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Moving this one over from my other group:

OUTSIDE:

*paint shed - walls 8/6, trim
*clear out flower beds - DONE
put manure on beds and also vegetable beds - DONE
*preen down - DONE
topsoil for backyard - buy, spread
mulch for front yard - buy, spread - HALFWAY DONE SO FAR!
grass seed for backyard - order, pick up (6/18), spread
straw for backyard - pick up, spread
do we need a new sprinkler? - NO
*put trampoline tarp back on - DONE
*remove wood thingie from sandbox
look into a deck - price, ask about permit - DONE 6/28
build step for patio - DONE
figure out window well cover - DONE (KIND OF - PUT A PLANTER IN IT INSTEAD FOR NOW)
fertilizer and whatever else for grass - buy, apply - DONE
retaining wall for side of house - order, dig out, build - ERIK IS DIGGING, 1/3 DONE!
buy and install stakes for cemetery fence - DONE
*fix arbor and install level to ground - DONE
*fix adirondack chairs or throw them out
fix screens and install - DH BOUGHT THE STUFF, DID WORST SCREEN SO FAR, LOOKS GREAT!
fix wheelbarrow wheel - DONE BY DH 6/16
put up hose hanger
mulch veg beds - DONE 6/13
lime

INSIDE:

ENTRANCE LEVEL:

*finish doors left undone - trim around garage door, hall bathroom door, front door, laundry room door, linen closet door, our door, brae's door, boys' bathroom door
*finish staining boys' bathroom door frame
rescreen living room windows
put lace curtains in garage window (so it matches other front windows)
put up laundry shelves - DONE
put up laundry clothing pole - DONE 6/17
threshhold in coat closet
*put floor down in coat closet
*fix wooden thingies on top of bookshelf that keep falling down - DONE 7/4
*drill hole for cable cord in kitchen - DONE 6/28
*touch up paint on living room ceiling - DONE 6/28
*touch up paint on kitchen ceiling - DONE 6/28
*touch up paint around hooks in laundry room
stain paladian window curved molding (go to color wheel first to get stain or rubber molding)
*put heat vents back in in kitchen (prob need to buy new screws first) - DONE
*finish painting train table green, paint designs on top
*keychain rack in erik's room - GAVE ERIK THE STUFF, TOLD HIM HE COULD DO IT IF HE WANTS TO - I THINK HE WILL
*mural in erik's room - buy glue, put up mural (only one panel left)
*clean paint off window in erik's room - LOOKED AND IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE DONE ANYMORE, AREA IS TOTALLY COVERED BY TOP OF MINIBLINDS - YAY
blinds for erik's room - buy, install - DONE BY DH 6/14
*scrape doorknobs - BIGGER JOB THAN I THOUGHT SO I'M GONNA BREAK IT DOWN: boys' bathroom door knob, hinges, laundry room door knob, hinges, front door knob, hinges, bedroom door knobs
*put playroom cabinet door back on - DONE BY DH 6/14
*curtain between dining room and playroom
curtains for french doors in playroom
window treatment for playroom paladian window?
chair rail - STAINED! - DONE
*put up chair rail - DONE 7/4
doorknob on coat closet door - DONE
threshholds for both sides of kitchen - order, install
quarter-round molding around kitchen floor - buy, paint, install
*nail in molding under backsplash - DONE 7/4
living room curtains - DONE
*molding in laundry room - DONE 7/4
*molding in boys' bathroom - DONE 7/4
*molding in living room - DONE 7/4
*fix kitchen light fixture - buy, install
see if armstrong cleaner will take scuffs out of dining room floor
*fix coffee table drawer - DONE
*fix outlet cover in foyer - buy, paint, install
*fix outlet covers over wainscoting - DONE
baseboard over wainscoting
touch up stain on living room molding, boys' bathroom molding
*put up laundry cabinets from family room - DONE 6/17
fix hinge on microwave cabinet - DONE BY DH 6/25

BEDROOM LEVEL:

*take down tape over stairs
molding in our bathroom - buy, install
rescreen brae's window - DONE 6/16
fix screen in master bathroom - DONE 6/16
put up lower closet rod in brae's room - DONE 6/20
repaint all trim in our bathroom - buy paint, paint
*bleach mildew from our bathroom walls - DONE 6/23
replace hinges on our medicine and vanity cabinets - buy new hinges, install
repaint walls in our bathroom - buy paint, paint
repaint cabinets in our bathroom - buy paint, paint
repaint molding in our bathroom - buy paint, paint
put up scrolls - DONE (but need to be redone - I don't like the color) - buy new paint, paint, rehang - REDONE 6/27
*look into fan for master bath - can one be vented into attic instead of outside, how do we put switch in without having to go thru drywall? - DONE 6/28
*outlet covers in hallway - DONE
*fix attic door
*doorknob on chane's door - DONE 7/4
*clean crayon off chane's walls - DONE JULY
roman shade for bathroom window?
*spackle brae's room - DONE 6/28
pick out brae's paint, buy - DONE 6/21
clean trim & tape brae's room - DONE 7/6
*prime brae's room
*paint brae's room
luaun over one wall for chalkboard paint
find tornado and storm pics
do tornado mural
window treatment
chalkboard paint
chair rail
futon?? - NO, NOW HE WANTS DAD TO BUILD HIM A WOODEN BED WHICH HE CLAIMS HE WILL ACTUALLY SLEEP IN so...
order bed plans - DONE 6/25
buy bed stuff - ORDERED TODAY
set nails in chane's door frame
finish molding in chane's room

FAMILY ROOM/OFFICE LEVEL:

