Saturday was a busy day for everyone. Lots of work on the windows, although we didn't quite finish them yet. More exciting was the fact that we bought our paint and started painting. Marcela worked along the bottom on one side. I worked along the top on the other. The kids had a blast being outside all day. Maxim and Marcela went to the farmer's market on their bicycles. Noah played around in the yard and house while I sanded and caulked. Everything got moved around into messy piles in the yard. Later in the afternoon, Catherine came by and played hide and seek with the kids. On Saturday there are many people who walk by our door to get to the farmer's market, so we say hello and have short conversation with many people. Maynard is a quiet, friendly town. Lots of kids and folks like us with lots of ideas and very little money. Perfect. Catherine learned how to build tee pees this summer at camp so she and Maxim took the larger sticks we had piled in the back of the yard and made one of her own. The kids played in it for a long time. You can see the new paint along the bottom of the side of the house. All of our neighbors wanted us to go with the bluer paint, we opted for the green, which was our original idea. We are excited to be moving into the final stages of this project. Little changes are finally adding up.