Weekend housework

Every weekend for the next month or so will be spent working on the house. Andrew has let his boss know that he will no longer be able to work weekends for the summer. Getting the house done is a huge priority!

This weekend we took the last of the junk to the transfer site and sold a few items at a friend's garage sale. Once all the junk was out of the way we got to work on replacing some moldy spots on the drywall that were caused by junk being left against the wall for a while. Everyone got to help. This house is a learning experience for all of us and we want the kids to be included in everything. 

Every evening we notice that the mosquitoes get horrible outside. We bought some big killer that Andrew spread across the yard before we left on Saturday evening. Also Sunday before heading down to farm I bought some lavender plants to plant beside our front door. This was the perfect project for the kids while daddy did some sanding. Mosquitoes hate lavender! 

Lance got some water from the creak to water the plants. The old wooden buckets were left at the house and I thought they'd make cute planters. 

To look around it is easy to get overwhelmed and think "we still have tons to do" but if you stop and think about it you will be able to tell we have already done so much and came along way! 

Last night we went to Lowes to price out a few things and found they were having big sales on allot of the items that we will need, so we ended up purchasing a washer and dryer set, stove, dishwasher, and new kitchen sink. I am super proud of out purchases and after the cash rebate we will have saved over $1,000 and we didn't even have to open up a Lowe's credit card! 

We are having a blast working on the house. The kids are loving playing at the house and just being outside. Andrew and I love do it yourself projects and we are learning as we go. After we texture the walls I will be able to start painting the bedrooms! I know exactly how I want Andrew and my bedrooms and how I am going to paint Lexie's room. I have no clue on Lance's room. He loves orange and Andrew thinks we should just let him pick out the color he wants no matter how crazy bright orange it is. 

I can't wait to start posting before and after pictures!!

God is good... All the time!!