Arm Chair Makeover

Perhaps you remember this little guy, who we snagged from a lady as she was about to unload him into the landfill.

Well he was in perfect condition (yes objects in my life have genders.) but was very sun faded. And next to our other couch which wasn't sun faded, our yellow table, and our funky rug it was just a little too much color for me.

Well we bought leather dye a long time ago, I just never got around to it.

Well I was in the middle of scrubbing baseboards, and about to scratch my eyeballs out I hated it so bad. I decided, no time like the present to dye our chair. And because, like my sister says, I have the attention span of a Yorkie puppy, I couldn't be bothered with trying to find gloves. Big mistake... More on that later. So I applied the dye in fast circular motions and BAM it's like a new chair!

I love it... I'm just sitting here admiring it in our living room!! It was too easy! But with every project comes a battle scar.

Just hope I can find a way to get it off before Wednesday for Drew's sister's wedding. Yikes.

Maybe I'll just tell people it's frostbite. Look at Drew's toes, sneaking into my pictures!

The Porch, by Drew Can Do

As Drew Can Do's (801.244.8790) first project Drew is giving the home we live in a facelift as part of his advertising, study and portfolio building. Today the sheeting was installed over the brick. (Forgive me if I don't say the correct terms) this is what will hold all the fancy trim/finish work which will make the house look oh so glamorous.

As you can see the iron post have been replaced by 4X4s. All ready to be wrapped.

And for your viewing pleasure, is Cleo winking. Here's looking at you kid!

Cleo's birthdays coming up in 2 weeks!! Get excited!

Drew Can Do

Is up and running! If you need any handyman work done, no job too small, give Drew a call. (Oh I rhymed!) 801.244.8790

Licensed and Insured.

Guess Where We Are!?!

Yep, our home away from home... Wanna know what we (again I mean Drew) are doing?

We are giving this sad little lady a face lift! And it's going to be amazing...

We got so excited that we have already ripped off the iron posts and the plastic shutters on the windows. Ps, I always thought those were wood, they are not. We decided that we are going to blog the whole process to keep out loyal followers up to date. Prepare to have your mind blown.

As I write right now we, Caesar, Cleo and I are sitting outside of Home Depot waiting for Drew to pick up some drill bits. I guess I have just gotten so used to our dogs that I am always surprised when people walk passed the car and say how big they are.

Everyone comments.

I know they are big, but how do they tell from so far away?

Tonight we picked up some wood, glue and brackets to get started on the framing.

Drew got right to work ripping off the exterior of the portico.

And installing the 4X4s.

Below is a mock up of how the porch will look. Very well sketched by Drew.

We will keep you updated on the progress! Hopefully the weather holds out like my iPhone weather app promises.

***Snow Day***

Today it snowed... A ton... I don't know why so many people forget that in Utah, yes it snows in Spring. It does this every year, but somehow, every year people are in utter shock that it could possibly snow in April. Today however it snowed so much that I was unable to make it up the canyon for work. Drew has been nursing an illness, which he is conveniently trying to blame on me... Nice try! And he would be spending a good deal of time on a ladder, they decided it was best to take a snow day!

So we bundled up, and headed outside to get some fresh air on the Drewpy Panty's feeble body.

We got some dog biscuits for the pooches, broke them up into little bits. (Honestly when we break these bones down, they are about the size of an average dog biscuit. Everything with these dogs is GIANT.) Then tossed them all around the yard, and let them go on a little treasure hunt. Quite entertaining!

Then we put our newest donation (given to us by friends) to good use. Our new chiminea! Brilliant! Below I will give you the play by play, in every beautiful, gory detail.

MAN HANDS! Kind of just something you want to shout every time you see them! No secretary hands for this guy! Drew sawed some scrap wood down to kindling. Lit some matches...

Started some cardboard on fire...

Lit a few more matches... And a little more cardboard...

And boom backyard chiminea fire! All the not so gory, but entirely useless details. Next we took some burned wood and wrote messages to each other...

Not unlike the petroglyphs of the Native Americans. Actually nothing like that, still cute.

Then we burned the wood that our messages were written on.

It was a wonderful snowy spring morning!

Easter Festivities!

Easter Bunny festivities at my mom's house, are always a treat! Look at the excitement on those little faces pressed against the glass! And the cute carrot on the door! Darling!

The door was opened, and the wild things were released.

Not before we made them stop and take a picture on the porch! Look at how excited Lizzy was for pictures! (The cheerleader in the front)

The hunt! Look at all those eggs!

The loot! Easter bunny spares no expense on grandchildren! ha!

Easter bunny even brings money!

So excited!

The loot!

Drew watching over my parent's iPad... More amazing then I could have ever imagined! Thank you Steve Jobs!

Even more special then the easter bunny was my Grandma Redd's visit.

We sure love her. This is Grandma with her mini me Lizzy. It was a great Easter.

Lovers... To Siblings...

All in one day!

Our pooches got the old snip-a-roo today. And they are not lovin' it.

They have spent most of their post op, huddled up by the space heater.

So sad for the puppies.