*remove tape from family room walls
move pingpong table downstairs
build bookshelves
install shelves in that corner - measure, design, buy, install
*take cabinets off wall- DONE 6/17
*spackle family room - DONE 6/28
*lightswitch cover on step wall
*fix ceiling tile in family room - replace ceiling tiles messed up with spiderman webbing
*hide cable in family room
*put up family room closet shelves - DONE 6/17
*breaker test

BASEMENT:

*Move workshop stuff to garage - DONE 6/13
Knock down workshop wall - THIS IS NOW ERIK'S SUMMER PROJECT
*Finish moving office stuff to Scott's office
*Build gym - DONE BY ERIK 6/18

ROOF:

Fix leak - DONE BY DH 6/12

OUTSIDE:

see landscaping plan
*paint shed - walls 8/6, trim
*clear out flower beds - DONE
put manure on beds and also vegetable beds - DONE
*preen down - DONE
topsoil for backyard - buy, spread
mulch for front yard - buy, spread - HALFWAY DONE SO FAR!
grass seed for backyard - order, pick up (6/18), spread
straw for backyard - pick up, spread
do we need a new sprinkler? - NO
*put trampoline tarp back on - DONE
*remove wood thingie from sandbox
look into a deck - price, ask about permit - DONE 6/28
build step for patio - DONE
figure out window well cover - DONE (KIND OF - PUT A PLANTER IN IT INSTEAD FOR NOW)
fertilizer and whatever else for grass - buy, apply - DONE
retaining wall for side of house - order, dig out, build - ERIK IS DIGGING, 1/3 DONE!
buy and install stakes for cemetery fence - DONE
*fix arbor and install level to ground - DONE
*fix adirondack chairs or throw them out
fix screens and install - DH BOUGHT THE STUFF, DID WORST SCREEN SO FAR, LOOKS GREAT!
fix wheelbarrow wheel - DONE BY DH 6/16
put up hose hanger
mulch veg beds - DONE 6/13
lime

INSIDE:

ENTRANCE LEVEL:

BEDROOM LEVEL:

FAMILY ROOM/OFFICE LEVEL:

BASEMENT:

*Move workshop stuff to garage - DONE 6/13
Knock down workshop wall - THIS IS NOW ERIK'S SUMMER PROJECT
*Finish moving office stuff to Scott's office
*Build gym - DONE BY ERIK 6/18

ROOF:

Fix leak - DONE BY DH 6/12

just checking to see if any of these miraculously got done while i wasn't looking

OUTSIDE:

see landscaping plan
*paint shed - walls 8/6, trim
*clear out flower beds - DONE
put manure on beds and also vegetable beds - DONE
*preen down - DONE
topsoil for backyard - buy, spread
mulch for front yard - buy, spread - DONE
grass seed for backyard - order, pick up (6/18), spread
straw for backyard - pick up, spread
do we need a new sprinkler? - NO
*put trampoline tarp back on - DONE
*remove wood thingie from sandbox
look into a deck - price, ask about permit - DONE 6/28
build step for patio - DONE
figure out window well cover - DONE (KIND OF - PUT A PLANTER IN IT INSTEAD FOR NOW)
fertilizer and whatever else for grass - buy, apply - DONE
retaining wall for side of house - order, dig out, build - ERIK IS DIGGING, 1/3 DONE!
buy and install stakes for cemetery fence - DONE
*fix arbor and install level to ground - DONE
*fix adirondack chairs or throw them out
fix screens and install - DH BOUGHT THE STUFF, DID WORST SCREEN SO FAR, LOOKS GREAT!
fix wheelbarrow wheel - DONE BY DH 6/16
put up hose hanger
mulch veg beds - DONE 6/13
lime

INSIDE:

ENTRANCE LEVEL:

BEDROOM LEVEL:

*take down tape over stairs
molding in our bathroom - buy, install
rescreen brae's window - DONE 6/16
fix screen in master bathroom - DONE 6/16
put up lower closet rod in brae's room - DONE 6/20
repaint all trim in our bathroom - buy paint, paint
*bleach mildew from our bathroom walls - DONE 6/23
replace hinges on our medicine and vanity cabinets - buy new hinges, install
repaint walls in our bathroom - buy paint, paint
repaint cabinets in our bathroom - buy paint, paint
repaint molding in our bathroom - buy paint, paint
put up scrolls - DONE (but need to be redone - I don't like the color) - buy new paint, paint, rehang - REDONE 6/27
*look into fan for master bath - can one be vented into attic instead of outside, how do we put switch in without having to go thru drywall? - DONE 6/28
*outlet covers in hallway - DONE
*fix attic door
*doorknob on chane's door - DONE 7/4
*clean crayon off chane's walls - DONE JULY
roman shade for bathroom window?
*spackle brae's room - DONE 6/28
pick out brae's paint, buy - DONE 6/21
clean trim & tape brae's room - DONE 7/6
*prime brae's room
*paint brae's room
luaun over one wall for chalkboard paint
find tornado and storm pics
do tornado mural
window treatment
chalkboard paint
chair rail
futon?? - NO, NOW HE WANTS DAD TO BUILD HIM A WOODEN BED WHICH HE CLAIMS HE WILL ACTUALLY SLEEP IN so...
order bed plans - DONE 6/25
buy bed stuff - DONE
set nails in chane's door frame
finish molding in chane's room

FAMILY ROOM/OFFICE LEVEL:

