The oddly normal life of Clorie

Well, we finally moved in. The house is live-in-able. It is not ALL the way finished, but for the most part it is! It feels nice. Really nice. We have stayed here about four nights. The kids have slept in thier own beds, even Bailey. I wondered if he would sleep alone. I figured he would have issues... He proved me wrong! He's slept in it and all night long everynight! :o) So welcome to home ownership. That is the name of this blog. