Weekend Projects

We took a break from unpacking and organizing after work on Friday and went to see Crazy, Stupid Love (which is fantastic, by the way) and get some dinner. But Saturday morning we were right back at it with a full list of projects to tackle.

After a quick trip to the farmer's market - we have a fridge now, we needed produce! - we made what has become our daily trip to Lowe's and rushed home to get started.

First up, a ceiling fan for the master bedroom.

That picture is a pretty good indication of how we've been living the past two weeks.

1) The ever-present cat. She refuses to allow us to get anything done without her being right in the middle of the action.
2) That's my still-packed suitcase from my vacation three weeks ago on the floor.
3) Unmade bed. Mismatched sheets.
4) Apparently this is Don's standard uniform for house projects. Black shorts, black dress socks, no shirt.
5) Wall hangings sitting on the ground, all throughout the house. We haven't hung a thing.

But look! He's using the instructions! And they worked beautifully. Here's the end result:

Here's what else we accomplished this weekend:

We installed knobs on the bathroom cabinets ...

We (okay, Don) got the new water softener hooked up ...

We hung up the shower curtain in one of the guest bathrooms, once I finally located it (the curtain, not the bathroom, ha) ...

And we stocked the other guest bathroom with trial-size everything. We're ready for guests! Come visit!

And, of course, we watered the lawn incessantly. The front yard is sod, and the back is seeded. We really don't want to re-sod or re-seed next spring, so we're doing everything in our power to get it take root now and not die off in the hot and rainless summer we're having. We're starting to see a little bit of success in the back, thankfully!

There were two other projects that happened over the weekend, but they'll warrant their own posts later this week. They're that exciting!