We're Moving!

Okay, forgive me. It's been FOREVER and one day since I last blogged. When I started this blog I thought oh, I'll be one of those really interesting people who blogs a little every day because really, how hard could it be right? As it turns out, most of my readers are people I talk to on a fairly regular basis and pretty much know the things I would blog about. Hmmmm, problem.....yes.

Well, it has been a busy past few months for us. Here's a bit of what has been going on just to make sure that everyone is updated. :)

We put our house on the market several months ago after finding a new house at an Auction. It took nearly 3 months and many, many, many showings before we received an offer on it, but as it turns out that was the one we were waiting for because we are now in the process of moving! The stress of keeping your house "show ready" for 3 months and being "kicked out" of your house for an hour nearly every other day was awful and I now have a new respect for anyone that I see with a Realtor sign in their front yard. Anywho, in the process of waiting on our house to sell we were able to do some freshening up to the new house. The new house by the way is a 3 bedroom in Rose Hill on an acre with a huge shop for Hubbie and a one car attached garage for me and a big covered deck. :) Back to the freshening up. We went in and removed a lot of wood paneling off of the living room and hallways and after prepping the walls painted them and put on all new trim. We also had to sand the ceiling in a few rooms that had highly textured ceilings and then painted them. The basement required the most work and that was of course hired out. The walls were cracked and in need of support so an excavator came out and dug out around the house to push the walls back out and we had them add 3 escape windows in the process so that space is now official square footage. The kitchen is the one big project left to do but we're going to have to move in and do it while living there. Thanks to the abilities of my Dad though the work should be able to be completed over Labor Day weekend. The kitchen will be getting all new cabinet door fronts and the existing cabinets will be stained to match the rest of the woodwork. The counter tops will also get new formica tops and the floor which is currently carpeted will be replaced with Laminate floor that looks like tile. We also have to purchase a new stove/microwave set and a dishwasher because the kitchen does not currently have one. A dishwasher is a requirement of mine, I won't go without one any more, 7 years is long enough. :) The kitchen also has some plastic tile board looking stuff on the walls that is turquoise and maroon and that will be coming off. Yuck. Unfortunatley that will mean cutting the sheetrock out but we'll go through and re-sheetrock it, put up a prettier tile backsplash and then I'll paint the walls in there as well. Hmmmm, I think that's it other then some massive yard work and planting some flowers.

Other news, most of you probably know that we have added to the furry side of our family. We have a Great Dane now named Bella. She's doing well but initially was a pretty sick little puppy. She's about 14 weeks now and is already twice as tall as Boomer. For reference, her head is about even with my knee. :) She's super sweet and is really coming along in not chewing on stuff and pottying in the house. She better the the potty training figured out by the time we move August 14th or I'm going to be annoyed. :)

I think I'll have to quit for now. I really need to get back to work. Check in with us when you can and I'll try and get our new address and phone number out to everyone when we're settled.

~H.