One last thing!

I am really happy now that we moved. I know in my first point I wasn't so sure about this move and the area. I like it here a lot. I've met 3 of my neighbors and all are really nice! We have a pool that has been awesome this summer! The girls love the pool! Caitlin loves her new school and made friends right away! Jacob is not liking it but his attitude is much better. He hasn't found any friends in our small neighborhood and that is a bummer! I think once he goes back to school in the fall he will realize that there are kids maybe in the neighborhood across from us! He starts football next month so I think that will help!

Our little town was hit by a F4 tornado on the evening of June 5, 2010. I can't even explain the feelings that I have. We were so close to where the tornado touched down. It is just heartbreaking to drive through town and see the devastation. I guess in a way I am glad to be here and be part of this awesome community that came together under the worst circumstances.
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Bathroom Color

We went with green! My favorite color! I wanted to do something fun & different! We are not done in the bathroom yet but this is what we have so far:

The color looks much deeper in the picture then in real life. Ron did the trim around the door, window & around the closet doors that are two full length mirrors. He did small matching trim to go around the ceiling but he hasn't put it up yet. Right now the counter top in navy blue. I would like to change it out eventually. Not sure what I want though. All I know is that I want a white sink! This navy one shows every single spot. I feel like all I do is clean the sink!

Notice the trim? 

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We still need to pick out the decor. I want to do brown & Chartreuse  shower curtain and accessories. I haven't found any that I am "in love" with but I really haven't looked all that hard. That stuff is always so expensive so right now we are using the old stuff.

I'm a slacker!

Ahhhhhhhhhhh it's been so long! Honestly we just haven't done anything new! We are waiting until the fall to start where we left off! There is still so much to do! We did paint the bathroom and take out all the old fixtures so I'll get some of those pictures posted. The bathroom was a deep maroon color. Here are some "in process" pictures:

                                                  

 

It will always be the train room!

This room used to be a HUGE train room ... we got it w/ cement floors! It eventually will be a game room & part playroom for the girls. For now it is going to be Caitlin's room! We are going to re-do the downstairs/basement into a nice room for her. It is going to take time b/c we need a lot of money ... haha ... I don't think Caitlin is going to complain w/ having to wait!

15 days later ...

... and we are almost settled in! I don't know why this move was such a mess! Maybe it's because I have two little ones and it is just so hard to unpack and take care of crabby babies. :0) I think today though ... I may be able to unpack the final boxes and maybe even surprise myself and hang some pictures up! IDK though, because it is suppose to be in the 70's today & I'm looking forward to being outside today! HaHa.

Ron finished up the trim in the kitchen yesterday! He stained and cut it all himself! It looks great!

Before & After:

Ron also laid the entire kitchen floor!

^Breaking News^

Okay, okay I'm going to admit ... I'm kind of excited!! Spent a good part of the day over there cleaning the kitchen and opening a couple boxes! It was fun putting the stuff in their "new home" Ron's grandparents came over and grandma helped me clean the fridge! Yeah to that b/c it was kind of scary! The kitchen floor is about done & it looks AWESOME! I love it! The carpet has been installed and looks really good also! I didn't take pictures yesterday! I was so busy! ... Moving Day Tomorrow ... still have a sh!t ton of stuff to do so I guess we will have to do it around the mess. Nice.

I met my 1st neighbor yesterday! They were so nice. The have an 8 year old son. Also tried to give me a puppy ... haha! She was so cute! Poor thing sleeps in a box at night. :( The neighbors took her from another neighbor and they are going to bathe her and try to potty train her.

That's all for today. My main goal in life today is pack/clean up this house. I also need to squeeze in a walk b/c this spring weather we have is great! I need to get settled in so I can take the kids to the zoo! Perfect weather to "Zoo It"

I'm sooooooo tired. I feel like I have gotten nothing accomplished! :( I'm trying to pack this house, need to clean that house, need to clean this house + I have two little ones under foot. I was so stressed yesterday. I know it will all get done, but I'm tired!

Went to the house yesterday to check on the status of the carpet and floor! I really like the floor in the kitchen! It looks better in "real life" then in the pictures! I took some pictures yesterday! It's amazing how much got done.

Here is the girls room! I LOVE LOVE THE VIOLET! I was planning on doing green or pink but saw this color and just knew I wanted it! Now I will have to find matching bedding! We still need to put the molding on the bottom and I want to change out the outlets (covers) w/ something "cuter"

And our room. Still have a lot of work to do in this one! We are going to do the windows w/ the molding ~ like in the girls room & on the bottom. I'd like to change out that ugly fan, which I will do, but not a priority right now! Not sure how to explain this color??? Ron picked it out and honestly not loving it. It's kind of a pale mint green, maybe? :0)

And Jacob's room ... which was the worst room in the house! We have a lot of work on this room too, but honestly some money and a days work and it will look FAB! It was suppose to be grey w/ darker blue trim for a Dallas Cowboy themed room & well it's light blue? Yes, Ron picked out this color too ... Oh well I like the ocean color. :-) 1st up is to remove that nasty blind today! The closet door is awful so that is going to get repainted. Lots of trim work needed, around the floor and window.

Here is a before picture of the bathroom ~ I picked out a funky green MY FAVORITE color and I can't wait to see it! I found the cutest "Jimmy Buffett" decor but Ron wasn't loving it! Boo! It was pretty expensive. I'm not giving up on it yet. For now I will use my nice Sea Shell one I got for my wedding. It is fine. Maybe I can get some accessories to jazz it up? Probably isn't going to match the green though ... haha. The floor is newer so I'll leave that for now. We will probably work on the bathroom next week. I think we are going to get some sort of bathroom tile for part of the wall and around the shower.

Living Room!!! The carpet is laid down here not installed yet: It's dark, a little too dark but I still like it a lot! The carpet was completely installed last night so once I get ready I am heading over there!



I am going over to the house this morning w/ the girls. We are going to clean the kitchen and hopefully surprise Ron and have everything cleaned and put away. I am going to start unloading boxes into the bedrooms. Wish I had some help! :) We need to unload the "Train Room" b/c all of our stuff is in there. Carpet is scheduled next Tuesday to be installed in there. Yeah! It's coming together.