*remove tape from family room walls
move pingpong table downstairs
build bookshelves - DONE
install shelves in that corner - measure, design, buy, install
*take cabinets off wall- DONE 6/17
*spackle family room - DONE 6/28
*lightswitch cover on step wall
*fix ceiling tile in family room - replace ceiling tiles messed up with spiderman webbing
*hide cable in family room
*put up family room closet shelves - DONE 6/17
*breaker test

BASEMENT:

*Move workshop stuff to garage - DONE 6/13
Knock down workshop wall - THIS IS NOW ERIK'S SUMMER PROJECT
*Finish moving office stuff to Scott's office
*Build gym - DONE BY ERIK 6/18

ROOF:

Fix leak - DONE BY DH 6/12

annnnd FIVE months later she checks again!!

we've done a lot of stuff NOT on this list, let's see what we've done that's on it

OUTSIDE:

clean up toys and junk - take the junk to the dump instead of waiting for PT to pick it up

clean up debris (leaves, branches, etc) and take to Dad's instead of waiting for PT to pick it up - FRONT YARD DONE

remove carpeting from side yard and take to Dad's

move big rocks to side driveway - DONE

buy and put down more moss killer - DONE (UGH MORE IS GROWING THO!)

pry up bricks from little garden and put on side driveway

prune big forsythia - look up method on internet since I tossed my book

even out ground in side yard, mud area, cemetery

buy new grass fertilizer - WHAT WE HAVE IS FINE

round up mulch area - DONE

outline new grass areas in front with spray paint - DONE (USED SPADE INSTEAD)

pull up timbers where grass is going - DONE

even out slope to fill in timber holes - DONE

dig out front sideyard to even it out

order and spread top soil - STARTED SPREADING
remove carpet, dig out patio area, order and install flagstones

prune perennials - DONE

plant bulbs: Anti-Rodent Solution: Chop up one onion and one jalapeno pepper, mix together with a tablespoon of cayenne pepper and two tablespoons of dish deterfent. Add mixture to two quarters of water and boil for 20 minutes. Cool, then pour thru cheese cloth. Spray on bulbs.

move rhododendron before it dies

stack flagstones

fix pots

fix walk - DONE

think of something for front window - DONE (JUST DOING BENCH & POTS AGAIN UNTIL I CAN THINK OF SOMETHING BETTER)

wash windows

clean light fixtures outside

clean out patio cracks, resand - DONE

order pavers for wall - NO, HAVING WALL DONE

finish digging trench, fill with sand, level, build wall, backfill - HAVING WALL DONE

new pad for trampoline - buy, install - DONE

string clematis

buy and plant more vinca - WAYSIDE IS SENDING 160 MORE TO MAKE UP FOR THOSE THAT DIDN'T COME UP

mulch - playground, evergreen area, front

figure out what to do with side yard

spray crabtree with fungicide - DONE

either cut down or fix little cypress that's not growing

empty kiddie pool - DONE

scrub out kiddie pool - DONE

clean up kiddie area - remulch? triox?- ROUNDED UP, STARTED TRIOXING

clean up evergreen area - remulch? - ROUNDED UP, CLEANED UP

till vegetable beds, add manure, till - NOT SURE IF WE'RE PLANTING THIS YEAR, I DON'T WANT TO

straighten garage, put Halloween stuff in attic (yes it's still out) and sweep - DONE BUT SCOTT NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO W/WORKSHOP STUFF AND TAKE BOXES TO PT

buy and plant sunflowers early - I THINK I BOUGHT, HAVE TO CHECK

plant pumpkin seeds with braeden

buy and plant morning glories early

fix and refill sandbox - PUT SOME SAND IN, NEED MORE

fertilize beds - DONE EXCEPT FOR VEG & BIRDHOUSE

preen beds

renovate front beds - dig up flowers, new soil, replant

clean up around birdhouse - DONE

redo cobblestones on left side of driveway

do cobblestones on triangle garden

get split rail from carolyn, install

finish cobblestones on right side if we have enuff

remove soil from sides of patio step - replace

fertilize and refresh pots

design beds in front - DONE

plant perennials

plant annuals

even out brick lined bed in back

lime

Agway 5-step 1 2 3 4 5
*paint shed - walls 8/6/04, trim
*clear out flower beds - DONE
put manure on beds and also vegetable beds - DONE
*preen down - DONE
topsoil for backyard - buy, spread
mulch for front yard - buy, spread - DONE
grass seed for backyard - order, pick up (6/18), spread - USED IT FOR FRONT YARD, NEED TO ORDER AND PICK UP MORE FOR BACK
straw for backyard - pick up, spread
do we need a new sprinkler? - NO
*put trampoline tarp back on - DONE
*remove wood thingie from sandbox
look into a deck - price, ask about permit - DONE 6/28/04
build step for patio - DONE KIND OF - NEED TO FIX
figure out window well cover - DONE (KIND OF - PUT A PLANTER IN IT INSTEAD FOR NOW)
fertilizer and whatever else for grass - buy, apply - DONE NOW THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE AGAIN
retaining wall for side of house - order, dig out, build - ERIK IS DIGGING, 1/3 DONE! - HIRED CONTRACTOR - DONE BUT NOW MORE TO DO ON IT
order topsoil, fill in behind retaining wall
call paving companies to get paving estimate against retaining wall
clean off driveway
buy and install stakes for cemetery fence - DONE
*fix arbor and install level to ground - DONE
*fix adirondack chairs or throw them out
fix screens and install - DH BOUGHT THE STUFF, DID WORST SCREEN SO FAR, LOOKS GREAT!
fix wheelbarrow wheel - DONE BY DH 6/16/04
put up hose hanger
mulch veg beds - DONE 6/13/04
lime

