More House Work

Eric and I have been working on the house a lot lately. We got more of the kitchen done and painted the dining room. I only have a little bit left of the Wonka paper and the walls will finally be normal again. The electrician is there today getting our lighting wired so we can have pretty lights in the kitchen. We are waiting for cabinets and we picked out our countertops over the weekend. Everything is starting to come together even though we still have a lot left. I am still trying to pick out paint colors for the living room and kitchen. I can't decide.
I have some current pictures of the house and will have more soon. The picture of the nest has only one egg in it but I checked this morning and we have three eggs! Also, over the weekend, we had a visit from a hummingbird so I'm gonna get a feeder so we can enjoy them flying around. We love being over there and sitting on our front porch. The weather here has been very nice. I can't wait to move in!

Nests

I went over to the house today to let the window guys in and I noticed, on our front porch, a couple of birds flying around our ferns. Turns out, there's a nest in each of the ferns! Looks like there's gonna be babies. No eggs yet but I'm sure their getting close. I think it's a House Wren that has decided to make our home his home. Here are some pics of the nests.

Our New Dog

Well, I guess it's official. We have decided to call her Sadie. She just looks like a Sadie and we are both happy with it. One day I mentioned Sadie as a possible name and it stuck. Anytime we talk about her, we always refer to her as Sadie. Sometimes I call her Sadie May because it has a nice southern sound. I looked up the meaning of her name and it's Hebrew for princess which is what she'll probably be treated like. I think she'll like it. It's a good name for a sweet dog. Just a few more weeks and we'll have her!

Amy & Russell are Moving to Germany!

Amy and Russell are getting married July 28 and moving to Stuttgart, Germany in September! Russell is in Communications and most of his clients are in Europe. They are both really excited and a little nervous as well. I know everything will work out great. We are very happy for you.

Auf Wiedersehen (Goodbye)!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttgart

Stained Floors

I know I said that I probably wouldn't have pictures until next week but I went by the house and nobody was there. So, I sneaked in and got a few pictures. They look great!

1 Kitchen
2 Dining Room
3 Hall into Master

Wide Load

I went out to run some errands today and as I was leaving a store, there was a cop blocking the intersection honking his horn. I just sat and waited assuming it was a funeral procession. Then I saw it. A house coming down the road. This road isn't really big. It has 6 lanes (3 on each side) but it's tight. As it went through the intersection, it was knocking the street lights around. Who would think that this was a good idea? So, I got stuck behind it. I laughed as I thought of hearing someone say "Sorry I'm late. Traffic was bad. I got stuck behind a house." Anyway. Luckly I had my camera to capture this crazy event.

The Floors Look AWESOME!!!

Here are some pictures of the floors from today. They haven't been stained yet but they look great! The guys plan on staining tomorrow. It still looks amazing even without the stain. I was very impressed. We won't be able to get in there to get more pictures until sometime next. We want to make sure that everything is dry before we go in. I absolutely hate that we have to wait. I can't wait to see the end result!!!!

Master



Kitchen: before & after

Unbelievable difference!