To My Students at NIS...

I have greatly enjoyed being your 4th grade teacher this year, and I am so proud of all your accomplishments. You've come such a long way. I hope you have a wonderful and safe summer. Drop me an email sometime and let me know what you're up to this summer.

Love,
Mrs. Tackert

"Finished" with the Pantry

Why is it that when we "finish" a project, there's always something else that we know needs to be done, and yet we still declare it to be "finished?" This seems to be the case with every project we take on with this house. The downstairs bathroom is considered finished, and yet the ceiling still needs to be painted. The parlor is finished, but the floors still have to be redone. Now we are declaring the pantry to be finished, and yet the cabinet door hasn't been made, and there is still the door frame and around the window to be painted. Well, anyway, we are VERY happy with how the pantry has turned out. A HUGE improvement from what it was.

One More Down... Well, Almost

Except for refinishing the floor, the parlor is complete.

Absolutely Precious!

This little guy has a huge gash from one end of his front leg to the other. We noticed it a couple of nights ago, so we've been bringing him in twice a day to put hydrogen peroxide on it. It hasn't seemed to affect his cuteness factor!!!

Before Painting Pics

Because we are pretty pooped from painting, we finally hired someone to paint the parlor, Camryn's room, and the rest of the stairway. These are the "before" pics. Hey, how'd that picture of Simone and her kittens get in there?!

Pantry in Progress

Roof

We had a new tin roof put on the back part of the house last March. I just hadn't blogged about it. This should solve the leaking problem.