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I hope that I'm not jumping the gun, but I think it's time to start a thread with the projects we're doing on the house. We started with painting everything but the living room and hallway:
First off, Sierra's room:
Here's what all the walls looked like before we started painting... plus a few splotches that looked tacky. We still need to paint the baseboards and get the carpet in:
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And here's the same view of the new wall:
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And around the room:
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Here's the 'blue room' as we've been referring to it all weekend - but it'll be the baby room/office:
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and DANGIT if I don't have a shot of this complete - it's actually finished you just can't tell in this pic :irked:
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Mine and Matt's room!
The plan is to run black moulding along the line in the middle of the wall and paint the baseboards black. (That really is gray, not green. The camera does it no justice). Oh yeah, and Matt said we'd be painting the door so Sierra went crazy with the paintbrush on it - needless to say we NEVER got around to painting it.
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The main bathroom took FOUR coats of white and it still needs another coat. I said forget it - I'm going to run a color border anyway - eventually.
Half bath ended up being a beige color concocted of the 'blue room's lighter color mixed with white. This bathroom turned out GREAT!
And finally, my kitchen *sigh*
GO AWAY PEA GREEN! WOOHOO!!!!
I'm tellin ya, the camera does these colors NO justice. The kitchen is a gray/beige - just about EXACTLY what I had in mind!
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MrsDM
03-30-2009, 01:17 PM
I love the kitchen color!! Its sooo much better than that green color!!!
Thanks - it's so much more peaceful in there now :whoohoo: I can't wait to get to movin in and getting it in order. I gotta get an island soon or a hutch for dishes - there is no room for anything in there :irked:
mitch
03-30-2009, 01:34 PM
Looking good. :)
There's You painting an entire house. And here's Me putting off painting the spare bedroom. :bbredface:
I spend half the day in here on the PC. Surrounded by naked walls and a tin of paint. But then i look at all the stuff in the room and think again.
There's a massive Desk, Filing Cabinet, Single bed that converts to a Double. Everything for sale on eBay and all the stuff that's waiting to list is here with Me.
It's like a Warehouse but without a Forklift Truck.
I sold the Forklift on eBay.
It was a cool model that went for good money :rofl:
Looking good. :)
There's You painting an entire house. And here's Me putting off painting the spare bedroom. :bbredface:
I spend half the day in here on the PC. Surrounded by naked walls and a tin of paint. But then i look at all the stuff in the room and think again.
There's a massive Desk, Filing Cabinet, Single bed that converts to a Double. Everything for sale on eBay and all the stuff that's waiting to list is here with Me.
It's like a Warehouse but without a Forklift Truck.
I sold the Forklift on eBay.
It was a cool model that went for good money :rofl:
Omg :rofl: :rofl: The difference is, my house is empty so that made it a heck of a lot easier to paint :)
Danielle9608
03-30-2009, 02:05 PM
Looking good! My back hurt just thinking about all that painting!
Looking good! My back hurt just thinking about all that painting!
Thanks! Actually, the worst for me is my hip! All the squatting down to paint the lower half of the wall just messed my lower half up :urgh: Even my arms aren't very sore! It's all from the waist down :snide:
Danielle9608
03-30-2009, 02:11 PM
Hey at least painting is a good work out and then your house still looks fantastic too! Win Win :)
Hey at least painting is a good work out and then your house still looks fantastic too! Win Win :)
That's the way I saw it. I had a hand in every wall we did except for the 1/2 bathroom :whoohoo:
kgvettegirl
03-30-2009, 02:16 PM
Any word yet from the banks or your realtor? Have they taken the house off the market yet?
Any word yet from the banks or your realtor? Have they taken the house off the market yet?
No... it's still listed. I'm going to call my Realtor at 12:30 when we go to break.
Nekochanpurr
03-30-2009, 02:27 PM
Wow Justina!!! Everything looks so nice now! :)
Brian's Bride
03-30-2009, 03:16 PM
You did a really good job! I hate that my pictures didn't do the room colors justice, either. Isn't it awesome to paint without needing drop cloths because the carpeting is getting ripped out anyways?!? I did see one across the tile floor. Good idea! I was cleaning the bathrooms yesterday and started scraping the little paint splatter off the toilet and countertops. Wish we would've used a drop cloth on the vanity!
You did a really good job! I hate that my pictures didn't do the room colors justice, either. Isn't it awesome to paint without needing drop cloths because the carpeting is getting ripped out anyways?!? I did see one across the tile floor. Good idea! I was cleaning the bathrooms yesterday and started scraping the little paint splatter off the toilet and countertops. Wish we would've used a drop cloth on the vanity!
Breckan, you're RIGHT.. it was such a relief not to freak out every time we dripped in the bedrooms.
I did the main bathroom by myself x4... and didn't once drip on the floor :whoohoo:
My dad did the back bath and I haven't checked the floor yet :snide:
Jacklynn
03-30-2009, 08:14 PM
You've done a really nice job! Everything looks great. Your bedroom looks amazing, I like how you did it.
Thank you Jacklynn! I can't wait till we're done with the baseboards and moulding.
Now it's off to do my homework I was supposed to have done yesterday :irked:
firespirit
03-31-2009, 10:58 AM
Wow! Looks great!
savepaws
03-31-2009, 11:22 AM
It looks great! I'm jealous. I LOVE to paint!!! I can't wait to have a house of my own that I can paint!
Thank you!
Last night, Matt and I went out and painted the base boards in ours and Sierra's rooms. We overpainted a little bit since we were anticipating this. It doesn't look FANTASTIC because we used spray paint - got some overspray in the corners :irked: But since we have white paint - we can fix it in our room at least.
Here's what it looked like in Sierra's room - I didn't get before pics in our room - and that's where I got after pics. I didn't get after pics in Sierra's room, but that's where I got the before pics. I'm a dork :rofl:
We also re-painted the moulding that is going to go across the middle of the wall... I can't WAIT till that's in - it's going to be sharp... I think..... Cept the long wall piece of moulding broke on my way home from HD :irked: so we're going to have to use 2 pieces on the wall to the left of the window - GRRNESS. Oh well, we'll make it work.
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My mountain man who won't shave till we're in our new house.
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MrsDM
04-02-2009, 11:16 AM
Everything looks great, so far Justina! I LOVE the pink in Sierra's room!
Does the bank know you are painting the house, and all?
Kfancii
04-02-2009, 11:26 AM
Looking good Justina! Did you use spray paint to paint the mouldings??? We did ours with an oil based enamel since we wanted something that would hold up and be easy to keep clean, but boy is oil harder to paint with! It also takes FOREVER to dry!!
Everything looks great, so far Justina! I LOVE the pink in Sierra's room!
Does the bank know you are painting the house, and all?
Thank you! It is a very bold and not totally bright pink...
HELL no they don't know LOL! I don't wanna think bout what they'd do if they knew. Only my lender knows - and I only told her AFTER we did it. My Realtor doesn't even know.
Looking good Justina! Did you use spray paint to paint the mouldings??? We did ours with an oil based enamel since we wanted something that would hold up and be easy to keep clean, but boy is oil harder to paint with! It also takes FOREVER to dry!!
Yeah, we just used spray paint. If it comes down to it and we have to repaint them, we'll just tape them off and spray them again :D We sprayed the baseboards and the moulding... I'm kinda bummed we're rushing through it and not using oil based, but oh well - it's something we can fix up easily in the future if we need to. I'm kinda ticked at the overspray in the corners though (our room and Sierra's), but our room is easy to fix at least. Sierra's - well, let's say we don't have that shade of pink anymore as I had to mix the remaining in the old paint can which made a whole new shade :D Oh well!
Danielle9608
04-02-2009, 11:43 AM
I love coming to look at this thread Justina you guys are making such progress! Keep up the good work.
I can't wait till I'm posting new carpet and garage door pics :) :whoohoo:
I got my CA refund yesterday :whoohoo: So it looks like we might be able to have a little fun on our cruise after all... OmG I can't wait to get outta here (Sac) for a few days and just veg!
Ninedays9
04-02-2009, 12:57 PM
It's looking lovely! It must be very exciting for you. :)
And I wish we were in the same boat of being able to paint without having stuff in the room.. we're going to paint our new bedroom sometime in the near future and we have to move all the stuff out. (We decided to paint after we had moved it all in there.)
MrsDM
04-02-2009, 01:27 PM
It's looking lovely! It must be very exciting for you. :)
And I wish we were in the same boat of being able to paint without having stuff in the room.. we're going to paint our new bedroom sometime in the near future and we have to move all the stuff out. (We decided to paint after we had moved it all in there.)
Ditto. I wish we could do the same thing. Its so much easier and less clutter around.
Everything looks good! (Though I would be too big of a chicken to paint if the paperwork wasn't finalized! I will live my rebellious stage thru you. :) )
When is the carpet going to be installed?
Everything looks good! (Though I would be too big of a chicken to paint if the paperwork wasn't finalized! I will live my rebellious stage thru you. :) )
When is the carpet going to be installed?
When you've been in escrow for 7 weeks, living with no water, your rebellious stage takes over :winktongue:
Carpet is going in on Saturday :whoohoo:
Kfancii
04-02-2009, 02:44 PM
When you've been in escrow for 7 weeks, living with no water, your rebellious stage takes over :winktongue:
Carpet is going in on Saturday :whoohoo:
I sure hope they get the paperwork finalized by Saturday. Rebellious or not, I would be a chicken. You are so much braver than I would ever be to spend all that money on updating the house before it is legally yours. I hope everything turns out well in the end and that the end is here very soon!
I sure hope they get the paperwork finalized by Saturday. Rebellious or not, I would be a chicken. You are so much braver than I would ever be to spend all that money on updating the house before it is legally yours. I hope everything turns out well in the end and that the end is here very soon!
Most likely I'll reschedule the carpet guys if we don't have the keys come Saturday... Matt's not so by the book on this though. He wants the carpet in yesterday, as well as the garage door. It's all I can do to put him off till Saturday :bbeek:
*fingers crossed*
Wow... SO much has happened!
Saturday morning, the carpet guys come in and bring the WRONG carpet for the baby/office room. Not only that, the carpet we picked out for our bedroom is TOO SMALL! (Sierra's room turned out PERFECT).
So the guy says he can make it work - the too small carpet - I said no, I don't want a half assed job done, so Matt and I drove 23 miles back to Elk Grove to pick out different carpet. Thank goodness they had a roll of commercial grade gray patterned carpet in stock that Matt fell in love with, so we picked that.
Now, for the wrong carpet - the guy said that the one we picked out was too small so he sent us the next one that we were looking at. Well, I picked the paint in the room with the carpet sample we had of the OTHER carpet. DANGIT!!!! Now my paint doesn't go with the carpet :(
It looks okay - but it's totally too orange for my comfort. Once we get it furnished it should look a lot better.
