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Year 4, Day 238, “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 12/24/2024. The Wellington – Christmas Eve. A no Construction workday. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Laminate/Vinyl Flooring Tools: https://amzn.to/40ndOsr This is a must have for putting down vinyl plank flooring As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. #CommissionsEarned

Year 4, Day 237, “Living the Dream”. Monday, 12/23/2024. The Wellington – Master bathroom vanities and drawer base installed. We used kitchen base cabinets for this bathroom. We like the taller base cabinets in our bathroom. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Laminate/Vinyl Flooring Tools: https://amzn.to/40ndOsr This is a must have for puttingContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 237 – The Wellington – Master Bathroom vanities installed”

Year 4, Day 236, “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 12/22/2024. The Wellington – It is a beautiful sunny day. Spent the day ordering and picking up materials to finish the bathrooms and the floors. Isn’t it the shopping season? Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Laminate/Vinyl Flooring Tools: https://amzn.to/40ndOsr This is a must haveContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 236 – The Wellington – Bathroom shopping”

Year 4, Day 235, “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 12/21/2024. The Wellington – Master bathroom work continues. Laying plywood underlayment down so we can tile the floor. Then off to Reno’s Steakhouse for one of their great salads. Another cozy holiday night. It can be difficult to focus on work during the holidays. This tree isContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 235 – The Wellington – Laying plywood underlayment in Master bath”

Year 4, Day 234, “Living the Dream”. Friday, 12/20/2024. The Wellington – Master bedroom shower has been completed. Sunday morning we can use it. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Clear Gift/basket Bags: https://amzn.to/40GBGI3 If you are like me or anyone who likes to give little gifts these bags are the best. JustContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 234 – The Wellington – Master bath shower completed”

Year 4, Day 233, “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 12/19/2024. The Wellington – Cookie baking day is here. The nutcrackers and Steve supervised. Steve did a lot of sampling as they were finished baking. The nutcrackers kept their mouth clamped shut. No cookies for them today. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Clear Gift/basketContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 233 – The Wellington – Cookie baking day”

Year 4, Day 232, “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 12/18/2024. The Wellington – Hanging doors in our master bathroom so cookie baking party attendees can have bathroom privacy. Of course, hand washing is still in the hallway bathroom on the other side of the house. The nutcrackers are slowly coming out of hibernation. I wonder ifContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 232 – The Wellington – Master bath shower tile up and doors hung, Granite company came and measured for Kitchen counter”

Year 4, Day 231, “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 12/17/2024. The Wellington – Getting ready for the annual cookie making event. Lol, I am tired already. I started pulling out recipes and deciding which ones should we make. It is a hard decision I want to make them all and want to not eat any. WhatContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 231 – The Wellington – Preparing for the annual Christmas cookie baking event”

Year 4, Day 230, “Living the Dream”. Monday, 12/16/2024. The Wellington – Another day of Master bathroom shower tiling. We have found a new show to watch in the evenings. After our Christmas advent movie, we watch an episode or two of Monk. I would highly recommend this series. Anthony Marc Shalhoub is fantastic inContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 230 – The Wellington – Day three master bath tile work”

Year 4, Day 229, “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 12/15/2024. The Wellington – Ten days till Christmas. Master bathroom tile is looking great. Thinking about trim and interior door painting. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Clear Gift/basket Bags: https://amzn.to/40GBGI3 If you are like me or anyone who likes to give little gifts theseContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 229 – The Wellington – Master bath tile work continues”

Year 4, Day 228, “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 12/14/2024. The Wellington – Master bathroom shower tile started. More decorating for the holidays. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Letter size binder Pockets: https://amzn.to/3Cf6kQl These Letter size binder Pockets are great for keeping important documents preserved. We use for everything including closing statements. CouldContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 228 – The Wellington – Master bath tile and more Christmas decorating”

Year 4, Day 227, “Living the Dream”. Friday, 12/13/2024. The Wellington – The kitchen has a lot of detailed craftsmanship, but it is looking good. Started to decorate a little for Christmas and set up the tree. Funny, we are sitting on the sofa looking at an artificial Christmas tree, and electric fireplace. Hey, theContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 227 – The Wellington – Kitchen detail and Christmas decorating”

