Wow

Last weekend we went to the house for the 1st time since Jim & Laura moved out. It was shocking at how much work we need to do but crazy to think we are getting in all done in less then two weeks! Well, the major stuff anyway. I was pretty overwhelmed, especially since I can't really "help" that much. With a very needy 10 month old and no carpet at the time it's not like I can do much.

We went to a couple of places to look for carpet and flooring. Our funds were pretty limited and we were planning on just doing a little bit here and there. We went w/ the intention of getting living room carpet. That is the most important. However, Menards was having a super 3 day sale and we found some pretty inexpensive carpet that had padding included. We figured since those 3 rooms were not "huge traffic area's" we would be okay w/ it. So went home w/ some samples and some paint samples. The next day we stopped at Menards one more time to look again and then headed off for lunch w/ family and to stop by the house. We were planning on buying the carpet that evening. Totally surprise to us .. we had someone offer to "help" w/ the carpet (put on their Menard's credit card!) and wanted us to do the better carpet and carpet the WHOLE HOUSE! OMG! We never were planning or expecting that! So we spent another 2 hours at Menards last Sunday night and spent over $3000 on carpet for the whole house. We were both happy but wow, what a feeling to sink $3000 down just like that!

So great, we had the carpet now what?! Ron was planning on installing it himself but luckily some sense came to him and talked to 3 guys to get some installation quotes. He found one he really liked and the guy offered to do most of the padding for FREE and whatever holds the carpet down! So Ron went back to Menards to cancel padding and supplies and we got a $968 credit!!!!!!! Yippee! He doesn't have enough padding for the whole house so once the padding has been laid then we will go back and buy the remaining pad w/ our credit!

Fast forward to paint! Wow, what a mess. Can't say much more about it! We have decided on paint for most of the rooms, we are leaving the living room & kitchen for now. They were recently done and I can live w/ the colors for now. Ron spent Monday night/Tues. afternoon priming the bedrooms. It was bad. The other day he contacted a friend who is out of job right now and asked him if he would like to paint for us! So double YEAH ... we don't have to paint! Toby & his wife went over to the house and painted allllll day yesterday! I can't wait to see it! All the bedrooms are about done! We need to pick out paint for the bathroom today or tomorrow, so the painting should be done this weekend. I know the installer is installing pad this weekend. Our carpet came in early (we got a call yesterday morning!) so that will be laid the 1st of the week.

It's coming together!