WEEK 4: The neighbors upstairs

This week M. discovered a small squirrel family taking up residence in the eaves of our roof. There are several entry points under the eaves where the original wood is missing planks. Apparently, summertime is a "peak" time for squirrel baby-making and so now we have a nest...ay! Meanwhile the bee's honeyfarm continues to thrive...Pacha Mama is turning into quite the animal house and we haven't even moved in yet! We are currently researching a humane option for removal of the squirrels. Any ideas?

M. and I continue to plod on slowly with projects...Home Depot and Lowes have become like a second home to us. We have learned that we are both pickier than we realized, which is not necessarily a bad thing - we picked each other right? WEEK 4 PROGRESS:

• DECISIONS: Selected and agreed upon NO-VOC versus LOW-VOC paints and and on paint color for the foyer/living/dining/kitchen "great room" (separate post on that later).; have come up with a POA (plan of action) for tackling the remaining projects: each room now has two running lists: (1) a shopping list and (now J.'s responsibility) and (2) a to-do list (now M.'s responsibility...with some help from J. of course!). We like to think of this as playing to our strengths ;)
• LABOR: M. is finishing up the upper kitchen cabinets; also, our electrician (who has a lovely British accent by the way!) has started work to get us to closer to our electrical inspection! yay!
• MAJOR PURCHASES: All kitchen and laundry appliances