Productive Weekend... (part 2)

So this is too funny not to post....

Last weekend while Matt was installing the TV above the mantel he had to drill inside the wall thru a couple of 2 by 4.

He made it thru the first one and then thought the second one was a little too easy. So he went outside to make sure it didn't go thru the roof. As you can tell from the picture below....



...his new drill bit popped out right next to the chimney! We have a nice 1" hole going thru our roof and shingles.

Who knew that Lowe's has a whole section dedicated to roof and shingle repairs!

Productive Weekend...

We started the weekend off with Tour Dallas, a 30 mile bike ride thru Downtown Dallas, around White Rock Lake and back. It is a beautiful ride with thousands of cyclist of all ages and levels.


This is a picture of us getting ready to ride....


As you can tell I am more worried about taking a picture then actually getting ready to ride :)

After some pizza and a nice nap - we started our weekend projects.

Lindsay's Goal: Clean up the front trees and bushes to make the house more visible and bring light into the front rooms.

Matt's Goal: Install TV above the fireplace and run all wires thru the attic.

Here is a before picture of the yard....

The next two were taken after the first phase - trimming the trees up. Now you can actually tell there are windows on the front of the house!




These pictures were taken after we pulled out the middle row of bushes





Next step - transplant front row and add flowers! Maybe next weekend....

Here is Matt's project finished:

All in all a fun productive weekend!

Week 4...Hail Storm

The fun continues... we had our first hail storm Monday night.

Luckily the hail didn't get any larger than the occasional ping pong ball size - most was marble size. But it was coming down and hitting the windows like nothing I have heard. It was fun to watch what mother nature can do.

Here are some pictures of Matt holding a couple of samples :)

This is the size when it first started....

This is a picture from the front porch...

Then they started getting a little bigger - but this was the largest.

After the hail stopped, the rain continued and we had a little river form in the back yard....