We moved in yesterday... about 2/3 of the way moved in. Still gotta move the computers and one of the couches and a bunch of misc stuff.. Oh, and the garage :urgh:
Went to IKEA and got our desks and vanity for the bathroom that has no mirror... :whoohoo: I can't wait to get pics of them up already - cuz then they'll be done hehee.
Pics soon!!!!!!
Matt has agreed to go with me to pick up my hutch for the kitchen :whoohoo: I'm PSYCHED - this is exactly what I've been looking for and providing it's complete, I'm going to get this today!
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MrsDM
04-06-2009, 01:00 PM
Love the hutch! I think it will go great with your kitchen!!
PICS!!!! Finally:
First of all - the AWSOME new shower head Matt installed in our bathroom :whoohoo:
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Carpet day
The padding is in.....
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Here's the carpet that we had to go get because the stuff they brought wouldn't fit in our room. So we drive 23 miles one way to get the carpet, and I told the guys NOT to pull it out the window. The MOFO's just yanked it out, which scratched the whole interior around my window on my door - I'm TICKED!!!!!
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Baby room - you can see how the wrong carpet they brought doesn't go with the paint :irked: Goes great with the tile though LOL!
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I think Sierra's room turned out perfect :wub:
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Here's the carpet we ended up with for our room:
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All 3 up to the tile:
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Sierra's room is complete - just needs to be unpacked!
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MrsDM
04-06-2009, 01:38 PM
Wow! Sierra's room looks so cute! Honestly, I don't hate the carpet in the baby room. Maybe its just the picture with the title in with it, but it doesn't look all that bad! The whole room is that color, right?
LOVE the shower head! I need to convince Dan to get a super duper fancy one like that in our bathrooms!
Our first piece of furniture we brought over - besides Sierra's bed. The other is longer.. they're so deep - this is why I want to get a sectional, these couches are HUGE!!!!
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I don't have anywhere to put these yet. I think I'll put a little shelf over our entertainment center or something...
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Here's what our room looks like now.... we don't have a bed frame yet - so we're shopping slowly for a bedroom set. Believe it or not, both the comforter and curtains are black LOL.
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Biscuit was FREEKING out with the move... Now with the new place he don't know what to think.
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Wow! Sierra's room looks so cute! Honestly, I don't hate the carpet in the baby room. Maybe its just the picture with the title in with it, but it doesn't look all that bad! The whole room is that color, right?
LOVE the shower head! I need to convince Dan to get a super duper fancy one like that in our bathrooms!
Thanks! Nah, the baby room is two colors... a lighter shade of that dark color.
The shower head is on clearance at HD for $49.95!!!!!!!!! I couldn't believe it - SCORE!!!
Sierra's room turned out PERFECT as far as I'm concerned. She's PSYCHED that she gets to sleep in it this weekend :)
MrsDM
04-06-2009, 02:46 PM
Thanks! Nah, the baby room is two colors... a lighter shade of that dark color.
The shower head is on clearance at HD for $49.95!!!!!!!!! I couldn't believe it - SCORE!!!
Sierra's room turned out PERFECT as far as I'm concerned. She's PSYCHED that she gets to sleep in it this weekend :)
Ooo! FH is going to HD tonight to pick up some stuff, I should have him check it out. They have some awesome clearance items. We bought our $100 touch screen thermostat for $37 there. I must say, it rocks!
Our shower heads suck so bad. One has the same flow as a kitchen sink and the other feels like little pins coming at you its so hard!
Ooo! FH is going to HD tonight to pick up some stuff, I should have him check it out. They have some awesome clearance items. We bought our $100 touch screen thermostat for $37 there. I must say, it rocks!
Our shower heads suck so bad. One has the same flow as a kitchen sink and the other feels like little pins coming at you its so hard!
I hope he finds it! This set has 5 different settings and you can use one at a time if you want, or both at the same time. It's GREAT! Funny thing is that the drain can't keep up when they're both running at the same time :rofl:
We're going to HD tonight as well :whoohoo: We have some stuff to take back from painting leftovers, and gotta get a few more goodies for the house. I think I'll get the rest of the door knobs while I'm at it. I really don't like the gold colored knobs - I'm trying to go with the brushed nickel knobs matching throughout the house.
I'm going to have to ask Brandi to change the title of this thread to "Progress on our new house" WOOHOOOOO!!!!!
Here's the desks that we picked up from IKEA - we're going to place them back to back in the office, talk about saving space :whoohoo: And I can't find a pic of the vanity we got for the 1/2 bath. Guess I'll have to put it up and take a pic :D
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Well, last night we got stuck at the old place - only took one load out in the Pathfinder, and Matt worked on his rig *rolling my eyes*. I was supposed to go get my hutch, and he said it'd only take an hour on the rig. We ended up not getting out of there till after 7pm, so the lady said it was too late to get the hutch. I am *supposed to go* today to get it.
Last night I put one of our 2 desks together. And guess what? It looks just like the one in the IKEA picture :rofl:
Last night I worked on the main bathroom. I cleaned and scrubbed the counter and medicine cabinet and set up the themed goodies (soap bottle, toothbrush holder and towel rack). It still needs a lot of work (new towel rack/tp holder, shelf for the toothbrushes and etc).
I emptied my first box LOL! It was the game box with about half our games in it - and put them away - AWAY!!! It's so nice to have a place for things (which right now is very difficult since the house isn't ready for us 100%).
Matt and I also put up the moulding in our bedroom!! :whoohoo: I am *so* going to end up painting it again - and we ended up being about 10" short for one wall, so we put the short end behind the door so no one can see it LOL.
We went to HD and got some essentials we've been making a list for for days... and this time we only spent $30 - the cheapest trip yet :D
OH, and I set up the daybed in the guest room. I want to get a bed in a bag set for it to make it a NICE setup instead of the usual mismatched setups. I'd like to have our office/baby/guest room to be inviting somewhat.
Kfancii
04-08-2009, 09:26 AM
Sounds like things are moving along nicely! I know what you mean about having nice matching bedding. I have bought alot of nice things from Brylane Home www.brylanehome.com (http://www.brylanehome.com) because they have some fabulous deals in their clearance section. If you sign up to get their e-mail specials you can save even more when they send out special savings codes too! I have found even with shipping charges, I get better deals than buying locally and I have never been disappointed with their quality.
Thanks Kelly!! I'm going to look into that. I don't want to spend a lot on a set, so this outta help me!!!
Pics of the moulding - didn't turn out too great because it was dark and the flash reflects off the paint - but it looks SO much better. I am going to paint with a brush or sponge and oil based paint after all. Now that it's NAILED up and has a few hammer marks, it can use a bit of help LOL.
Mocking it up so I can mark where the studs are:
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Cutting it down to size - what a goof :rofl:
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DONE! Cept for the repaint of course:
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And the little 10" strip we are short :snide:
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MrsDM
04-08-2009, 09:46 AM
Looking good!! Hey, what happened to your hubby shaving once he got into the house?! LOL!
Looking good!! Hey, what happened to your hubby shaving once he got into the house?! LOL!
He said that he'll shave if I give him a haircut - haven't had a chance to cut it yet so he refuses to shave :irked:
I gotta say he did shave a little bit though - he's not AS shaggy, but he can use a good barber. The punk won't go to a barber though no matter what I do. UGH! I just can't win.
MrsDM
04-08-2009, 10:03 AM
He said that he'll shave if I give him a haircut - haven't had a chance to cut it yet so he refuses to shave :irked:
I gotta say he did shave a little bit though - he's not AS shaggy, but he can use a good barber. The punk won't go to a barber though no matter what I do. UGH! I just can't win.
That is okay, Dan refuses to go to the barber as well, so I too am stuch cutting his hair. I told him I refuse to cut it before the wedding, because that will be the time I give him a bad haircut, just watch!
That is okay, Dan refuses to go to the barber as well, so I too am stuch cutting his hair. I told him I refuse to cut it before the wedding, because that will be the time I give him a bad haircut, just watch!
I had to cut Matt's right before the wedding :irked: and yes, it was the worst haircut I've done (I've never cut hair before Matt's, so I'm still learning). His ex even said "WHAT happened to your head?" (She's gone through beauty college and used to cut hair for a living lol).
I told him he should have her cut it next time LOL.
val24
04-08-2009, 09:17 PM
wow your house looks awesome! i love the colors you have chosen!
Thank you Val!
Last night I cleaned the main bathroom. While cleaning I noticed the water in the toilet bowl receding... and coming out the base of the toilet :irked:
I flushed the toilet and it happened again.
So I told Matt, and found out it does it in BOTH bathrooms :urgh: BUT, it only happens intermittently - I've flushed it 4 times since then with no leaks... WIERD.
So after cleaning floor up in both bathrooms, I got to cleaning the half bath. I started putting together the vanity we bought (cuz the half bath is missing the mirror), and Matt called me in and asked me to watch Criminal Minds with him (one of my favorite shows). So I left the vanity pieces sprawled out on the floor in the baby room and never made it back.
So, we had an off night... and Matt's been thanking me all morning for it. I guess we haven't had a night together in awhile and he notices that kind of stuff more than I do. I still don't feel like I've got anything accomplished except for finding out our plumbing SUCKS... but at least we got some US time last night :)
Danielle9608
04-09-2009, 09:57 AM
Time together is really important! I glad you were able to take the night off. The house stuff can wait till you two have relaxed and recharged. :)
MrsDM
04-09-2009, 10:33 AM
Isn't it nice to take a night off? I know exactly how you feel about how you feel like you didn't get anything done, but at the same time how good did it feel just to relax?! Especially you guys, you have been through so much stress with your closing, good for you to take a night off!
Yes, the night off was relaxing and it sure made Matt's week. I'm just too much of a go-go person to really realize that we needed it.
Last night wasn't as much of a night off as the night before - but I didn't get a lot done.
I put together the vanity that we bought from IKEA - and found that it has to be hard wired, it can't be plugged into the wall :irked: So Matt is supposed to figure out how to do that.
I finally got the piece I needed for Sierra's dresser, and was able to finish putting it together and now she can put her clothes away woohoo!
