We really did make a lot of progress on the house AND we shared some handy tips along the way too!

For something other than just posing for funny pictures!.And how amazing is this pile of bricks?.

Chris found these behind the garage when he was landscaping back there.He just stacked them up neatly until we decide what to do with them.. We think they must have dumped them back there when they were tearing out the wall between the original house and the master bedroom addition.. Any great ideas out there for what to do with it?So, blog-worthy things happen around here pretty much ten times a day, but time to actually document and share them… not so much.Anyway, here’s one thing!.

That’s original hardwood there.. Isn’t that kinda the dream?You buy the big old country house in need of love, pull back some of the ugly and find tons of original beauty waiting for you to unleash it!.

But how to get rid of all that glue from the peel ‘n stick tile?.

The varnish has yellowed like crazy, so I don’t mind that some of the cleaners I’ve been trying have been taking off some of the top coat.I feel like the front of our house starts looking pretty abandoned sometimes without a little cheeriness, especially since it never gets used..

I guess the over-grown bushes don’t help either, but I kind of like them over-grown!Especially in the Summer when they’re all covered in pink.

I guess that’s done now, so I have no excuse!.Oh, and an update, just in the name of being honest: The straw bale actually isn’t there any more.