As most of you know we are in the midst of closing on our very first home! The closing date is set around Dec 6th. Not long at all just 36 days! As soon as we close I will be heading there to paint. It has to get done quick because when tony starts pulling up hardwood, cutting hardwood, and sanding I cant paint til its done or else dust with settle in the paint! SO im hoping to get all the painting done before he starts on the floor!! :) We are trying to finish in 2 weeks so that we are in by Christmas. Tony will be busy with work during the day so we will be doing most of the big stuff (cabinets & flooring) when he gets off work and on weekends. Luckily those take a few days each. It's so exciting getting a new home.
The house needs some work, cleaning, and painting but when we are done its going to look great!!!I will be of course documenting all we do, updating with pictures of our changes and renovations. We are going to have a few sleepless nights im sure but it'll all be worth it. We're hoping to have a few friends and family members available to help a few days so that it can go much quicker! We told them we'd feed em if they help. lol Only thing that stinks is it'll be in the COLD because we cant run the heat while doing hardwood... lol brrr! Here's the list of items we had to buy or will buy for the house and all that needs done! Wish us luck and if u feel compelled to help just stop on by :)
Paint living room, kitchen/dining, hallway, bathrooms (2), bedrooms(3), front door
Pull up carpet in 3 bedrooms
Pull up hardwood in the rest of the house (except in bathrooms has tile)
Widen the doorway into kitchen (having help doing this so its done right)
Clean up the mess
Fix 2 small plumbing leaks in bathroom
lay 1,100 sq ft of hardwood, sand it and coat it. Its about 3 days of work
Install kitchen cabinets, sink, and faucet
Do back splash in kitchen-Subway Travertine tile
Install new ceiling fans
Re-build back porch (its awfully built) might do this later
Replace back door
Paint the inside of garage
Pressure wash front porch
Move everything in!
Monday, November 15, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
It's Fall Ya'll
Well since my last blog entry my focus has changed. I no longer want to be a mom of two (right now). I want to be a home owner, move into a bigger place, get back into college, find a good job, and catch up on a few months of lost sleep. And even focus on being a better wife and mom. I can def use a little bit more patience in a few areas.
We are in the midst of trying to buy a house, we have put in 2 different offers on the same house and we should know whether or not we get it by the end of this week. Its very exciting but stressful as well.
On top of the house hunting, sleepless nights and the daily wife/mom duties my grandmother has been sick; deathly sick, so I am up to the hospital (30 min away) every day or every other day for a few hours. So to keep from over stressing and blowing a valve in my brain I try to pray that God ease all my tension. Focus all of my energy on Him and just breathe.
Ok. I can do that. Breathe.
Making my plans as the day goes and just taking a step back and preparing myself for whatever comes. Married life is still wonderful, I am so much in love with the man I fell for over 4 years ago. I couldn't of asked for a better husband and father. It's been a great 3 years I admit the first year or so was rough, finding somewhere to live, getting pregnant, preparing for baby, job issues, money issues... but God has brought us a long way. And we are oh so blessed. I am looking forward to many more years to come, we actually gave each other foot massages tonight, which was nice :) Its the small things that count the most I guess. We havnt done that in months...
All in all I guess my priorities have altered and I have desperately been praying for guidance and for Gods will to be done. So far gone differently but good all at the same time.
We are in the midst of trying to buy a house, we have put in 2 different offers on the same house and we should know whether or not we get it by the end of this week. Its very exciting but stressful as well.
On top of the house hunting, sleepless nights and the daily wife/mom duties my grandmother has been sick; deathly sick, so I am up to the hospital (30 min away) every day or every other day for a few hours. So to keep from over stressing and blowing a valve in my brain I try to pray that God ease all my tension. Focus all of my energy on Him and just breathe.
Ok. I can do that. Breathe.
Making my plans as the day goes and just taking a step back and preparing myself for whatever comes. Married life is still wonderful, I am so much in love with the man I fell for over 4 years ago. I couldn't of asked for a better husband and father. It's been a great 3 years I admit the first year or so was rough, finding somewhere to live, getting pregnant, preparing for baby, job issues, money issues... but God has brought us a long way. And we are oh so blessed. I am looking forward to many more years to come, we actually gave each other foot massages tonight, which was nice :) Its the small things that count the most I guess. We havnt done that in months...
All in all I guess my priorities have altered and I have desperately been praying for guidance and for Gods will to be done. So far gone differently but good all at the same time.
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