Six Years of Work in One Week

We have lived in our home for over six years now. It was only a year or two old when we bought it, so it didn't need a lot of work to "fix it up." That fact would prove to be our downfall. We got lazy over the next few years and since the house needed very little attention, we gave it very little attention. Our eight year old decks had not received a single drop of stain or water-seal until this week. Our gutters had NEVER been cleaned out. Our siding had only been de-mildewed once. The house was in a sad state of affairs. So Bethany took a week off from work to spend some quality time with Alex and me and to help take on these projects. We powerwashed the decks and the siding, scrubbed and bleached the siding, cleaned out the gutters, stained the decks, installed shutters, mowed the yard, added 480 lbs of mulch to the landscaped areas, and put up a 96' long white pickett fence along the yard. Who knew you could do six years worth of home improvements in one week? (I will post before and after pictures soon.) Special thanks to my Mommy for her help with the decks and shutters! I just hope it will be another six years before Bethany decides to take another "vacation."