Wherein one project kickstarts another

So y'all remember a few years back when we bought this house and had big plans for renovation? Well.  Slowly but surely changes are happening and we've documented a few of them in this space.  Sometimes the changes are little, like a new mattress that actually fits our bedframe (thanks, E+J!) or a new vintage picture framed and hung in just the right place. 

Other times the project is so big we have to have help. This time it's a little of both. First, a local contractor is outside, completely replacing the eaves on the entire house (and a good number of the tails). The nests and hives are not being replaced, sorry birds and bees.

The boys are pretty excited to have 3 substitute teachers and subjects they "will actually use when they grow up."

 I am excited that I can sip coffee and bake cinnamon rolls for said teachers and watch the project get done without ever picking up a hammer myself. The H is excited that he has a good job to pay for all this AND that it is being done right (as opposed to several of the repairs done before we moved in that were...mediocre). The dog is the only one not sure what to think.

 We're going with glorified particleboard, otherwise known as LP SmartSide. I really really really hope I do not regret not splurging on real wood later...but the research I did was fairly convincing and the price was right, so there you have it. 

New tails and eaves that will make our insurance company happy. (Side note: can you spot the middle child in his "tree lift" at the edge of our property?)

And on the DIY end of things we have an indoor project several years in the making. When we moved in we knew that the downstairs bathroom had a coat of primer and unfinished trim/door.  The plan was to wait for paint to be really cheap and a nice weekend and spruce the joint up a bit.  Well, it finally happened! Primer Purple has been replaced by Pyrex Yellow!

 I have stain for the cabinets, trim, and door ready and waiting for next week, but wanted to get a pic up now in case I never got around to it later. ahem.

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