New Windows!

Brad and Ben worked their arses off Friday and yesterday to get our new upstairs windows installed. It was a very exciting day for us to see the huge difference it made to have new windows. It feels like a new house! I tried to take pictures along the way, but to be honest, they were so speedy, they'd have an old window out before I had a chance to take a picture of it, so I'll post some older photos of the rooms so you can see the difference.

Spare Bedroom: This was where they started on Friday:

(very) Old

New

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On Saturday they started with the Master Bedroom:

(very) Old

New

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The Kitchen:

Old (notice the truly hideous awning)

New(goodbye awning!!!)

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Bathroom:
Old

New

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Living Room:

Old (it's too bad you can't actually see the draft that came from this window)

New

Living room from outside:
Old

New

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When they started removing the old window in the spare room, Brad realized it would probably make a mess, so he covered my scrapbooks with a towel to protect them! What a good man!
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Ollie wasn't quite sure what was going on, but, ever adaptable, found a patch of sunlight to lay down in.

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Ollie. Completely confused by the hole.

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We're still waiting on the front bay window; it wasn't quite done when they went to pick up the others on Friday. When it's done, Brad and Ben will install that one, along with the basement windows. Yay! I have to say, it's already making a huge difference. I don't feel a breeze coming off of any of the new windows! I'm not quite as afraid of winter this year.

Practically Famous!!

When I started looking for a wedding dress in 08 after we got engaged (ok fine, after Mare got engaged and I started helping her with the search and looking a little extra for my own pleasure) I found that I really loved the designs of Maggie Sottero. I spent a lot of time on her sites looking at the different lines available. One thing I loved about the site is that they would post the stories of bride who had bought their gowns. When Mum and I found my dress, a Sottero Midgely, I decided I would submit a picture to the site to see if I would be posted. It took a long time before I actually got around to sending a photo but I checked yesterday evening and they had posted the photo I sent and my story! I'm a Midgely Bride! Hee hee! Clearly I took a screen shot (they are always updating the page and putting new brides up, so I won't be featured forever), but here is the link to the page.