Let There Be Light....(and a wall)

When my parents announce that they are planning to visit us, my brain starts to whirl with excitement. Not only am I happy to see my wonderful parents, but I get to employ my abundantly gifted father--one who is good at fixing most everything--with a 'honey dew' list.

This year, he had a few honey dews for my home too. Our side door and back door are completely inefficient at blocking out the elements. The back door had a large gap the let in the cold or heat....whichever the season might be. We solved this by putting up a large blanket during the winter and just dealt with a bit more warmth during the summer in the back room. Cumbersome--but it worked.
In comes my father (and a gift from one of my siblings) and a now have a door that securely shuts and it has a window. Ahhh, light. I'm loving it! So much light in the back room and the front hall--what a difference those windows have made. Our backroom isn't so dreary and the front hall glows with light that infuses into the kitchen too.



It may take a few months for Barry to get to finishes the framing of the doors, but I love them and love the light. Have I mentioned how much I love the outdoor light I get in my home from these doors now?

On my 'honey do' list was to put a wall up in the girls room to separate it from the hall. For the past year they've had a curtain to create the definition of 'their room' from the 'hall'

The girls were ecstatic!!! They loved the whole process. Grandpa said he would do it only if they helped him--when they stopped, he stopped. Not that I think they would have, they were so excited to see the framing go up along with the sheet rock and door too.

Thanks so much Dad--for the doors, gardening help, fixing the sink, replacing the oddly shaped doors (of course, with an old house come old house dimensions, thank goodness for reciprocal saws), fixing my entertainment center door, bathroom vanity drawer.....and everything else to did, whew, I'm tired just typing all you did! Take a vacation at home, you deserve it!

Oh, BTW, I'll post pictures of the painted wall soon!!