Storm door

We finally...FINALLY...got the storm door!  We've had it picked out since last year but since our wonderfully quirky home's door frame was a whole half inch smaller than standard size we just couldn't justify forking over the extra money to make it fit.  Fortunately the wait is over!  

Before...with our new mailbox!

After...the top half pulls down to a screen

Niellei still isn't sure about it, but she's getting there.  It's a small thing but I suppose they all add up!

A small break...no pun intended

So as many of you know I am on the mend.  Unfortunately having two broken elbows doesn't lend itself to home/outside projects (of course neither does 100 degree weather).  Because of this we've had to go on a small DIY hiatus, which is driving me nuts!!  My poor flower bed is screaming for attention (pictures soon!) 

In other news, our connecting neighbor finally moved in.  He's a nice guy, single, and has lots of plans for his half, so we're pleased! 

Hope everyone's having a great weekend!  Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers, hopefully we'll get back to the fun stuff soon enough!

Patio Party

**I actually wrote this the day after we finished the patio (6/1), I just knew that I wanted to do a slideshow of pictures and haven't felt like compiling that until now...sad, I know**

I don't know that I'd call it a party per se, it was more like a patio laying/bake in the sun/kill you muscles work out!  But we've finally accomplished our first major project, the very large paver patio.

When we moved in (giant cement blocks)

During (no blocks....just dirt)

After (FINALLY a patio we can use!)

After four long days of work in the crazy heat and sun it's officially done!

All ready to entertain

We are SO, SO thankful for ALL of the help from family, friends, and neighbors & for no rain all weekend (however, a little rain may have been welcome to cool things down a bit).