Also, I went through a box of paperwork and reminisced - it was all wedding planning stuff *sigh*
Hmmm... I contact papered one of my kitchen shelves, and it didn't take well to the contact paper :irked: . But I said w/e and am going to finish the rest of them with the paper anyway because it at least protects the wood, and who's going to be looking in the cupboards anyway :)
I went to the thrift store trying to find clothes for the cruise. I was there for over an hour and came home empty handed :urgh:
I told Matt EFF the thrift store I'm going to Ross and I'll just get a couple pairs of pants and some clearance shirts. He just kept on snoring (yes, he slept ALL evening LOL!). So I'll take that as a "Go ahead sweetheart" :D
I finally got me 2 pair of pants and a blouse... yay! Now I can style a little for the cruise :)
We moved on Saturday - got a UHaul and loaded it up ALL DAY Saturday. Got there at 8am and left at 8pm. Had a little yard sale and made $35 - which bought dinner LOL.
Last night we emptied the Uhaul at 10pm :urgh: Yes, I'm beat... but at least it's empty. We still have some stuff at the old house, but nothin that we can't just throw into the back of the truck on the way home from work for a few days.
OmG ya'll, my garage is almost full already - of all the house and garage stuff. I can't wait till we're settled.
Ninedays9
04-13-2009, 01:11 PM
Congrats on being mostly moved!
I know the feeling of wanting to be settled. When we unloaded the truck, there were boxes all over the place. We still have a lot of unpacked boxes, two weeks later, unfortunately. But we're having our housewarming party in two weeks, so we'll have to get it fixed up by then!
Best of luck to you in your unpacking and figuring out where to put everything. :)
Congrats on being mostly moved!
I know the feeling of wanting to be settled. When we unloaded the truck, there were boxes all over the place. We still have a lot of unpacked boxes, two weeks later, unfortunately. But we're having our housewarming party in two weeks, so we'll have to get it fixed up by then!
Best of luck to you in your unpacking and figuring out where to put everything. :)
Thanks :) We're putting off our housewarming party until at least late May, maybe even June. We're busy this weekend, the following weekend we hope to get mostly settled, the weekend after that I'm hosting an anniversary party for my cousins, and the second weekend in May is going to be my first weekend to just ...... do finals :irked:
Brian's Bride
04-13-2009, 02:30 PM
Wow, your house is looking great! I know all the work that comes along with unpacking... we still have many boxes that we just threw in the basement and will probably never open!
Congrats on FINALLY moving in to your place! :) We're with you on the housewarming party, will probably have it in June when the weather warms up in WI!
Wow, your house is looking great! I know all the work that comes along with unpacking... we still have many boxes that we just threw in the basement and will probably never open!
Congrats on FINALLY moving in to your place! :) We're with you on the housewarming party, will probably have it in June when the weather warms up in WI!
Thank you!! Welcome back!
Hehe... we were supposed to be escrow buddies - maybe we'll make it housewarming buddies :) :)
MrsDM
04-13-2009, 03:38 PM
That is awesome all your stuff is there with ya guys! I know how you feel with all the boxes full of stuff waiting for a spot! Packing was so much easier, unpacking is the trick because I'm not sure where to put it all!!!
Well, the septic has been backing up to our front door for a few days. Yesterday I called a plumber and they were at our house within the hour. It cost $175 for them to run the snake through the pipes. Come to find out, weeds had grown IN the pipes, blocking the pipes up. He said we have a 30 day guarantee, and it should last at least a year. :urgh: Can't we just FIX IT? Yeah... for $65 per foot of pipe! OmG!!!
So for now we deal with simply snaking it. Gonna see if the home warranty covers it :)
Check out the color in my roses! I couldn't believe the contrast between the middle and tips of them. They're kinda sick, but they still held the color beautifully!
http://forums.onewed.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4418&stc=1&d=1239729737
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Here's some more pics.
My poor kitchen:
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My living room - probably the cleanest room in the house. These couches are WAY too deep OmG:
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HAHA we USED to have a nice garage ROFL!
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Baby room/office. The desk (s) are/will be against the wall on the right that you can't see.
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Danielle9608
04-14-2009, 02:56 PM
Looking good. I bet you can't wait to be settled!
Looking good. I bet you can't wait to be settled!
Can't wait is an understatement. I'm sick of not being able to use my kitchen. I gotta dedicate a whole weekend to the house - then I'll be happy lol.
MrsDM
04-14-2009, 07:45 PM
Looks good! The flowers are soo pretty!! I know what your saying about wanting a whole weekend to work in the house. It seems like there is always something going on for one part of the weekend!
val24
04-14-2009, 08:08 PM
ohh i love your roses.they are so pretty.
Thank you! I haven't got anything done on the house since..... Thursday???
I unpacked some of the food just because it had to be put away, but that's it. Last night I got home at 11Pm and still packed Sierra's stuff for the cruise, then started packing my suitcase... I didn't get to bed till 1am - and I have to get up at 4:45 on weekdays :urgh: I'm soooo beat. I'm running on 12 hours sleep in 4 days (well, 3 nights, going on 4 days). And I'm supposed to drive the second half of the trip tomorrow. Hmmm.. time to stock up on sunflower seeds again!
Well, I got my bandanna valance in the mail the other day. It's way too short to use as a single, so I'm going to have to order another one and hope it's exactly the same size (they hand make them, that's why it took so long for me to get it). I'm getting excited about it now though because the place I ordered has NO customer service, and I thought I'd never hear back from them. BUT, now that I got my valance, I'm ready to order another one and get them hung in a few weeks when the new one comes in.
Matt and I haven't gotten anything done on the house. Last night I moved the desk into our bedroom to hook up the computer and see if we had Internet yet. We don't have a phone jack in the master bedroom - how rediculous is that!
Anyway... I've been off caffeine for over 2 weeks and I'm having a really hard time, especially now that I'm sick! I am hoping to get the kitchen cleaned up so that I can go grocery shopping soon - I'm so sick of eating out :urgh:
Yesterday I cleaned out my spice cabinet, cleaned the shelves above the stove, swept under the stove (it's still greasy, but at least it's swept), and stocked the spice cabinet. All that took me about 2 hours. I had to spray degreaser on the shelves above the stove, let it soak for awhile, then scrub - about 6x per shelf!
So we went and picked up a modem for our computer so that we can hook up the high speed. I got the modem off CL from some guy - needless to say I'm not too confident in the thing. And get this, it says $3 on it, and he sold it to me for $15 :irked: but it was listed at $15, and Matt and I were thinking that it may have been that price for him to begin with. Who knows. :urgh: We'll know if it works tonight.
Matt mowed the lawn and broke his brand new lawn mower :( He thinks he bent the crankshaft. DANGIT!
MrsDM
04-23-2009, 11:12 AM
Yesterday I cleaned out my spice cabinet, cleaned the shelves above the stove, swept under the stove (it's still greasy, but at least it's swept), and stocked the spice cabinet. All that took me about 2 hours. I had to spray degreaser on the shelves above the stove, let it soak for awhile, then scrub - about 6x per shelf!
So we went and picked up a modem for our computer so that we can hook up the high speed. I got the modem off CL from some guy - needless to say I'm not too confident in the thing. And get this, it says $3 on it, and he sold it to me for $15 :irked: but it was listed at $15, and Matt and I were thinking that it may have been that price for him to begin with. Who knows. :urgh: We'll know if it works tonight.
Matt mowed the lawn and broke his brand new lawn mower :( He thinks he bent the crankshaft. DANGIT!
Ugh - lawn mower drama, we are experiencing that in our house right now! :)
So are ya arms sore from scrubbing?
Ugh - lawn mower drama, we are experiencing that in our house right now! :)
So are ya arms sore from scrubbing?
Yeah, and Matt just GAVE away his other mower that needed a $50 part to get it going again. So now we're completely mower-less. He has a 2 year warranty, but it's limited and it takes time to get it taken care of.
Sore?
*flexing arms, stretching*
Nah, not sore :) I can't wait to get in there and get some work done this weekend though!!!!
It's my birthday on Saturday, and all I'm thinking about is getting some stuff done around the house :rofl:
MrsDM
04-23-2009, 11:33 AM
Yeah, and Matt just GAVE away his other mower that needed a $50 part to get it going again. So now we're completely mower-less. He has a 2 year warranty, but it's limited and it takes time to get it taken care of.
Sore?
*flexing arms, stretching*
Nah, not sore :) I can't wait to get in there and get some work done this weekend though!!!!
It's my birthday on Saturday, and all I'm thinking about is getting some stuff done around the house :rofl:
Isn't that sad, when you are so excited to get housework done?! I bet you are itching more than ever since you were on vacation for a few days!
Isn't that sad, when you are so excited to get housework done?! I bet you are itching more than ever since you were on vacation for a few days!
Yeah. I'm itching to do yardwork MORE than housework, but I know housework takes priority. I want to start a garden SO bad! There's even a drip system set up! I just don't have the time to do it - nor the tools for that matter LOL! GRRNESSSS.
MrsDM
04-23-2009, 11:48 AM
OMG - that is totally are plan this weekend, well Saturday at least. Its supposed to be 80 degrees tomorrow and 76 on Saturday, so we are jumping on that opportunity to clear out some ugly bushes and start cleaning up after the winter.
We also want to plant a garden. Although, there is a garden in the very back of our yard. We aren't sure if its the neighbors behind us, or ours :huh:..I'm hoping its ours!!
OMG - that is totally are plan this weekend, well Saturday at least. Its supposed to be 80 degrees tomorrow and 76 on Saturday, so we are jumping on that opportunity to clear out some ugly bushes and start cleaning up after the winter.
We also want to plant a garden. Although, there is a garden in the very back of our yard. We aren't sure if its the neighbors behind us, or ours :huh:..I'm hoping its ours!!
I'm jealous. Maybe I can get to the garden on Sunday *fingers crossed*. It all depends on how much I get done on Saturday.
LOL! How are you going to find out if the garden is yours or not? Don't you have a fence around your place?
MrsDM
04-23-2009, 12:01 PM
I'm jealous. Maybe I can get to the garden on Sunday *fingers crossed*. It all depends on how much I get done on Saturday.
LOL! How are you going to find out if the garden is yours or not? Don't you have a fence around your place?
Nope, no fence. I guess I could ask the neighbors where the property line is, or hope that they all start cutting their grass over the weekend so we can see where the lot line is. Or, I may just start digging and see if anybody stops me! HAHA!
Nope, no fence. I guess I could ask the neighbors where the property line is, or hope that they all start cutting their grass over the weekend so we can see where the lot line is. Or, I may just start digging and see if anybody stops me! HAHA!
:rofl: Plant your garden then they'll come over and say "thanks for planting our garden for us" :rofl:
Good luck with that! Is a fence in the plans? I couldn't imagine not having a fence. We have fences EVERYWHERE out here :ooh:
MrsDM
04-23-2009, 12:26 PM
:rofl: Plant your garden then they'll come over and say "thanks for planting our garden for us" :rofl:
Good luck with that! Is a fence in the plans? I couldn't imagine not having a fence. We have fences EVERYWHERE out here :ooh:
I know, right? I better be careful!! :)
We were thinking about putting a fence in, but nobody has fences around us. I guess probably because the lots are +/-1 acre and it would be lots of $$$$$$ to fence that all in. We are going to get some nice trees and bushes that will be able to give us some more privacy. I'm luckly, my brother has a degree in landscaping, so I gave him our old couch and some free dinners for his services!