INSIDE:

ENTRANCE LEVEL:

*finish doors left undone - trim around garage door, hall bathroom door, front door, laundry room door, linen closet door, our door, brae's door, boys' bathroom door
*finish staining boys' bathroom door frame
clean carpet in living room and on steps
foyer - stick on tiles?
finish painting laundry room cabinets
rescreen living room windows
put lace curtains in garage window (so it matches other front windows)
put up laundry shelves - DONE
put up laundry clothing pole - DONE 6/17/04
threshhold in coat closet
*put floor down in coat closet
*fix wooden thingies on top of bookshelf that keep falling down - DONE 7/4/04
*drill hole for cable cord in kitchen - DONE 6/28/04
*touch up paint on living room ceiling - DONE 6/28/04
*touch up paint on kitchen ceiling - DONE 6/28/04
*touch up paint around hooks in laundry room
stain paladian window curved molding (go to color wheel first to get stain or rubber molding)
*put heat vents back in in kitchen (prob need to buy new screws first) - DONE
*finish painting train table green, paint designs on top - LOL NOW IT NEEDS TO BE PAINTED SILVER AND WE PUT CHALKBOARD PAINT ON IT 1/05
*keychain rack in erik's room - HE PUT UP HIS OLD ONE INSTEAD
*mural in erik's room - buy glue, put up mural (only one panel left) - LEFT IT TO HIM TO DO
*clean paint off window in erik's room - LOOKED AND IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE DONE ANYMORE, AREA IS TOTALLY COVERED BY TOP OF MINIBLINDS - YAY
blinds for erik's room - buy, install - DONE BY DH 6/14/04
*scrape doorknobs - BIGGER JOB THAN I THOUGHT SO I'M GONNA BREAK IT DOWN: boys' bathroom door knob, hinges, laundry room door knob, hinges, front door knob, hinges, bedroom door knobs
*put playroom cabinet door back on - DONE BY DH 6/14/04
*curtain between dining room and playroom
curtains for french doors in playroom - BOUGHT 2/05
window treatment for playroom paladian window? - BOUGHT 2/05
chair rail - STAINED! - DONE
*put up chair rail - DONE 7/4/04
doorknob on coat closet door - DONE
threshholds for both sides of kitchen - order, install
quarter-round molding around kitchen floor - buy, paint, install
*nail in molding under backsplash - DONE 7/4/04
living room curtains - DONE
*molding in laundry room - DONE 7/4/04
*molding in boys' bathroom - DONE 7/4/04
*molding in living room - DONE 7/4/04
*fix kitchen light fixture - buy, install
see if armstrong cleaner will take scuffs out of dining room floor
*fix coffee table drawer - DONE
*fix outlet cover in foyer - buy, paint, install
*fix outlet covers over wainscoting - DONE
baseboard over wainscoting - 80% DONE
outlets in living room - 4/05
touch up stain on living room molding, boys' bathroom molding
*put up laundry cabinets from family room - DONE 6/17/04
fix hinge on microwave cabinet - DONE BY DH 6/25/04

BEDROOM LEVEL:

*take down tape over stairs
molding in our bathroom - buy, install
rescreen brae's window - DONE 6/16/04
fix screen in master bathroom - DONE 6/16/04
put up lower closet rod in brae's room - DONE 6/20/04
repaint all trim in our bathroom - buy paint, paint
*bleach mildew from our bathroom walls - DONE 6/23/04 NEED TO DO AGAIN
replace hinges on our medicine and vanity cabinets - buy new hinges, install
repaint walls in our bathroom - buy paint, paint
repaint cabinets in our bathroom - buy paint, paint
repaint molding in our bathroom - buy paint, paint
put up scrolls - DONE (but need to be redone - I don't like the color) - buy new paint, paint, rehang - REDONE 6/27/04
look into putting up old window over bed instead
*look into fan for master bath - can one be vented into attic instead of outside, how do we put switch in without having to go thru drywall? - DONE 6/28/04
*outlet covers in hallway - DONE
*fix attic door
*doorknob on chane's door - DONE 7/4/04
*clean crayon off chane's walls - DONE JULY
roman shade for bathroom window?
*spackle brae's room - DONE 6/28/04
pick out brae's paint, buy - DONE 6/21/04
clean trim & tape brae's room - DONE 7/6
*prime brae's room - DONE 1/05
*paint brae's room - DONE 1/05
luaun over one wall for chalkboard paint - NOT NECESSARY
find tornado and storm pics
window treatment - DONE 1/05 MOM WILL HEM LATER
chalkboard paint - DONE 1/05
chair rail
futon?? - BOUGHT AND BUILT 1/05
order bed plans - DONE 6/25/04
buy bed stuff - DONE
spray paint vents, put back in
measure, cut, buy brackets, put up shelves (DID 2 of 6), prime, paint, polyurethane - STARTED 3/05
prime, paint trim - DONE 1/05
prime, paint doors - STARTED 1/05
miniblinds - DONE 1/05
buy lighting - DONE 1/05
buy (2/05) and replace handles on dresser
sand, prime top of dresser, paint, polyurethane
find some kind of storage - BOUGHT SILVER MESH CUBES ON CLEARANCE FOR $3! 3/05
take toys back out of bathroom and sort - DONE 4/05
buy and install new light switch and outlet covers - DONE 1/05
buy new sheets for bed - DONE 1/05
buy and build new desk - DONE 2/05
buy and install rope lights
move, wood putty, sand, prime, and paint lego table
put up posters that are already framed - DONE 1/05
buy new frame for proverbidioms poster, poster in, hang
buy spray paint, do thunderstorm
tornado
buy stuff for and put up magnetic board - DONE 4/05
cut, install and paint board for top of bed
set nails in chane's door frame
finish molding in chane's room

