We have been in for over a week now and are getting everything settled.  We have already had two very busy weeks!  Luckily we had the help of our Moms to get us started moving in and cleaning up the yard!  It’s been fun getting our first home ready to live in.  Emma loves it,…

Floors have been finished and all that is left is the kitchen, final plumbing, and some small details.  The painters will be fixing the paint, and all the final touch ups will be left.  We tried to push the countertops and get them installed early and two of them cracked.  We recast two of them…

With the help of Andy’s wonderful friend, we have cast our countertops.  We spent Saturday creating the mold creating the mold out of some pine trim, 4X8 pieces of MDF coated with melamine, and various pieces of trash to form the mold.  Sunday we spent perfecting the mold, measuring several times, then pouring the concrete. …

Changes are starting to become drastic once again.  We have a new front door (that will soon be orange), the crepe myrtles finally started blooming, the paint is almost finished, and new doors have been installed throughout the house.  It is great to see the paint in the house. We decided on a neutral color…

There has been alot of progress on the floors and trim this week.  The hardwood guys have finished their first rough sanding and should be back when the painting is finished for the final finishing.  The floors were much blonder than we anticipated, but we love the look so far.  It looks like a new…

After all the hardwork and everyone’s time, materials, and energy we have a completed shed.  Andy has been spending time inside the shed making shelves and organizing what we have over there so far.  He also made a loft area and bike rack for the ceiling.  While he was inside, I was outside painting and…

Thanks to Uncle Wayne and Aunt  Heidi and their truck we were finally able to get a chipper over to Camden.  Kate chipped 90% of the brush pile, which is a hint for anyone trying to figure out what to get her for her Birthday.  It took a while to get to this point but…

Sheetrock started going up quickly last week and it looks great.  We had hoped to keep more of the plaster in respect to the age of the home but you work with what you got, turns out there aren’t many craftsmen working with plaster in Raleigh.  We also got the cabinet and appliances ordered so…