I know, right? I better be careful!! :)
We were thinking about putting a fence in, but nobody has fences around us. I guess probably because the lots are +/-1 acre and it would be lots of $$$$$$ to fence that all in. We are going to get some nice trees and bushes that will be able to give us some more privacy. I'm luckly, my brother has a degree in landscaping, so I gave him our old couch and some free dinners for his services!
Hmmm... guess it wouldn't look too good if you were the only place in the 'hood with a fence then LOL.
That's awsome that your brother landscapes! My dad used to have a landscaping business, so if I have any questions I can ask him. However, I prefer to do it myself... I just have to get through the house first. I enjoy the outside work. I can do without the inside work :irked:. Then again... I only have 1/5 acre :bbeek:
MrsDM
04-23-2009, 12:43 PM
Hmmm... guess it wouldn't look too good if you were the only place in the 'hood with a fence then LOL.
That's awsome that your brother landscapes! My dad used to have a landscaping business, so if I have any questions I can ask him. However, I prefer to do it myself... I just have to get through the house first. I enjoy the outside work. I can do without the inside work :irked:. Then again... I only have 1/5 acre :bbeek:
I don't know if I enjoy outside work yet, I'll let you know after this weekend!
Its hard because I've never done it before, so I don't know what looks good, grows good, etc. Potted flowers and bulbs I can do. When it comes to planting beds and shrubs, bushes and trees, where to put them, etc, I'm at a loss!!
I don't know if I enjoy outside work yet, I'll let you know after this weekend!
Its hard because I've never done it before, so I don't know what looks good, grows good, etc. Potted flowers and bulbs I can do. When it comes to planting beds and shrubs, bushes and trees, where to put them, etc, I'm at a loss!!
Growing up, we always had a garden, orchards, and flowers. Our parents even gave us a plot to plant our own gardens so that we'd know how to do it on our own - and we not only had to keep up with our own gardens, we had to keep up with the 'family' garden as well. I love gardening, I just haven't done it since I was about 12. I wanted to get rid of the rose bushes and replace them with some of my favorite vines, but Matt wants to keep them. So we're going to compromise. I'm going to relocate them :)
I'm looking forward to see what you get done this weekend!!!! I think that you'd enjoy gardening, it's just a matter of not overdoing it and getting stressed. You know, only start with a small one - maybe a few tomatoes, carrots, peppers, squash and cucumbers. It doesn't take a ton of plants to yield food.
Bulbs. I was just thinking last night that I want to plant bulbs somewhere. I have never had MY OWN place to plant flowers, so I'm totally looking forward to attacking the yard (front and rear). However, I don't see that happening until the fall/spring upcoming. Right now it's focus on the house Justina :)
val24
04-24-2009, 11:16 PM
i guess i need to come to you guys for advice on the garden/landscaping
i am hoping to plant flowers next weekend...i have no clue what will grow. I kill plants that people buy me, i swear i water them they just die!
I cant wait to see pictures of your garden/flowers.
Aw Val... I tend to kill inside potted plants as well!! I don't do well with indoor plants. However, I think I can make stuff grow outside if I put my mind to it. Feel free to utilize the Home Decor and more forum! I know that I"ll be in there a lot in the following months :)
OH!!! This weekend, MIL got me a $50 gift card to Wal Mart. I'm so going to get some garden starters! I can't WAIT!
Friday, MIL took me out to dinner for my birthday and we had movie night at her house. Matt and I got home at 3:30 am :)
Saturday we got up late (of course) and I dove in to kitchen work. Long story short, my kitchen is *almost* usable!! My cupboards are full... and I haven't put away any dishes yet :urgh:
Oh well... I put a book shelf in the kitchen for dishes - which isn't near enough, but it's a start until I can get my kitchen hutch.
We also took a load from the old house yesterday and determined exactly what else we're taking.. which isn't much. I can't wait till we're done moving everything!
MrsDM
04-27-2009, 10:49 AM
Sounds like a fun weekend! That is awesome you got that gift card, $50 goes a long way at Wal-Mart, too!!!
NOTKT
04-27-2009, 08:18 PM
Congrats on FINALLY getting into the new house! It looks great!
Thanks!!!
I haven't made it to Walmart yet. Last night we had company TWO times... so we didn't get much of anything done. EXCEPT - one of our company brought PIZZA so I used my oven for the first time :whoohoo: So far I'm very happy with it - even if it doesn't sit flat lol.
Brian's Bride
04-28-2009, 09:35 AM
Happy belated birthday!
I can't wait to get out in our garden, too. There's just too much do inside and zero motivation. Ugh. DH called for topsoil pricing, so I think we're going to have some delivered very soon for our garden!
Happy belated birthday!
I can't wait to get out in our garden, too. There's just too much do inside and zero motivation. Ugh. DH called for topsoil pricing, so I think we're going to have some delivered very soon for our garden!
Thank you!
I have some fertilizer at the old house that should be just enough to mix in for my garden. I just have to DO it. Like you said - NO motivation. I want to get inside done first - but I'm running out of spring!
I will be home this coming weekend because I'll be waiting around for AT&T to get here and fix our stinkin phone line - so maybe I'll make use of it and get some gardening done!!!!!! *hyperdance*
val24
04-28-2009, 10:05 PM
happy birthday!!!!
happy birthday!!!!
Thank you!!!
Got NOWHERE on the house yesterday, but we are contemplating remodeling the kitchen when we get our 1st time homebuyers' credit *fingers crossed*. I can't wait... I've got the design in my head, I just gotta get it out on paper. I'll try to get something up soon :)
Well, yesterday I washed ALL the dishes, today I plan on finding a place for them. My dishwasher doesn't work, so I had to hand wash everything :irked: So I am using my dishwasher as a drying rack for now. I feel like a made a huge accomplishment because now I can use my kitchen!!!! :whoohoo: We're planning on lasagna on Saturday - home made... YUMMYY!!!!
Over the weekend I cooked lasagna in my kitchen. It was not as hard as I thought it would be, having only about 2.5' of counter, but all went well. I overfilled the lasagna which caused it to over flow in the oven - which smoked up the house so bad I could barely see Matt across the house LOL. Oops... note to self - get deeper lasagna pans :D
Anyway, my second valance came in the mail yesterday. I've found that the first one I ordered was too short to begin with... that's why I had to order another one. Well the one I ordered secondly ended up being the correct size. WTF?
So now I have 2 mismatched valances.... I think I'm just going to string em up and deal with it. If I pin or sew them together they'll look like one anyway.
Yay! I've been looking at dishes too. Eventually I want to get rid of my mismatched dishes and have just one set. I'm really digging the Corelle sets.... I just need to find the pattern I want. It's so stinkin expensive..... I don't see it happening for awhile yet.
Sierra finished unpacking her bedroom on Saturday. She only has one box left and that's all stuff to get rid of in our yard sale. I unpacked about 99% of the kitchen and have put 2 huge boxes of stuff to go to the yard sale - WOOHOO!!!!! I feel so great that I'm getting rid of stuff! I'm a pack rat, so I have a lot of stuff to get rid of!
Danielle9608
05-05-2009, 02:35 PM
Sierra finished unpacking her bedroom on Saturday. She only has one box left and that's all stuff to get rid of in our yard sale. I unpacked about 99% of the kitchen and have put 2 huge boxes of stuff to go to the yard sale - WOOHOO!!!!! I feel so great that I'm getting rid of stuff! I'm a pack rat, so I have a lot of stuff to get rid of!
I love getting rid of stuff! Jon is such a pack rat. And since we have been finishing the basement we have been chucking everything we would be in the basement into our spare bedroom. It got so bad I could hardly walk into the room. So I finally went through what was in there and got rid of a whole bunch when he wasn't home ;)
Matt has like, 5 boxes of magazines. MAGAZINES!!! WTF is he going to do with 5 boxes of magazines!
He agreed he's going to go through them and get rid of em, but stuff like his yearbook and important papers are mixed in with em :urgh:
Oh well.... in time, we'll be at about half capacity of what we've got now.
Danielle9608
05-05-2009, 02:47 PM
Jon has these thing about inanimate objects, I think he got it from watching toy story one to many times but he just collects STUFF. Cause he feels bad and doesn't want to throw it away. I can't tell you how many stuffed animals and toys we have cause he found them on an end cap of a store and bought them cause he felt bad for them. *sigh*
Jon has these thing about inanimate objects, I think he got it from watching toy story one to many times but he just collects STUFF. Cause he feels bad and doesn't want to throw it away. I can't tell you how many stuffed animals and toys we have cause he found them on an end cap of a store and bought them cause he felt bad for them. *sigh*
That's so cute LOL!
That's how Sierra is - OMG she has so many stuffed animals. She wants a real pet to match each stuffed animal she has :rofl:
amisteratwisterandme
05-05-2009, 04:03 PM
Matt has like, 5 boxes of magazines. MAGAZINES!!! WTF is he going to do with 5 boxes of magazines!
He agreed he's going to go through them and get rid of em, but stuff like his yearbook and important papers are mixed in with em :urgh:
Oh well.... in time, we'll be at about half capacity of what we've got now.
UGH! We (meaning fh) is like this too! He has 3 storage sheds full of ****. 1 for his tools, and 2 miscellaneous ****. One of them he hasn't even been to in at least 3 years. But, like a good girl I go every month and pay the $45.00 on it.
Yep, $1620.00 for the last 3 years. I bet he doesn't even know what's in it!
UGH! We (meaning fh) is like this too! He has 3 storage sheds full of ****. 1 for his tools, and 2 miscellaneous ****. One of them he hasn't even been to in at least 3 years. But, like a good girl I go every month and pay the $45.00 on it.
Yep, $1620.00 for the last 3 years. I bet he doesn't even know what's in it!
I refuse to pay for a storage unit - I'll pay for a parking spot (which we haven't had to do YET), but I won't pay for a storage unit. I can't fathom paying to store something if I'm never going to use it again. It's hard to let go of things, but they're just things - and I'm FINALLY learning to understand that.
I'm so excited! I was browsing CL yesterday and found '2 free entertainment centers'. Well, I email the guy and he says he's got too many inquiries, and if we want him to hold them it'll be $20. SO I respond to him and tell him I'll pay him $20 to hold the WOOD one for me (there was wood colored and antique beige colored). He responds and says "you got my number - too many inquiries".
