Spring fever

Finally, finally, we're getting our first indications of spring.  After weeks where we barely got out of the teens during the day, we got up to 35* today.  This week is supposed to be 40's every day and we might even see 50*!  Spring fever is upon us.

I let the chickens out to romp while I added litter to their run and flipped the bedding in their coop.  They enjoyed the change in scenery. 

Our little rooster isn't so little anymore.  I'm pleased that his crowing is barely audible in the house and doesn't bother me a bit.  Our neighbors love hearing him in the distance, it adds to the ambiance.  He's also turned into a gentleman, so he gets to escape the soup pot.  For now.

While I've been cleaning and getting my dream closet in order, Joe's been hard at work in my little bathroom.  Toilet is back together, new sink and mirror are in, new lighting is in, and he's got the new dry wall up in the nook.

Pardon the mess, since it's a bit of a construction zone, but it looks downright massive with the slim sink and the new lights.

And here are my new LED dome lights.  I think I could get a suntan in there and I will never, ever have to hit my head on that stupid pendant light again.

You can also see the new outlet cover.  I installed that.  It was my great contribution to this phase of the project.  Mostly I'm in charge of wallpaper destruction, painting, item selection, and financing.  I'm not supposed to use most of Joe's power tools.  Could have something to do with getting distracted in the middle of projects while using a nail gun . . . 

A better view of the new sink and mirror.  Much more appropriate for the size of the bathroom and I just love this mirror.  The sink is from Ikea, since they have all of the stuff for tiny bathrooms.  The mirror we picked up from Home Depot.

And finally, the nook with the new drywall in and joint compound drying on the seams.  It was a serious challenge getting dry wall through the opening and into place.  Joe would like everyone to know that just putting sheet rock over the old, nasty popcorn was my idea, not his.  He wanted to get in there with a respirator and a palm sander.

I think he's crazy.  But that's nothing new.

The nook will be painted white and have some new shelving put in, ready to tuck towels and bathroom goodies away.  I can't believe the bathroom overhaul is almost complete!

With the spat of warm weather, I've gone into spring cleaning mode.  I've also realized that we have almost no pictures of completed rooms, like our offices once we got fully moved in or the updates in the kitchen.  I need to fix that, starting with my amazing closet now that it's mostly done.  I just have to vacuum first.  No need to advertise that our dogs love to throw stuffed animal guts all over the house.