This weekend, we decided to tend to the remodel of the playhouse Mr. Heike and I built a few years ago for our little dahlings.....We both have a problem with straight edges, so everything we build has a slight lean to it. Anyways, our house was MARVELOUS, and we painted it turquoise! Marvelous, until the first rain came and we, the super architects, realized that we (no, really Mr. Heike) should have paid $2 a board more for REAL WOOD.
Tragedy.
Our beautiful Villa Villakulla slowly waved and rotted away. So we are remodeling. The frame is in excellent shape. We used almost as many 2x4's as the contractor who converted our garage. We have a secret: If there should ever be a hurricane here, our converted room will stand, even if the rest of the house blows away. Our "contractor" (wondered why he was willing to drive 3 hours each way...that SHOULD have been a friggin' sign!) put enough 2x4's in here to build another house. But "shhhh", we don't want all our friends bunkering up in here!!
So, Heike Junior #2, who we will now call Little Lenny (I have a secret love for Lenny Kravitz...and look at my little dahling, does he not have an eerie resemblance?? No more secrets for today....) was in charge of demolishing, and then landscaping with the weedeater.
Heike Junior #1 was in charge of sanding and painting the furniture (dig her safety outfit, she is serious!).
Now all we have to do is rebuild.
I have no idea how our RV toilet made it into this picture....and why....
And last, but not least, I planted tomatoes. I don't know, but I think this will be the BEST OF THEM ALL :) (you have to click in close to read the little sign....).
Love,
Me
12 comments:
What a great way to spend a day, and I can't wait to see what you do with those tomatoes!
Ha! :) I am the tomato queen. I am not sure why, but the only thing I do NOT kill in my farming adventure is tomatoes, cucumbers, and herbs. So, that is what we live on in the summer. Heavenly....
I received your Book!!! Thank you so much! I only had a chance to read a few pages so far but I love every single minute I get to read. It's beautiful.
Helloooo! I just found your blog via witchypoo... I will be back! Love the Goddess figurines!
Welcome Nan!
Thank you, I love them too :)...
Alexandra, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy, and see if you find those German roots in there!
xoxo
What a GREAT family project. And yes, he TOTALLY looks like a little Lennie Kravitz (I thought the same thing when I met you all). Too cute! They both are. I hope the remodel goes great.
I don't have a yard. I'm only slightly jealous though cause I hate bugs, and if I did have a yard I wouldn't hang out in it.
But it would be nice to have one, I'd hire a gardner to put flowers in it and enjoy the view from inside the safety of the house - where bugs wouldn't be allowed.
your kids are cute. I get the impression you teach them to be self reliant.
looks like a great place to invite everyone you know over and have a big Barbie-Q
Warriorwman, you are always welcome to come to BBQ in my yard :). We don't have too many bugs, but we do have a lot of black widows, ewww :(. Yes, my kids are pretty self reliant and cool :).
ha ha ha, I admire black widows. the girls and I used to call ourselves black widows when we were younger and hung out at bars and picked up men. relationships just weren't cool.
youth - stupidity and genius rolled up in one little package
LOL...the perfect description!
I swear when I clicked on your tomato image, I could smell them.
I'm a freak like that though.
Witchypoo, they are very smelly and fresh!! You never know how much I can reach you, LOL!! Wait until they are ripe!
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