FAMILY ROOM/OFFICE LEVEL:

*remove tape from family room walls
repaint
do something with cat holes
clean carpet
move pingpong table downstairs - DONE 2/05
build bookshelves - DONE
install shelves in that corner - measure, design, buy, install - DONE FOR NOW W/BLACK BOOKSHELVES 2/05
*take cabinets off wall- DONE 6/17/04
*spackle family room - DONE 6/28/04
*lightswitch cover on step wall
*fix ceiling tile in family room - replace ceiling tiles messed up with spiderman webbing
*hide cable in family room
*put up family room closet shelves - DONE 6/17/04
*breaker test - DONE 4/05
do something different with framed pics
cover breaker box
fix valances
install tivo - DONE
fix tivo wiring

BASEMENT:

*Move workshop stuff to garage - DONE 6/13/04
Knock down workshop wall - THIS IS NOW ERIK'S SUMMER PROJECT
*Finish moving office stuff to Scott's office
*Build gym - DONE BY ERIK 6/18/04

ROOF:

Fix leak - DONE BY DH 6/12/04

almost 3 years later - i'm hoping some of this can be marked off so i can feel good :-)

OUTSIDE:

clean up toys and junk - take the junk to the dump instead of waiting for PT to pick it up WELL THIS HAS BEEN DONE A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST 3 YEARS BUT I'M SURE IT COULD BE DONE AGAIN

clean up debris (leaves, branches, etc) and take to Dad's instead of waiting for PT to pick it up - FRONT YARD DONE

remove carpeting from side yard and take to Dad's

move big rocks to side driveway - DONE

buy and put down more moss killer - DONE (UGH MORE IS GROWING THO!)

pry up bricks from little garden and put on side driveway

prune big forsythia - look up method on internet since I tossed my book OMG THIS WAS DONE BUT NOW IT TOTALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE AGAIN - THE FORSYTHIA IS HUGE AND WILD AGAIN!

even out ground in side yard, mud area, cemetery

buy new grass fertilizer - WHAT WE HAVE IS FINE

round up mulch area - DONE

outline new grass areas in front with spray paint - DONE (USED SPADE INSTEAD)

pull up timbers where grass is going - DONE

even out slope to fill in timber holes - DONE

dig out front sideyard to even it out

order and spread top soil - STARTED SPREADING
remove carpet, dig out patio area, order and install flagstones

prune perennials - DONE

move rhododendron before it dies

stack flagstones

fix pots

fix walk - DONE

think of something for front window - DONE (JUST DOING BENCH & POTS AGAIN UNTIL I CAN THINK OF SOMETHING BETTER)

wash windows

clean light fixtures outside

clean out patio cracks, resand - DONE

order pavers for wall - NO, HAVING WALL DONE

finish digging trench, fill with sand, level, build wall, backfill - HAVING WALL DONE

new pad for trampoline - buy, install - DONE

string clematis

buy and plant more vinca - WAYSIDE IS SENDING 160 MORE TO MAKE UP FOR THOSE THAT DIDN'T COME UP

mulch - playground, evergreen area, front

figure out what to do with side yard

spray crabtree with fungicide - DONE

either cut down or fix little cypress that's not growing

empty kiddie pool - DONE

scrub out kiddie pool - DONE

clean up kiddie area - remulch? triox?- ROUNDED UP, STARTED TRIOXING

clean up evergreen area - remulch? - ROUNDED UP, CLEANED UP

till vegetable beds, add manure, till - NOT SURE IF WE'RE PLANTING THIS YEAR, I DON'T WANT TO

straighten garage, put Halloween stuff in attic (yes it's still out) and sweep - DONE BUT SCOTT NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO W/WORKSHOP STUFF AND TAKE BOXES TO PT

buy and plant sunflowers early - I THINK I BOUGHT, HAVE TO CHECK

plant pumpkin seeds with braeden

buy and plant morning glories early

fix and refill sandbox - PUT SOME SAND IN, NEED MORE

fertilize beds - DONE EXCEPT FOR VEG & BIRDHOUSE

preen beds

renovate front beds - dig up flowers, new soil, replant

clean up around birdhouse - DONE

redo cobblestones on left side of driveway

do cobblestones on triangle garden

get split rail from carolyn, install

finish cobblestones on right side if we have enuff

remove soil from sides of patio step - replace

fertilize and refresh pots

design beds in front - DONE

plant perennials

plant annuals

even out brick lined bed in back

lime

Agway 5-step 1 2 3 4 5
*paint shed - walls 8/6/04, trim
*clear out flower beds - DONE
put manure on beds and also vegetable beds - DONE
*preen down - DONE
topsoil for backyard - buy, spread
mulch for front yard - buy, spread - DONE
grass seed for backyard - order, pick up (6/18), spread - USED IT FOR FRONT YARD, NEED TO ORDER AND PICK UP MORE FOR BACK
straw for backyard - pick up, spread
do we need a new sprinkler? - NO
*put trampoline tarp back on - DONE
*remove wood thingie from sandbox
look into a deck - price, ask about permit - DONE 6/28/04
build step for patio - DONE KIND OF - NEED TO FIX
figure out window well cover - DONE (KIND OF - PUT A PLANTER IN IT INSTEAD FOR NOW)
fertilizer and whatever else for grass - buy, apply - DONE NOW THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE AGAIN
retaining wall for side of house - order, dig out, build - ERIK IS DIGGING, 1/3 DONE! - HIRED CONTRACTOR - DONE BUT NOW MORE TO DO ON IT
order topsoil, fill in behind retaining wall
call paving companies to get paving estimate against retaining wall
clean off driveway
buy and install stakes for cemetery fence - DONE
*fix arbor and install level to ground - DONE
*fix adirondack chairs or throw them out
fix screens and install - DH BOUGHT THE STUFF, DID WORST SCREEN SO FAR, LOOKS GREAT!
fix wheelbarrow wheel - DONE BY DH 6/16/04
put up hose hanger
mulch veg beds - DONE 6/13/04
lime

