Over the past couple of years, I've come to learn that during April and May, the shop really picks up. I've been super busy with orders lately, including some really awesome custom orders that I can't wait to share with you!
We've also been working on the house some more....or well, trying to. We started painting that one room, all of the walls are done, but we haven't done the trim yet...oops. In the process of painting this room I've learned a few things: #1 painting paneling SUCKS, #2 anything that involves putting down or peeling up painter's tape also SUCKS, and #3 money trees can't withstand cold temperatures... yup I killed my new awesome plant by putting it out on our sunroom while we painted and then we got a second winter. What's funny is the weekend we bought that plant, we won money on the superbowl and then the weekend we killed it we had to pay a bunch for taxes...coincidence? I was able to find another one though... but still haven't received a large sum of cash. What's up with that, money tree?
In addition to painting that room.... we've started working on the two big projects for the backyard. #1 remove / get rid of / replace fence and #2 demo concrete / get rid of / plant grass seed where there was an in-ground pool filled in. We are...sort of...or well, totally in over our heads with these projects. Turns out, breaking up concrete is REALLY hard. What's even more difficult is trying to figure out how to get rid of it. Look at this mess we've made:
Fortunately, we have a friend coming over this weekend to try and help us come up with a game plan for this. We're determined to get rid of it! I'm hoping to have a nice green backyard and also plant a little tree out there this spring / summer so we can watch it grow as we live there. I know, I'm so cute.
One last thing for today. My dad is in a band, isn't that fun? He's going to be one of several bands playing at a benefit for the Shriners Hospitals for Children this summer and asked me to make a poster to promote the event. Here's what I came up with:
So if you happen to be in the area, you should come check it out! A great event for a great cause!
Until next time,
-- Alison --
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