Baltimore and house projects

We have two separate updates for you this week. From Wednesday through Saturday, Kim was in Baltimore for a conference. She had a great time meeting other people in her field, attending socials/networking events and enjoying Baltimore. Her hotel room was right on the inner harbor, and this was the room out of the hotel window - gorgeous!



She also got to listen to a steel drum band play along the harbor, eat a LOT of fresh seafood and discover this gem:



While she was gone, Eric held down the fort at home. His big project was working on the attic. There was only plywood down on the floor over half of the attic, so the other half was unusable (not to mention that the drywall wasn't installed on the ceiling very well). So we decided to expand our usable storage space - and fix the drywall in the process. Eric and Kim's dad got most of the work done on Saturday...until Kim's dad got in a fight with a roofing nail (and lost). Five stitches later, he's fine...and he's even on speaking terms with Eric! They were able to finish the project and install the drywall today, so now we just need to tape, mud and paint the seams.

This morning, we also got some more painting done on the exterior trim. Kim painted the "low" parts (i.e. everything but the peak) on one side of the house. Now we're down to the four peaks: one over the garage, one over the den, and the two sides. Wish us luck with that.

And of course, we cheered the Bears on to victory this afternoon. It may not have been pretty, but a win is a win. Go Bears!

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