So I get off at 2:30 and call him up - no answer. We get to his house and I try to call him up again - no answer. The entertainment centers are in his driveway behind his truck. So, we loaded up the one we wanted! It's solid wood (except for some of the shelves under the TV slot). It's EXACTLY what I've been wanting.... Okay, so it could be a little wider, but I'm not thinkin' bout that - I'm thinkin' bout the fact that I just got a $200 entertainment center for FREE!!!!!!!! I spent an hour and a half cleaning it last night and we put it in the house - got it set up for the most part, now I just gotta unpack our pictures and nick nacks and we'll be set!
:whoohoo:
http://forums.onewed.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4688&stc=1&d=1242492391
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On top of that, I've gotten a few more boxes unpacked - a few more filled to get rid of :whoohoo: and I got a hutch for my kitchen! No pics of that yet.... soon!!!
NOTKT
05-16-2009, 04:03 PM
Sweet! Great find!
Tadswife
05-16-2009, 06:56 PM
SWEET!!! Can't go wrong with free and looks to be in great condition.. great deal there chika
Jon has these thing about inanimate objects, I think he got it from watching toy story one to many times but he just collects STUFF. Cause he feels bad and doesn't want to throw it away. I can't tell you how many stuffed animals and toys we have cause he found them on an end cap of a store and bought them cause he felt bad for them. *sigh*
LOL..that is too funny!
Brian's Bride
05-20-2009, 05:49 PM
Nice deal on the entertainmnet center. I've always liked the ones that have the lights!
Nice deal on the entertainmnet center. I've always liked the ones that have the lights!
Thanks!!! Come to find out - it doesn't have a switch :irked: so I have to unplug or plug them whenever I want them off/on.
MrsDM
05-28-2009, 12:57 PM
So...how's the house coming along??!
We have a mouse.... :irked:
It's living IN my couch! WTF! So I set out traps yesterday and we're hoping that we get em. I can't even sit on my couch without getting the eebeegeebies! There are freekin TURDS under the cushions. How the heck did this happen????? I'm so irked.
Other than that, the house is going great. We realized that the lawn grows a lot greener when we water it real well a few times a week - so we started doing that :rofl:
Yesterday I was in my bedroom. We have a street facing window, with no fence around our yard. I heard something right outside my window. So I go to the window and see two little heads right below the window.
Me: "Whatchya doin?"
Startled little girls: "Just picking roses"
Appalled me: "Picking roses? Don't you think you should ask before you do that?"
Girls: "We were going to ask you but we forgot. Can we pick some of your roses?"
me - still appalled: "Which rose do you want?"
Girls: "We tried to pick some already but they keep falling apart. I want that one"
Me: "You can each pick one. But I need you to promise me that you'll ask me next time you want some roses and I'll help you pick them, okay?"
Girls: "Okay, thank you!".
Okay... so WTF! Then I look out and there's a kid riding his scooter in my driveway around my CAR! (Scooters have METAL handlebars).
So I started pruning my rose bushes. Got 3 done, and I think I have 4 left. I'm butchering them down to nothing because they're half dead already anyway. Hoping that this will help them come back nicely.
This is so motivation to fence in our yard. I wanted at first to get rid of them, but there is one bush in particular that is orange/red/yellow that is freeking amazing, so I'm just going to *eventually* relocate them. In the meantime, I've got to prune them back so they look better, and so that they can survive.
MrsDM
05-28-2009, 01:28 PM
MICE?!...IN YOUR COUCH!?? :bbeek:
As for the little girls and boy, you have to wonder where the parents are, ya know? Like don't the parents say don't go into other people's yards? I have to say, you were very nice to them, I don't know if I would have been! But then again, you don't want them going to their parent's, "she yelled at us!"
How is your kitchen coming?
MICE?!...IN YOUR COUCH!?? :bbeek:
As for the little girls and boy, you have to wonder where the parents are, ya know? Like don't the parents say don't go into other people's yards? I have to say, you were very nice to them, I don't know if I would have been! But then again, you don't want them going to their parent's, "she yelled at us!"
How is your kitchen coming?
I've learned the hard way to be nice to the neighborhood kids. They'll key my car, steal my mail and break my windows when I'm not looking. And yes, I do wonder where their parents are! These little girls were like SIX years old.. the little boy was probably 6 as well.
Yes, mice in my couch... don't ask me how. I've seen the little fool twice ON the couch.
Kitchen... is still sittin. I'm trying to green the lawn before we get our puppy. I still want an island, and I still want to remodel it, but that's all something that can wait. I've learned how to deal with a busted dishwasher and no sink or counter space :bbeek:
WBandMe
05-28-2009, 02:18 PM
Mouse in the couch--yuck!! I hope you get the little turd.... er, and his little turds. Gross gross!
You had a lot more patience with those kids than I would have--in your best interest though, it seems. I've been known to lean out the front door and chew out kids that were in my yard. (Although, in my defense, a couple of them were playing with a dead squirrel--all we need is some kid to get rabies or something in our yard!)
So I've had the sticky pads out for going on 2 days and nothing - haven't heard em, haven't seen em, haven't caught em. :irked:
I baited the stinkin things with turkey, peanut butter and cheerios - just to make sure I covered all of their favorites.
GRRNESSS. Matt thinks it's gone - I'm not as convinced.
Will update when I get the little sucker!
PGDesigns
05-29-2009, 10:37 AM
Good luck!
We found a mouse in our apartment one morning... on the floor dead. We have no idea where it came from, how it died, or anything. DH found it when he woke up and walked through the living room. I had just walked through there in dark a little while earlier and luckily did not step on it. Fortunately, the dogs didn't have a chance to see it either. I don't even want to think about what they would've done to it. :bbeek:
NOTKT
05-30-2009, 06:16 PM
Oh no, a mouse! I hope you catch it soon!
Well, today we played Rock Band - ALL day. I didn't get nothing more than 2 loads of laundry done and a couple lunches cooked for the weekend. EEEEEEEK! I so should have been unpacking.
Homework is done, lunch is ready for tomorrow - I'm goin to bed :whoohoo:
Brian's Bride
06-04-2009, 02:02 PM
Oh good. You're still unpacking! Makes me feel better about my finished basement that we can't use because it's full of boxes... LOL!
Oh good. You're still unpacking! Makes me feel better about my finished basement that we can't use because it's full of boxes... LOL!
Are you kidding me? I still have boxes in my kitchen, my living room, my bedroom and the spare room. Oh wait, that leaves ONLY SIERRA'S ROOM IS DONE LOL! Yeah.... I'm lagging... but at least I'm getting to enjoy part of my summer at the same time (going camping again this weekend :whoohoo: )
Kfancii
06-05-2009, 09:37 AM
Breckan and Justina-
We just celebrated our first anniversary and I STILL have one room full of boxes from when I moved in a year ago!! Most people would say I should just rid of everything in there since I haven't touched it in a year, but it is good stuff! :)
I'm hoping to get the boxes cleared out this month and actually be able to hang the curtains I bought for that room 6 months ago!
Brian's Bride
06-05-2009, 10:25 AM
At least you have some motivation to get it cleared out! :) I really want to go through everything and have a rummage sale, but I missed our city-wide sale about four weeks ago and I'm not sure if I want to put in the effort. But if I wait until next year, then that's a whole YEAR of looking at this stuff! I'll probably just load up the car and make a few trips to Goodwill...
Kfancii
06-05-2009, 10:33 AM
At least you have some motivation to get it cleared out! :) I really want to go through everything and have a rummage sale, but I missed our city-wide sale about four weeks ago and I'm not sure if I want to put in the effort. But if I wait until next year, then that's a whole YEAR of looking at this stuff! I'll probably just load up the car and make a few trips to Goodwill...
Well...these boxes are the "after 5 trips to Goodwill" stash! I had to face the reality that I have alot of junk! I took over 15 trash bags of clothes to GW out of my closet and still have 2 more hanging boxes in our garage! Can you say clutterbug? :bbeek:
I can't wait to go through everything and get rid of at least half of it. My problem is, even if I go through it in one weekend and have stuff for the yard sale for a following weekend - I have nowhere to put the yard sale stuff 'till the sale! So... I have to go through it on like a Friday and hold the sale on Sat and Sun.
*sigh* Oh well... it will happen soon. Kelly, you're not helping with the motivation part :rofl: I figure if you can go a year without emptying them, I can too LOL!
Kfancii
06-08-2009, 09:12 AM
*sigh* Oh well... it will happen soon. Kelly, you're not helping with the motivation part :rofl: I figure if you can go a year without emptying them, I can too LOL!
Sorry Justina! I totally understand the lack of motivation for stuff that doesn't have a place! We really need that music/storage building that was supposed to be built BEFORE the wedding! :o Here we are a year later and the building is probably going to be another year out! :(
Sorry Justina! I totally understand the lack of motivation for stuff that doesn't have a place! We really need that music/storage building that was supposed to be built BEFORE the wedding! :o Here we are a year later and the building is probably going to be another year out! :(
I'm hoping to do it in mid to late Summer... right now we are just too stinkin busy to get anything done.
So what's up with the storage building?
Kfancii
06-08-2009, 10:37 AM
I'm hoping to do it in mid to late Summer... right now we are just too stinkin busy to get anything done.
So what's up with the storage building?
We are still in the process of deciding what we want for sure, and then getting quotes. Originally we were going to have 3 outbuildings in the back- a music studio (20' x 40'), an RV cover for the trailer, and a gazebo/bar. Of course these projects have to be done a bit at a time to afford them all.
We have the gazebo kit, but haven't gotten it up yet. That is the next major project and we hope to have it done this summer. We might not get the bar built inside it, but at least we want to get the structure up. The big hold up is getting an electrician to the house to give us a quote on what it is going to cost to get electricity to all the buildings. We are guessing somewhere in the range of $10K, but aren't really sure. Anyway- We also want to have some plumbing done for both the bar and the music building.
We are now thinking of combining the RV cover and music building by choosing a metal barn type structure with lean-tos on each side, one side for a porch and the other for the RV cover. If we do the barn, we can put a loft upstairs for storage. We are expecting a quote back from a builder this week, and are taking bets on what it is going to come in at. We both think that it is going to be over $40K - for just the building, not counting what we will need to do to finish out the inside and if that is the case, it will be waiting again as DH doesn't think that he will see a work bonus this year and that is where the money would be coming from. He refuses to finance it, so we will have to wait a little longer. We will get there, just not as quickly as we would like.
Good luck! I hope you get one soon.
I've been going through the living room. JUST the living room boxes. My back is killing me. It hurts to sit, stand, bend, squat, whatever. GRRRRRRR.
