Lots to do

Yesterday was a day of getting things done.
I think that is because I feel under a time crunch.
My husband is a handyman of sorts when it comes to small scale construction, plumbing, repairs, or outside cutting trees and and anything needs to be done he can do it better than hiring someone.
Knowing he won't be around for a few months we've both kicked our 'to do' list into gear.
Unfortunately I am the one with the ideas but he does the work. Good for me, not so much for him.

We were in the process of getting quotes for getting windows replaced. We found some really good ones, with really high prices, and some mediocre ones with an ok price.
But I've talked about the wind where we live and we feel it is better to go with vinyl clad wood than with just all vinyl. I don't really want squeaky windows.

Plus I'd much rather not have to put in replacement windows. Much more fun to put the money where it seems more visible than for energy reasons, but it has to be done.
So we need to get more people in here and finish the estimates.

We also finished pulling this horrible awful ugly outdoor carpet that one previous owner had glued on all the outdoor concrete patios and there are four of them.
Entrances or patios that is.
That job is now complete, but what lies underneath isn't smooth nor is it pretty.
So we decided we will most likely put slate on all of the concrete surfaces, or another kind of tile that would hold up to cold weather. Or paint the concrete. Not sure on that yet.

Then because the whole west side of the house is sliding patio doors or picture windows(built in 1968) for those of you who don't know what picture windows are.. and they are big, the house gets very hot in the summer.
So I have a neighbor/builder/designer coming next week to draw a plan and give me and estimate for an open back porch to match our front open porch.

Then there are the much smaller things.
Like painting rooms, and working on storage in the basement.Refinishing a couple of pieces of furniture, painting some furniture.
Continuing my outside landscaping.
Putting up birdhouses and outside decorations that have been packed away for far too long.

Anyway I got off track here.
Did the usual household work and laundry, cleaning outside porches, and small amounts of weeding.
Then off to dinner at a Vietnamese Restaurant we like.
Toda we have a lot more to do outside so we are beginning early and hopefully
will feel we are checking our list of to do's as we go.
And having a bit of fun.