tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44077482351238506192024-02-06T20:54:24.360-08:00Our House, Our AdventureOur House, Our Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13577881399481086435noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407748235123850619.post-49478952142633856262010-07-15T06:25:00.000-07:002010-07-15T06:35:15.751-07:00Ahhh... The Beauty of CommunityFixing up a house is a huge task. But having friends by your side makes the whole thing a little easier. Last night my sister, Jacke, and brother-in-law, Eric, brought over our new fridge. It's a Maytag side-by-side and it works great! What a blessing. Then they stayed and Jackie helped paint while Eric pressured washed the outside of the house. Our friends Jack & Jennifer came over and helped out too. Jennifer cleaned the carpet in the living room (which looks GREAT by the way) and worked on the other carpets while Jack helped me and Gavin paint. Our friend Les also showed up to help paint. We were able to get the hall and kitchen painted, the first coat on the master bedroom, and the carpet cleaned in the living room. Things that would've taken days for me and Gavin to do by ourselves! And not only that, but it was fun. Laughing and talking always makes the humdrumness of painting go by alot faster!!<br /><br />I'm going back to the house today to try to finish up the paint in the masterbedroom. I'll post some pictures when it's done :)Our House, Our Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13577881399481086435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407748235123850619.post-70215496313881850982010-07-11T04:14:00.001-07:002010-07-11T04:26:31.389-07:00Blessings Adundant<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Sr4HnEHrMDKb7FEXKkdb34k7oeei-w71V1LHGG4B7I9qdvcL69XK0ZUu798KByJQ7-hbKc8u6WSgFHfFmWFJhuo_ripE_T4-4Qf6lIK-MEgyuKdKNCeJBFY_J5o6DZ513UVBKd6pgGQ/s1600/026.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492608487469755426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Sr4HnEHrMDKb7FEXKkdb34k7oeei-w71V1LHGG4B7I9qdvcL69XK0ZUu798KByJQ7-hbKc8u6WSgFHfFmWFJhuo_ripE_T4-4Qf6lIK-MEgyuKdKNCeJBFY_J5o6DZ513UVBKd6pgGQ/s320/026.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">Wow, we have amazing friends and family!!! After just a day of posting things that we need for the house and things that need to do, we've had so many people offer to help out. Gavin's mom had some window panes replaced for us. My sister and brother-in-law gave us 5 gallons of paint and cleaning supplies. They are also getting us a refrigerator! It's a side-by-side and should be here next week :) My friend and her daughter came over last night to help us clean and pull up tac boards from the master bedroom. More friends are giving us shower curtains and window coverings, cleaning supplies, and even letting us borrow a carpet cleaner!! Gavin's dad gave us a couch, pots and pans, and bedding! And still more friends and family are planning to come over the next 2 weeks to help out. There's been blessings abundant! I can't begin to thank everyone enough. Thank you so much to everyone who is helping us out. It's such a huge task, but you're all making it easier. We love you all!</span></div>Our House, Our Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13577881399481086435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407748235123850619.post-45990479323391399672010-07-09T08:47:00.000-07:002010-07-09T11:12:06.264-07:00Work to be Done<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRw1UwTIMnWgRtE-oM5-kRUPgi0QBp5BvotqsL1xzjDNAmYDWhe6mh1ZwYCDpH4GHAddSp0VIUzYmBJtqNU1F3ePTDvqeOgEVnP33ADOeoQRbvRXYNozd0UN_urm7PWPeVuLuK0go-dlI/s1600/painter.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRw1UwTIMnWgRtE-oM5-kRUPgi0QBp5BvotqsL1xzjDNAmYDWhe6mh1ZwYCDpH4GHAddSp0VIUzYmBJtqNU1F3ePTDvqeOgEVnP33ADOeoQRbvRXYNozd0UN_urm7PWPeVuLuK0go-dlI/s320/painter.