This weekend was an unusually busy one.
We kicked things off with the whole, dog bloat-kid puking thing late Friday night. That was fun!
On Saturday it snowed. Again. A lot. A FOOT. I had thought that we’d already seen as much at one time that we’d see. Ha. Oh, and we’re due more this afternoon.
Also on Saturday, I put on my professional work hat, got out my tool box and installed a new cable outlet in our bedroom. I had rearranged the furniture in there on Friday and forgot that we only had one cable outlet – on the opposite side of the room to where I had moved the TV.
Looks professional as hell, doesn’t it? I have to admit, I’m pretty proud of myself. Not only does it look good, but I think I saved myself around $85.
On Saturday evening, Dan and I stayed up really late so I could watch Disc 1 of the first season of Damages. I caught this season’s season premier last week, loved it, and wanted to catch myself up. I’ve got two more discs to go. Awesome show.
Because we stayed up late, we were slow getting up and decided to go to 10 a.m. mass instead of 8:30 Sunday morning. The kids were unusually well behaved. Maybe it was the different time? Or were the stars all aligned?
After a gourmet lunch provided by Dan, the big kids went off to play, Sam went down for a nap and I went to Home Depot while Dan got started on our latest project – replacing the interior doors.
When I returned, I realized what a loser I am. Dan rushed off to deliver Jack to the party and when he returned we worked on our project.
Because this house was so beautifully built and well-maintained, changing out the first door went smoothly.
Because nothing in this house is right, and because we hadn’t done it before, hanging the first door was a little challenging. However, we persevered. We learned a lot and it looks damn good. We rock, Dan and I. 
(Note: it still needs to be painted.)
I cannot wait until we have them all done. It really makes a difference!!! (The brown door below is what’s currently throughout the house. They’re in terrible shape. Oh, and each door has different hardware. Go figure.
5 responses so far ↓
1 Gwen // Jan 12, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Looks great. You need your own show on HGTV… DIY with 4inarow!
2 Greg // Jan 12, 2009 at 5:19 pm
what else is there to do when you are stuck at home cause of ten feet of snow.
3 Maddog // Jan 12, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Good work! Apparently, the prior owners of our house took down all the doors to spray paint them to spruce up for the sale… then forgot which went where. That’s the only thing that would explain why not a single interior door fits its frame properly. Not one. And there’s only so much that a shim under a hinge can do.
4 morethananelectrician // Jan 12, 2009 at 10:39 pm
It is always best to start a project like this on a closet door buried somewhere in the house.
Job Well Done!
5 Sarah // Jan 12, 2009 at 11:35 pm
You are such the handy woman! I need you to come to Texas and do some work for me. I want to build a mudroom/entry in our garage but I don’t know how to do it. I guess since you’re in Illinois, I need to go to the library and get some books.
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