More shopping

While most people spent Easter weekend hunting for eggs, my mom and I took the girls out of town for a shopping trip.  Most of it was house-related shopping but we did surprise the girls with a trip to the American Girl store to replace the stuff lost in the fire.  Oh, the excitement!  I was told so many times that I was the best mom ever and making the best day ever by the little girl.

On the house front, we found some living room chairs and a rug at World Market.  I ordered the chairs tonight.

I found the couch I wanted at Ikea, as well as some shelves with storage to make a sofa table.  The big girl got a metal cart to serve as a bedside table and found a bed and desk at Ikea.  We also picked up some other stuff like another metal shelf for the kitchen and a shelf with a towel rack and toilet paper holder for the bathroom and a few other little things.

It seems like we're almost done but then my mom and I started making a list on the way home on Sunday.  Yikes!  There's still a lot to do.

We need to pick out tile for the back splash and a pedastal sink for the small bath.  There's still beds to buy for the little girl and me plus lots of other little stuff like trash cans and mats for the rolling chairs and bar stools and chairs for the dining table and a coffee table and a tv and, and, and.  It's feeling very overwhelming at this point but I know it will get better and if we move in with some things not yet bought, we'll be fine.

On Saturday, my dad and I are going to work on trimming the neighbor's cedar trees that hang way over the fence into my yard.  They need to be trimmed up so I can have the privacy fence put in when they get to me.

I've also hired a yard service for the first time.  My sweet father has always done it for me but he's having too many problems with his back so it was time to give him a break.  Although I'm not thrilled about the money, I'm kind of glad since I always felt a little guilty having him do it.

Painting started this week at the house.  The second coat went on the trim today.  I'm not sure if they'll start painting walls tomorrow or not.  The kitchen cabinet that was messed up is fixed.  Yay!  Progress is being made.  It just seems like it's going to be forever right now but I know it's not really going to take that long.

Trim and granite

Most of the trim is now up in the house.  Cabinets are mostly in.  Just a couple of small things that need to be corrected in the kitchen.  The pantry needs to be installed but it looks great.  The bench seat is in the dining room.  Paint colors are picked out.  I know today they came and measured for the granite in the kitchen.  My mom and I picked out the lighting on Friday.  (I found a couple of fans for the girls' rooms and the sun room that I LOVED but at $400+ and $700+ apiece, they stayed at the store.  Oh well.)

Progress is being made.  I'm hopeful for another month or so but we'll see how it really plays out. 

Getting closer

The big girl and I stopped by the house yesterday.  The outside that I'd never finished painting for something like 5+ years is now painted.  The kitchen cabinets were in.  Some of the crown molding was up and much of the base board was laid out.  The pantry unit was in the garage along with one of the built in shelf units for the living room.

There were a couple of small problems with the kitchen cabinets (which kept me up much of the night worrying but which were all quickly resolved this morning).  They are great though!!!  The drawers will be so much easier to open and close than what we had before.  We have these awesome corner drawers instead of a lazy susan.  I was a guinea pig for building them and I've heard that the builder said never again but they are AWESOME!!!

I stopped by tonight and the bathroom linen closet unit and the other shelving unit for the living room were also in the garage.

I went by the paint store today and they loaned me a fan book of paint colors.  Tonight my mom and I picked out colors for the whole house.  I feel so good to have that done!

I need to take back the bathroom faucets we bought because a different brand was recommended as being better quality and more easily repairable in the case of problems.  I also need to finalize the the pedestal sink and all the light fixtures, door knobs, drawer pulls and kitchen back splash tile.  Still, I feel like we're making progress and I can get through this weekend, with the big girl's birthday party, and next weekend, with our out-of-town shopping trip, without too much worry.

Then we need to get back to work on the house and the yard!