The cold 7*F burrrr...

 It is a cold start to the morning 7*F degrees and WINDY!! I can't wait for the warm up to return tomorrow, back in the 50's!! and 60's for the weekend!! 

I have outdoor projects on the todo list. Which is power wash the back of the house! I'd also like to rent a sander and get all the paint off the deck and stairs which will be Steve's job! I can apply the clear coat of paint once that is all done. He will need to replace all of the top rail boards. It will be nice to have this all done before all the seeds start dropping this spring. Once that happens it gets difficult to do much work out there because it's just going to stick to the deck and make a mess! We also have tree trimming to do which can be done at anytime this spring. 

I did some paint wall touchups yesterday. I found some old paint that was pretty much dried up, with a dark skin on top and thick paste like paint. I still was able to use it, but it doesn't match exactly. It's better than the white I had on the walls, but will need to be painted with a new color again. It's yellow, which I hate. It at least looks finished, which is all I care about right now. I did find other paint leftover for the upstairs walls. I'm just not sure what condition the paint is in?? Will it be usable? I have some mud to paint over where Steve fixed the wall. I had him remove the gate attachments on the wall and of course we had holes to fill. We still have a few more main level projects. Just a little bit of trim to finish and some lights to clean. Upstairs we have to paint the spare room and then finish the mud /paint of the upstairs nook. The big remodel will be our bathroom floor/shower. Just the tile purchase and new fixtures for the costs, which really won't be that much money. I should figure out the sq feet and then determine the cost as it will probably be around $1000 to $1500 max. Pretty cheap to re-do our bathroom since Steve can do all the labor. We just need to pick out tile and set aside time for him to complete this. 

I picked up that new client yesterday. Yippee. I still could use a few more. I'll have my snow bird clients back in April to also fill up my work schedule. I will still advertise to see if I can earn more with a few more new clients. Steve also is getting calls from the advertising we did.  People do hang on to our flyers and call a few weeks/months later. We are also waiting on decisions to be made about quotes sent out. Fingers crossed it all works out and he gets some bigger jobs to do right after what he already has booked out.