The outside...

Rich started on the outside of the house this weekend.  He and Oliver were bachelors this weekend as my sister and firstdaughter and I went to see

 But before the concert we went here and had the most fabulous chicken fried chicken...with mashed potatoes and the BEST green beans in the world...

 And if that wasn't enough...they then bring out homemade yeast cinnamon rolls...

And while we were sweltering in the heat and humidity and watching many Da'Runks make absolute fools of themselves, Rich was busy in the sweltering heat and humidity..  pulling railroad ties out of the front yard.  The former owners had them everywhere...rows and rows of them..

Now you see them!!

Now you don't...

Here are all the railroad ties up by the house... and look closely at that  "fake plastic brick siding"...

because now most of it is GONE!!

and all of it on this side...except for that little bit on the upper right hand side where the electric comes into the house.  Rich said he needs some clamps and me to be there in case I need to call 911

Underneath the "fake plastic brick siding" was the same siding as the left side of the house.  All Rich needed to do was add the 1x3's otherwise called the batten boards...

So one of our next jobs will be to paint all of the this siding the same color and then repaint all the trim..  Color?  I don't know... I am wavering between gray with black trim and tan with brown trim and blue gray with dark gray trim...  any ideas?  any thoughts?  and other colors you think would look better? 

Did I tell you that the Kenny Chesney tickets were one of last years Christmas presents?  I have an amazing husband.  Thanks Rich for giving me the weekend off.. I love you!

Nancy