INSIDE:

ENTRANCE LEVEL:

*finish doors left undone - trim around garage door, hall bathroom door, front door, laundry room door, linen closet door, our door, brae's door, boys' bathroom door
*finish staining boys' bathroom door frame
clean carpet in living room and on steps
foyer - stick on tiles?
finish painting laundry room cabinets CABINETS LONG SINCE TAKEN DOWN
rescreen living room windows
put lace curtains in garage window (so it matches other front windows)
put up laundry shelves - DONE
put up laundry clothing pole - DONE 6/17/04
threshhold in coat closet
*put floor down in coat closet
*fix wooden thingies on top of bookshelf that keep falling down - DONE 7/4/04
*drill hole for cable cord in kitchen - DONE 6/28/04
*touch up paint on living room ceiling - DONE 6/28/04
*touch up paint on kitchen ceiling - DONE 6/28/04
*touch up paint around hooks in laundry room
stain paladian window curved molding (go to color wheel first to get stain or rubber molding)
*put heat vents back in in kitchen (prob need to buy new screws first) - DONE
*finish painting train table green, paint designs on top - LOL NOW IT NEEDS TO BE PAINTED SILVER AND WE PUT CHALKBOARD PAINT ON IT 1/05
*keychain rack in erik's room - HE PUT UP HIS OLD ONE INSTEAD
*mural in erik's room - buy glue, put up mural (only one panel left) - LEFT IT TO HIM TO DO - NOW IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN DOWN :-)
*clean paint off window in erik's room - LOOKED AND IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE DONE ANYMORE, AREA IS TOTALLY COVERED BY TOP OF MINIBLINDS - YAY
blinds for erik's room - buy, install - DONE BY DH 6/14/04
*scrape doorknobs - BIGGER JOB THAN I THOUGHT SO I'M GONNA BREAK IT DOWN: boys' bathroom door knob, hinges, laundry room door knob, hinges, front door knob, hinges, bedroom door knobs
*put playroom cabinet door back on - DONE BY DH 6/14/04
*curtain between dining room and playroom
curtains for french doors in playroom - BOUGHT 2/05 - CHANGED AND BOUGHT NEW ONES - STILL NOT UP YET THO!
window treatment for playroom paladian window? - BOUGHT 2/05 - CHANGED AND BOUGHT NEW ONES - STILL NOT UP YET THO!
chair rail - STAINED! - DONE
*put up chair rail - DONE 7/4/04
doorknob on coat closet door - DONE
threshholds for both sides of kitchen - order, install
quarter-round molding around kitchen floor - buy, paint, install
*nail in molding under backsplash - DONE 7/4/04
living room curtains - DONE
*molding in laundry room - DONE 7/4/04
*molding in boys' bathroom - DONE 7/4/04
*molding in living room - DONE 7/4/04
*fix kitchen light fixture - buy, install
see if armstrong cleaner will take scuffs out of dining room floor
*fix coffee table drawer - DONE
*fix outlet cover in foyer - buy, paint, install
*fix outlet covers over wainscoting - DONE
baseboard over wainscoting - 80% DONE
outlets in living room - 4/05
touch up stain on living room molding, boys' bathroom molding
*put up laundry cabinets from family room - DONE 6/17/04
fix hinge on microwave cabinet - DONE BY DH 6/25/04

BEDROOM LEVEL:

*take down tape over stairs
molding in our bathroom - buy, install
rescreen brae's window - DONE 6/16/04
fix screen in master bathroom - DONE 6/16/04
put up lower closet rod in brae's room - DONE 6/20/04
repaint all trim in our bathroom - buy paint, paint
*bleach mildew from our bathroom walls - DONE 6/23/04 NEED TO DO AGAIN
replace hinges on our medicine and vanity cabinets - buy new hinges, install REMOVED THE CABINETS
repaint walls in our bathroom - buy paint, paint
repaint cabinets in our bathroom - buy paint, paint REMOVED THE CABINETS
repaint molding in our bathroom - buy paint, paint REINSTALL
put up scrolls - DONE (but need to be redone - I don't like the color) - buy new paint, paint, rehang - REDONE 6/27/04
look into putting up old window over bed instead
*look into fan for master bath - can one be vented into attic instead of outside, how do we put switch in without having to go thru drywall? - DONE 6/28/04
*outlet covers in hallway - DONE
*fix attic door
*doorknob on chane's door - DONE 7/4/04
*clean crayon off chane's walls - DONE JULY
roman shade for bathroom window?
*spackle brae's room - DONE 6/28/04
pick out brae's paint, buy - DONE 6/21/04
clean trim & tape brae's room - DONE 7/6
*prime brae's room - DONE 1/05
*paint brae's room - DONE 1/05
luaun over one wall for chalkboard paint - NOT NECESSARY
find tornado and storm pics
window treatment - DONE 1/05 MOM WILL HEM LATER
chalkboard paint - DONE 1/05
chair rail
futon?? - BOUGHT AND BUILT 1/05
order bed plans - DONE 6/25/04
buy bed stuff - DONE
spray paint vents, put back in
measure, cut, buy brackets, put up shelves (DID 2 of 6), prime, paint, polyurethane - STARTED 3/05
prime, paint trim - DONE 1/05
prime, paint doors - STARTED 1/05
miniblinds - DONE 1/05
buy lighting - DONE 1/05
buy (2/05) and replace handles on dresser
sand, prime top of dresser, paint, polyurethane
find some kind of storage - BOUGHT SILVER MESH CUBES ON CLEARANCE FOR $3! 3/05
take toys back out of bathroom and sort - DONE 4/05
buy and install new light switch and outlet covers - DONE 1/05
buy new sheets for bed - DONE 1/05
buy and build new desk - DONE 2/05
buy and install rope lights
move, wood putty, sand, prime, and paint lego table
put up posters that are already framed - DONE 1/05
buy new frame for proverbidioms poster, poster in, hang
buy spray paint, do thunderstorm
tornado
buy stuff for and put up magnetic board - DONE 4/05
cut, install and paint board for top of bed
set nails in chane's door frame
finish molding in chane's room