Year 4, Day 226, “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 12/12/2024. The Wellington – Just another day here on Clifty Hill. Work continues on the Kitchen during the daytime and Christmas movies play in the evening. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Letter size binder Pockets: https://amzn.to/3Cf6kQl These Letter size binder Pockets are great forContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 226 – The Wellington – Kitchen work and Christmas movies”

Year 4, Day 225, “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 12/11/2024. The Wellington – Cold and snowy this morning, but by the afternoon it is all melted. The kitchen is mostly painted. The mirror is hung in the main bathroom. Tomorrow the rest of the kitchen cabinets should go up. Then it is on to the masterContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 225 – The Wellington – Kitchen mostly painted, remainder of Interior doors ordered”

Year 4, Day 224, “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 12/10/2024. The Wellington -We are doing an Advent calendar of Christmas nighttime movies. The Christmas Prince is a great movie. Next two nights we will be watching the sequels. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Letter size binder Pockets: https://amzn.to/3Cf6kQl These Letter size binder PocketsContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 224 – The Wellington – Advent calendar of nighttime movies”

Year 4, Day 223, “Living the Dream”. Monday, 12/09/2024. The Wellington – Scheduled our covid vaccines for next Monday, but one week prior I have covid. No say it isn’t so; guess I can cancel the vaccine appointment. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Letter size binder Pockets: https://amzn.to/3Cf6kQl These Letter size binderContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 223 – The Wellington – Covid positive”

Year 4, Day 222, “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 12/08/2024. The Wellington – On this glorious morning I headed to Lowes. It is time to get serious with these mice. The shelves are full of different options. There must be a huge mouse problem locally because there is a large inventory of mouse eliminating solutions. IContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 222 – The Wellington – Smart mice performing for camera”

Year 4, Day 221, “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 12/07/2024. The Wellington – The Chevy Equinox loved being warm, safe, and dry overnight. It is the first time she has ever been in a garage. Although, she missed her truck companion. This is one big, lonely garage. Still mouse hunting every night. One more down. YouContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 221 – The Wellington – Car in the garage”

Year 4, Day 220, “Living the Dream”. Friday, 12/06/2024. The Wellington – Baby it is cold outside. 14 degrees. Good thing we have inside work. Spackling kitchen time. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Little ELF Gift Wrap Cutter: https://amzn.to/4ak6qTh This cutter is so easy, and I use it year-round for wrapping gifts.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 220 – The Wellington – Kitchen spackling”

Year 4, Day 219, “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 12/05/2024. The Wellington – Cleaning up and adding some temporary carpet for the holidays. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Little ELF Gift Wrap Cutter: https://amzn.to/4ak6qTh This cutter is so easy, and I use it year-round for wrapping gifts. So easy with a nice cleanContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 219 – The Wellington – Temporary rug for living area holiday entertaining”

Year 4, Day 218, “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 12/04/2024. The Wellington – Loving the way the kitchen is coming together. KY Marble and Granite will be coming on the 18th to measure for the countertop. It will be four or five weeks after that before installation. The kitchen faucet is ready. The sink and faucetContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 218 – The Wellington – Kitchen coming together”

Year 4, Day 217, “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 12/03/2024. The Wellington – It is a cold and snowy day. A perfect day to do some easy slow work. We added handles and knobs to the kitchen cabinets. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Little ELF Gift Wrap Cutter: https://amzn.to/4ak6qTh This cutter is soContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 217 – The Wellington – Knobs and handles”

Year 4, Day 216, “Living the Dream”. Monday, 12/02/2024. The Wellington – It is back to finishing the house. Handles or knobs is the question of the morning? Eating up the storm cellar rations. Well at least Steve is. Then it is a little Lowes time looking at lower bathroom tile. Things to ponder today! HaveContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 216 – The Wellington – Knobs or handles? Time to purchase more tile”

Year 4, Day 215, “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 12/01/2024. The Wellington – Day 18 of 17-night PA, NJ, and Caribbean cruise. – Driving from WV to KY. It is snowing as we drive through the West Virginia Mountains on Interstate 77 South. The farther south we go the more it is snowing. The roads areContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 215 – The Wellington – Day 18 of 17-night PA, NJ, and Caribbean cruise – WV to KY, Julianna reindeer dance, flies in the house”