are out mowing lawns, working on house projects, gardening, painting, etc... Oh wait, is that just us??
We did lots of work this summer and finally over Labor Day it all came together! Joel finished installing all the baseboards on the upper level of the house--yeah! Who knew that baseboards were such a big deal? I cleaned the basement, painted the hall bathroom and worked on spackling and painting the baseboards. Here are some pictures of our accomplishments. As usual, pictures don't do justice to how it actually looks (& how much work it was!)
These are the baseboards in the dining room. We ended up having to add quarter round to it because the space between the flooring and the wall was too wide. I think it looks pretty classy.
This is our hallway with floors and baseboards done!
Here is the bathroom--a new pretty beachy blue. It used to be yellow...
Now my next huge project is sanding and painting white all of the trim--door jams, doors, etc...It's going to be lots of work, but well worth it in the end. The ones I've done already look really nice!
1 comment:
I love the new look in the bathroom and the hallway looks great. The wood really opens it up. The house looks great and I know how hard you both have worked on it! YOu should be very proud of yourselves and all that you have accomplished.
We headed to our local amusement park, Oaks Park not knowing that the Teamsters Union would also be there. It was crazy! We didn't stay too long and we decided we would never go on Labor Day again, too crowded. They closed the parking lot 10 minutes after we parked and then it took us 20 minutes to get out of the neighborhood. The park is down by the Willameate River so only one way in and out. I think we'll stick to the free teacher day in March even with the rain.
How is school going?
Post a Comment