Catching Up

Let's see, I haven't written on here since the Fourth of July so - that would be 18 days ago - wow!!! Who would have thought it would be so hard to keep this up to date? :-) My mom and sister came two weekends ago and we had a blast! My sister just recently had her downstairs totally remodeled and shared a few of her decorating tips that she had learned from her interior decorator!!! So, we all worked diligently on getting my home decorated and making lists of items that need to be purchased! We shopped and ate and had a blast!! It is always so much fun when we all get together! So, I have still been working hard puklling everything together. The sump pump has been put in and we are now waiting for the drywall, paint, and carpet to be put back in place which starts next week. The girls and I are traveling to Tennessee for a week and a half so, hopefully, the basement will be completed when we return and we can unpack the "basement" boxes!!!! Oh, there is a light at the end of the tunnel!! I can see it now! Well, many of you have asked to see some pictures of our new home so, here are a few pictures of the downstairs... I will update more once we return from Tennessee! Enjoy!!!

Recovering after July 4th

Well, we are getting into the swing of things around here. We had a great time on July 4th at the firework display at Festival Park in High Point, NC. The girls loved the fireworks and staying up late :-)! I will post some photos on here... Erik and I worked on the house on Sunday finishing unloading boxes in his closet and hanging a new ceiling light in our bedroom since our bed (canopy) was too high for the ceiling fan. We had already moved it to Sophia's room so, no extra work there! I continued to organize - wow, what a job!!! I am making a list of drawer organizers that I need to purchase for around the house - it is growing quickly!!! Today Sophia and I started working on the basement - we can't do much at the moment because we are waiting on the weatherproof guys to come on Wednesday to install a sump pump in the basement as a precaution - better to be safe than sorry so - the unpacking of the basement has been halted for a week or two. So, we just filled in the bookshelves and when Erik got home - he and I organized all of the boxes since the movers pretty much just put them in the basement in no particular order as to bar, scrapbooking, toys, bathroom, etc.!

I am going to post pictures on here of the house (many of you have asked me to) but I am waiting until the rooms are complete - I would like to hang pictures, etc. I also had an interior designer come last week to help me with the layout of some of the rooms and help with decorating them - I am very excited about the possibilities!!! Can't wait to hear from her this week! Also, my mom and sister are coming on Thursday and I am looking forward to their visit!!! Can you say FUN, FUN, FUN!!!!

Enjoy your evening!!!

Catching Up

Oh, a moment to write on the blog... The movers arrived at 6:45 am on Monday morning and we were ready to jump right in! By noon, more than half of the truck was unloaded and our new home looked more like a storage unit than a "home". The movers had to rent a penske truck to actually "shuttle" our furniture from the bottom of our driveway to the top so that added an interesting little twist to it all! By 5pm - the movers were done and gone! So, then the fun really started! Erik came home from work around noon and we were able to start unpacking while the movers placed the rest of teh stuff where it went. So, by the end of Monday, the kitchen was almost done, the master bedrrom was mostly done and Sophia's room was complete! day one - Done!!!

Then it was on to Tuesday, the third party folks showed up to uncrate and set up the Grandfather clock, televsions, washer/dryer and a few large pictures. While they were working on that, I finished the kitchen, dining room and unpacking Cooper's bedroom. I then took a shopping break to purchase a few items for the girls' rooms. I am loving the shopping around here!!!

Wednesday - I worked on the guest room, the master bedroom and finished decorating Cooper's room. Erik started building the girl's new play house outside for their big surprise when they return from their grandparent's house!

Thursday - On Thursday, I tried to clean most of the areas in the home and started on the bathrooms - trying to organize everything in this house has certainly been an interesting task! But one I am determined to tackle!!! Erik left work at noon and continued building the house for the girls. He finished all but the door and front porch and we decided to clean up and go have dinner. Of course, we went to Lowe's for what felt like the 100th time since we have moved here for a few more items for the play house and then to dinner at Outback. We were expecting our first guests Thursday night - the McPhauls. Yep - couldn't go long without seeing them!!! Of course, they arrived on their own schedule - at 3AM!!!! LOL!!! We visited for a moment before tucking ourselves in for another 4 hours of sleep!

Friday - It wouldn't be NC if you didn't go to Krispy Kreme for HOT donuts! So, Erik and Hoyt were out this morning bright and early! We all enjoyed in the great breakfast food of NC! Erik and John worked on the play house alittle more before they took the boys on a hike through the woods to the tree house - of course, they were much more excited about that than the play house! BOYS!!! :-) So, they hit the road around 11 am heading to Franklin, NC. Erik and I began working again on our tasks! He finished the playhouse around 2:30 pm and I went out to run errands for our cook out that evening with Erik's family and to get some balloons for the house! Erik's parents arrived around 5pm with the girls and they were so excited about everything!!! They absolutely loved the playhouse!

We grilled burgers and hot dogs and celebrated an early 4th of July wih Aunt Deby and FarMor and FarFar. We all had a great time! and even burned a few sparklers before the end of the night!

So, until next time!

:-) Heather