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491964391910835730" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Everyone's been asking us "what do you need for the house?" or "how can we help you with the house?" I really appreciate all the offers to help, but I can never think of stuff on-the-spot. So Gavin told me to sit down and make a list of the things we need to do and the things we need for the house. That way our friends and family will know and can help with what they want to. We're also planning a couple "work days" that anyone is more than welcome to come out and hep.... So here goes :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Work Days:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Saturday, July 10th @ 4:00pm</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Tuesday, July 13th @ 4:00pm</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Friday, July 16th @ 9:00am</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Things we need to do:</div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><b>Junk Removal</b></span>- All the pipes, wood, glass, pots/buckets, etc. from the yard need to picked up and taken to the road. Also tear down make-shift shed and remove debris.</li><li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Carpets</span></b>- steam clean remaining carpets</li><li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Cleaning</span></b>- clean kitchen cabinets, drawers, counters, walls, sinks, and stove. Clean bathroom tubs, toilets, counters, walls, sinks, cabinets, drawers, and mirrors. Mop all tile floors. Clean fireplace.</li><li>Indoor Painting- Repaint master bedroom and bathroom white, prime paneling and paint kids' room. Also scrape and paint concrete floor in master bedroom.</li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><b>Pressure Wash/Window Cleaning</b></span>- Pressure wash outside of the house and porch. Clean all windows inside and out.</li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><b>Outdoor Painting</b></span>- Repaint pillars, shutters, front door, and side of house white.</li><li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Yard Work</span></b>- Pull weeds and shrubs from around the front of the house. Kill hives and spider webs around exterior of the house (there's ALOT!) and spray for bugs inside the house.</li><li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">The Move</span></b>- Moving our furniture and boxes from the duplex to our new house.</li></ul><div>Things we need:</div></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b>Refrigerator</b></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b>White, interior, semi-gloss paint.</b></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b>White, exterior paint.</b></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b>Primer (for painting over paneling)</b></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b>Drop cloths</b></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b>One toilet kit </b></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b>2 Cabinet hinges</b></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b>1 can of white, waterproof Rustoleum spray paint</b></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b>Paint remover</b></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b>1 Shower curtain</b></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b>Cleaning supplies- bleach, mildew remover, mop, floor cleaner, glass cleaner, paper towels, sponges</b></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b>Curtains</b></span></li></ul><div><br /></div></div>Our House, Our Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13577881399481086435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407748235123850619.post-84872636186927644982010-07-09T08:15:00.000-07:002010-07-09T08:40:42.089-07:00Bye-Bye Stinky!<div>Phew! That carpet in the master bedroom was DISGUSTING. When I pulled it up the padding underneath was still WET with pet urine and there was moisture stains on the concrete! It smelled awful. I'm so glad we decided to pull that up!<div><br /></div><div>The guy who originally installed it glued the padding to the floor, so there's a ton of tiny little pieces of padding stuck all over the concrete. We'll have to take a scraper to it. The kids liked pulling up the pieces from the glue. Go figure! But overall it took less than an hour to get it all out, rolled up, and put by the road. Now it's just a matter of figuring out what to do with the floor!! Haha. We can't really afford to do much, so I'm thinking we could just paint the cement floor until we can get the floors redone. I'd love to eventually get hardwood laminate done, but that's a dream for another day :) Any ideas of a temporary fix?? Please feel free to share :)</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Carpet in master bedroom<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbTZs2xR3-3_zX9JA9hFPFbxZ0nSnGwkJ2qQ_DCQ9Bfs4hB-UA9xJrJPLxAg9wCmhBZ0dWET8_pn8x7i9Rvh7ayaFPeQhJ3DYeSoSdMtP3zpnMlOfnwoiqhvUdG-UvJ7tViKcYuhJNa4/s320/012.