Dinner is calling me - we haven't even unloaded either of the vehicles from our final load from the old house :irked: LOVE late nights.
On a happier note - we get Miley tomorrow!!!!! :whoohoo: I'm excited!
MrsDM
06-09-2009, 10:15 AM
YEY!!! Its Miley day!!!!
YEY!!! Its Miley day!!!!
YES!!!! I will be starting a Miley journal in furbabies section later today. I'll get pics. I'm peeved - I forgot my camera battery at home *doh* so now I have to use Matt's camera which is almost dead lol. Oh well....
Let's gooooo work day - get over already! I'm soooooo tired. I can't keep my eyes open! :huh:
So a lot has been going on, but not any progress on the house. It's still a sty of boxes and furniture that hasn't been placed properly. So, Matt is going to his cousin's this weekend so I'm going to see if I can't make some progress!
Today I found a STEAL on Craigslist! I found a hutch WOOHOO! It's green, and I don't want green in my kitchen, so I"m going to try to use paint stripper to get the paint off and get it down to the wood - then maybe stain it afterwards. First I have to put it in the back yard and cover it so I can get the house cleaned up *first things first*
The garage is a mess - Matt's truck leaks gear oil like a civ, so we're going to clean it up and put in shelving units that we got from work.
Annnndddd I got pics!
Here's what my living room looks like... it keeps getting worse and worse even though I've taken a whole truck full FULL to goodwill:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/New%20House/DSCF0008.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/New%20House/DSCF0009.jpg
EMBARRASSING!!!!
Here's the mess in the garage... we're going to take out the truck and line the mirrored walls with shelving:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/New%20House/DSCF0013.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/New%20House/DSCF0014.jpg
And our new shelving we got:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/New%20House/DSCF0006.jpg
Andddd the new hutch! I need to redrill on that center door and strip the paint... It'll be a project but I love it!
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/New%20House/DSCF0004.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/New%20House/DSCF0005.jpg
And this is where it's going!!!
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/New%20House/DSCF0011.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/New%20House/DSCF0010.jpg
And this is a 'hutch' (dresser LOL) that mom found for me at a yard sale for $30.. wasn't what I was looking for but I bought it off her to enlighten her... turns out it works pretty good :)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/New%20House/DSCF0012.jpg
MrsDM
08-06-2009, 10:09 PM
Its sooo funny you bumped the threads, I was just thinking about how you were doing over there and wondering why nobody else has posted pics of their new digs yet :(
LOVE the hutch...hate the color! LOL I think if you stained it, it would look awesome!! I can totally understand your clutter. I think it takes a good year to get organized and into a house. We are constantly going through things and throwing stuff away!!
What ever happened with the curtains in the kitchen??
Its sooo funny you bumped the threads, I was just thinking about how you were doing over there and wondering why nobody else has posted pics of their new digs yet :(
LOVE the hutch...hate the color! LOL I think if you stained it, it would look awesome!! I can totally understand your clutter. I think it takes a good year to get organized and into a house. We are constantly going through things and throwing stuff away!!
What ever happened with the curtains in the kitchen??
I was thinking about our house threads earlier today when I was on my way to get the hutch - figured I had to bump em :)
Funny you should ask about the curtains. I have my valance still... I just haven't figured out what else I want to do with it. I might put the valance over the sink and put a real curtain in eventually, but for now, I had to throw something up because the sun sets on the back side of the house and heats up the kitchen bad in the end of the day. So... here's my makeshift "fix"
My valance that may end up moving:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/New%20House/DSCF0027.jpg
And... a fleece something or other I had layin around the house - literally IN THE WAY LOL. It's appropriate considering the western theme I want for the kitchen. I might try to find a material similar but thicker curtain material instead of fleece:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/New%20House/DSCF0026.jpg
OH... and I do want to strip and stain the hutch. A lot depends on the wood underneath the paint though.. I've never used paint stripper. I believe I will start a thread on that project alone :)
NOTKT
08-06-2009, 10:21 PM
I was thinking the same thing, lol. I also took pictures this weekend of updates. They will be posted in my thread soon.
Love the hutch.
I was thinking the same thing, lol. I also took pictures this weekend of updates. They will be posted in my thread soon.
Love the hutch.
WOOHOO I can't wait to see them!!!!
Thanks! The hutch was definitely the highlight of my week..... unless I get a BFP in the next 48 hours LOL!
OH, another thing I'm excited about, is I can get my custom knobs and use them on the hutches to rope it all into one theme :) :whoohoo:
NOTKT
08-06-2009, 10:28 PM
OH, another thing I'm excited about, is I can get my custom knobs and use them on the hutches to rope it all into one theme :) :whoohoo:
Great idea, I almost forgot about those!
Okay, so ya'll saw the 'before pics'
I'm just PSYCHED that I now have a living room!! YAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!
Reminder:
http://forums.onewed.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=5124&stc=1&d=1249919319
And NOW!!! WOOHOOOOO!! Miley loves it too :) Now, the box on the left is gone already, the box on the left on the floor is on Ebay right now, and the box on the right in the second pic is going to mom's :whoohoo:
http://forums.onewed.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=5126&stc=1&d=1249919331
http://forums.onewed.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=5125&stc=1&d=1249919324
And the baby room - a few of the totes I have to go through after I get my hutch in (a lot of pens, nick nacks, etc). Used to be the bed was full above the window line and you couldn't walk from past the bed to the closet. Now it's all organized and I know where everything is - WOOHOO! Oh, and the 1 of the big boxes is thrift store/yard sale stuff... so that'll be gone too!
http://forums.onewed.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=5127&stc=1&d=1249919339
MrsDM
08-10-2009, 11:52 AM
Wow Justina...you really worked hard this weekend!! I think it looks GREAT!!!
Wow Justina...you really worked hard this weekend!! I think it looks GREAT!!!
Thanks! The two little end tables by the door are going to be gone soon too, and once I get my hutch done, my kitchen will get done (right now the kitchen is TERRIBLE because I refused to touch it all weekend cuz the living room was priority. :ooh:
NOTKT
08-12-2009, 09:55 PM
Looks fantastic! Its so time consuming but worth it in the end.
gwenshack
08-12-2009, 10:00 PM
There's a floor! :) Nice job Justina! :)
YIPPEEEE!!! Last night I did dishes for the first time in 3 weeks - GROSS I know, but we haven't been cooking or eating, so really they were from like, THE 2 meals I've cooked in 3 weeks.
Not only that, I cleaned the bathroom - probably better than it's been since we moved in. YAY! Now the only thing I have to be embarrassed about when we have company is our bedroom (the coolest room in the house when it comes to the walls LOL).
So, yesterday was a very satisfying day!
Oh yeah, so I washed the dishes, then put them through the broken dishwasher just to sterilize them, and the breaker kept blowing - not to mention, I cooked dinner last night so I had the stove and the d/w on the same breaker. So I turned off the d/w so that I could use the stove, then when I was done with the stove, I turned on the d/w. I swear I had to trip that stinkin breaker 6 times and it still didn't want to stay on. Some time or 'nother during the night, the breaker spazzed out and the d/w finished it's cycle lol.
NOTKT
08-19-2009, 07:31 PM
Well that's great news you got some stuff done! I hate coming home after work and working more but then I hate working on the house when I want to chill on the weekends. Its just never a good time!
Totally sucks about the DW, we need a new one too, it does not dry for anything, ugh. And some of the metal is showing thru the coating.
Thank God someone understands. Matt just doesn't get it. I had a breakdown a few weeks ago - just started crying and couldn't stop because I was so worn out, tired of coming home every weekend to a dirty house. So I told him to go camping without me so that I could clean. Needless to say, I didn't get it cleaned till the week afterwards, but now he understands how much it means to me to have a semi-clean house.
NOTKT
08-20-2009, 09:04 PM
Sometimes that's what it takes. I'm more productive without DH around too because all I want to do is hang out with him! I work about 10 hours a day (drive time add 1 hour) and I have to try and maintain the old house we are trying to sell, so sometimes I literally have 2 hours before I have to go to bed and do it all over again. Its like I walk inside and I'm mentally handed this huge list that looks like Santa's haha. That's how I imagine it, at least. Rome was not built in a day, right? :)
Sometimes that's what it takes. I'm more productive without DH around too because all I want to do is hang out with him! I work about 10 hours a day (drive time add 1 hour) and I have to try and maintain the old house we are trying to sell, so sometimes I literally have 2 hours before I have to go to bed and do it all over again. Its like I walk inside and I'm mentally handed this huge list that looks like Santa's haha. That's how I imagine it, at least. Rome was not built in a day, right? :)
You got that right. I'm more productive in MANY ways without DH around... if I want to lose 50 lbs I should go on leave from him for 4 mos LOL!
NOTKT
08-21-2009, 06:11 PM
You got that right. I'm more productive in MANY ways without DH around... if I want to lose 50 lbs I should go on leave from him for 4 mos LOL!
Me too! I usually make him something good to eat for work but I'm too tired/lazy to make it for me. Ugh, we are bad!
Well, Jeanne reminded me to post here when she posted re: Breckan's party :)
We have 2 of our 3 "open house" parties scheduled!!!! October 10 & 17 we'll be entertaining at our place. My family first, then his family. THEN we're going to do a big friend's bash hopefully in November. Now I just gotta get my hutch done and into the kitchen and I can start on pics & organizing the living room :)
More updates as I get the place cleaned up :whoohoo:
Danielle9608
09-23-2009, 03:24 PM
Can't wait to see what you done :)
Wow I"m laggin.
So today I had to come home early to meet with the plumber. Our sewer heading from the front porch to the street has been backed up for weeks, and my washer doesn't drain, so I tried to get both things done with one visit. I met the plumber a little bit ago, and he snaked the front yard. We have a big tree in our front yard (not even really big but big enough to be a PITA). Apparently the roots from the tree have gone through the sewer line and punctured it. When he snaked it he took out HUGE chunks of roots. So this is going to be a regular occurrence unless we dish out the dough to fix it - roughly $800-$3k.
Matt says we'll just keep having it snaked 1x or 2x a year since we only plan on being here 5-6 years. BUT... we'll see. Time will tell. I think the pipe being broke is going to cause more problems as time progresses. Hopefully when we get better jobs we can just have it fixed 'cuz I'd rather pay off the house and rent it out, than sell.
Here's how close the drain is from my front door - you can see in the bottom of the pic the corner of my entry way rug that sits right outside my door, and the drain is about 2' up the cement from the pole on the right:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/New%20House/DSCF00362.jpg
So he wouldn't touch the washer drain because it's not up to code. It's a 1.5" pipe instead of the required 2" pipe. So he told me roughly how to fix it... but he couldn't touch it. Ugh. One more thing.
