Two nights ago I went over and finished the second coat in Penelope's closet and finished the top part of the teal wall in our room. It might be because of the drywall compound that was put on the wall, but there are some spots that show up, even after two coats. You can really tell on the walls opposite the windows. We are going to ask the drywall guy about it when he comes back to paint the living room and dining room. Don't want to spend money on more paint if that's not the problem.
While I was doing that, Josh was ripping up the subfloor in the kitchen. I'm not sure of the progress because neither of us have been there since. Josh has been studying for mid-terms. My dad goes up every morning to work, though.
Josh is going to be pretty busy these next two months because he is starting work as a CNC Machinist. He is also going to school at night 4 days a week. That just means his plans for the next 8 weekends are so, involve the house. But the quicker we get it done, the quicker we can move in and relax!
Menards is having a sale for the next ten days and their porcelain floor tile is half off! This is what we want to use the kitchen and dining room. We just have to get the measurements soon. We aren't going to put any under the appliances or cabinets to save on money. I'm so anxious to get these because they are the ones I want and are only $1.49 per piece (6"x 24") and I've seen them as high as $4 per piece. I think we are really lucking out by finding things on sale. Remember we bought tile for the bathroom for $30 and it would have originally been about $130.
Josh also spent hours painting the basement walls to seal them. Some spots need a second coat because some water still gets in, but it looks a lot better. The basement isn't so creepy anymore! The walls are bright white instead of dirty looking cinder blocks.
Our propane tank was filled yet again. My dad was at the house and asked the man if there was a leak or something since we went through most of it in 5 weeks. He said that this is typical. Everyone is going through propane quickly since this is the coldest winter on record. Well, now that we are in March, I'm hoping for the weather to be about 50 degrees warmer than it has been since the beginning of the year, so hopefully we can make it last longer. Or else, we are in trouble.
My mom brought home the mail yesterday (to 1422) and there was a piece of mail for "Current Resident" addressed to 1313. We were so confused. I don't get any mail sent to the house and I don't even think there is a mailbox there. The house is over a mile away, so how could it just accidentally get put in the wrong stack of letters? But there's no way the mailman could know we own the house and decide to deliver it here instead. It's just weird.
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