Ted and I have been very busy during the last six weeks, but we’ve got all of our tasks checked off the list. Whew!
Indoor jobs:
Fix squeaky kitchen floor.
The squeaky boards are above the ductwork, so they expand and contract a lot. The floor guy told us to sprinkle talcum powder over the cracks between boards, then walk on them for a week to work it in. Success!
Replace kitchen blinds.
The dual-light blinds have translucent fabric (top photo) and opaque fabric (lower part in bottom photo) and can be adjusted to control light.
Re-upholster kitchen chairs. To be picked up in three days and returned to us with new fabric.
Update master bathroom and powder room. Contract signed. Work scheduled for September.Buy new solar lights.
New lights. Check!
Clean and stabilize pool.
Buy new pool umbrellas.
Wash lawn furniture.
Come on in! Everything is clean and ready to swim or to sit in the shade of the new umbrellas.
Wash house and windows.
The siding is power washed and the windows are shiny clean.
Trim trees, hedge, and shrubs.
No more overgrown shrubs.
Chip brush pile.
Ted ran the shrub trimmings through his chipper and changed the brush pile into mulch.
Buy, plant, and mulch some shrubs and annuals.
New shrubs, perennials, and annuals are growing in the back yard.
Wash and seal concrete.
This was the hardest job to schedule and to complete. In this rainy spring, it took six weeks to get three dry, calm days in a row to power wash and apply two coats of seal to our 2000+ sq. ft. of concrete.
Relax.
Aaaahhhh. Ready for summer fun.