Weekend update

Our house was in the big local paper this weekend, which was nice to see. Karen emailed the Realtor, and he said that he got more calls about our home than any other listing he has. That's nice to hear, but I'd like to see those calls translate to showings and a contract! We didn't do too much work on the house this weekend, it was just too damn hot. After I mowed the lawn and raked the clippings, I was pretty well beat. We set up our camper on the lawn and let the kids sleep in it last night - but I had to close it up this morning before I left for work because I didn't want it to hide the house from the road. It is still on the lawn, but folded up, it has a much lower profile and it won't keep anyone from visiting today.

The only major project we have left is one I'm sure I've mentioned before: the master bathroom. I want to fill a few screw holes and pound in a few protruding nails (why did they use both nails and screws in there? I have no idea...). Then I want to scrape off the strip of wallpaper and remove all the caulking from atop the bathtub. Then paint the walls, and put a nice strip of some sort of rubber/plastic stuff you can buy at Home Depot to replace the caulk. It is probably a five or six hour job, and maybe I can do it in parts: screws and nails; strip wallpaper; tape; paint; touch-up. Five tasks, five nights? We'll see.

As for the plans, I called Tom on Friday to see how things were going and he said he was working on the plans right then. Today Adam emailed us to let us know the 1st floor is done, and he is going to drop off the plan for us to look at.