FINALLY Getting Some Work Done Downstairs!

In preparation of an addition to the family (human, NOT another four-legged, furry friend!), we need another bedroom. We would wait and work on it later, but since I'm very high-risk and having to be SUPER DUPER careful, not to mention the extreme possibility of me being on bedrest for much of my pregnancy, PLUS the high chance that I'll deliver early, we have been forced to start everything BEFORE conception. Kyle will be moving into the BRAND NEW bedroom that we are building in the basement, AJ will move it Kyle's BIGGER room with the BIGGER closet (which she's not looking forward to at all...not planning her new walls, decor, or anything, nope), and the nursery will be AJ's old room. We'd purchased some drywall and other things for the basement, but just haven't had time, what with work, school, his football and music, her dance classes, Jim's foot causing us more grief than ever, etc. We finally got to moving on it last week. Jim's been working hard down there. I keep offering help, but he denies the need. I think he just needs some "man time." Hence, why I've been working on all these crafts...for one, to get them out of the damn way, since they're taking up space in the basement, which is where we need more space, and for two, just to get shit organized and done before I'm indisposed of and unable to work on anything except ROM to prevent DVT's while on bedrest. :S (maybe, maybe not..but I'd rather just have shit done, just in case. Plus, I'm sure I'll fall even more behind once there's a baby in this house. Just sayin'.) :) Here, he's working on insulating the "gutted fireplace" that was there when we bought our house. Fun times!

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Inside The Cabinet..

I'd seen these on Pinterest, and with our cabinets already crowded WITHOUT a baby in the house yet, I've been desperate to get this one done. PLUS, it's less crashing in the cabinets when searching for something! Jim bought some work and extra long screws, and added some L-brackets. BAM! He says he wants to sand it down, so I may end up staining it one of these days when he does that while it's off. I love it! It holds two cutting boards, a glass recipe book cover (that we never use. ha), a cooling rack, AND a rolling pin...with more room left! Just need to stop slamming the door now. :)

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I'm sorry, but I'm in LOVE with our living room!

And I'm head over heels for our new dining set! :) 

And we're BACK in the game!

Well, it has certainly been a long time since I've posted, or even touched my wedding craft box....So in a nutshell, we bought house, we paint house, we move in house. Ta da! Sounds easy right?! NOT! I don't think I had a stright 36 hrs in that five weeks when I dcidn't get a phonecall from the broker, realtor, or insurance agent flipping out, and if I didn't get this signed in blood and that signed by Obama, we were NOT getting this house...blah blah blah. Needless to say, I have a little bit of acne going on, and my weight is a little lower than usual. BUT, it all ended well, we just didn't know until the DAY OF if we were closing on that day or not. I don't think I will EVER buy another house again! haha
Anyway, in that time, my hard drive on my NEW computer decided to go suicidal and I lost EVERYTHING! From pictures to wedding stuff, you name it, it's gone. I suppose it's my own fault for not having it backed up, but it was the best computer out of 4 in our house, so I never got around to it. At least most everything we've created has been printed once for a mock-up, so we can re-create it...it just sucks, especially considering all of the long nights I spent on it. I'm more upset about losing all my pictures and videos, but we do have a few on my old computer, so I guess not all is lost. So anyway, I haven't really had time to breathe, let alone think about our wedding. We do have a few more things to do around the house, but since I have a new hard drive in my computer, I thought I'd go ahead and give an update. Oh, and the night my computer died, I found out TWO of my bridesmaids are pregnant. :) Suddenly, I started having pregnancy dreams myself. The Nebraska Furniture Mart deliveryman handed my newborn son over to me on the front porch of our new house. WTF? lol

CLOSING DAY!

It's gonna be a LONG month, but it's a GOOD thing! :D

Well, it seems the seller accepted our counteroffer (FINALLY!) We were SO CLOSE to losing this house...they countered our original offer, and we found out about it just a few hours before they were showing the house to someone else! Luckily, they accepted our counteroffer...but we didn't find out until the next day! UGH! It was SOO stressful! Anyway, so now the fun begins. I have to go in on Tuesday to sign some paperwork and get the inspection underway. Yippee (not!) Hopefully that will get done before Friday. So far, it's looking as though our closing date will be October 8th. Kind of messes up plans for wedding planning, as well as Kyle's 10th birthday party, but we will figure something out. This kind of house won't be found at this price and in this condition ever again...we were very lucky (hopefully I'm not jinxing us!). I've got our current house somewhat packed, but it is SUCH a disaster zone...I hate living like this! Would be nice if we closed sooner so we could start painting and finishing the fence and moving stuff in sooner, but I suppose that's just a dream. :) Here is the front of the house. We face a field and the development is right by a (small) lake. Somewhat reminds me of home. The other pic is the back, which isn't fully fenced yet, but you get the idea. :) FINGERS CROSSED!

9 months and counting!

It's hard to believe we only have 9 months to go! Our planning and craft-making has taken a hard turn....we started looking at houses again, only this time to buy! I think the snakes in the house was the final straw. We can't stay in this house anymore...not to mention the price to heat this thing during the winter, and running out of oil is never any fun during a Nebraska winter! I finally got some of my major medical bills taken care of, so now the bank likes me (so they say!).  SOOO....it looks like we may not be taking a honeymoon right away...but we will be living in a (hopefully) better home instead. Seems like now is the time to buy...and I figured vacations will always be there, but not this buyer's market. Guess it's a good thing we weren't able to get our passports earlier as we wanted. Maybe there is a reason for everything. :)