House Update: Dining Room

 

So, we have been in our house for over a month, and we have been SO busy! After ripping out that dining room carpet, we painted it and have now started decorating. The painting was done by myself, my sister, and my youngest brother. We are still not quite done, but we are really enjoying the change so far.
Still on the to-do list:

• Remove 3 mismatched light fixtures
• Install 2 matching light fixtures
• Repair and repaint ceiling
• WETT inspect fireplace and do any repairs (scheduled for Monday!)
• Choose and install baseboard trim
• Choose and install crown moulding

 

And this little one is the new baby mentioned last time! Beautiful baby Amber is my newest little niece, enjoying some cuddles with her bigger cousins :-)

Company Girl Coffee & House Surprises

We are now officially IN our new house, and it feels great! After a tough month of not knowing if we were submitting enough personal and financial information for even the most illiterate of people to commit identity theft, and just plain waiting, worrying and praying...we got the keys on Monday night.

We don't have everything moved in yet (the rest is in a storage unit), but apparently we have the essentials: portable dvd player, a Dora movie, and 2 foam chairs:

We don't plan to do a lot of renovations right away, we just want to live in it and get settled. But after less than 48 hours, I had to vacuum the CARPET in the DINING ROOM, and decided to check out what was under that carpet:

 

We are excited about this new house and being able to be settled together close to family. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, although we are waiting until next weekend to celebrate - there's a baby on the way this weekend!

Counting Down

Good Morning Company Girls!

I am very excited to share that we own a house! We take possession in 14 days...and looking forward to the countdown.

This house comes with a story. We rented in 3 years ago from a family whose mother had lived there and recently passed away. When we moved out and away to another town, we sometimes joked about if we ever moved back that it would be neat if we could buy that same house. 

We moved back to Dryden in July, and spent the summer looking for a house. We were about to give up and just rent again, when this house was listed for sale by owner. We immediately called to look at it, and made an offer the same day. After a little negotiation, we agreed on a price, then worked with the lawyer to get the offer put together and submitted. Now, after 2 long, frustrating weeks of submitting A LOT of information to the bank (from pay stubs to birth certificates!), and just plain worried, impatient waiting, we got the written and verbal confirmation of approval yesterday!

So did God take care of us, even when we weren't sure doing what we were doing and felt like giving up? Definitely. And it was worth the wait.

So now we have the countdown of stuff to do:

• Set up insurance, utilities, etc.
• Recruit help to move
• Repair & paint walls
• Move in
• Clean up yard/gardens
• UNPACK!