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May 13, 2008
painting, projects, pandora's box
Well it is almost the middle of May, the date we had set for having our house on the market. And it will be - yesterday, no tomorrow, Friday for sure. We are finishing up all the projects. Things we meant to do, things we meant to finish. Why we couldn't do any of this for own enjoyment over the past 5 years, I don't know and if I dwell on it anymore may scream.
The biggest project has ended up being the 1/2 bath in the master bedroom. This bathroom was a very ugly 70's green and had the last vestiges of the carpet we tore out of the rest of the house over a year ago. So we ripped out the carpet and toilet and wallpaper and had the faucet replaced. (This last part was very exciting b/c we now have hot water back there for the first time in 5 years) Brad and I have spent the last few days back there painting and transforming. I am well aware that really it could have been gutted and lots of HGTV renovations done to make it fabulous, but this will be good enough for selling, all right? I'm not quite done. The floor goes in tonight and then the baseboards get painted and then the toilet goes in and then the list goes on, but the plan is for it to be finished by t'row night and then I can post after pictures.
Here are not quite before pictures, but before any major renovations.
Doing all of this with 3 kids is not easy. We've let the time slip up on us and feel crunched to get the house to where we want it before listing it for sale. I feel like all my kids hear is, "not right now, Mommy has to do this, or Mommy has to do that." Once we get to Baton Rouge I look forward to spending time w/ Brad and the kids just hanging out. Maybe a day at the zoo or the pool, a day where I don't have to keep telling them no and hold on and don't touch/move/unpack that. That day I am clinging too as the light at the end of the tunnel.
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May 09, 2008
Nater Tot
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