Extreme Walker Home Makeover

We spent much of the week of Christmas at Andy's parent's ranch.  As part of our Christmas present to them, we worked on projects on their to-do list.  We started out the week prior sitting down with them and developing an extensive to-do list (we went room by room in the house and then included some outside projects as well).  OCD Mary brought that list home, typed it up, and color coordinated it according to priority (yes Cari, I thought you'd appreciate that!!).  While at the ranch, we helped them move furniture, organize, and clean.  They changed one of their guest bedrooms (the blue room) into an office, craft room, and exercise room; with a blow-up air mattress, it can still function as a guest room when necessary.  With Mary Beth's work in her closet several months ago, she has been able to fit and organize all of their clothing in their closet.  So, we helped them move some furniture out of their bedroom which allowed us to move some of the remaining furniture around.  Andy and I also worked in the guest bedroom (the red room), breakfast room, and laundry room.  Meanwhile, Mary Beth was baking dozens of cakes (yes, the Sherry cake they give as Christmas presents), and Jimmy was at work or doing ranch work.  Once the cakes were finished and Jimmy was home for the weekend, they worked on sorting through many large mounds of paper.  In the end, there was a large donation made to the Mineral Wells Dunbar Neighborhood Association (United Way), many bags of trash thrown away, and several trips made up to the attic.  We were all very pleased with the progress we made but know that there are still many more projects left on the to-do list; we hope to work on those over 2009.  I'd love to put pictures that show all of our work, but none do it justice.  We hope that all of you enjoy looking for the changes when you visit them and that Jimmy & Mary Beth can find everything!