Today was not the normal cleaning day. We cleaned the outside of the house today. The siding and the shutters. Weird? Maybe so, but I feel so much better now that it is done.
When grilling on the deck, right by the house, the siding has turned black. I thought it was going bad and that it would have to be replaced someday. My dad said that all that was needed was to clean the siding. Easy enough, I can do that, (of course with the help of Mark, I can do that).
Before jumping to any conclusions about my being obsessive about cleaning, let me tell you this is the beginning of a bigger project. I am on a mission to give our house a face lift. The gray siding will be the base obviously, and we build from there. We are still in the researching stage, so I don't want to give all of the details away, but stay tuned as I am hoping this project is able to proceed this summer.
Anyway, we gathered all of our cleaning supplies and started what I thought would be an all afternoon project.
Everyone was very excited to help. I love it when the kids join in on the projects and we work together as a family.
Mark was a trooper and cleaned most of the house due to the height of the house and because that is just who he is. He will do pretty much anything I ask him to do. What a great guy!
We were all got wet and dirty from the project.
However, things moved along more quickly than I had anticipated, so with a few supplies, a couple of hours, and a lot of elbow grease, we have a finished project for today.
Looks fabulous! I could use some of those young helpers around here!
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