The Stewarts come to help with our "little" project!

Randy helped us take these treasures to the dump....going, going...

Shingles, shingles, shingles......going!

Gone!

Randy has been the greatest helper. He can do it all and well!

Paint, paint, and more paint! Thanks Becky for a great job even though I don't like the color I picked and will paint over the mustard tan!!!

We had the cutest apprentice painters....Syd wore a lot of the paint home!

They did a great job!

Jen helping me add some color to my life - we all love the red kitchen!

The new house even has an ice cream man! Yummy!

Enjoying the ice cream break

Brad has been busy trying to make the garage pretty!

Ty worked hard after Uncle Brad showed him how to use some boy toys!

It's 5:00 am and this is all I can think of....

Terry (and Brad) spent Saturday in the garage. We can now store all our goodies in the rafters and he made a workbench. Drywall is tonight hopefully! He does love using his toys...oops...tools!

The carpet - after vacuuming!!!! Just makes you want to lay right down and take a break doesn't it?!!!

Mark, the plaster guy, is doing his magic with the craziness of what used to be. He is amazing!

Terry has removed the wetbar and started to make a cool bookcase where it was (behind him)



I have been taping and putting plastic over everything that we do not want textured. I should have bought stock in painters tape as I am blowing through the $6 rolls! Note my pearls - forgot to take them off when I started my night job!

From bad to worse.....then some progress!

So after Randy and his friend, Mark, had removed the water damaged ceiling, and started to retexture the electricians poked holes all over! We have learned an old lesson - you get what you pay for! Their two day project is going on 9 days and we hope they don't do any more damage!

Randy and his friend patched the electricians mess and I felt much better.

My first new window! They came and finished the granite window sill. It will be great!


They began work on the fireplace - it will be so cool. Check our the carpet samples. We are definitely doing the middle one on the stairs and have to decide on the main one this week.

Bec and I brought the first load over. Thought I would put the kids toys in one of the freshly painted closets. Come on down kids...you just wouldn't want to sit on the gross floor!

The "destruction" zone!

Progress in the "destruction" zone this week..., termites gone, flat roofs redone, kitchen granite in, most canned lights in, and most walls ready to be retextured. Not a bad week but boy is the money flying out the door!

The growing pile of destruction goodies - only 4 weeks to go....will we make it?

One of four closet painting projects for the day - well....1/4 done almost!

That's Terry trying to figure out his new paint sprayer.

Looks a bit better with just one coat of paint.

One corner of normalcy - do you like the granite?

And the work begins.....

First things first - getting rid of all the bugs!

Let the destruction begin...

Removing the lovely shingles was a pretty easy job.

We now have another window in the master bedroom - who puts drywall over a window?!!!

Samuel MAX Openshaw

Samuel MAX Openshaw was born on Sept. 14, 2009 at 6:00pm in Provo, Utah. He is our eighth grandchild and is sleeping in the cradle Pops made for all the grandkids.

The Openshaw family with baby Max on the day Zane (right) was ordained a Deacon at church. Even Zuka, the new dog, wanted to be in the picture.

Ellie is the big sister now and loves Max

What were they thinking?!!!

Well, hope we haven't lost our minds. Yesterday we took possession of our new home and boy does it need work! It is in Laguna Niguel and needs everything!!! If only we had unlimited funds (and time).Wish us luck! New address (in about 6 weeks after hopefully all the major work is done) is 24311 Toponas Ct. LN 92677.

Guess they like the rustic look!

Don' you love the pink and blue windows in the living room?

A view of some of the overgrown, termite infested yard. Note the window that is covered by drywall on the inside! I love gardening but this is a bit overwhelming.