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491928557351216978" /> </div><div>My little helpers :)</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqOXxYN_FF0M_d7kKLD0VhjIwM1PHy3VETVSdeDEjoVcsNWxneFUwdImhmDS4azbT5jsLSvM9vEWhx_uRW_H3owa1aHGItsHdL-WAiCndV3nrjBq_ureVxdeHgZD6xADXJXUcfZ0IxDY/s320/013.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491928572067721458" /></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u>No more carpet!</u></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRx3udIxYCGC383pA_afkclAcdtAVmlKyiWpWRPy_FIj6-S8WfpiysuEF4T8MPyO6s4fwl_FLn9MRBnCKnIHLEnw04UnmJqiKmHLfqvrV-N_yLzDgepjO4737xHJWpEViV1LMINXacjsU/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRx3udIxYCGC383pA_afkclAcdtAVmlKyiWpWRPy_FIj6-S8WfpiysuEF4T8MPyO6s4fwl_FLn9MRBnCKnIHLEnw04UnmJqiKmHLfqvrV-N_yLzDgepjO4737xHJWpEViV1LMINXacjsU/s320/014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491928562404880002" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div>Very sweaty, but happy to say "Bye-bye stinky carpet!" (Samuel was right there with me the whole time. He didn't want to play with toys, he wanted to tear up padding! Haha).</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3m1dCeK8BoHhOKXApqydBXI3xzYOMLWYnWjReXwVoSjscgvI-39SHnUyV88Ec7eM05N5qEg0UWJ3tL39BohM9wovD4n26qEvvRROvNLh8k5PaTlBmDIHm65EOkAs4SWxDfwShJ2tzHn4/s320/015.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 314px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491928584972766226" /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div></div>Our House, Our Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13577881399481086435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407748235123850619.post-57714906142991946902010-07-06T10:54:00.004-07:002010-07-06T11:31:03.721-07:0060 Cents<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Today we went to do some cleaning (what we could without electric or water) at the house. We were able to cl</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ean</span> up the porch and reassemble the porch swing, clean out the garage, pick up some junk from the front yard, and sweep the house and pick up trash. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">It was a productive day and things are already starting to look better!</span></div><div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">After some discussion we've decided that we are definitely</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">pulling up the carpets. Underneath is cement. So for now we're going to paint the cement and try to get some carpet remnants until we have the funds to purchase new floors. But we're m</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">ore comfortable with cement floors then with p</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">et</span>-stained, smelly carpets! And I found $.60 while sweeping so we giggled that now we've started our flooring fund :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">We also talked to a man at The Pix this morning who owns a lawn service. He comes into The Pix all the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">time so he <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">recogni</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">zed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Gavin</span>. He came over to the house and said he'd mow and weed the entire lot (about 2 acres) for $35!! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Woohoo</span>! Hopefully we can get the lawn service out there this week! That will make a huge difference.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Before and After shots...</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';color:#00CCCC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">The Front Porch</span></b></span></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0g1TT9nNJwGbR64HyA8VJdA-n5XPeSDgS-ddcKQUvcvf067GvhpGYwkM82SBsB7WdiPT75hyphenhyphen0QMocpQeXDwLqY5zPWAIQIYxVcW77oR7P2DXVGpAlSuccItB9Z8ZW0yGdS4OLrdRfSQ/s320/025.