State Fair!!!...yea, from a month ago...

Having never gotten any fair food before,
I finally gave in. It's a whole new world, people!

Paul trying his first Krispy Kreme Burger.
Ugh...two things I never want to eat together.

The game that was played every single time
we saw one. I'm not joking. John's friend Paul
wanted a win, but the game just wouldn't relent.

As much as I love this picture, I can't ride
a Ferris Wheel. Within the past few years
I've discovered I'm seriously afraid of heights.
Who knew?

At the Chris Young concert? At least, I think
that was his name. It was fun, even though
John's not a big concert guy, and I'd never
even heard of this country artist before. But,
I got a caramel apple out of it, so I was a happy
little camper.

Sweat equity

I know...I know! It's been about a month. Geez, I can't believe how
quickly October flew by. Thanks to my sweet family, we've been
hard at work and have been accomplishing quite a lot around the
ol Casa de McNeill. So, a huge THANK YOU to Jeff, Sandy, Holly
and Mere for coming these past two weekends and helping us
eliminate the nasty brown that has been inhibiting the life of
our walls for who knows how long. Until I can take some pictures
of the final products, here are a few pics to wet your appetite
and give you a tiny glimpse into our lovely, yet fumey, home.

John and Dad installed the beadboard wainscoting this weekend.
I'm SO excited about it. I lovee the crisp, clean white beadboard up
against my "Smoke Infusion" blueish-grey walls. I just love it
when colors compliment and bring out the best in each other.

"So long, sucker!"
My favorite phrase when thinking about the nasty
brown that used to darken our awesome foyer & hallway.
It's so amazing how a dark color can either make the room,
or completely kill it's potential.

The hard-working Pa.
The man is amazing: he paints, he plums...he can do it all!

I should reverse this picture and the one below it, but whatever!
I'm tired, and it's late...and tomorrow's voting day, so I'm gonna
keep it short. Here's the great Hub painting my current fav room
in our house: the office. "April Thicket" is the color, and it is just
the best. I can't wait to show you!

And this picture is a tribute to my sweet sister, who I
like to refer to as Neddy(real name Meredith), and her
friend Sarah who were quite the humble service troopers
and primed our office for us while we were on vacation.
I know, what college sophomores do you know who would
use their Saturday evenings to paint someone else's room?
It was a huge help to us, and so I wanted to thank them
with the only picture that I was able to get of the evidence
that they were actually there.

Goals for this week: Finish 1/2 bath.

Let me know if there is something you'd like to see. Maybe
a picture of something I promised to post a picture of, but
more than likely forgot but you're still holding on to that hope.
Don't want to leave you hangin!