Stitching

I finished my latest cross stitch in time to put it up for a little while.

All Done

I finished cleaning the house this past weekend. The kitchen was the last room to do. I did all the windows as I did each room so they are done now too. I cleaned out the fridge yesterday and I took a chicken out of the freezer to roast next weekend. I just have a few odds and ends left in a couple of rooms and then to take pictures of the last 2 rooms. I've taken updated pictures of each room as I cleaned them so we can document our belongings and so we can see the improvements we've made. I think I'm just about done Christmas shopping too. I just have gift cards and stocking stuffers left to get. I've been in high gear this year and I'm way ahead. Time to start relaxing!

More Updates

This is the new valance I got for the downstairs bathroom. I thought it would be nice for the Winter since it's layered and heavy.

This is the little piece of railing we put on the edge of the stairs to finish it off. It's the only solution we could come up with to eliminate the raw carpet edge and the raw moulding edge. Also notice the nice new carpet.

Stair Decorations

This morning I cleaned the stairs. I got these decals for the risers and put them on the other day. I wanted a big star in the middle and then berries on either side, but those decals were too big so I improvised with some smaller stars. One of the stars had berries in the wrong place so I cut them off and moved them to a better place. I think it's cute and now I have the huge star and berries to put somewhere else. I'm thinking over a doorway. Just have to figure out where.

New Carpets

We got the new carpets upstairs this week. It wasn't as messy as I thought. I vac'd the rooms before moving all the stuff in. They scratched up the wood work a lot, but the best part about having stained wood is you can just color it in with a stain pen and the scratches virtually disappear. Also because we had to empty the closets I cleaned them out so that's part of this week's HHP.

HHP Plus

Over the weekend I cleaned the dining room. I put up the curtains that my Mom gave me. I think they look perfect for Fall and Winter.