Punch List All Done... Sort Of

The day we arrived in Illinois Tiffany smiled sheepishly and said, "Dad, here's a list of the things I'd love your help with."

We may not have finished everything, but we almost did. Art replaced two light fixtures as well as this three way light switch.


We weren't able to get to everything until the 2nd half of our trip because we were sick and jet-lagged.


We did do all the outdoor landscape maintenance from trimming hedges to cutting down buckthorn bushes and trees.

I took off all the old caulking, bleached the tile and replaced it with this super duper caulk that's supposed to resist mold build up for 5 years. I had to use mineral spirits to clean up. I really don't enjoy using mineral spirits. Art said the old moldy caulk should come off easily. Nope! It was a LOT of work!

We helped Tif hang up a lot of paintings and wall hangings that were still in boxes after 2 years.



Our son-in-law is often on business trips so when he comes home, he spends the precious time doing better things with his family.

Tiffany asked Art to take down a door that was never used and to put up moulding to cover the hinge holes.

Then it was my turn to caulk the gaps and prime and paint the wood.

It really does give Tif more space in the kitchen now that the door is gone.

Then there was that leaking bathroom vanity.

We were very lucky that the weather cleared and warmed up for us to finish so much of this work.

I think we'll take a break before we start working on our home projects in Hawaii.

POSTSCRIPT 1:  In my rush to delete this post on Sunday which came up a day early, I also deleted Dina's comment.  Here's what she wrote.

"Ah, a working vacation.

And knowing you, Kay, you will take all of one or two days for your "break."
Good luck with your farewell. "

POSTSCRIPT 2: When I returned to Hawaii, my brother told me that they sell an L shaped caulk cutter/remover that I could have used. Darn!  Next time...