Prepping the house for winter as we get settled

We've owned this farm for four years now and stayed here in all kinds of weather.  We've lost sleep at times with the windows rattling with the wind, had to install insulated window film that you shrink with a blow dryer on each window, and agreed that when we moved here permanently we would have to address the windows.

As you look at our house in the photo below, the right roof peak side of the house was built in the mid 1880s, the left side was added in the very early 1900s, so this house has its issues - and one of them is windows.  Until we decide IF and when we are updating the house and windows, we decided to stop unpacking and, while the weather is still good, fix the windows.

Mark scrapped and puttied the windows, then it was my job to paint them and the front porch soffit and finally he will calk them to make them more air tight.  Since the house has very light gray siding with a red roof (that is almost weathered off on the south side), we chose a very dark Williamsburg Blue and barn red for the front door.

We are driving to Marquette, MI on Monday to buy a new front screen door and try to buy replacement storm windows - if we can find them.  I thought I'd share what I've accomplished.  We will have to rent scaffolding in order to paint the second story windows.  As you can see, they need painting as well.  I'll post the finished pictures when the project is completed.

Oh, on a totally different note - Keva was ice bucket challenged by her Uncle Peter to support ALS - she and Rory accepted the challenge and went through the ordeal today. She challenged me and Rory challenged her Popi.  We both accepted the challenge and I will go through it tomorrow.  Mark, instead of the bucket of ice water, will jump - full body - into Lake Superior.  We both know that this will be worse then just the ice bucket.   So check out Facebook and the blog tomorrow to see our video.