Wow...Really, It's Been That Long - Project Updates

I just realized that it's been well over a month since our last posting...holy cow! So much has happened and so little of it has made it here to the blog for everyone to read about. I guess I will just start at the beginning.

We officially packed and moved from IN on 04/13 and the closing on the house there took place on that Friday. It was a lot of stress during the week since the date was pushed back and caused a delay here in Houston. We ended up spending an extra weekend than planned in the apartment, but it was okay. We closed and got possession of our new home on Thursday 04/23 and the fun began!

After sleeping on a really horrible bed for a few months, we resorted to the air mattress at the new place. I don't know if it was really more comfortable or if it was the thrill of having a home again, but we slept so well that night. And we needed a few good nights with the weekend plans. We did have quite the set-up using the laptop and the computer speakers as our entertainment center. A couple of boxes at the end of the air mattress proved to be just what we needed. (We intended to take a picture and show off our dorkiness, but somehow we got side-tracked. Shocking, I know.)

Saturday rolled around, and it was time to put down the epoxy coating on the garage floor. We wanted to be sure it had some time to dry before the movers arrived on Monday. It turned out great and has proven to be easier to sweep and clean up.

The next item was to install our new light from IKEA in the butler pantry area. The light that was there didn't provide much other than casting some shadows. The light worked better than we could have imagined, and it was much cheaper than what we anticipated spending at Lowe's.

Two down and a laundry list to go. The next item was to seal the tile/stone on the backsplash and seal the tile in the foyer, hallway, laundry room, hall closets, and the half-bath. The sealer went on easier than expected, but by the 3rd coat, I was ready to quit. The blister on my hand from the garage was getting the best of me. Needless to say, we still have our bath, the kitchen floor, and the bathroom floors upstairs to finish. We really need to get on that!

And lastly for a Saturday, we installed our clearance light from Lowe's in the dining room. If you saw the earlier blogs, you saw the hidious light in the dining room. I actually don't know what it should have been called. The light from the store wasn't exactly what we picked out, but it was definitely in our price range and elimated the ugly thing that was there. Now with the table and china cabinent and dry sink in the dining room too, it looks much better. I will post more updates with the furnished room pictures as we finish unpacking the boxes.

James has also done a tremendous amount of work outside. He's put down sod, planted a tree, built a garden, built a garden cart, and planted a few caladiums in the front. I'll have him put in his pictures and update of all of that.