Just a Few Projects on the Go

Maybe we're biting off more than we can chew, my mother definately thinks so. But you know when the "to do" list just gets longer and longer and finally it just HAS to be dealt with? Well, over the past 5 years we have worked mainly on the interior of the house, gutting each room one by one, finishing the basement, remodelling the kitchen etc. We try to accomplish at least 1 project every summer (as money allows). Knowing that we will most likely be travelling to China late next Fall I feel the urge to knock a few items off the never-ending To Do List. Here's the list for this summer:

1) Remodel the upstairs bathroom
2) Add a second (more spacious) bathroom downstairs
3) Remove the old (and very broken) back patio and replace it with a cobblestone patio, complete with firepit, barbecue area and patio furniture.
4) Have the driveway (also in a state of deterioration) re-paved.
5) Remove the back gate and replace with something that does not give me splinters!

So far, we've had the 2 windows replaced in the "old" bathroom and the soon to be "new" bathroom. We contacted the driveway company and they will be excavating the driveway within the next 2 weeks. We've pulled up the old patio stones and chosen new pavers that hopefully will be delivered in the next 2 weeks.
Still to do this week is get the old fence down....before the machines arrive to remove the old ashphalt.
So what do you think? Are we biting off more than we can handle? Will my poor husband collapse from the exhaustion of working 2 jobs and renovating? Stay tuned as the details unfold over the summer. I'll try and take pictures of our work along the way.

The old wooden window (with a sill even) in the middle of the shower!

Our new vinyl window awaiting marble trim and new ceramic tiles!

Goodbye patio stones....hello sandpit?