I have to share how lucky I feel to be able to finally start fixing up our house some ... we tend to put everyone else first and us last... which is the way it should be in our way of thinking but every once in a while it is really nice to decide to do what we want for ourselves first... a little balance in life is good!
We have a lot planned for the next month or so- new flooring in whole house- painting the kitchen cabinets and island- new curtains for guest bedroom and family room... a new storage shed for back yard to give us more garage room.... and a place to hide woodpile too... a gate in back fence , planting the flower beds and more pots to make yard prettier for wedding reception party for son and his fiance... painting the deck- (winter was really hard on it this last yr) maybe a new vehicle soon too if we can find a good used one for hubby.
I feel so very blessed to be able to do this stuff and still take care of family ... will be a busy time for us... lots of decisions and plan making but fun too .
Oh yes we can take down the baby gate finally too- all the kids can make it up and down the stairs just fine now-- will be fixing the wall it was fastened to also!
I will try and add photos as we do all this....

Nana