A Busy Vacation Week!

This week I was off of work and Caleb had Monday and Tuesday off. So our parents come out for visits. Caleb's parents came out last Thursday and went home on Monday. While they were here they helped us do some projects around the house. At first Caleb and Dale were just going to put in a new dishwasher. But as they got to work, the project kept getting bigger and bigger. We needed a garbage disposal and to do that we needed a new sink. When the sink was removed, they realized the counter top was rotten and so it had to be replaced. Then because of the way the new counter top is formed, They had to tear out the faux bricks that were there and put up new drywall. So pretty much everything was new except the cabinets. It was a huge task.

 While the boys were doing this, Judy and I removed the wallpaper in the dining room and painted. When they had to leave, all the hard work was done and some painting and clean up were left.

 The next day was lots of cleaning for me and then Wednesday afternoon my parents arrived. They helped finish the cleanup process and organize the cabinets. Then over the next few days it was a little more relaxed as Mom and I made curtains for the dining room.

 Caleb and Dad put up a new light fixture and did some plumbing for the washer in the basement. We also went to an apple farm where we picked some apples and got a half bushel (that is a lot of apples). We also got delicious apple cider that they made right there on the spot. We had a lot of fun with everyone coming to visit and the house looks great.