Folks, we're 12 days out.
Floors are being refinished, kitchen cabinets are NOT delivered (OMG Ikea delivery company, Dynamix, SUCKS! I should have yelped them before using them, since our experience is EXACTLY what everyone else yelps. They are going to be a week late on delivery - and our stuff is in the truck!).
Paint in on , trim being put in.
I have to put the final poly finish on our dresser turned bathroom vanity today then get it up there for finishes.
This is exciting stuff.
Meanwhile, both my kids are sick, I'm covering for a colleague at work, and Bubbs and I are tag team parenting b/c our work schedules are so ridiculous right now.
November 14, 2013
November 6, 2013
VacationHouse/Disaster Updates!
We're supposed to finish the house is 20 days - giving us two days to move in before thanksgiving!! My sister has offered to cook thanksgiving at her house and just bring it to us :)
A couple before and "during" pics...
We're pushing on to get in there by Thanksgiving...I'm still holding out hope.
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| What were we thinking?! |
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| What a Difference! |
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| There were three layers of aspestos tile/carpet here. Plus, a nasty ceiling and that awkward pole |
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| Open ceiling, no pole, passthrough to living room |
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| 70's paneling, ceiling fan touched heads when walking by, amazing green countertop... |
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| Tall ceilings and hidden windows! Staircase joining top and bottom floors! |
We're pushing on to get in there by Thanksgiving...I'm still holding out hope.
November 4, 2013
Meal Planning
Seriously, I have so much going on right now.
We're in the final month of our riverhouse being complete - which means scrambling to get things lined up and purchased and delivered and finding all that money to actually pay for it :)
I'm doing a lot of personal growth work. I feel like it is really important and is helping with that general overall "I'm totally overwhelmed with life, two kids, working, keeping the house up" feeling - that I'm sure a lot of people have, but was killing me.
I tore up the kitchen floor thinking it would be a nice, cheap, groovy redo (I wanted to paint it a fun color), only to find aspestos tile underneath. We just paid insane amounts of money to remove the aspestos from the river house so I knew my project was no longer cheap. So now we have no kitchen floor and are waiting for our delivery of pretty, but responsible vinyl tile floating floor (in a slatey look - which I'm sure I'll regret b/c it is so dark it will show everything - but I think I have that thinking of people who get dogs because it will "make" them walk everyday - will a dirty floor make me sweep everyday?).
Our dishwasher is broken and come to find out even though it says Kenmore, it is actually made by frigidaire. Yup - same as our CRAPPY fridge. Oh yeah, that new fridge we got a year ago. Crapped out. This is our second frigidaire that has completely crapped out on us. Not happy.
Oh, and I'm starting a school. I think.
But, since I'm so crazy busy with my job too - we've been eating out WAY too much. So much that I'm not even enjoying it anymore. Plus, we are going to be on a VERY tight budget so last minute eating out just won't cut it. I need to stop carrying my credit card around (I have the number memorized though). So I decided to go back to basics.
Here's my plan for this week. You'll notice there isn't much that is "mixed" and that we have rice (a mixed brown rice) every meal. This is making this accessible for the three year old - he's a bit picky. We also know our two boys have dairy allergies, so this is all dairy free.
Thursday: Broccoli with Cashews, Marinated Chicken Breast, Rice
Friday: Roasted Chicken, Roasted Squash, Broccoli, Roasted Potatoes or Rice
The boys leave for a trip on Friday - so I'll use the weekend to make a stock for next week's soup!
We're in the final month of our riverhouse being complete - which means scrambling to get things lined up and purchased and delivered and finding all that money to actually pay for it :)
I'm doing a lot of personal growth work. I feel like it is really important and is helping with that general overall "I'm totally overwhelmed with life, two kids, working, keeping the house up" feeling - that I'm sure a lot of people have, but was killing me.
I tore up the kitchen floor thinking it would be a nice, cheap, groovy redo (I wanted to paint it a fun color), only to find aspestos tile underneath. We just paid insane amounts of money to remove the aspestos from the river house so I knew my project was no longer cheap. So now we have no kitchen floor and are waiting for our delivery of pretty, but responsible vinyl tile floating floor (in a slatey look - which I'm sure I'll regret b/c it is so dark it will show everything - but I think I have that thinking of people who get dogs because it will "make" them walk everyday - will a dirty floor make me sweep everyday?).
