We hired a handyman

So we needed to have holes cut in the siding for the windows that had been covered.  We didn't feel confident doing that ourselves, so we hired someone to do it. 

There were two sets of windows, one in the living room:

And one set in  our bedroom:

The handyman reframed them, we painted and primed them, and voila, windows are back!

So here is the before of both sets:

And here are the after photos!

The moral of the story? Windows are always a good thing!  Don't panel over them, for godsake.