Kiersten’s Blog

I’m sorry about the lack of posts lately.  I know that all of you are sitting on the edge of your seat, just waiting for another post from me.  Well, today is your lucky day!

I think the last three months have probably been the most stressful of my life, with all of the escrow madness and then trying to get into the house and make it a home.  We’re not quite there yet, but it gets closer every day.  Let me give you a rundown of the things we have done and the things we have yet to do.  (By we I mean mostly Taylor and lots of other help we had from family).  Oh, and for those of you who would like to stop by and see us and our place, we would love to see you too.  We miss our friends.  But give us another week.  And just for fun, here’s a cute picture of the kids driving the cart at Lowe’s today.

Done:

scraped and re-textured ceilings

painted all ceilings and walls

painted kitchen cabinets

painted and installed new base boards

painted vents

added ceiling fans and new light fixtures

demolished and built a new fireplace

installed new laminate flooring downstairs

had carpet installed upstairs

got all new appliances

scratched new floor and new fridge while moving it in

got new blinds for most windows

installed most of the new blinds

made curtains for patio doors

made valances for the rest of the windows

moved in

moved out for fumigation

cleaned up nasty, nasty messes

scrubbed and scrubbed

To do:

finish hanging blinds and curtains

hang valances

put doors back on cabinets in kitchen

finish baseboards

put finishing touches on flooring

put vents back on

put smoke detectors back on

paint mantle

organize

dust

clean mirrors

install new toilet

touch up paint

decorate

dust

vacuum

laundry

find Christmas gifts for Taylor’s grandparents

send my brother and sister-in-law their Christmas gifts (isn’t it still December?)

never buy a fixer-upper again