Our dishwasher is broken and come to find out even though it says Kenmore, it is actually made by frigidaire. Yup - same as our CRAPPY fridge. Oh yeah, that new fridge we got a year ago. Crapped out. This is our second frigidaire that has completely crapped out on us. Not happy.
Oh, and I'm starting a school. I think.
But, since I'm so crazy busy with my job too - we've been eating out WAY too much. So much that I'm not even enjoying it anymore. Plus, we are going to be on a VERY tight budget so last minute eating out just won't cut it. I need to stop carrying my credit card around (I have the number memorized though). So I decided to go back to basics.
Here's my plan for this week. You'll notice there isn't much that is "mixed" and that we have rice (a mixed brown rice) every meal. This is making this accessible for the three year old - he's a bit picky. We also know our two boys have dairy allergies, so this is all dairy free.
Monday: Kale, White Bean, Kielbasa Soup - separate parts for TT and the Baby, Rice.
Tuesday: Rice, Beans, Cornbread, Salad, Broccoli
Wednesday: Pumpkin Whole Grain Waffles, Turkey Bacon, MelonTuesday: Rice, Beans, Cornbread, Salad, Broccoli
Thursday: Broccoli with Cashews, Marinated Chicken Breast, Rice
Friday: Roasted Chicken, Roasted Squash, Broccoli, Roasted Potatoes or Rice
The boys leave for a trip on Friday - so I'll use the weekend to make a stock for next week's soup!
September 29, 2013
Two months to completion!
We're in the final phases!
Our complete disaster is two months away from finishing! It will be 12 days shy of a year from purchase, almost 4x the purchase price in renovations, and yes, our complete disaster was an even bigger disaster than we originally though.
All of my DIY dreams were smashed when we had to completely re-do the floor plan to add walls to tie into the foundation (I think), so we went down to the studs. Arg.
The great news is that we rented some places in our new neighborhood throughout the summer, and our house might just be the biggest cabin there - and definitely the fanciest 3+ bedroom cabin.
So far, the majority of the money has gone into structural work. Oh, and our first contractor who forgot to pay his subs - so we had to pay them TWICE.
We're finally at the fun part.
Exterior Paint IS ON!
Before:
After!
The dark brown body paint and colorful trim is a neighborhood thing. We originally chose a brighter blue, but ended up with this more muted color to match our new gutters. Apparently our gutters will have a lifetime warranty (they'd better at the price they are costing us) so we didn't want to paint them.
We're picking flooring, deciding on kitchen details, ordering lighting fixtures, and choosing bedrooms!
Doing all this with three partners is NOT easy. We all have different taste and who knew picking doorknobs would be a huge ordeal.
The roof goes on today, the rough in inspection is next week and then the drywall goes up!
Our complete disaster is two months away from finishing! It will be 12 days shy of a year from purchase, almost 4x the purchase price in renovations, and yes, our complete disaster was an even bigger disaster than we originally though.
All of my DIY dreams were smashed when we had to completely re-do the floor plan to add walls to tie into the foundation (I think), so we went down to the studs. Arg.
The great news is that we rented some places in our new neighborhood throughout the summer, and our house might just be the biggest cabin there - and definitely the fanciest 3+ bedroom cabin.
So far, the majority of the money has gone into structural work. Oh, and our first contractor who forgot to pay his subs - so we had to pay them TWICE.
We're finally at the fun part.
Exterior Paint IS ON!
Before:
After!
The dark brown body paint and colorful trim is a neighborhood thing. We originally chose a brighter blue, but ended up with this more muted color to match our new gutters. Apparently our gutters will have a lifetime warranty (they'd better at the price they are costing us) so we didn't want to paint them.
We're picking flooring, deciding on kitchen details, ordering lighting fixtures, and choosing bedrooms!
Doing all this with three partners is NOT easy. We all have different taste and who knew picking doorknobs would be a huge ordeal.
The roof goes on today, the rough in inspection is next week and then the drywall goes up!
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