Our Family's Holiday Tree

 OK, so my son and I put the tree up the other night, and added the lights too.  Tonight was time to add the garland and ornaments.

 

 Here's the first ornament for the holidays of 2011...Mike and Sully!!!

 Lots more ornaments...

 From here down you'll see my favorite ones!!!

 

 my favorite favorite one this year!!!!

 more shots of the tree

Family Room - done to the last few things

 WOW, I can't believe it.  5 weeks and I am just about finished.  Sunday I spent time getting new switch plates on the walls and moving the TV back where it belongs.  Hanging the speakers back on the wall for the surround sound system.

 Getting the exercise equipment back into the room the right way.

 Close up of the fireplace with some paint color cards so I can choose what color grey I want the brick and what color blue I want the mantel to be painted.

 Another shot of the fireplace with some paint color cards so I can choose what color grey I want the brick and what color blue I want the mantel to be painted.

Done - my last bit of painting in the family room!

 OMG I can't believe it.  After all this time I am finally finished painting my family - Baseboards, Trim, Walls...WOW I am so glad I can rest!!!!

 My wall after the 2nd coat of paint

 Another shot of the wall

 Not sure if you noticed - but it's dark outside now in this picture!  Yeah I worked that long!!!

 ceiling on the far wall

 OOPS!!!  Looks like my painting may not be done - oh my gosh

 Taking the painters tape off slowly and I am still left with this mess

 corner on the other side of the room...same problem

 a shot of the vents I almost forgot to paint

 Some random shots of the room now

 YEP watching the skins game!!!  Yeah baby we won today too!!!!

Last pic of the wall by the kitchen!

So now all I have to do is peel the remainder of the tape off the wall in this section here, arrange furniture, and I'm done.  OOOOOH wait one minute, the ceiling.  OMG I have no idea when I want to do it, but it's gotta be soon.  I don't want the room to look unfinished, so I guess I have more painting to do after all.  The week between Xmas and New Years I want to get that brick painted and the mantel.  Hopefully I will have those pics in the near future!!!  Another project.........

More paint 11-25-11

 OK, so I didn't fall into the whole Black Friday I gotta have that circus.  Instead I stayed home and decided that I would start painting that last corner.

 Here is the small part that is against the kitchen, I decided to go ahead and do those baseboards and the border on top of the blue.

 1st coat of paint

so after a few hours of trim work and painting, I was tired and decided to call it quits for the day.

Oh My GOSH!!! The painting is almost done...

 So today I spent putting the final coat of paint on my wood paneling.  It's looking really good so far.

 Here is the back wall and left side of the fireplace.

 Top of the fireplace

 The wall on the right side of the room

 same right side wall

 Entry to the basement

 top of the wall by the basement entrance

 left side of fireplace

 left side of fireplace

 Over top the slider - you can see where I stopped, well you'll why in a minute.

 another shot of the wall on the right side of the room

  

Here is the right side of the wall along with the file place in it. 

Now here is the reason why I stopped on top of the slider....I have to move this exercise equipment - then it will finally be finished...........