We were fortunate to have the sun out this weekend in VA Beach! It was still freezing yesterday, but at least the sun was out :) Today it was warmer, but Dan and I were onto our next project ... the Foyer :( Yuck! Dan woke me up this morning with breakfast in bed ... it was GREAT!! As I sat in bed eating my breakfast I heard this loud clanking noise ... It sounded a lot like a really big ladder. Yep, thats what it was. Dan had started taping the top of our foyer's crown molding. Wholly moley its high up there and I was just hoping I wouldn't have to get up on that ladder.
I'm not sure if you'll get the full effect from the pictures, but its high. It was, also, a very long process to tape, trim and then paint. We had a little "scare" this evening when the ladder slipped so we put the tall stuff on hold until tomorrow. It was quite a moment. We did finish all of the lower trim and painting. It looks great. Its amazing to realize how dirty your walls get after 7 years. We'll be able to finish the remaining painting this week. We did have someone come out and quote doing the painting ... it was going to be $550 .... Dan decided we could figure out a way to do the painting ourselves ... or rather he would find a way to do it :) I am willing to do all of the painting on the bottom, but I wasn't planning on getting up on that ladder!!
This has been a very busy weekend aside from just the painting. Dan and I went to Baltimore, MD for Jerry Lausen's retirement. We hurried back on Sat morning for Caitlyn's first outdoor soccer game at 3:30pm on Saturday. The weather was quite deceiving ... it was very sunny but VERY cold! The parents were hoping half-time was the end of the game! Here are pics from her first game. They won 3-0 :)
One of Caitlyn's 16th Birthday presents were two tickets to the Jay-Z concert. I had my dates messed up and thought she would have her drivers license on March 5th ... its actually April 5th. In VA the kids cannot get their license until 16yrs 3 months and 9 months of a permit. So, we got her the tickets thinking she would have her first "night out" ... nice try. We took she and Chelsea to the concert and picked them up. Dan is out picking them up right now and from Cats text they had great seats and it was a wonderful concert. Here are two pics they sent from the concert.
We'll probably finish the entry way mid-week and send "completed" photos then :)
We hope everyone had a great weekend!
Heidi, Dan and Cat
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