Momma...Hard at Work!

There she is! Super Momma!!!

It seems that her patience with me has run thin as now Momma has taken things into her own hands to finish the nursery. She's tired of waiting and listening to me procrastinate! So here you see a couple shots of Momma and LBMF hard at work!

Actually, I'm only joking. She didn't take over the project, but we did work together to put the finishing touches on things yesterday. I can't thank her enough! I was so proud of her, keeping up with me while carrying around an extra 20-30 lbs.! I know that I woke up sore today, so I can't imagine what she's feeling!!!

In the top picture, she's taking on a part of the project that she wanted to try. We decided to try sponging in the super-secret room off the nursery and I thought that I better let her handle that, as anything that random and imprecise would surely get on my nerves!

In the other photo, she's playing with one of our newest toys...a mega wet/dry vac! I don't know how we lived without one for this long and let me tell you...this baby really sucks!!!

More pictures are coming soon as the nursery is...well let's just say that we can't use "working on the nursery" as an excuse anymore.

-Andy

The Greatest Tool!

No Liz, it's not Handy Andy, but rather this corner do-hickie that I bought the other day. This is a great stocking stuffer for you ladies that have drywall work to be done by the man of the house! This is without a doubt the best $8.95 that I have ever spent! Let me 'splain to you how it works...

...you see, the curve of the blade allows you to get drywall compound into the cracks of corners. You just load it up and ooze it in! At first I was using my finger to smooth the joints in the corners...just as you would if you were caulking your crack (a great SNL skit for the record). But then as fate would have it, while wandering semi-aimlessly through the Depot (Home Depot for you home improvement amateurs) searching for new ideas for this old house, I stumbled across this tool that was truly designed and sent from a god!

In the wallpaper removal process, my scraper had also done a good job of removing and cracking the plaster skim coat that was over the plaster walls. Nowhere was this more evident than in the corners which had become significantly imperfect. Needless to say this super-corner-tool saved the day! This is truly a tool that every home owner should own!

Our (my) plans for this nursery continue to expand. I feel like this is my part. I mean what else can I do? She's doing all the work, carrying the future Catcher for the Red Sox (not a pitcher...he clearly has been taking batting practice every night at about 10 p.m.). The least that I can do is make sure that LBMF has a kick-a$$ room ready for him when he chooses to show himself!

I am even going to experiment with refinishing the floor in that room myself. This could be a major adventure, but it's worth a try. Like everything else, in this day and age, anyone can do it...I just hope that I'm anyone!

- Andy