Tool Time: Toro Blower/Vacuum/Shredder

I thought I would take the time to share something I've been experiencing since we've moved in.

Andrew showing off yet another gadget that he's deemed necessary for the house and/or yard.

Note the look of glee on his face. I have to point out that I haven't seen him get this excited about wedding planning (except maybe the cake tasting portion of the process):

I believe this was about the point where he's promising me all that he can get done with a tool that has three different functions:

To his credit, he did manage to clean the deck and our paved backyard quite nicely over the weekend before we had family over for lunch.

Progress Comes In Small Steps

Behold the fruit of Andrew's labor - specifically an hour removing and take apart a boxspring:

This may not look like much but what you don't know is the picture was taken upstairs. Yup, the boxspring made it up to our second floor after forcing it around a bend in the stairs and some careful maneuvering around protruding nails. That's right, we're one step closer to setting up our beds, all without having to cut our boxsprings. Of course, this is all dependant on Andrew's skill with his newly acquired staple gun! And we still have one more boxspring left in our dining room.

UPDATE: Woohoo! Andrew managed to successfully put the boxspring back together after using a drill and screws. The first morning we slept on our a newly elevated bed, I promptly forgot how high up we were and stumbled off of it when my alarm went off in the morning.  A clear sign that we spent way to much time sleep on a matress on a floor.