Project updates

Here are some updates on our latest projects.

I finally finished the dining room curtains. The fabric was expensive and the windows are narrow, so to save money I cut the fabric in half lengthwise so the curtains aren't as full. It looks funny when they're closed, but when they're open, it doesn't look bad.

The walls are more blue than they look here.

Our garden is coming along nicely. Here's a picture from fairly shortly after we planted things.

Here it is as of yesterday.

The cantaloupe and cherry tomatoes are growing like crazy so Dan built some trellises to hopefully help them not suffocate the other plants. We've also got strawberries, bell peppers, jalapenos, cucumbers, garlic, onion, rosemary and oregano. We'll see what actually produces, though. Those are peach trees, but so far we've only seen two little peaches. Maybe they'll do better once they're more established.

And now for the piece de resistance - the play set. Dan always felt bad that we bought the kids a play set in Houston and then moved four months later. So for Sam's birthday, he decided to get one. But he thought he'd save some money and build one himself. So he did. It's taken the last three Saturdays but he's almost done! (Just staining and adding another swing.)

The only early picture I have is on my phone and I can't figure out how to get it on here. So here's what it looked like yesterday morning.

 We ate lunch on the picnic table underneath.

 And here it was later. Roof done, cleaned up the stuff everywhere, and mid-staining.

Pretty awesome, right? I think it was a bigger project than Dan first anticipated, but now that it's almost done, he's happy. And so are these guys.