Awesome!

Have I ever told you how awesome my parents are? Well, they are.

They got home from Vegas yesterday. Instead of staying home and relaxing, they came up to Lincoln this afternoon. My mom said it was nice out and my deck needs painting.

Because they are at the house working, they were able to give my neighbor permission to disc our yard. Trust me the yard needs this. That wouldn't have happened if they weren't there.

Dave and I are so grateful that they have been able to help us. We've been able to build a bigger and better house due to their "cheap" labor. We will gladly be providing lodging during Husker baseball season for the rest of eternity!

Thank you Mom and Dad!!!!

Last Weekend's Update

Where did the week go??!! It's Friday and I can't figure out where the last 4 days went. I'm pretty proud that I got this post up before the next weekend occurred!



We picked up our doors in Grand Island last week. Luckily, Don let us use his trailer to pick up all 19 of them.



Don also helped unload all of the doors and modeled one for me.

While the guys unloaded the doors, I used the electrician's ladder and cleaned the upper windows. We've been trying to figure out how we were going to do this. Notice my super nice fanny pack.

Our electrician has also been busy...

Master bathroom...

Front porch...

Great room...

Kitchen/dining room...

Foyer...my favorite...

Four season room...

Our plumber also finished up...

We're moving right along!

Oh, did I mention we've scheduled a move date. Yep, mark your calendars. We are moving on the 21st of November. We'll see you then!

It's Official

It's official.


Packing has begun!
And yes, a hard hat is necessary when in our basement.

Weekend Update - Part 3

The end of last week got away from me. Work is picking up, house work is picking up...busy times. Anyway, here's part 3 of last week's weekend update. I'll work on this weekend shortly...






Yep, railings are up! We'll be working on the balusters shortly. Things are moving right along.

Weekend Update - Part 2

Our furniture arrived! Ok, it arrived 2 weekends ago, but whatever.

Our chairs are neatly piled in the office.


Our table is also in the office.

The couch and ottoman are hanging out in the bedroom with our new bed. Also joining the fun is our table leaf.

What? Your couch goes in the living room? You don't know what you are missing!

Weekend Update - Part 1

Whew! So much has been accomplished in the last week! We have two projects to finish and then it's move-in time. I sent November's rent check in today along with a notice that we would be out by the end of November. Pretty exciting!

Our countertops and almost all of our plumbing fixtures were installed last week.

We chose quartz countertop for the master bath and rectangle shaped sinks.

Toilets were also installed. This is a really big deal as we have been driving to the gas station in Bennet to use the restroom. Even though we don't have a door (we have a lovely tarp hanging in the doorway), having a working toilet sure beats driving to the stinky gas station.

Our foyer bath contains a granite top and a vessel sink which I'm not 100% sure about yet. It's growing on me, but it's an incredibly slow growth. I do love the faucet!

Our kitchen will have two faucets (one for filtered water) but we ran into a small snag with the installation of the second faucet. Nothing that can't be fixed though.

The countertops in the kitchen are Corian. They are whiter than what I had anticipated, but I think they look great with the dark wood.

Finally, we installed a pedestal sink in the bathroom by the garage.


More to come in part 2...

Color

Someone once told me that painters are a dime a dozen. I don't know if that's true or not, but I do know that my mom does not fit that description. All this time that my dad has been installing hardwood, Dave has been tiling, and I have been finishing woodwork, she's been painting, painting, and painting. She has painted every wall in my house twice and some even three times. She's had some help along the way - Trent, Tucker, Megan, Jessy, Twila, Dave and myself (hope I didn't forget anyone) but for the most part, she's handled all of the painting. Dave and I are so lucky to have her help and are eternally grateful for all of the painting.

Now, let's tour her hard work.

1st upstairs bedroom - firefly and bear hug

2nd upstairs bedroom - ancient stone

(this room was supposed to be a grey tone, but

it's totally lilac. Yep, we now have a lilac room and

Dave shakes his head every time he walks by.)

3rd upstairs bedroom - retro avocado (one of my favorites)

Great room, foyer, and garage entrance - cornerstone


Kitchen - Hawaiian passion

Laundry room (and bathroom by the garage) - sunset glow

Foyer bathroom - clair de lune

Master bedroom - toasted cashew & garnet

Office - asparagus

4-Season room - bicycle yellow

My mom even tackled scaffolding to paint! Now that's a trooper. In between painting, she's also been bringing lunch on Saturdays. Amazing!

Just so you know, she's my mom and I'm keeping her.