FAMILY ROOM/OFFICE LEVEL:

*remove tape from family room walls
repaint
do something with cat holes
clean carpet
move pingpong table downstairs - DONE 2/05
build bookshelves - DONE
install shelves in that corner - measure, design, buy, install - DONE FOR NOW W/BLACK BOOKSHELVES 2/05
*take cabinets off wall- DONE 6/17/04
*spackle family room - DONE 6/28/04
*lightswitch cover on step wall
*fix ceiling tile in family room - replace ceiling tiles messed up with spiderman webbing
*hide cable in family room
*put up family room closet shelves - DONE 6/17/04
*breaker test - DONE 4/05
do something different with framed pics LONG SINCE TAKEN DOWN
cover breaker box
fix valances LONG SINCE TAKEN DOWN
install tivo - DONE
fix tivo wiring

BASEMENT:

*Move workshop stuff to garage - DONE 6/13/04
Knock down workshop wall - THIS IS NOW ERIK'S SUMMER PROJECT
*Finish moving office stuff to Scott's office
*Build gym - DONE BY ERIK 6/18/04

ROOF:

Fix leak - DONE BY DH 6/12/04

This isn't everything that needs to be done, just the things we would get done in 9 days off in a perfect world...I marked the ones that are more important to me for that week with an *. Other things may be more important but not during that week since I may be able to do them alone another time.

master bedroom:

air return vents back in FREE

master bathroom:

*make sure we have all trim PROBABLY FREE

*finish painting trim UNDER $20

prime and paint ceiling UNDER $30

*put up trim FREE

*finish caulking UNDER $5 OR FREE

*put up shower rod FREE

put up curtain rod FREE

put up towel rod FREE

put up toilet paper holder FREE

*caulk in drain cover FREE

cabinet handles FREE

*hook up faucet ??

*put pipes in under sink ??

touch up wall and trim paint FREE

refasten light fixture FREE

replace light switch and outlet FREE

replace toilet insides FREE

*doorknob UNDER $20

repaint door FREE (USE PAINT FROM TRIM)

hall:

*paint and replace baseboards UNDER $50

*finish painting doors FREE (USE BASEBOARD PAINT)

*finish painting ceiling UNDER $10

*fix attic door FREE

paint attic door FREE (USE CEILING PAINT AND PRIMER FROM BANISTER)

*fix paint where it ripped away from wall ??

possibly reframe doors including staining molding UNDER $75?

hall bathroom:

*new faucet UNDER $20

chane's room:

baseboard FREE

maybe put one extra shelf in closet FREE

*air return vents FREE

braeden's room:

*frame blackboard UNDER $40, POSSIBLY FREE IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO USE WOOD IN GARAGE

air return vents FREE

stairs:

*sand, prime, paint, clear coat banister UNDER $50

*touch up ceiling FREE

living room:

*fix paint around door ??

*reframe door including staining molding $25

*paint and install new baseboards $40 (USE PAINT FROM HALLWAY)

*new heat vents UNDER $30

*cover outlet UNDER $5

kitchen:

fix fridge vent FREE

*1/4 round molding under cabinets including staining molding UNDER $20

fix microwave cabinet door FREE

possibly repaint walls UNDER $60

dining room:

possibly repaint walls FREE (USE PAINT FROM KITCHEN)

fix dining room chair FREE

playroom:

*put up curtains FREE

pin curtains FREE

erik's room:

sort out tubs FREE

laundry room:

possibly put up new shelves POSSIBLY FREE

*putty and sand door frames UNDER $5

*paint bathroom door FREE (USE PAINT FROM HALLWAY)

put up new coat hooks UNDER $30

boys' bath:

*putty door frames FREE

*paint door FREE (USE PAINT FROM HALLWAY)

*scrape walls FREE

*paint walls UNDER $40

*put up new shower rod UNDER $20

*caulk around sink UNDER $10

stairwell:

fix around light switch UNDER $10

family room:

*fix ceiling tiles ??

offices:

*rearrange furniture FREE

*hide cables FREE

possibly paint grout UNDER $10

garage:

*clean up workshop FREE (should probably do first)

*clean up garage FREE

yard:

pruning FREE

clean up FREE

put down preen UNDER $20

*fix shutters FREE

*new window screens ??

take down and spray paint light fixtures UNDER $20

possibly trim playhouse UNDER $100

possibly paint playhouse UNDER $50

*possibly powerwash house ABOUT $65

possibly build and paint new shed doors ??