So here's how my washer/dryer sits right now. Dryer is usable, washer is not:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/New%20House/DSCF0044-1.jpg
Anyway, that's the latest and greatest. I'm still gagging over the smell of kitty litter and backed up sewer from my front porch, but I've hosed down the sewer and it's DRAINING!!!! This is good lol.
Also!!! Matt and I were laying in bed the other day and we look up and see this: WTF!
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/New%20House/DSCF00352.jpg
So today I go out front with a hammer and pulled any grass out of the T-11 siding that I could, but the grass is still in our room so I'm guessing I can just pull it out from inside - I just don't want to do it yet lol. I sprayed roundup on the grass by the house and hope that it doesn't happen again:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/New%20House/DSCF0039-1.jpg
You can see in this pic how the siding is boughed.... LAME!
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/New%20House/DSCF0038-1.jpg
Not only that we have dry rot on our window sill. It's the only place on the front of the house that's got dry rot. I think whoever installed our window did a terrible job and it's just rotting away:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/New%20House/DSCF0040.jpg
And last but not least - since Matt's truck has been at a friend's house since Thanksgiving, our garage has gone to hell!!! I can't wait till we get it cleaned up 'cuz I'm tired of looking at it and walking through it:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/New%20House/DSCF0042-1.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/New%20House/DSCF0043-1.jpg
MrsDM
03-17-2010, 05:44 PM
WOW. I think I'm speechless. I hate when contractors give such broad ranges for the amount something could cost. I mean $800 -3,000? I understand they don't really know until they get a better look, but still.
As a side question...are your washer and dryer Maytags??? Take a close up pic...I think I have the exact same ones!!! :rofl:
WOW. I think I'm speechless. I hate when contractors give such broad ranges for the amount something could cost. I mean $800 -3,000? I understand they don't really know until they get a better look, but still.
As a side question...are your washer and dryer Maytags??? Take a close up pic...I think I have the exact same ones!!! :rofl:
I know right - he said it'd be about $175 to run a camera down in the pipe and find the break. Then he said if the pipe is broken in one spot it can be around $800-1100 to fix. However, if the pipe is broken all the way down then it can cost well over $3k to have it fixed. I mean come on now, it's just a frikkin pipe! It can be fixed in A DAY! Heck I can do it, but he said "by code" a licensed contractor has to do it. *rolling my eyes*
As for the washer and dryer..... The dryer is a Maytag, the washer is a Kitchenaid. I've never had a matching washer and dryer before LOL.
gwenshack
03-17-2010, 06:35 PM
Hopefully all that'll get fixed so you can use the washer!
Ninedays9
03-17-2010, 10:11 PM
Sorry to hear about all the problems! That stinks that plumber wouldn't fix the pipe, but at least the outside is taken care of for now. I can kind of understand what you're going through... our washer isn't the most functional right now because the pipe is clogged. We tried snaking and it hasn't worked, so we're hoping a plumber can fix it... unfortunately the plumber we wanted to use doesn't do pipe stuff. So we've got to find another one. We've used the washer, but it's annoying because we have to emtpy the water from the laundry tub as it gets filled. Annnway, I hope you're able to get the pipe fixed so you can use your washer.
Thanks!
If I can't get the pipe in the wall fixed, I'm just going to run a drain pipe out the back yard into the ditch Matt and I dug during the storm.. it'll work for awhile I just gotta get the hose to do it.
Danielle9608
03-18-2010, 08:43 AM
Yikes! Sorry to hear about all the problems you are having, I hope it gets fixed soon.
uptowngirl
03-18-2010, 10:22 AM
Oh man! Plumbing problems are the worst! We had the same tree-roots-in-the-sewer-line problem at our old house - but the water backed up into our basement instead of the yard! Gross! Once we had it snaked and the roots cut out the plumber told us it would probably be okay for about 5 years, so hopefully your fix will last longer than you think!
I wish I could be 5 years optimistic! We had it snaked last May and that plumber told us the same thing - and he pulled huge chunks of roots out. Soooo, not so lucky. We'll be snaking it about every 10 months or so :irked:
I told Matt we should invest in a good snake 'cuz it'll be cheaper than paying a plumber every time.
Matt's solution? Tear out the tree - roots and all. I'm afraid if we do that it'll tear up the foundation of the house. So we could cut down the tree and KILL the roots.... that'll stop it from growing into the sewer lines. But it's our only tree on the whole place and it kinda... fits. Oh well.. I'd rather take out the tree than pay $3k to fix the sewer lines!
savepaws
03-18-2010, 11:33 AM
Sorry to hear that you are having some problems!! Sometimes homeownership can be stressful!
Mom came out this weekend to help me out. We made up a couple lists - one was a 'dream list' that she wanted to see: what I wanted to see done with the house eventually without money as an option. Not saying it's going to happen but she said having it written down really helps to make at least some of it happen.
The other list was what we wanted to accomplish this weekend. Well ladies! We got a lot accomplished! Got my 4 foot tall lawn mowed - most of it, then the mower ran out of oil LOL. At least in front of my house looks great!
She also fixed and cleaned the gutter that we discovered is leaking into my wall and making the water flow into my kitchen - not sure if it fixed the water problem but it'll work for now so the gutter is draining down the gutter and not on the wall.
She fixed my BBQ for me so I can grill :whoohoo: :confetti:
And the best of all?! SHE FIXED MY WASHER!!! I'm so stoked. Now I have a washer and dryer that work and I don't have to go to people's houses to do laundry! Yayyyy!!!
We got a bit more accomplished but I can't remember it all right now. I'm just excited we got so much done!
Danielle9608
04-12-2010, 09:26 AM
Wow your Mom rocks!! HORAY for Mom! :ura1:
uptowngirl
04-12-2010, 09:34 AM
Woah - your mom is like super woman!!! I bet you are stoked to have your washer again!!
Woah - your mom is like super woman!!! I bet you are stoked to have your washer again!!
Yes that she is :rofl: She can fix anything she puts her mind to and now with me living in the house alone she wants to fix EVERYTHING LOL!
I washed my work clothes last night.. realized my laundry detergent is at MIL's house :urgh: So I used what little I had in the car and I gotta go buy detergent this week :doh:
Docsgirl
04-12-2010, 09:54 AM
Woo hoo for getting things fixed! Your mom is awesome! :D
The dream list thing is a great idea! When it's on paper and you actually get to look at it, it probably gives a little more incentive.
Woo hoo for getting things fixed! Your mom is awesome! :D
The dream list thing is a great idea! When it's on paper and you actually get to look at it, it probably gives a little more incentive.
I'm going to post the list here tonight. Mom wants to make it all happen - eventually. LMAO!!!! I mean, we're talking at least $75k worth of work on the house and it isn't even worth that right now :rofl: :laugh2:
Brian's Bride
04-12-2010, 12:04 PM
Ooh! I wanna see your dream list! I have things in my head and should put them on paper. But from what I can think of offhand:
1. Fence in the backyard
2. New screens on our back patio
3. Wood blinds in all the windows
4. Ceramic tile in the entry way and master bath
5. Figure out how to put a shower in the master bath! :)
6. Make a bedroom in the basement for DS. That'll open up another bedroom on the first floor in case we want another baby! Plus teenagers would rather have their own space, anyways! Right now it's a spacious finished basement (couches, bar, and tv) with a tiny office and a random toilet in the storage area that we'd have to figure out where to put the new walls and stuff and try to keep some storage space.
Your mom is my hero! :innocent:
Breckan, your dream list is so reasonable hehe! I totally wish I had a basement!
Well, here's what I can remember off the top of my head for mine... I'll update it tonight with the rest of the list if I remember:
(Regardless of Matt)
-reseal or replace windows (all the windows allow a breeze due to improper installation)
-new fence around the whole lot minus the driveway
-landscape front and back yard
-NEW shed in back yard
-expand back side of house meaning bigger kitchen, real master bedroom and bathroom
-expand back patio
-install shelving and cabinets in the garage
-CLEAN garage
-put in outside door in kitchen during expansion... or before?
-knock hole in wall between kitchen and living room for a bar
-remodel kitchen
-new vanity in main bathroom
-new bed/bedroom set for my room
-re-think front patio (wind and rain hit my front door head on)
(If Matt stays gone for good)
-repaint house inside and out
-completely redecorate
More to come later!!!
WBandMe
04-12-2010, 12:13 PM
Wow, your mom sounds pretty awesome! It's gonna be SO NICE not having to cart your laundry around anymore!!
Brian's Bride
04-12-2010, 12:16 PM
Oh yeah, it's pretty tame. We actually HAVE the ceramic tile and just need to get DH motivated to do it (we've had that tile for a year now). He retiled the main bathroom and then that was it... Hrmm...
We don't have anything like expansions or additions! I wouldn't be THAT crazy!!! LOL. I'd also love to knock out 1/2 the wall between our kitchen and living room, but it's a load-bearing wall so I don't think that'll be happening. I'd like to have a breakfast bar to sit at.
Now I'm seriously contemplating running to Home Depot over lunch and picking up some paint to tackle our kitchen. It still has butterfly wallpaper for the backsplash. I can't believe it's been a year already! Jeanne's journal update freaked me out with all the stuff I'd like to do yet!
ikkin510
04-12-2010, 12:49 PM
Your mom really is great! I'm so glad you got so much done while she was there. I'm sure it's great not to have a jungle for a yard. And awesome to be able to do the laundry at home again! Woohoo!!
Some of those projects seem pretty easy, do-able. Like the new vanity. Can't wait till you and your mom can start checking things off the list!
LOL Breckan! I have so much paint - want some? :rofl:
Nikki - the cool thing is - we can do most of the stuff ourselves! Besides the expansion & kitchen remodel and I can hire my stepdad and cousin to do that. Mom's a go-getter. I've lost that trait since I got with Matt... but I'm getting it back, especially after watching her figure out my washer issues & gutter issues. LOL!
MrsDM
04-12-2010, 02:35 PM
Your mom really is great!! I know the grass and washer were weighing heavily on your shoulders, I bet its so nice that its done!!
I keep telling Dan we really need to get a list going of the projects we want to do. We keep going from one to the other without a plan really. If I lived closer - I'd love to help you clean! I know, I'm a dork, but I :heart: cleaning and organizing!!
Your mom really is great!! I know the grass and washer were weighing heavily on your shoulders, I bet its so nice that its done!!
I keep telling Dan we really need to get a list going of the projects we want to do. We keep going from one to the other without a plan really. If I lived closer - I'd love to help you clean! I know, I'm a dork, but I :heart: cleaning and organizing!!
Thanks Jeanne :heart:
I love cleaning and organizing with the right company lol... and so far cleaning and organizing haven't been the plan - just fixing everything LOL.
