Life before 2008 16 Oct 2007 09:13 am
This Old House: Whew!
We’re mostly DONE. Mom and Dad rolled out of here this morning; all that is left is a lot of clean up, touch up, and organization. The baby wrapped up what is hopefully the last of the stomach bug around here for awhile yesterday and today I am finding my way back to Life As We Live It. Here’s the pictures:
Celia’s room was done first; here it is before we set her mattress. For all the kids’ beds, Mom is doing their quilts at home and mailing them. Celia’s is bright pink, green, and black. She spent hours arranging her dolls, her pictures, and her papers.
The colors downstairs are “Glowing Ember” and “Baroque”, which is the color of butterscotch. We now have actual couches and no more beds in the living room! Feels good.
We got the colors from our rug:
The hallway:
It was time to take down Baby’s Crib….and he was NOT so excited about that idea!
The boys’ room…..
The view from Andrew’s “cave” end towards the closet; all the beds will get these curtains but Mom will send them as we ran out of fabric.
He stayed in his big-boy bed all night!
Thanks for following the saga! We went through over 3500 staples, 12 gallons of paint, 10 days of labor, 1 major stomach virus, $2800, 7 trips to hardware stores, 2 big bottles of wine, 32 homecooked meals, 4 trips to the dump, 1 visit by the police, and much, much more! The best part…everywhere I look is a memory, and most of it, a happy one!
onward!
on 16 Oct 2007 at 9:23 am 1.(M) Beth said …
How awesome all this looks! How exciting for the children and parents! What great help you had to get so much done in a short time - and with a little ‘flu’ going around, too! Thanks for showing us the results!
on 16 Oct 2007 at 10:03 am 2.Erin said …
I’m not going to recognize this house when we come. It looks fabulous!
on 16 Oct 2007 at 10:47 am 3.Sandy said …
Everything looks *great*! Great colors - love that pink in C.’s room. I bet A. loves that “cave” - what neat, cozy space. Good job done by all! The police?
on 16 Oct 2007 at 12:16 pm 4.SmallWorld said …
Wow, Tia! It looks gorgeous! Now can you come do my kitchen PLEASE?
on 16 Oct 2007 at 12:19 pm 5.Mary in Tennessee said …
EEEK!!! It’s beautiful! I’m so happy for all of you!
on 16 Oct 2007 at 3:05 pm 6.Katie said …
So very beautiful! Congrats.
on 16 Oct 2007 at 3:55 pm 7.Angela123 said …
It looks fabulous! I love the colors and the boy’s beds.
on 16 Oct 2007 at 9:24 pm 8.gina said …
Hurray! It looks so awesome Tia!
on 16 Oct 2007 at 9:47 pm 9.Cathy said …
WOWOWOWOW! Looks even better than those TV re-do shows (but maybe I’m prejudiced ’cause I know you). Is Sandy the only other curious cat (besides me)?
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on 17 Oct 2007 at 8:32 am 11.Cathy in Jax said …
Everything looks great. By the way, you can’t just throw in there “and 1 visit by the police” and leave us all here hanging.
on 17 Oct 2007 at 10:32 am 12.Tia said …
LOL! The police were here just because we had another case of meddlesome neighbors who can’t find enough of their own business to mind. This time she claimed our dog bit her car bumper. In the end, it was just a headache to have mid-week. Our dog is our business and we’re taking care of it; her car is her business and she’s looking for someone else to foot her bill. We have learned that with those folks, if it’s not one thing it will be something else so I’m praying they’ll have very busy, very consuming days.
on 17 Oct 2007 at 9:05 pm 13.Sandy said …
I knew it! I almost said “the police…let me guess, troublesome neighbors?”
Ours called the county when we had dirt delivered out front this summer because they “were concerned about right of way” which really means ….”ewww, there’s a bunch of dirt out there and it’s ugly and I don’t want to have to see that and make them get rid of it asap.” So dh, trying to get it moved asap, worked on it until late that night (on a bobcat) - well, until they came outside and chewed him out for “keeping them up and not having any respect for his neighbors.”
“with these folks if it’s not one thing it will be something else” - Yep, exactly. Totally kwym. I pray for them to say busy too. Hang in there.
And how much damage could a dog possibly do by biting a bumper???? I’m just sayin’.
on 19 Oct 2007 at 6:54 am 14.Katrina said …
That was fun!! I’m getting caught up on your blog and sure enjoyed the pictures of the house project. It’s amazing how much can be accomplished with many willing hands.
on 20 Oct 2007 at 12:43 pm 15.dalimama said …
Looks fantastic! I love the kids bedrooms and the beds you built!
Not surprised by the police but like Sandy I wonder how much damage a dog can really do to a bumper especially knowing that your dog isn’t super huge or anything.