Homeowners: Week 1

We made it! We're official homeowners! Friday was the day; we received the phone call around noon and picked up the keys around 3:00pm and immediately started the demolition! We were so excited.

You may notice I said "were" excited. We still are! We're just ready for it to be done. ha ha. Who knew that would happen? (Just kidding.) It's still fun seeing the progress. Within 3 days we knocked out walls, removed all flooring, got some plumbing fixed, and removed wallpaper. I am still in the process of removing wallpaper because it is such a tedious job. The place is a construction site currently and will remain that way for the next 5 days (we're headed to California for Thanksgiving!) We've made a lot of progress and our goal is still to be moved in within 3 weeks. AND the dog/cat pee/poo smells are 98% gone! Only people who are highly sensitive to smells, like me, can notice it!

Goals for the next 3 weeks:

• Frame in new walls/replace drywall
• Wire in some new lighting
• Paint
• Put in laminate wood flooring/carpet
• Replace windows
• Receive our new appliances
• Move in!

Yes, we ordered new kitchen appliances! We were thinking of just waiting, but there was a good deal at Lowes and their credit plan worked well into our budget. So with those, and open kitchen with a new island, and people to come visit...I am SO excited to cook!

Things to save up for:

• Washer/Dryer
• Master Bathroom everything
• Master Closet shelving
• Vacuum
• Doors/trim

...and for Spring/Summer:

• Lawn Mower
• ...and all other kinds of lawn tools
• Front door
• A whole bunch of other crap!

(Pictures will be posted when construction site has been cleaned up a little bit)