Getting Ready... So MUCH to do!

The TO DO list has been a MILE long.... and I have cracked the whip over my poor hubby and daughter til they have nearly revolted...but I keep them fed in the evenings and heap on the praises for their hard work and that seems to keep them going.

The Carpenter/Husband

The Carpenter and his Creation

My aspiring carpenter husband has taken precious time off from his work as a personal fitness trainer extraordinaire, to build my GORGEOUS HUGE work station/check out counter AND put down some cool flooring for my work room AND paint the wall, AND put up wall shelving AND now I have him on the project of building a  "TREE TABLE" for the "Baby Room".  It's a good thing he likes to build stuff....

My daughter Anna - the adorable- has been painting, painting and PAINTING some more.... floors, walls, baseboards, signs, tables, chairs... you name it... she'll paint it!!!
My son Jake has helped his dad with the carpentry.  And, our dear friend MK... who is always there when we need him, has
painted and helped Larry with cabinet construction.
My brother-in-law, Glen, who happens to own a drywall business, kindly patched the big holes in the drywall that we made thinking it would be a great idea to put an opening in one of the dividing walls between two rooms.... but that was before we discovered the ancient walls were made of layers of oak lathe that were an impenetrable fortress... so we backed off of that project.
It obviously TAKES A VILLAGE...to move from a little shed to a REAL SHOP and I am very thankful for my little village.

The new bright lighting is installed, the heart pine floors cleaned and the bathroom floor tiled.  Now we just have to:
clean up the grounds
finish building and installing display
code, price and put out merchandise
get approval from the City of Germantown for my signage
put down a new walkway from the parking to the entrance


have 3-4 HUGE trees cut down in the parking area.



redo the landscaping at back entranceOHHH... and CATCH the "CRITTER" in the attic.. probably a raccoon....(I"ll keep you posted on that adventure)
and move in....

whewww... I'm tired thinking about it.

Guess that is why I can't sleep and am up at 3:00 a.m typing this message on my blog.

Silly me....







more painting

Waiting for Pottery!