House work

We recently decided to replace the old/rotten wood shingle siding on the front and side of our house with composite vertical siding. Using my birthday gift from Grandma and Nannie, we were able to get it done! We did the painting ourselves. It looks so great! Now if we could only get rid of that new vine-type plant the association planted. :)

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We had a very lovely week off from school for Thanksgiving. And now the house is decorated for Christmas!

Over the long Thanksgiving weekend, Jon worked (and I helped) on lofting Lucy's bed. We recently bought the bed from friends who were moving; it's the top bunk to their bunk bed, but we were just using it as a twin bed on the floor. Since it was part of a bunk, though, it already had the ladder, railing, and holes/pegs in the bottom of the legs to make lofting it easier. I looooove it. Now there's more space in the children's room for playing, and we even added that little triangle desk space so Lucy has somewhere to color and draw.