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 211px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490860155298499378" /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVr9LOAnZ8oliCa83pmHBZ4OAtbgVt9qx5zIzLEo45jw_PFPiMjlPJiX13wFOxivyAhyphenhyphenVmy_MULSzLITP8xDqrAxqDTaPen25oJi9bjrjGPSNUJKfX50TF_gvAkp6h6xg4lU5HQP7mTnE/s320/porch.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490858875936208786" /> </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqLxkXYqIJA92bjLO6W_a180ecN0tEly-VZ17iF7bY7WZHyQaN-4m3P24r1oMIIJhT7b0wE99aqXeKjBhoMMApFYuBcvQwRAm09XE0ZuHHPU6723JIDgpMVYbg5l7WoIRL7_Wwbo9Ln8/s1600/porch+swing.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqLxkXYqIJA92bjLO6W_a180ecN0tEly-VZ17iF7bY7WZHyQaN-4m3P24r1oMIIJhT7b0wE99aqXeKjBhoMMApFYuBcvQwRAm09XE0ZuHHPU6723JIDgpMVYbg5l7WoIRL7_Wwbo9Ln8/s320/porch+swing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490858529113756178" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>(That <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Foosball</span> table is for sale! Only $15, you come pick it up :)</div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><b>The Garage</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukhqSZCb_d-HaCZ8R6xNp405FbO2p_fAAO5oh4Qa-uUb9pUIkhK7D4-CIEmz0biz76VXzPe1qxKyuSMgFbfUXZfnFE3qgsY7yxSGSfpy31_SGBK3-DDWI1k7Lhqls9jm_fw6xDAogsTE/s320/011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490860708282010338" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 265px; " /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lcBCGLpqY21vT-4Mgsa57SwNVBvCPEQtdLBZ9znfaviVaXwN9R8Xuac7zIw1TvQe-K7DhSd1LaCs9LhGXG9Lb-rRecKMQg6pwWPXYhyphenhyphenKSoc5sdeI1mRcd61InqH9KoWxGJPQMQe54l0/s320/Garage.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490854914068054946" /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Our House, Our Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13577881399481086435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407748235123850619.post-31300632547807538532010-07-04T15:17:00.000-07:002010-07-04T15:29:37.923-07:00In waiting...<span style="font-family:courier new;">We've been in waiting for the old renter to clear all his stuff from the house and yard. He was supposed to be done by June 30<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>. Not the case. Today I got word that the broken down motor home and Geo Tracker are gone, the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">scrap metal</span> is getting picked up from the yard, the engine hanging from the basketball hoop is gone, and he has said he's "done" and not coming back. However, there's still <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">a lot</span> of broken glass, shards of wood and metal, trash, junk in the garage, an old <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Foosball</span> table, and other "things" we found that made me upset (but I won't go into that). Now I've been told that the house is ours and we can start making changes. Whatever he left behind can be thrown out or given away. Sigh of relief. :) Just knowing that we don't have to wait anymore to get started makes me feel less anxious. The neighbor has agreed to let us use his electric and water (extension cords and hoses) to start cleaning if we'd like. Side note: I was happy to learn that we can turn on the electric for 2 weeks at the new place while keeping our current electric on, without paying a deposit! So now we just have to pick an official "move-in" date... </span>Our House, Our Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13577881399481086435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407748235123850619.post-90431972784856284832010-07-02T07:04:00.003-07:002010-07-02T08:46:35.493-07:00Day One Photos<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMj9vVgBHFcOrmJqg1ERn5el17Raxh8tez5U5Rco1Gt_x65VhEsXygLufsD0bw_aLQo0T0P37FW7qk25m7dc6JL0zfb-Xu3T8cYbqbvuYbvCvFuerI8oGT4TM6i7TPxkVCFY3bcaVWBI/s320/100_1819.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489312684614474738" /><div><br /></div><div>View of the house from the driveway. Obviously there's some serious yardwork to be done!