New House Accomplishments

It's been about two weeks and it is starting to feel like home. Slowly but surley. I was sick for a good week. But now I am feling so much better and ready to get things done. In terms of accomplishments I completed the front bathroom. It was an easy room to tackle since it is, by far the smallest. Actually, it may literally be smaller than every other space, including most closets! I happen to have a bunch of stuff to complete it quickly too so it is the first to find itself DONE! The rest will be a long work in progress of course. But we have made strides.

Our new kitchen is fabulous. Lots of counter space, tons of cabinets and a whole lot of potential. The first thing to tackle was adding knobs and pulls on the cabinets and drawers. This was a pretty simple thing that made the kitchen look awesome (and oh so much more functional! How did they deal without them?). You can see the pic - Leo is making a new batch of beer. Also new in the kitchen are the doors on the pantry. And it comes with a story.

The double doors on the pantry had marking on the inside for people who lived here last. We could see how their two kids grew in the last few years. And even the very last markings when they moved. It made me so sad to look at it - they really loved this house! The husband asked if we minded if he actually took the door and replaced it with a a new one. I was more than happy with that arrangement. I was more than happy to learn he was able to give her the door for Mothers Day and it really did make her day. When he came to put on the new door today we went ahead and continued the tradition. We marked Nathan's first measurement of height in our new house. Perhaps this will be a tradition with all our visitors from now on!

Next project? The rest of the garage. We are very close to emptying it so that we can park there. I haven't parked in a garage since . . . January?! Can't wait. Then I think we will make the extra bedroom kid-friendly for Nathan to play. Although every room has become his. There are toys in every nook and cranny. Balls, little people, blocks, cars, you name it - there is a little bit every where. But you know what? I don't care! I love that he has things to amuse him and make him happy every where we go. Nathan really loves "the blue room" where he has spread out. He runs around and does whatever he pleases. We even made a new addition - a tee-pee. Yes, a tee-pee.

I went to a friends yard sale yesterday and bought a bookcase, car seat (for Gigi's car!) and some other odds and ends. When we went back today to pick up the bookcase, they were cleaning up after the yard sale and they practically begged us to take the tee-pee my friend had for her son when he was smaller. Knowing we had the space (and free is a good 4-letter word!) we took it. Nathan went in there and played hide and seek with us for a while. I think he likes it!

What we don't like is the outside adventures we have been having. I spotted a snake last week and Leo saw two fighting snakes the other day. I spotted a tick on me AND I got stung by a bee last week. I'm not really a big fan of nature at the moment. It will all be fixed so we can enjoy the outdoors - but in the meantime I step lightly and only in really broad daylight.

In news other than house stuff, we found out this week that I'm getting a niece! Greg & Danielle announced a few weeks ago what I have been dying to announce too. They are having a baby and she is due around the end of October! We are all super excited and Mom and I are already planning on buying lots of little girl things soon!

Well, I have a lot of updating to do in terms of pictures. I'll do my best to get them up on Picasa. In the meantime, here is Nathan having pasta tonight . . .