The patio project starts today….and some people are VERY excited!
Sissy has the best seat in the house
A bit of company
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When we moved into this house last August, I had my office in the dining room (aka the schoolroom). It’s centrality (is that a word?) was primo but I could never keep it clean. And the centrality became a big problem when I could never concentrate on work. The boys’ school computer was in a small black hutch in the living room and Eric was out of luck….he had no space to call his own.
So with the coming of the rumpus room, many options were discussed about how to handle the workstations. After a quick trip to IKEA we reacquainted ourselves with the corner hutch that we fell in love with last Summer but talked ourselves out of due to money. Yesterday we brought it home and I’m loving it! And, now, I’m in the living room (with wonderful doors to hide any clutter behind), the boys’ school computer is in the dining room (and it’s spotless and hopefully will stay that way) and Eric has taken the small black hutch into our bedroom.
My workstation - open
the boys' workstation
Eric's workstation
Ignore the messy bookshelf, it’s going out in the rumpus room when it’s ready for moving in. Right now Hubs and boys are laying insulation and creating an attic floor in the garage for storage. Then Thursday a couple of guys are coming to build a patio in the back yard so we can have some shade. The next week these same guys are going to tape, mud and texture our rumpus room walls. Then we’ll paint and we can move stuff in.
Also we totally scored at Ikea yesterday. Not only did we get my corner hutch but also a great wardrobe for Eric’s costumes and the bookshelves we wanted in the as-is section – so at least 40% off the original price! Yeah!! I love a bargain!
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Photos from our life…
Brett & Kevin getting a plan
My Sister-in-law transformed my front yard
building a new wall
yes, that's a footprint!
It's measure TWICE, cut ONCE
Beth, waiting for the measurement
Mid-day it was birthday time!
the birthday girl - 4 yr old - admiring her cake
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ok…where was I?
- I woke up one more and said, “I’m ready for a change!” and we completely changed the layout of our bedroom! Thankfully Hubs likes it!
- Yesterday we had a big work day so I wanted to make a really nice dinner. And it turned out great, if I do say so myself! I BBQed Tritip, served a pasta and green salad and corn on the cob. For dessert we had fresh strawberries and watermelon. Quite possibly my new favorite meal. If I have you over this summer, act surprised! 😉
- The rumpus room now has power and drywall. It’s the finishing that will have to be done now. What a big job this was! My brother and my brother-in-law are awesome!
- But my Sister and my sister-in-law are even funner! (I can’t trade purses with my Bro & BIL!)
- My Sister-in-law and my mom totally transformed my front yard. As soon as I can sit here for more than 5 mins I’ll be posting pictures!
Ok…my feet hurt….and I’m tired of squinting at this screen. I’ll try to post pictures tomorrow but we are heading to IKEA (finally) to get shelving, a wardrobe for Eric’s costumes and a corner workstation for me. Then one more trip to the dump and the trailer goes back to UHaul…what a blessing that has been!