I am hoping to get my hall closet cleaned out this week so I can pack it with baby stuff. Or Matt's stuff. We'll see lol. It's packed with paint and supplies now from when we painted the house lol.
Ninedays9
04-12-2010, 02:57 PM
That is great that your washer is working now! It must feel quite good to be able to do laundry at home (I had a similar feeling of relief when we got our pipe fixed and could use the washer). It's also good that you've put together a list of things to do... we need to do that as motivation (first on the list would probably be painting).
WBandMe
04-12-2010, 04:08 PM
Hey Jeanne... you don't live terribly far from me, and I could use some help cleaning and organizing in the next few weeks! :rofl:
Sounds like a bunch of us have lists of home projects we'd like to do, so here is my suggestion: OneWed will pay for airfare and supplies, and all of us will fly around the country and take turns working on everyone's house. Come to think of it, we'll actually have a few countries to hit! Sounds like a plan to me, what do you guys think? ;)
Docsgirl
04-12-2010, 09:03 PM
Sounds like a bunch of us have lists of home projects we'd like to do, so here is my suggestion: OneWed will pay for airfare and supplies, and all of us will fly around the country and take turns working on everyone's house. Come to think of it, we'll actually have a few countries to hit! Sounds like a plan to me, what do you guys think? ;)
Sounds fabulous to me! I'd love to have some visitors in Japan! ;)
NOTKT
04-12-2010, 09:06 PM
UGH, we have a list too! We moved in June and I became unemployed in September, so its all on hold. I have a job now but its just getting us by!
Justina, I think MOST of your list is very doable in the future! I'd help too if I was closer!
gwenshack
04-12-2010, 09:08 PM
Hey Jeanne... you don't live terribly far from me, and I could use some help cleaning and organizing in the next few weeks! :rofl:
Sounds like a bunch of us have lists of home projects we'd like to do, so here is my suggestion: OneWed will pay for airfare and supplies, and all of us will fly around the country and take turns working on everyone's house. Come to think of it, we'll actually have a few countries to hit! Sounds like a plan to me, what do you guys think? ;)
This is brilliant! I have some tiling projects, painting, all kinds of stuff. I like company! :rofl:
MrsDM
04-12-2010, 09:23 PM
Hey Jeanne... you don't live terribly far from me, and I could use some help cleaning and organizing in the next few weeks! :rofl:
Sounds like a bunch of us have lists of home projects we'd like to do, so here is my suggestion: OneWed will pay for airfare and supplies, and all of us will fly around the country and take turns working on everyone's house. Come to think of it, we'll actually have a few countries to hit! Sounds like a plan to me, what do you guys think? ;)
LOL! When we moved last year, I was labeling our dressers that said "master bedroom" (mind you, we only had our dressers to move! LOL)
mitch
04-13-2010, 09:08 AM
Sounds like a bunch of us have lists of home projects we'd like to do, so here is my suggestion: OneWed will pay for airfare and supplies, and all of us will fly around the country and take turns working on everyone's house. Come to think of it, we'll actually have a few countries to hit! Sounds like a plan to me, what do you guys think? ;)
Sounds like a brilliant idea. The UK is warming up. There's a Garden, Bathroom, Downstairs Loo, Dining Room and some woodwork in two Bedrooms here just screaming out for some help. ;)
Glad to read you have your Washer working again Justina. There's nothing worse than having to use someone elses Machine for Laundry. Sounds like you Mum is heaven sent. Plus working on the house is "Feathering the nest". Ready for the arrival of Dusty.
I have so much progress to report!!!
This morning I forced myself (literally) to sleep in. I woke up at 7 and couldn't get back to sleep, so I eventually fell back to sleep for 2 more hours. It was awesome. Then suddenly I got this wild hair to clean out the garage. I jumped out of bed, put on a bra and flip flops and got to work. Literally - still in my jammies, didn't brush my hair (threw it in a pony tail) and I am now a wreck LOL. Can't wait for a shower but I'm relaxing first because I don't feel I can stand another 5 minutes for a shower hehe.
Well, with Matt gone, I'm stuck with that job by myself and sifting through his/my stuff and determining what goes where and to whom. So I left him a huge pile of stuff to pick up (which he did this evening and he was TICKED I made him pick it up today), and I organized what I could of the garage. Cleaned up the gear oil and swept the garage, cleaned out the scrap metal from the back yard, and my dad brought a friend out who mowed the WHOLE back yard!!!!!! I have pics but I'm not about to get back up to find the camera right now lol.
Anyway... I cleaned out the garage, moved my rig into the garage from the back yard, found my back patio where we cleaned it off and set up the BBQ (which we used for the first time today!!), got the whole back yard mowed (still gotta rake it :blink: ), and even got the front cleaned up a little bit. Might not sound like much but this pregnant lady is exhausted from it all. I"d say I got in a good 8 hour day of physical labor so I feel very accomplished.
To top it off, we made hamburgers, the leftovers of which I made a meatloaf. I also made salsa from scratch (forgot the lemon :doh: so it didn't turn out "just right"), and now we're sitting down to watch Sherlock Holmes. Dad ran to the store to get ice, so we're on pause so I figured I'd update :)
gwenshack
05-01-2010, 09:53 PM
Wow, you did a LOT today! Enjoy your movie. You deserve a nice relaxing night after all that work! :flower4u:
Docsgirl
05-01-2010, 11:06 PM
Woo hoo! :whoohoo: That's awesome Justina! 8 hours of physical labor while pregnant is no small feat!
ikkin510
05-02-2010, 07:29 AM
I'm tired just reading all of that!! Glad you got some much done and your dad was able to help you out. Can't wait to see the pics!
NOTKT
05-02-2010, 08:07 AM
That's so great Justina! I'm really proud of you! :hi: You are working so freaking hard!
Jacklynn
05-02-2010, 09:08 AM
Woah you got a lot done! Good for you! :)
Thanks ladies :heart:
I got up this morning and could barely walk. I told dad my hips were killing me and he said something to the effect of stop being such a wimp, I'm too young to be hurting like that, blah blah. Gee dad LOL.
MrsDM
05-04-2010, 10:58 PM
Wow you were busy over the weekend! Awesome your dad was there to help!! I bet it feels good to have that all accomplished!
Well, yesterday I went into the garage. I turned on the light in time to see the rear half of a very large rodent. When I talked to mom, she thought it might be a possum. SO, I checked the garage again later, and there was (NO JOKE) a RAT on the hood of my rig. I've never seen a rat in my place, but I've suspected them in my ceiling/walls.
But seeing them in the garage just freaked me out. I had nightmares last night because of it! Not only that, just about every time I go into the garage I see a mouse. So Will and I have decided to be proactive about these things. I gotta go to Home Depot and get some expanding spray foam to fill in the holes in the house (there are quite a few of them throughout the house/garage). Not only that, I'm going to get my rig out of the garage and clean it out since the rats can completely destroy the wiring. Once I get the rig out of the garage, we're going to clean everything up, organize and put stuff in totes. I'm hoping to take away any 'home' they might be able to find.
URGH... I hate mice. I hate rats. I hate anything that is in my home that I don't invite into it. GRRNESSSS. I hope we can get rid of these things quick. I do NOT want them coming into the house. I have a TINY house - so there is not enough room for me, baby, Will AND the rats.
Anyway. That's my rant. We're going to be proactive about these suckers this weekend - I hope. The trick is getting my rig out of the garage without having to get IN IT hahahaaa. I don't wanna climb in with them if they're in there!
amisteratwisterandme
09-11-2010, 01:40 PM
Oh gosh. I am so glad you have Will there, and that he is willing to help you out. I am with you . I hate rodents.
Good luck and be careful!!!! May want to wear a mask to protect yourself.
gwenshack
09-11-2010, 01:47 PM
Oh wow! Good luck with your new pets! LOL :) I hope you can solve the problem quickly...;)
Ninedays9
09-11-2010, 02:10 PM
Icky!! I hope you can take care of the problem and make the rodents go away!
Well, I put on jeans for the first time in probably 6 months lol. I also put on boots - which took about 20 mins :urgh:
I got the rig out of the garage, cleaned the rig out, and pulled off the flat tire. Now I'm waiting on Will's help to get the spare tire on since I can't lift the tire onto the axle.
So the rig is in the front yard now, the garage is cleaned up a bit (not near done), and I'm exhausted. I haven't sweat that much my whole pregnancy (yes, I stayed hydrated). I just feel accomplished and I love that feeling.
Meanwhile, I got 2 friends coming over to hang out for a bit so I'm done working for the day.
Danielle9608
09-11-2010, 08:54 PM
Oh no! Good luck Justina!
NOTKT
09-12-2010, 02:13 AM
Ick! I hope you get rid of them soon!
mitch
09-12-2010, 09:55 AM
Blimey Justina. You're eight months pregnant and changing tyres on trucks. :boggle: Will you slow down woman. Or does Moo have to get on a plane and come make you sit down. (Wishing OW had a smilie face of someone wagging a finger and saying behave yourself lol)
I'm sure if you flutter your eyelashes, Will can do some stuff for you. If i lived nearer i would do it for you.
Aww thanks Mitch :wub:
I still haven't gotten a tire on the rig... I have to take the one I took off to the tire shop and have them dismount/remount it because I have rocks in the beads. I couldn't get the spare off the back of the rig, so Will did do that for me, but it's been so hot outside neither one of us have gotten out there to remount the tire. Hey, at least I don't have to worry 'bout my rig getting stolen as long as it's on jacks and only 3 tires.
f77g4
09-12-2010, 09:53 PM
Ugh good luck dealing with the rats Justina......I would probably be having nightmares too and feeling all creepy crawly.
mitch
09-13-2010, 04:07 AM
Aww thanks Mitch :wub:
I still haven't gotten a tire on the rig... I have to take the one I took off to the tire shop and have them dismount/remount it because I have rocks in the beads. I couldn't get the spare off the back of the rig, so Will did do that for me, but it's been so hot outside neither one of us have gotten out there to remount the tire. Hey, at least I don't have to worry 'bout my rig getting stolen as long as it's on jacks and only 3 tires.
Enlist the help from a few of your rodent friends. I'm sure the tyre will be on in no time. :rofl:
Enlist the help from a few of your rodent friends. I'm sure the tyre will be on in no time. :rofl:
Oh gosh - they'd take off with the lug nuts before they'd help me with anything but giving me work to do LOL!
Still didn't get the tire on the rig. Yesterday, Will and I watched the Dukes of Hazzard marathon all day - it was a nice reprieve after the after-pains of Saturday. He said he'd help me put the tire on tomorrow, since he won't be home today to help me.
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