Update on the House

We are getting very excited to move into our house. We have been renovating for a couple of months now and are reaching the end of the process. We have learned so much and Luke has gotten to help with all the projects. We have encountered so many blessings along the way that remind us of God's goodness and his faithfulness in our lives.

I wanted to post some updates on the house. I wish I had pictures to share ... but I don't!

Here are some of the projects that we/others have completeled or are almost finished with:
1. Painted 2 bedrooms, the hallway, the kitchen, the living room and the dining room.
2. Drilled holes and blew insulation into all of the outer walls (Yes that means re-painting!)
3. Gutted Kitchen, laid kitchen floor, hung kitchen cabinets, installed some of the appliances, got the countertop put in.
4. Bathroom gutted, cement coard hung, tub surround and floor tiled!
5. Textured the upstairs attic/bedroom
6. Installed new windows
7. Cleaned and extended gutters and other various outdoor projects.

Still to Come:
1. Painting the upstairs bedroom, the bathroom, the entryway, all the outerwalls that were insulated, some ceilings and the doors.
2. Kitchen Lighting
3. Chair Rail installed in living and dining room
4. Get a railing for upstaris
5. Rip out carpet and re-carpet upstairs
6. Massive cleaning of the house from walls, floors and corners, to sinks and tubs
7. Massive cleaning of everything in the house from furniture to clothes.
8. Setting up and decorating! (I cannot wait for this one!)

Any guesses on how long that will take? Our guess is 2 more weeks. But anyone who knows us knows that we have been saying "only 2 more weeks" since we got the keys on August 28. That statement will eventually be true, so we are sticking with it!

Thanks again to all those who have helped and are still helping.

Thanks to Luke for being an incredibly hard worker and provider.

And thanks and praise to God for allowing us to have a place of our own!

New Wood Floor in the House

What an opportunity to be thankful and to experience God's goodness this house as been! Dave and Kear Rude gave us their scrap pieces of wood so we could lay this beautiful oak and maple floor in our kitchen. (Praise God for our small kitchen or we wouldn't have had enough!) To add to that blessing, God provided a set of hands that knew how to lay the floor. We are so grateful for Adam Emerson's help. While Luke and Adam laid the floor, Me, Alaina, Ashlyn, Sara & Kelli painted.

Look at how amazing the floor looks!

Of course we took a break for some Hot Italian Sausage Pizza from Casey's!