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_LaVPzqy4nlZen9_rmyq0GFs_n3_DHoJQdMBSY1MDHO7ppYL0ur_HaJNfb-X0FJ9JxiggssqAcqDNGuvNwqrf7G4q5thOK73W-Q58wBKwBRQ2eC-gaBBRbHqH5hB0e-oxz3auM4Fbhw/s320/100_1820.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489328173567103250" /></div><div><br /></div><div>A view of part of the backyard. It's gigantic! The tracker and the motor home are supposed to be towed out of there soon. There's ALOT of junk out there that we'll have to remove and make it a safe area for the kids! But the basketball hoop is ours :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6sOYjso72hCgOToVG_Zwk4W5qqzGoLP83JHy8eQPHaW-93Gq_35smupDF8nwHu7L2Q_Fk5LLzU-lvu3D_U4WCV9QnBtls7E6MLeBeieECHGCo3T48Kou9qYYpXcWMULtQMHTVXQg18BQ/s320/100_1821.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489312697647045986" /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is a view of the garage and the kids room from outside. Garage needs to be cleaned out (rid of junk) and there's a small whole in the ceiling that needs to be patched. Not sure if door works or not, but we'll look into that. Bottom left window on kids' room is broken and needs to be replaced. This is a room that was converted from the garage, so it's quite large.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijI6bCFL69_Fee3hYx6Dh6RSLWS-IPbrXwN6Kq3JXFKd81BDJznYKJE1M8PJ9mBbVw85ErzRsI5waYgPsW0spzQZP-MH5gao6Uz9c8mS5Uqb-6iXI0vTLeJ6zWKho63mzmhr-7wr-N0g/s320/100_1833.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489321424031723746" /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is the kids room inside. Like I said, it's huge. Carpet needs cleaning, one window pane needs to be replaced (that mattress is covering the broken window right now) and I'm hoping to paint or remove the paneling. It's too dark and not so cheerful. Big closet. This will make a great room!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhZjGKA7oF2FZyjSGaQQ7e-HXYoPvoUb7MGKUQpharKvAAYaDA5O317cB45qX6y0cCiaGTbdU5s2La-w8Eu9K9Hwf7fpQVmTeS55gg-SFft0WxtZlAHLudO962dvofYn75viE3O77OFQ/s320/100_1834.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489328137391277442" /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is the guest room. It's in good condition :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhur5gNrJPE_4SMjpocYGANoO_mCpPLh1CBE8Za6fx6CamwHeCBgUns_4uPqnSJxT6PCSG6hvZPZ4iz2RJ7-hGAFi9cVJHP4XB4TTedQUNqrQpSRhxaFrK6w4d4mRxh1Z0_eWr7TVf7PLA/s320/100_1832.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489328156215364802" /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is the kids/guest bathroom. It's grossly dirty and the vanity is very old. We'll replace it someday when we can afford it. There's also a 2 inch gap in the flooring right in front of the door where they didn't finish.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvR2Lif1vMmBvjBOu-su-NmxxKmHO6-8upmTsOtphPX5d2m2F1X6X__VRGyyOLPq839YL0pII8fhjnRIVZWoYavGUJJV8y2_GMyUQPDjStpD6cflR5HAHmlEV0sOLDNvcqgzMc4fp3x5k/s320/100_1822.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489312703512266338" /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is the kitchen. Door leads out to garage, hall to the right leads to kids' bedroom, guest bedroom, and bath. Needs major cleaning, fridge brought in from garage, and new countertops. Right now counters are white with green fleck formica. Can't really afford to do anything with that yet, so they'll stay "as is" for now. Appliances are really old too, but if they work they're good to go!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjB0xke9360QUDg2vip78OAoV49ajD6zJY3vQz3s7H7ohDx7atZGakSOIdiUT5NHiM4rDZv95SXxeRVyMfbKJ-CECKQgMljTdHsEafHMvYJsiGONWX_omcqD0nwoZwzlJnu_ssQm6ByA/s320/100_1823.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489312710737254466" /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is the dining room (looking on from the kitchen). Front door to the right, Gavin walking into den, master bedroom directly ahead. The area is HUGE (much bigger than I expected). Needs a good cleaning. Trying to convince hubby to paint over paneling or take it down... we'll see, there's paneling in almost every room. I really like the dining room.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9X4zS5i7Hgw7gt-6HHVbbQQQlegeDtALU_WIJFR8ZRb4HanEP6h3fVbLE8Amw2uV5mhJmIJyC5BI4MvFlHYn1B9sGDafoWOZX-kwhAnqm4SOWwKBmkit2_AHfkT0NHfiDmeYf7iXeiMM/s320/100_1825.