Office

Our major project last week was the office. I was tired of it looking like yet another storage room. I had tried to tackle it on my own but it was too big of a job for me alone. I just don't' have my usual energy these days and my lifting is very limited. Dave & Sweet Pea teamed up with me and we worked for hours to get it finished.

Some BEFORE shots:

Closet with boxes all around.

It actually had even more boxes in here than this. I took this photo mid-job. You could barely walk inside the door earlier.

Starting to stack the bookshelves

The AFTER shots:

A job well done.

At this angle you can see the computer chair for the big desk, the small computer desk Dave has set up for the kids schoolwork & games (it still needs to be hooked up), the main bookshelves full of resources and part of the craft/work table.

Here you can see we tucked the bench behind the craft/work table. I hadn't originally planned this but with no other space to put it I tried it out. I really like it! There are the 2 new small shelves Bugs & Dave put together. The crate is full of coloring books.


Here is the craft/work table again. I plan to place a chair or two in the front of it I have to dig them out of the garage first. Lol. A front view of the shelves Bugs & Dave put together. These hold binders, resource material and other little odds & ends for school. The rolling cart is to the left of the shelves and needs to be reorganized. I plan to have Dave install our big whiteboard above the shelves. It will be nice having it back in use again.

A shot of the big computer desk, main computer and little computer desk. We also managed to fit one of the filing cabinets underneath the big desk saving room. We plan to put a big bulletin board on the wall over one side of the large computer desk. We are toying with the idea of shelves on the other side. I think that will help keep the desk surface clear.

I didn't take a picture of the closet because its' not complete yet. For the most part we are keeping our extra school supplies, computer extras, the 2nd filing cabinet and office supplies in there. We may keep art supplies in there if I can squeeze them in. If not, we may have to rearrange the hall linen closet.
We're very pleased with the way the office turned out. The kids & I are really happy & thankful to have a school room of sorts again. And I love having the computer tucked away out of the main living area but still nearby.

Bathroom Renovations Continue

The bathroom is coming along. Dave put in the new wood Wednesday night. He also caulked and is waiting for that to thoroughly dry. Bugs enjoyed watching Daddy at work.

New wood for the floor base.

Caulking the tub and floor edges.

Bugs watches and asks lots of questions.

It already smells tons better. Yay!

They're Everywhere!

Boxes! Boxes! Everywhere! Even though we have been working hard there is still a lot to unpack.

This is what the Baby's room presently looks like.


The Family Room. As you can see the girls are working on it a bit.

Dave searches.

A photo of the newly made & painted shelves.

Another view of the shelves. Recently I put lots of books on them & some toys. Looks good!

Moving Day

"Moving In Day" was finally here! We had to postpone it for a week b/c of some unresolved issues with the house. Once they were resolved we were on our way to moving into our new home! The day before we moved in we had all the carpets professionally cleaned. I was relieved to have that done. As a nice bonus before they began bringing things in the moving men put down a special kind of tape carpet to protect the traveled areas of the house. I was very happy to see this! We've never had professional movers before so all these bonuses were icing on the cake for us.

The garage begins to fill up. By the time they were done there were twice as many boxes in here. Still are! =)

Boo Bear's Bedroom

She is super excited to have her own room.

The Office
This room will also hold most of our schoolroom supplies & books.


Sweet Pea's Room

Or should I say suite? Her bedroom is the largest of the kids' rooms being that it's the original master bedroom. She also has her own full bath, lucky duck.

The Family Room

This is upstairs. It will be the toy room, bookshelves, t.v. room & playroom. We may also do some school up here. Right now it is filled to the brim with boxes.

The Master Bathroom

This bathroom is upstairs and is the largest in the house. Dave & I are using it as our master bath.

The other view of the Master Bath. I love this as I've never had a bathroom this big - ever!

The Boy's Room

Their room is larger than in the old house. They have a nice, big closet & a little space leading to the attic. Another bonus is their room is right off of the family room so they have extra room to play.

The other end of the boys' room. I love the little nook they have in the corner with the built in shelf.

This will be the Baby's room.

Right now it is being used for storage as we still have several months before we need to set it up. It is so full of boxes, floor to ceiling that you can barely walk inside! Not having a basement after having a nice, large one for storage sure makes a big difference.



I didn't get a chance to take pics of the living room, kitchen, dining nook, laundry room or the 3rd bathroom. Those rooms were very busy with the movers in and out. I can't find the original pics we took when we were deciding on the home either. I'll post pics of these rooms as soon as they get cleaned up a little.