Happy Monday, everyone. Now and then we like to write a kind of behind the scenes blog post here on The 2 Seasons. You can read the last one here. We are back with another one today.
As you know, I am visiting Jordan in Syracuse where we are experiencing the sound of water. Unfortunately, it’s not this kind of water.
It’s the slow drip of a leaky roof. Now, to add salt to this wound, it’s the new roof that Jordan wrote about here. That’s right. Their bungalow’s new roof that is less than two years old has sprung several leaks. And because of the ice dam (yes, there is such a thing) and several feet of snow, it can’t be fixed till the big thaw – whenever that is.
Right now this living room, which we had planned to paint this week, doesn’t look like this. The furniture is all pulled to the center of the room and plastic bins sitting around the perimeter are catching the drip, drip, drips of the leaking roof.
It ain’t pretty, folks, but it’s life, and it’s our lives. We want to keep it real for you all. There is definitely dry wall work, which means lots of dry wall dust, in their future. What a mess that will make. But we always refer to one of our favorite quotes when dealing with things like this – “It’s a first world problem.”
Now, as long as we are on the topic of realness, the last time you saw their full bath, it looked like this when their new floor project stalled. We have good news to report on this topic. They realized that this DIY project had gotten beyond their skill set, and they hired a pro. He worked steadily last week, and the new tile will go down tomorrow. Then as a bonus to the whole original plan, he will be hanging beadboard. The bathroom should be finished and ready for a reveal this week. I have my fingers crossed that it will be before I leave on Thursday.
I brought the yellow and white shower curtain that we used in our guest bath before I made this one along with a fluffy yellow rug. She will hang it and spread the rug once the work is finished.
The combo of yellow with the gray walls (Sherwin Williams 6002) and these basket weave tiles will be really cute.
This all being said, we haven’t really let it dampen our spirits (pun intended) during my visit. And I haven’t even mentioned the mouse that refuses to go down. Yikes!!! Any helpful tidbits on eliminating a stubborn mouse are welcome in our comments section….Please…..
Still, we have eaten out, worked out, shopped, gone to the movies, laughed, played with Gracie, and gone antiquing. We are devoting today to blog projects and writing.
We are looking forward to our annual spa day on Wednesday.
Thanks so much for stopping in. We will see you come back tomorrow.
Take care.
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The weather this winter is certainly playing havoc with lots of folks…and their homes. But as you said….first world problems…certainly puts things into perspective! Enjoy your time together…that’s most important! đ
Donna Mae,
We mailed your book on Friday. Sorry we were late getting it out, but we are blaming that on the weather. Enjoy.
Wow there has been a lot going on! I hope the leaks get fixed soon. I am sorry that this has happened on your visit but it sounds like you all are still having a great time. Look forward to seeing pictures of the finished bathroom this week!
Ugh to leaks & mice. đ I’ve had both.
We finally gave up on our architectural shingled roof & went with a metal roof. Those ice dams are so hopeless in winters like this.
As for mice, our best luck has been with the Catchmaster sticky traps. They’re white carboard coated with a sticky substance. You fold them into a box. For hard to catch mice though, we don’t fold them, we leave them open flat right in the pathway of where we’ve been seeing them. You just need to be very careful of pets especially – you cannot wash this stuff off. We caught two mice on one trap once this way – life in the country always means mice when the weather turns cold.
I keep these traps out in hidden spots year round,folded into a box. We have brown recluse spiders & these are great spider traps. I always fold one up & put it in with my Christmas decorations that go in our out building as well.
Jen, thanks so much for this information. They just don’t seem to like the peanut butter, bacon, or cheese that Jordan has tried.
Oh my goodness Jordan! I feel like I’m looking at our ceiling. I live a few miles away and we are having the same issues with the ice dams plus our sheetrock is cracking from the heaving of the ground. Most of our doors don’t shut now, and the sliding glass door has heaved up and broke the screws holding it in….we keep thinking the windows are going to burst from the pressure…yes, this winter has been the worst with the cold freezing, and come Spring/Summer whenever that will be, is going to be a lot of figuring out how to repair everything. I feel for your issues, we are right there with you…tubs to catch drips and all.
The bathroom is gorgeous! A ray of sunshine in all this mess!
Taylor,
Wow so many people in the area are having major issues with all the snow and ice dams. I just hope it melts soon so we can all start getting things fixed and getting our homes back to normal. Good luck with everything.
Cheers!