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489312714732693858" /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is the den (living room). I love the rock wall with the working fireplace!! The carpet is a bit stained so we'll see if we can get it clean or if we have to replace it. One of the broken windows is right behind Gavin, that will be replaced as well. Overall, this room is my favorite.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SRhiFTJEaiwpCejbNyEQHbgAPFiq4ZkWLekZyERkY1PpCO51kJiqRwCbgwypdbrV9eAa38L0ZeLNBJPUV-Ai5ATR5HUTXPbe1ppCj-H4jSzvJ9wU095tptmo4LqdDhm_ncoR0_0fFAQ/s1600/100_1829.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SRhiFTJEaiwpCejbNyEQHbgAPFiq4ZkWLekZyERkY1PpCO51kJiqRwCbgwypdbrV9eAa38L0ZeLNBJPUV-Ai5ATR5HUTXPbe1ppCj-H4jSzvJ9wU095tptmo4LqdDhm_ncoR0_0fFAQ/s320/100_1829.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489321419012403410" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SRhiFTJEaiwpCejbNyEQHbgAPFiq4ZkWLekZyERkY1PpCO51kJiqRwCbgwypdbrV9eAa38L0ZeLNBJPUV-Ai5ATR5HUTXPbe1ppCj-H4jSzvJ9wU095tptmo4LqdDhm_ncoR0_0fFAQ/s1600/100_1829.JPG"></a>This is an extra room off the master bedroom. Door leads from Gavin's office. We'll use it for kids' schooling. There's a burn whole in the carpet (right where the kids are) that we'll have to strategically place furniture over until we can replace the carpet.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DBSmNsYcy8sfKpEi4uIixL4Ca04A3W6xiAWbRbHYO1viaYuwgx5QagkUonDwC_uJyGkl_qFQ0rcLp9rk3yWBnqoT_7qbmDCznVWAYBsNTXFWPb1qcTlDobon4kZaduHj4OT2lhlnilI/s1600/100_1828.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DBSmNsYcy8sfKpEi4uIixL4Ca04A3W6xiAWbRbHYO1viaYuwgx5QagkUonDwC_uJyGkl_qFQ0rcLp9rk3yWBnqoT_7qbmDCznVWAYBsNTXFWPb1qcTlDobon4kZaduHj4OT2lhlnilI/s320/100_1828.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489321416093420562" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This is Gavin's office, right off the master bedroom. It just needs a couple nicks in the paint fixed and it's ready to use.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DBSmNsYcy8sfKpEi4uIixL4Ca04A3W6xiAWbRbHYO1viaYuwgx5QagkUonDwC_uJyGkl_qFQ0rcLp9rk3yWBnqoT_7qbmDCznVWAYBsNTXFWPb1qcTlDobon4kZaduHj4OT2lhlnilI/s1600/100_1828.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUoJgmM_Jzby_py3Q47bgV5_6CFp81F0_E1u2ePIw4qkMynkVtlJfNPMOUvngJNCr4xXjr6zbQkaG6-K9_AuIbXTyMo7wmPXNXZ2isfcthZfCrappRJni6wyOUDaYK45g0ucP167Zn9k/s1600/100_1827.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUoJgmM_Jzby_py3Q47bgV5_6CFp81F0_E1u2ePIw4qkMynkVtlJfNPMOUvngJNCr4xXjr6zbQkaG6-K9_AuIbXTyMo7wmPXNXZ2isfcthZfCrappRJni6wyOUDaYK45g0ucP167Zn9k/s320/100_1827.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489321412590881058" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This is the master bedroom. It's actually kind of small and awkward compared to the other rooms. Probably my least favorite room in the house, but we'll get it right. Dining room is to the left, to the right is an opening that leads into the office and the kids' school room. We may put doors there to separate the rooms, or we may paint to make them flow together and include Gavin's office as part of the master suite. Directly ahead is the closet and the bathroom. Bathroom has some weird design painted on the mirrors that I'm going to attempt to remove and also there's mirror tiles on the wall to the right that we might remove.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUoJgmM_Jzby_py3Q47bgV5_6CFp81F0_E1u2ePIw4qkMynkVtlJfNPMOUvngJNCr4xXjr6zbQkaG6-K9_AuIbXTyMo7wmPXNXZ2isfcthZfCrappRJni6wyOUDaYK45g0ucP167Zn9k/s1600/100_1827.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiLhYhu_KexhbzrLtiRgW2kavL-LZISUsb35QMHgOpzPaUHXpZeIGF688W4g2b1Rs0xS69gygMubLHIVRDLeim4C8OTT6tVwWxgukBuWHb3r49zF4UVD12jvXTSXVxbAumVVynKRP79w/s1600/100_1826.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiLhYhu_KexhbzrLtiRgW2kavL-LZISUsb35QMHgOpzPaUHXpZeIGF688W4g2b1Rs0xS69gygMubLHIVRDLeim4C8OTT6tVwWxgukBuWHb3r49zF4UVD12jvXTSXVxbAumVVynKRP79w/s320/100_1826.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489321397443923250" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Another view of the master bedroom and the extra rooms off to the side.