On Saturday we were up and ready to go by 9 am. I have to admit that lately I don't get out of bed until at least 9am on the weekends but for some reason I was awake and ready to make the most of the day. By 10 o'clock, 1 hour into our productive day, we had already
- started a load of laundry
- removed all the remaining garbage from the garage and loaded it into the truck
- installed the heater cover (that I painted during the week) in the baby's room
- broke down the overwhelming large pile of boxes in the garage to a manageable pile for recycling
... and were on our way to the dump. At the dump you drive your loaded truck onto a scale, get weighed, dump your garbage in the appropriate area, reweigh your truck and then pay your fee. Turns out that on top of the xx pounds of carpeting and bathroom construction debris that we got rid of a few weeks ago, we got rid of another xx pounds of roofing and bathroom construction debris this weekend. Although it took more time then having a dumpster available at our house it was definitely a lot less expensive. Instead of between $400-$600 for a dumpster we paid $149 to dump all of our own garbage. Score 1 for the Aquilas!
After our trip to the dump we stopped by home depot to pick up a few items for more projects that we wanted to finish that day. We also finally made a decision on what snow blower to buy and went out to a local retailer and purchased it to be delivered later in the weekend. By the end of Saturday we had also
- started to decorate the baby's room (pictures to come soon!)
- painted the heater covers for the guest room
- started painting the trim in the hallway
- sanded and mudded the dry wall in the bathroom
- prepped the bonfire area
- stored the gas powered yard toys for the winter
As a reward for all of our hard work we headed into town for dinner at Yama, a Japanese Korean sushi restaurant. This was the first time to Yama for me and the first time back for Marc since we returned to the upper valley and it was exactly what we were hoping for. I was able to order a tempura sushi roll (no raw fish), dumpling soup and edamame while Marc enjoyed some dukboki and some real sushi. Not only was the food delicious but we also really liked our waiter and his interest in sharing Korean culture with us. We both left feeling like we have another restaurant to enjoy in town.
Since the weekend I've been making everyday this week a productive day. After about three rounds of mudding and sanding the bathroom wall I can officially tell you it is done and painted. I have also been busy painting the trim in the hallway, finishing up sewing some burp cloths for the baby, and installing heater covers. Tonight we might actually get around to decorating our Christmas tree.
Since the weekend I've been making everyday this week a productive day. After about three rounds of mudding and sanding the bathroom wall I can officially tell you it is done and painted. I have also been busy painting the trim in the hallway, finishing up sewing some burp cloths for the baby, and installing heater covers. Tonight we might actually get around to decorating our Christmas tree.
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