Before & After Photos of Me Casa

Labor Day weekend I finally painted my house with the help of my friend Aaron, dad, and Midge. I am so happy to have it finished. I have lived here for two years with a god aweful color that I referred to as "smurf blue" to people who were trying to find my house. I have to say it looked like a dump.

I knew it would be a big job but it had to be done. I was embarrassed by the color and condition. I love my home and wanted to make it look clean and new. Thanks to the help of my family and Robert the inside of my house is cute as a button but from the outside you would never know. You would think it was a crack house or something.

Anyways, it only took a few days and it was well worth it. I am proud to be a home owner and feel I am working towards my goals of making it look brand new. You wouldn't believe the before and after pictures of the inside. It was trashed.

Thanks dad, Aaron and Midge for all your help. I really appreciate it! Now I just have to get started on my yard! That can wait for the rain to come. Sometime I'll post a few before and after pictures of the inside. You would be amazed. It once was nasty but now is lovely and mine!!!

My not so cute home on the outside. The inside is adorable. After two years I finally decided to paint. 

My back porch. Great for BBQ's if I had a barbequer. Some day! 

Isn't my papa cute? He power washed my whole house. It was filthy. Just giving it a good power wash made it look brand new. 

This airless paint sprayer is amazing. Thanks to someone from church we were able to use it and I didn't have to rent one. This thing rocks. It took a little over two hours to spray my whole house. Imagine how long it would have taken to do it by hand? I highly recommend using a sprayer.  

At first I wasn't sure what I wanted to do about the brick and wanted to keep it but we decided to paint over it. It looks so much better and clean. 

Gotta get up high. Be careful on that roof. 

Last part of the house. We're almost finished with the body. Yeah!!! 

I love you Midge. Thanks for all your help!!! 

Long day of painting. I did all the trim, shutters, and windows by hand (with help from Midge). 

I love my new home!!! Now I just have to work on the lawn. No biggie. 

Matt & Lindsay 

Matt & Lindsay last year on our trip! 

Matt C.'s courting sweet Lindsay!

For any of you who know our good friend and missionary Matt n the Philippines I have added his MSN space to my links which show's pictures of he and Lindsay who are newly courting! Yeah! I am so happy for you both and look forward to seeing new pictures throughout your courtship.

I am so glad I went to the Philippines last year and met Lindsay. She is an absolute doll and sweetheart. She shared her room with us and helped us out tremendously on our trip. I am forever greatful. l look forward to going back again to see them married! (P.S. - she will keep him in line :)

Congratulations Matt & Lindsay. Keep us posted on how you are doing and how SLBC is doing. I read your newsletter today and look forward to them every month. Blessings to you both, your sis, Leah!