Christmas Preperations!

With Christmas right upon us we have gotten a tree and decorated the house!  This year we decided to get a tree from the Moose Hill Tree Farm. 

After much deliberation we decided on a tree.  One that was nice but not too fancy! It did take a while picking a tree because Allyssia wanted a big full tree and I have always been partial to the Charlie Brown style tree! 

The abominable snowman, I mean Roland even approved of the tree!!  For me this was the first time going to a tree farm and I had a great time!  Roland is sitting on the tarp that they give you to drag the tree and let me tell you it was so much easier than dragging it through the snow all willy nilly. 

When all was said and done we had a seven foot Christmas tree all wrapped up and thrown on the roof of my work truck!  Since nobody wants to see us struggling to get a tree in the door and setup we are going to move right onto the cat contemplating what ornaments to take down first!

In all reality Parker only bothers the bottom ornaments on the tree and never tries to climb the tree.  On the same note he loves the tree skirt.  He likes to push it around the living room in a big bunch and then lay on top of it. 

Don't be fooled here he was just waiting for the right time to take the skirt out!!  The other one that loves the tree and bright lights is Roland.  When we first put it up he sat watching the lights twinkle for half the night. 

Roland even got to help decorate the tree! Mostly he wanted to eat the ornaments but we figured that was as close to helping that we were going to get. 

Believe it or not that mouse is one of my favorite ornaments and I was trying to get Roland to throw it on the tree but as I said he was more interested in trying to eat the mouse.

Allyssia made sure to hang Roland's first ornament so he didn't eat it or throw it! (Thank you Alexa for sending it! <3 )  His ornament got clumped in with our first ornament as a couple!

Our Christmas Village is another one of our favorite Christmas traditions.  Our first year we only had four or five village items but as we shop sales and yard sales we have grown our village so big my village stand has become too small.  I have already started a plan to hang a temporary shelf above the stand for more village houses. 

From our family to yours we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  May it be filled with family and friends.  Stay tuned everyone and check back after Christmas.

It Will Get Done!

I know that it has seems like we forget about projects that we have started but that is not 100% true.  Last night Allyssia, Roland and I picked up where we left off on the mud room.  With a final coat of paint on the ceiling we were able to put down the floor we have had sitting around for a few weeks.

We will still have some spot painting left to do on the logs but the main walls and ceiling are done.  The floor is also checked off the list. 

We ran the flooring as you can see the length of the room starting on the outside wall.  The first row I ran just the single then after that I ran two at once.  We picked out the lighter colored flooring so it would not show the sand and dirt as bad. 

The flooring is a pvc based flooring that is 100% waterproof and to top it off super easy to install.  We have the same brand of flooring in the kitchen and it has held up superbly. 

Around the log edge I an running some brown pvc quarter round.  It covers up the gap and holds that end of the flooring down for now.  Around the other walls I will have some four inch mop board. 

Next step is going to be the wainscotting up to the bottom of the windows, then the crown molding around the ceiling and lastly will be cubbies, coat hangers and a little bench

We are moving along with the room slowly but surely.  We probably wont move onto the paneling and mop board until after Christmas but we will get it done eventually!
Until next time stay tuned and check back often. 

Black Friday

The day after Thanksgiving I did something I swore I never would do.  I went Black Friday shopping!!  No I did not leave at midnight and wait in line for hours, I waited until the evening and I went to Harbor Freight.  I did not need much for tools but there were a few things that were necessary while there was a sale. 

The first order of business was a new 3lb sledge hammer.  This old one got mowed over somehow...I will say that it did make quite a noise. 

As well as a hammer I acquired a new creeper and a really nice adjustable rolling seat.  I do already have a rolling seat in my shop but then again the only thing better than one rolling seat is two rolling seats.  After I did my shopping Allyssia bought me some more lights for my shop. 

The picture does it no justice because it is rather hard to take a picture of a light and have it look great.  I have three more of them to put up in various places and then my shop will be completely lit!  That sums up my Black Friday shopping and even that was to much for me.  This week I will have a poll up on the farm Facebook page in regards to my next tool purchase, make sure to check it out and let me know what you think.  Until next time stay tuned and check back often.