Last night, I sat on the couch with Gen in my arms, nursing her. I admired her smooth skin, her delicate ears, the little fingers that flexed open, shut, open, shut. She met my eye and we understood each other for that moment. The older kids were upstairs, playing quietly (War - they have discovered World War 2, and have built a bomb shelter in the house. Their game consists of staying in the shelter and writing secret messages and avoiding bombs. Graedon doesn't quite understand the game, but he likes to warn me about the bombs.)
I held my baby tighter and as I did that, a movement caught my eye. A teeny little mouse crawled out of the register and wiggled his nose at me. A mouse. In my house! It was all cute and gray and furry. It had little pink ears and a tiny tail. It was adorable!
Today, I set the trap.
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Friday, October 8, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Renovation Pictures!
At long last, here are some pictures of our renovations!
Graedon "helped" Richard. He was fascinated with the screwdriver and tools.
View from the top of the stairs:
Don't the stairs look so much better? The railing really opens the space up, too. We used the colour "Salsa Dancing" by Benjamin Moore. We're wild, us Pattersons.
And, a closer look at the stairs. I love that the linoleum/laminate/wood/metal patchwork look is gone. This is much, much better.
What do you think?
Graedon "helped" Richard. He was fascinated with the screwdriver and tools.
View from the top of the stairs:
Don't the stairs look so much better? The railing really opens the space up, too. We used the colour "Salsa Dancing" by Benjamin Moore. We're wild, us Pattersons.
And, a closer look at the stairs. I love that the linoleum/laminate/wood/metal patchwork look is gone. This is much, much better.
What do you think?
Monday, March 8, 2010
Foyer Renovations Before...
Here are some pictures of what our stairs were like before our renovations.
Here's the evidence of why you shouldn't skimp on cement when you're laying a basement floor. I don't know if they ran out of money or time when they redid the floor, but there was a 5 ft by 5 ft bare patch under the stairs. We couldn't see it because it had been covered up by the stairs and boarded in. Richard was pulling out fistfuls of mud, sand, rotten wood and mold from that hole. And the stink when we ripped out the boards! Whew! You can see the boards and gyprock are rotten.
View from the basement going up. You can see a bit of the fresh cement Rich and my dad put down.
This is what our stairs looked like - a curious mix of laminate flooring, linoleum and brass. It was, um, different.
The half wall going up the stairs and across the floor. There was nothing wrong with it, but it was very dated. It wasn't of any use to anyone as far as helping them up the stairs, though.
Our rejected stairs sitting in the yard waiting for garbage day.
Stay tuned for the finished project!
Here's the evidence of why you shouldn't skimp on cement when you're laying a basement floor. I don't know if they ran out of money or time when they redid the floor, but there was a 5 ft by 5 ft bare patch under the stairs. We couldn't see it because it had been covered up by the stairs and boarded in. Richard was pulling out fistfuls of mud, sand, rotten wood and mold from that hole. And the stink when we ripped out the boards! Whew! You can see the boards and gyprock are rotten.
View from the basement going up. You can see a bit of the fresh cement Rich and my dad put down. 
This is what our stairs looked like - a curious mix of laminate flooring, linoleum and brass. It was, um, different.
The half wall going up the stairs and across the floor. There was nothing wrong with it, but it was very dated. It wasn't of any use to anyone as far as helping them up the stairs, though. 
Our rejected stairs sitting in the yard waiting for garbage day. Stay tuned for the finished project!
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