Under Construction

Well, we've had enough. Our house was in dire need of some attention - on the inside. This last weekend, Allen helped me do a major deep clean and finally find places for stuff that has been homeless since we moved in. I had pictures printed, bought frames, and arranged the photos so they would be ready to hang. I have two photos in with the art and frame place and should get them back at the end of next week. I've still got to get some frames for a few pictures I had printed, but we hung most of what we've got. You'll see from the pics, there are some places that need pictures and they should be done pretty quick. We got paint for Lexi's bedroom, the family room and hallways, and the guest bath and laundry room. What else would we want to do from 8-10 p.m. during the week?

This is the contractor white that is in everyroom, on every door and all the base.

The pictures alone have made a huge difference in the feel of the house. We have lots of remodeling to do, but that will probably be a few years out. In the mean time, we're doing the few things we can to make the home ours. We ordered a really cool bookshelf for Lexi's room and a toy box for the family room, too. They should be here this week. I've bought some cute stuff for the laundry room since we won't be doing much in there to change the layout.

Allen and I got a start tonight on the hall bath since it will be the easiest to paint. The color is called something-or other-beige, but has a strong green base, we think. It goes great with her current motif, but is neutral enough to carry a different decor as the kids age. The family room and hall ways will be a butter cream color. It's really subtle, but very warm and cozy. We're just proud of ourselves for doing something more bold than khaki everywhere.

This is a swatch of the color we'll be putting in the family room and hallways.

Guest bath before.

Guest bath after tonight.

Of course, this doesn't mean we're slowing down on the outside at all. The well guy comes tomorrow morning, Allen sets forms for concrete walkways and lawn curb on Friday and hopefully, we pour cement on Saturday. He chopped down the weeds in the front and sprayed everywhere last night.

Lexi and I had Monday off, I had 2 lessons today, 2 tomorrow, run to Albuquerque for her haircut and errands on Thursday, have Friday off, and give a lesson super early Saturday morning. Youth conference runs Thursday - Saturday, too. We're in charge of food for Saturday lunch so I'll be there to feed about 100 people and help chaperone.

We're hoping that if we work hard now, when the baby comes, we won't feel bad if the home improvements are on hold for a few months. It's tiring, and sometimes we want to throw up our hands, but we both know if we work hard while we both can, come December we'll be really happy to spend the winter indoors and see our new lawn flourish in the spring.