This morning I'll have to think fast and type faster. I have 3 fussy, coughing, snotty, babies wondering ("exploring their environment") and multiple opportunities for breakdowns.
Since I started babysitting our little friend, things have become slightly more busy, but in a different way. The kids play together for a few minutes at a time allowing me to pick up the house or do a load of laundry. I'm really enjoying the structure of our day and watching them play.
Carey is still on trauma. This week he works 5:30 a.m. to about 6:30 p.m. and is at home at night. I don't mind this week at all! As far as I can tell, there's a common trauma theme:
1. Drunk old men fall.
2. Stab and gunshot wounds.
3. Little old ladies fall.
From my observations I've learned the importance of exercise (you're totally surprised I threw that one in there, huh?) and that it is equally important to stay away from drunk old men and out of the downtown area after dark.
It's an appropriate time to mention that our Christmas decorations are officially up because from this moment on, they will continue to come down. The tree was beautiful for the hour that the kids were sleeping that day and since then, ornaments come off one by one. I've accepted that by the end of the week are tree will be naked from the waist down. It's probably best that I just replace those ornaments with edible ones (with veggies!) and maybe I'll benefit from their disappointing attempts to eat everything.
Last week we moved the kids into the same bedroom upstairs. They both sleep in Hayes' bedroom and we turned Aisley's room into another playroom. Carey put up his drum set and xylophone and we'll soon have a keyboard. It's been awesome to have a playroom upstairs for smaller toys and be able to just shut the door and play! (I stay in with them, of course!) Downstairs we have the outdoor toys and large muscle group activities. We brought in the playhouse, slide, bikes, and scooters. I'm so blessed to have such a kid-friendly house.
I just realized the sudden silence and went to inspect the situation. The two youngest were joyfully splashing in the dog water. :0
Showing posts with label house updates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label house updates. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Sunday, May 2, 2010
House Plans!!!
So.... we have a house! Yay!!! Our journey will begin on the Monday after graduation (May 24th) and we close on Friday. I figure 5 days will be enough time to get us there.
We passed inspection with only 1 bump for the sellers (radon needs remediated) and a handful of DIY projects for Carey. Poor guy. He'll spend his last three weeks of freedom working on some sweat equity.
In one way it's really easy for me to make plans for our new home because I'm not there to see the obstacles and barriers. In another way I'm struggling because I have no idea what it really looks like. Other than the 5 pictures from the real estate website, I have nothing to help trigger my memory. See, we viewed this house AFTER the mold house. I didn't pay attention at all. Why should I? I had already made up my mind and knew what I wanted! Lesson learned. Next time I'll give them ALL a chance just in case...
Moving in will be a great suprise and I'm sure that most of my plans will need major modifications. Oh well, it's still fun to plan and dream. Let me start with Carey's DIY projects:
Shutters will be painted black.
Front door will be painted red.
We know that the outside trim is rotted and needs replacing.
The posts and rails on the front porch are also rotted and need replacing.
The chain link fence needs to be pulled up so that we can have a new fence put in.
3 windows need to be replaced.
Both storm doors need to be replaced.
Each room needs to be repainted.
The basement needs some kind of paint/sealant/waterproofing stuff.
Now for the dream projects. We'll see if and how long it takes to get these done!
That's really all that I have. I have no idea what the bathroom, living room, or basement look like. I know that nothing other than the bed will fit in the master bedroom and that the closet is TINY. Luckily, Carey has his own closet in his office so at least we don't have to share. You can see that the kitchen is teeny-tiny and there is not much storage at all. The rest of the house is pretty much the same. I'll have to take advantage of vertical storage and utilize every single inch! We already have way too much furniture for the house so I've had to start a list of each item and give it a designated spot. In order to keep every piece of furniture, I'll have to be very creative in how I make use of things. We may have an old gym locker as a pantry and old nightstands as outside tables. Who knows? I can't wait to play and nest in my new home. Seriously. I can't wait. 3 weeks to go. I hate to wish it gone, but I'll be so glad when it's time to load up!
We passed inspection with only 1 bump for the sellers (radon needs remediated) and a handful of DIY projects for Carey. Poor guy. He'll spend his last three weeks of freedom working on some sweat equity.
In one way it's really easy for me to make plans for our new home because I'm not there to see the obstacles and barriers. In another way I'm struggling because I have no idea what it really looks like. Other than the 5 pictures from the real estate website, I have nothing to help trigger my memory. See, we viewed this house AFTER the mold house. I didn't pay attention at all. Why should I? I had already made up my mind and knew what I wanted! Lesson learned. Next time I'll give them ALL a chance just in case...
Moving in will be a great suprise and I'm sure that most of my plans will need major modifications. Oh well, it's still fun to plan and dream. Let me start with Carey's DIY projects:
Shutters will be painted black.
Front door will be painted red.
We know that the outside trim is rotted and needs replacing.
The posts and rails on the front porch are also rotted and need replacing.
The chain link fence needs to be pulled up so that we can have a new fence put in.
3 windows need to be replaced.
Both storm doors need to be replaced.
Each room needs to be repainted.
The basement needs some kind of paint/sealant/waterproofing stuff.
Now for the dream projects. We'll see if and how long it takes to get these done!
That's really all that I have. I have no idea what the bathroom, living room, or basement look like. I know that nothing other than the bed will fit in the master bedroom and that the closet is TINY. Luckily, Carey has his own closet in his office so at least we don't have to share. You can see that the kitchen is teeny-tiny and there is not much storage at all. The rest of the house is pretty much the same. I'll have to take advantage of vertical storage and utilize every single inch! We already have way too much furniture for the house so I've had to start a list of each item and give it a designated spot. In order to keep every piece of furniture, I'll have to be very creative in how I make use of things. We may have an old gym locker as a pantry and old nightstands as outside tables. Who knows? I can't wait to play and nest in my new home. Seriously. I can't wait. 3 weeks to go. I hate to wish it gone, but I'll be so glad when it's time to load up!
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