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MoPNbQ_4pPOPLg5WS5REAyMaVrVYWiUdTq7HCewn2M9vBc9lPH3NXuEDxuQk13GbnVcL2LegAFXyPwzWaiG-W8RE8-QIiWoEWU66aBOM5xGgc57nxgNp96keSg9EJU0fkwNZAoiqJ64/s320/100_1831.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489328164485824130" /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is the master bathroom (and no that's NOT Gavin's pepsi!). It needs to be cleaned and there's weird little flowers painted on the mirror and walls that I'd like to change. Other than that it's in good condition.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiLhYhu_KexhbzrLtiRgW2kavL-LZISUsb35QMHgOpzPaUHXpZeIGF688W4g2b1Rs0xS69gygMubLHIVRDLeim4C8OTT6tVwWxgukBuWHb3r49zF4UVD12jvXTSXVxbAumVVynKRP79w/s1600/100_1826.JPG"></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8s3eF6gd5oEd84KaAM9FLWUnhPtlqFKnzUxBaw-R9I9Ajkk0e2nU1gn2SxZDf1M2Lkf5K8b077iuNyuDW8hY8rBxtSfUZ39fkH9Kk88vf5lhVwaa2VTV0l17EwHeQzYfYH6fivMqRgk/s320/100_1844.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489328148220341010" /><br /><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9X4zS5i7Hgw7gt-6HHVbbQQQlegeDtALU_WIJFR8ZRb4HanEP6h3fVbLE8Amw2uV5mhJmIJyC5BI4MvFlHYn1B9sGDafoWOZX-kwhAnqm4SOWwKBmkit2_AHfkT0NHfiDmeYf7iXeiMM/s1600/100_1825.JPG"></a>This is the back of the house. That satellite is enormous and looks like it could channel the International Space Station! It's very old and no longer working. Not sure how to remove it but it's really ugly!<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Overall, it's a great house and we're looking forward to making it our own.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjB0xke9360QUDg2vip78OAoV49ajD6zJY3vQz3s7H7ohDx7atZGakSOIdiUT5NHiM4rDZv95SXxeRVyMfbKJ-CECKQgMljTdHsEafHMvYJsiGONWX_omcqD0nwoZwzlJnu_ssQm6ByA/s1600/100_1823.JPG"></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvR2Lif1vMmBvjBOu-su-NmxxKmHO6-8upmTsOtphPX5d2m2F1X6X__VRGyyOLPq839YL0pII8fhjnRIVZWoYavGUJJV8y2_GMyUQPDjStpD6cflR5HAHmlEV0sOLDNvcqgzMc4fp3x5k/s1600/100_1822.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvR2Lif1vMmBvjBOu-su-NmxxKmHO6-8upmTsOtphPX5d2m2F1X6X__VRGyyOLPq839YL0pII8fhjnRIVZWoYavGUJJV8y2_GMyUQPDjStpD6cflR5HAHmlEV0sOLDNvcqgzMc4fp3x5k/s1600/100_1822.JPG"></a></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMj9vVgBHFcOrmJqg1ERn5el17Raxh8tez5U5Rco1Gt_x65VhEsXygLufsD0bw_aLQo0T0P37FW7qk25m7dc6JL0zfb-Xu3T8cYbqbvuYbvCvFuerI8oGT4TM6i7TPxkVCFY3bcaVWBI/s1600/100_1819.JPG"></a><br /><br /></div></div></div></div>Our House, Our Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13577881399481086435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407748235123850619.post-11488449022869642672010-07-02T05:16:00.000-07:002010-07-02T06:18:05.963-07:00Day One<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003333;">Yesterday was day one of our adventure. We got to do a walk-through of our new house.... let's just say that we were both disappointed. Gavin, having lived in the house for the first 10 years of his life, had a picture in his mind of his boyhood home. Much to his surprise, the house does not match his memories. I, having never seen the house, had no preconceived notions. But I was not expecting it to be in the condition it was. After many sighs and a few frustrated words, we decided to think positive. This is our house, our adventure. We can make it our own and the hard work we put into will make us appreciate it that much more. This is where we're going to raise our children and live in community with others. So let's get started!!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003333;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003333;">We're moving into a brick, single family home, that was built back in the 70's. It has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a den, a sitting room, an office, a large dining room, a single car garage, and is set on a very large, lush piece of land. Oh, and did I mention it's fenced in? My favorite part! This house has great potential. It needs an extreme clean and some fixing up, but I'm looking forward to the challenge. Our goal is to move in before July 31st...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003333;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003333;"><br /></span></span></div>Our House, Our Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13577881399481086435noreply@blogger.com0