1 year

This week marks one year since we became homeowners! Sometimes it feels like it's been longer because of everything we've done in this house. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas last year we gutted the house, reconstructed, and moved in. Between last Thanksgiving and this Thanksgiving, here is a list of things we have done (and I may forget some):

-Ripped out carpet

-Knocked out walls

-Ripped out baseboards

-Scraped wallpaper

-Ripped up vinyl flooring and toilets

-Put up new walls

-Built island shelves/counter tops

-Texture/drywall

-Fixed plumbing

-Fixed/added lighting

-Painted

-Wood flooring

-New toilets

-Replaced windows

-Replaced window trims/painted

-New carpet/vinyl flooring

-New blinds

-New appliances

-Shelving in closets

-New baseboard trim

-Painted inside trim

-Stained cement in basement

-New sinks downstairs

-Removed large pine trees

-Worked on sprinklers

-Tiled back splash, fireplace, entry way

-Renovated deck

-Removed hot tub, gazebo, pool and surrounding deck

-Rototilled

I'm sure I'm forgetting tasks; maybe some major. We've had a busy year between all of this, work, and school. With a lot of help from Blake and some self-teaching, Lane has learned how to do SO much! I am so impressed with his hard work and accomplishments. Projects for 2012 are more limited, but some include:

-New sprinkler system

-New grass

-Plants/yard

-Cement slabs in backyard

-Build shed for back corner

-Fix deck/stairs

-Caulking/painting base trim

-Build desk for living room by fireplace

Things for future/I want:

MASTER BATHROOM! I really just want a nice tub...annnd a new front door. What does all this require though? $$....~sigh~ someday....