Home - Day 2

This will probably be the last of the day by day stories about our new house. Instead of a daily breakdown we'll probably just post project breakdowns in the future. We've had a lot of fun tackling projects on our to do list but I think overall posting every day about what we are up to is going to be challenging. Especially since there is currently no internet or cell phone service out at the house. Before I tell you about yesterday I also wanted to share that today we're taking the day off to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday with Marc's sister Effie and her family. Happy Independence Day!

Tuesday morning Marc and I spent some time getting chores done. He ran up to his mom's house in Brandon to retrieve a lawnmower and a tiller for our garden while I stayed home in White River Junction to clean up the house, do some laundry, and get some groceries for our visitors.

After lunch we were fueled up and ready for our daily trip to Home Depot. I think the guys in the paint department are beginning to know my name. So with our truck full of supplies we headed back to the house. I spent the afternoon painting the master bedroom and Marc spent the afternoon on a variety of projects. He disassembled the heating elements in our bedroom so I could paint behind them. He started stripping wallpaper from one of the guest rooms. He planted tomatoes in our garden. He got the lawnmower up and running. And he setup the kegerator. All in all it was a very productive day but by 6:30pm we were ready to call it quits and grab dinner at the Norwich Inn.

Below is an in progress shot. I still need to finish painting the parts of the wall close to the ceiling. Previously three walls were white and one was yellow. Now the walls are gray with blue undertones (Behr - Manhattan Mist). We still need to paint the trim white, put the heating elements in the corner back, paint the ceiling white, replace the carpet and move our belongings in but it's a start. In the long term we also plan to replace the windows, update the blinds and update the door.