The beginning

A whole week?! And I've about lost my mind. The kids have been out of school for an entire week and I'm not one for idle hands. Idle hands aren't always bad, but not normally my cup of tea. So.......As I was painting this afternoon (no idle hands remember) I began thinking about the photos I would love to post on my facebook to show my family. I then realized that the majority of my facebook friends could probably care less and may be annoyed by my photos. While I don't think that's very "friendly" and it is my facebook to post as I choose, I thought blogging may be more appropriate. I also thought that I could post a few details (while I remembered them) as I go room to room. So here's a quick rundown of the beginning........ 

Josh and I purchased a home back in December with the help of our great realtor, Kayla Moore, and our financial guru, Mark Neely. (If you are looking to buy a home, you would completely benefit from using either or both of these two people.) Moving with two small children right before Christmas (Hey I never said we were smart) was ROUGH. We made it with the help of some really great friends and some really great family. 

While I LOVE our house, it needed our touch. It was built in the 80's, and while the previous owners didn't have bad taste, it needed some updating. We started with our list of "musts" and haven't looked back! Among that list.....painting every room, staining those lovely, ugh, oak cabinets, backsplash, new floors, new carpet, ripping carpet in the master, staining banister, so on and so forth. And we want to do most, if not all, of it ourselves. 

I know this sounds like a great idea with little kids, but we wouldn't have it any other way. We love to redo and redecorate (or Josh at least tolerates it, not sure which). I want to teach my children how to do things. I don't want them to always have things done for them. I don't want to avoid tasks or adventures because I have small children at the moment. One of my most memorable experiences with my dad was when he decided to turn our garage into two separate rooms. I learned to paint. I learned to drywall. I learned to sand and mud drywall, which is the worst job ever might I add. So aside from teaching my boys the typical cook, laundry, yard work, if I'm able I'm going to throw in a little handy work. While our house is by no means a fixer upper, it does need some updating. So why not?

I promise every other post won't be this long! Just wanted to introduce you to our home and invite you in as we go from room to room!