*possibly powerwash driveway FREE IF ON SAME DAY AS HOUSE

*possibly seal driveway ABOUT $50

check for tools, supplies including stained wood, bathroom trim

make list for shopping

put air return vents in

look for grout paint

pull off baseboards and door trim in hallway, living room

caulk banister, door trim in boys' bath and laundry room

make sure house is cleaned up, all laundry put away, menu items in house

make cover for outlet

set up nail gun - check to make sure it works

nail attic door trim in

tape around banister, in living room

stain casing for living room, hall

prime bath molding strips, door trim in boys' bath, ceiling in master bath, attic door, garage door, outlet cover

paint master bath molding, master bath door, any trim for master bath that needs to be finished

install faucet and drain in master bath

secure countertop in master bath

paint master bath ceiling

install master bath trim

caulk master bath - around countertop, around trim, bathtub

replace light switch, outlet

replace insides of toilet

touch up ceiling paint in hall and stairwell

touch up wall paint around living room door, banister

cut blackboard frame

install blackboard frame

caulk blackboard frame

cut/install door casings in hallway, living room

paint baseboards for hall and living room (different styles)

cut/install baseboards in hallway, living room

replace chane's baseboards

touch up paint in master bath

spackle drywall, baseboards in kitchen, dining room

tape, spackle kitchen, dining rom

sand kitchen, dining room

wash walls in kitchen, dining room especially over counters (degrease)

install cabinet handles in master bath

pjs and slippers for braeden

fix ceiling tiles in family room

install 1/4 round molding in kitchen

put up new coat hooks

put up playroom curtains

fix microwave cabinet door

fix fridge vent

new shelf in laundry room

fix shutter

rescreen windows

scouts

TUESDAY

rescue

dinner menu

finish all projects

winterfest - be in school by 1

grocery shop for thursday

rescue

dinner menu

paint kitchen, dining room

clean up paint job, put everything back

spackle, scrape boys' bath

pull down wood trim in boys' bath

rescue

dinner menu

paint boys' bath

rescue

dinner menu

finish all projects

clean house including office area

hide cords in office area

dentist appointments

get down christmas decorations

clean out tubs in erik's room

master bedroom:

air return vents back in FREE

master bathroom:

*make sure we have all trim PROBABLY FREE

*finish painting trim UNDER $20

prime and paint ceiling UNDER $30

*put up trim FREE

*finish caulking UNDER $5 OR FREE

*put up shower rod FREE

put up curtain rod FREE

put up towel rod FREE

put up toilet paper holder FREE

*caulk in drain cover FREE

cabinet handles FREE

*hook up faucet ??

*put pipes in under sink ??

touch up wall and trim paint FREE

refasten light fixture FREE

replace light switch and outlet FREE

replace toilet insides FREE

*doorknob UNDER $20

repaint door FREE (USE PAINT FROM TRIM)

hall:

*paint and replace baseboards UNDER $50

*finish painting doors FREE (USE BASEBOARD PAINT)

*finish painting ceiling UNDER $10 NEEDS ONE MORE COAT

*fix attic door FREE

paint attic door FREE (USE CEILING PAINT AND PRIMER FROM BANISTER)

*fix paint where it ripped away from wall ??

possibly reframe doors including staining molding UNDER $75?

hall bathroom:

*new faucet UNDER $20

chane's room:

baseboard FREE

maybe put one extra shelf in closet FREE

*air return vents FREE

braeden's room:

*frame blackboard UNDER $40, POSSIBLY FREE IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO USE WOOD IN GARAGE

air return vents FREE

stairs:

*sand, prime, paint, clear coat banister UNDER $50 NEEDS ONE MORE COAT OF CLEAR COAT

*touch up ceiling FREE

living room:

*fix paint around door ??

*reframe door including staining molding $25

*paint and install new baseboards $40 (USE PAINT FROM HALLWAY)

*new heat vents UNDER $30

*cover outlet UNDER $5

kitchen:

fix fridge vent FREE

*1/4 round molding under cabinets including staining molding UNDER $20

fix microwave cabinet door FREE

possibly repaint walls UNDER $60

dining room:

possibly repaint walls FREE (USE PAINT FROM KITCHEN)

fix dining room chair FREE

playroom:

*put up curtains FREE

pin curtains FREE

erik's room:

sort out tubs FREE

laundry room:

possibly put up new shelves POSSIBLY FREE

*putty and sand door frames UNDER $5

*paint bathroom door FREE (USE PAINT FROM HALLWAY)

put up new coat hooks UNDER $30

boys' bath:

*putty door frames FREE

*paint door FREE (USE PAINT FROM HALLWAY)

*scrape walls FREE

*paint walls UNDER $40

*put up new shower rod UNDER $20

*caulk around sink UNDER $10

stairwell:

fix around light switch UNDER $10

family room:

*fix ceiling tiles ??

offices:

*rearrange furniture FREE

*hide cables FREE

possibly paint grout UNDER $10

garage:

*clean up workshop FREE (should probably do first)

*clean up garage FREE

yard:

pruning FREE

clean up FREE

put down preen UNDER $20

*fix shutters FREE

*new window screens ??

take down and spray paint light fixtures UNDER $20

possibly trim playhouse UNDER $100

possibly paint playhouse UNDER $50

*possibly powerwash house ABOUT $65

possibly build and paint new shed doors ??

*possibly powerwash driveway FREE IF ON SAME DAY AS HOUSE

*possibly seal driveway ABOUT $50

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