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From: MSN Nickname«jÓñi»  in response to Message 4Sent: 4/7/2008 2:21 AM
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
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 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



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     re: Odd Jobs Around the House   MSN Nickname«jÓñi»  11/5/2008 2:13 PM