Saturday, October 15, 2011

Autumn is Here!

Well, we think autumn is here. We are having beautiful weather today with the highs in the low 70s and Jeff is excited that it will be in the 40s a few nights this upcoming week. Our new house has screens on all of the windows so he will be glad to sleep with the windows up!






The kids and I set off to Elliott Farms this morning to pick out a pumpkin for each of them. Vince only wanted a small one, but Savannah wanted a large one. Vince quickly picked his pumpkin out and went over to sit on all of the "Johnny Poppers", aka John Deere tractors, while Savannah tromped through the farm looking for the perfect big pumpkin.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Renovation Pictures

























Here are some pictures that we have taken of the kitchen and bathroom. And a few of the kids, and the new puppy, Sammy.

Getting Settled In!

Our last post was about being "under contract", but we did close on September 1st and started a major renovation on September 3rd. Jeff and Andy, our Realtor friend, demolished the master bathroom while Jewell and I tried to get boxes unpacked in the upstairs. Sandra and Jeff (Nana and Grandaddy) were also here and Grandaddy changed out several light fixtures and accompanied Jeff on several trips to Lowe's. Nana kept the kids at the hotel which was a huge help while we were in the throws up painting the rooms.
As the renovation went on, we decided to do a few more things "while we were at it", which included tearing out the flooring, cabinet, wallpaper, etc in the half bath and re-doing it. In addition, we decided to go-ahead with the kitchen renovation, which included ripping out Formica countertops and replacing it with granite....but the cabinets would look dingy...so we repainted the cabinets and had interior hinges put on the doors and changed out the knobs. And the light fixtures, and the sink, and the faucet. And a new microwave that is built-in over the range, rather than taking up valuable counter space...
I have taken some pictures and will upload those soon.