More House News

Quite a bit has happened this week.

We have stucco!

We now have countertops and appliances (even though they aren't all installed yet.)

We noticed also that they are starting to wire all the electrical plugs. We expect them to be locking the doors any time now.

It's a good day today!

Today when I went to pick up Petunia from the bus they were delivering our cabinets!!!! Not only that, but they had also just begun to stucco the front of our house. I can't wait to go out there tonight and sort of tear open a small corner of one of the cabinets and see what color they are. It will be like a Christmas present. I know, I should remember what I picked out, but it was so long ago that I have no idea. Oh yeah, and I haven't blogged since they painted....I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. They say the house will be done on the 20th of November, and we get the keys on the 26th. A little later then I was hoping, but not too bad. They say they haven't missed a deadline yet. I hope ours isn't the first. I will post a picture tonight after we go out.

The Stucco (not yet painted)

Bathroom cabinets

Kitchen cabinets

Another good thing is that a little boy four doors down the street from us in our new house is starting at Petunia's pre-school tomorrow. That will be so nice for her to have someone to get off the bus with and to maybe play with after school. I hope it works out good for her.

I had my scope yesterday. It really wasn't that bad. I had heard horror stories of people waking up during the middle of it and was terrified. When they gave me the stuff that was supposed to put me out I started talking and asking lots of questions. Even when I got all dizzy and loopy I kept talking. Finally the doctor looked at the nurse and asked how much she had given me, she turned around and said she would give me a little more, and that's the last thing I remember. Not even a twitch of pain. I was only a little dizzy after I got home, and slept it off. They didn't find much just some little sores at the bottom of my stomach. They took a biopsy to see if they were ulcers. Then they scheduled me for a stress test because a lot of my pain at night is in my chest. I get to do that tomorrow. I will be so glad to have all this behind me, and am glad I am getting it done before we move. I am sure a lot of it has to do with all the stress and pressure of building and living in this hell hole ummm apartment.

Well, I am about worded out. I will keep you all posted.

Things are moving....SLOWLY

Well, the house is still progressing, but it seems like it has come to a crawl. Barely today we got our doors and casings for the finish work (I've been waiting for 2 weeks for this)granted they also put in more then half of it today. If they work on it tomorrow they should have it done. They did pour our driveway and side walk, and they say it's important to get that stuff done before it snows. I guess I just need to learn to be patient.

My great hopes for this week would be that they finish the finish work, put on our siding, and it would be a small miracle if they painted. I want that done by at least the end of next week.

View from the family room into the kitchen and bedroom hallway

We talked to some of our neighbors today, they seemed really nice. I think so far the people in the neighborhood I've met are very normal, and that's a good thing to be in my book. It does not appear we will be kept up late at night with loud drunk parties and barking dogs.

Paige is acclimating to pre-school a little better and there are rarely tears when I drop her off now. The bus driver is letting her ride the bus on the way home, and she LOVES that. I have a hard time getting her off when they drop her off.

I have been having a lot of problems with acid reflux lately. It just came on so quickly about three months ago and just seems to get worse and worse. I am getting a scope on the 15th, and that almost scares me as much as the reflux does. I swear most of this is coming from living in a stupid little apartment. If moving into our home doesn't take care of it then I think I will have to be done having kids. I am not having another child if I have to suffer through reflux the whole nine months.

I am not sure how I feel about having more kids now. On difficult days with the kids I am pretty sure two is more than any normal person can handle, but when I look at our family picture it looks like we are missing one. I guess we will see what comes of the scope and if things look up in the spring, then we will decide. Doug turns 37 this month, and he surely isn't getting any younger. In fact he's pretty much an old man now. :)

Again, More Boring News on the House

Our house so far:


The back of our house so far:


I was pleasantly surprised since my last post. The house all sheet rocked, and they are mudding and taping it now. The shingles are on, and they surprised us by putting up our brick. I can't wait to see what they do next week. Hopefully it will be the driveway and sidewalk. I am happy to say that in my own private race with the neighbors I don't know, we have pulled ahead and may get to move in before them, even though they started before us. I am so anxious for this house to be done. I can't imagine how much less stress I will have then. (Probably just find something else to worry about.)

On another note. Petunia is having such a hard time in Pre-school. It breaks my heart everyday to take here there. I am not sure who was happier it was Friday me or her. I started coming the first half hour or so with her and she seemed to do better. She wants desperately to ride the bus, but doesn't understand that it can't happen until we move into the house. I think one transition at a time is good for her. I will probably end up riding the bus to school and then walking home the first couple of weeks we do that.

Petunia's first day of school:


Petunia being a beautiful dancer:



Chunk has learned some new words....Pop tart being the latest. I am embarrassed that he knows that word, but it is one of the easier breakfasts we have. Well, I think I will sign off now and let the hubby have some time on the computer.

Chunk on his bike:

More progress on the house!

--Originally posted on August 29, 2007

Things here are moving along...just not as quickly as I hoped they would. We had our walk through on the house on Monday for framing. That means that framing is done, wiring, plumbing, and the duct work. We also have our stairs in our garage and out the back. It looks like a house with no walls. It does get exciting to think about moving in. They tell us it's an average of 90 days after this walk through (which puts it too close to December for my liking.)

In the next week and a half they said the dry wall will go up, the shingles will go on, and we will finally have windows. Those will be BIG things. I can't wait! I will appreciate the space so much, and maybe my kids will learn to be a little nicer to each other with more space.

Petunia started pre-school on Monday. She looks so cute in her backpack and all ready for school. She loves school even though she already has gotten in trouble (she just needs to learn to listen a little better.) She wants to ride the bus so badly, and doesn't understand that I have to drive her until we move into the house. It's a teary end to everyday, but it makes me happy we won't have issues with being scared of the bus.

Chunk is signing a bunch now, and is talking a little. It's so cute to see him sign that he's sorry after he body slams you. He is a boy through and through. I am going to have a rough houser on my hands, but it's quite cute to see.

Well, best get back to life!

The house

--Originally posted on July 18, 2007

So progress on the house is moving on. I am so proud of the contracters this week as they have done something every day this week. We now have our foundation, and they have waterproofed it and have plumbed the basement. They also filled in around the hole they dug. It looks better than I imagined. Next step is to fill in the basement with cement, and then framing!!!!!

We leave for Durango on Monday without the kids. I am so excited to have a vacation with no responsibility, but am also anxious to leave them. I hope Petunia does all right. I think Chunk will do fine as long as there is someone to love him up.

Speaking of Chunk, he turned one on the 13th!! I can't believe how fast this year went. I think back on what we were doing a year ago, and there was no thought in our minds about selling the house and moving. So much can happen in a year. It's all exciting!

FINALLY!!

--Originally posted on July 3, 2007

Finally they dug our hole for our house!! It was 3 weeks late, and seemed like it was never going to happen, but now it feels like we are really moving. They say it will be done by mid-November. I can't wait to get out of the apartment. I have a new appreciation for the people who raise families in apartments. I can barely take care of two kids under the age of 3 here, I have no idea how it would be with teens. Thankfully I will never have to find out. Tomorrow we head up the the hubby's parents for the 4th of July parade and such. I hope there is a petting zoo there so Paige can do that or pony rides.
Well, best get Chunk to bed.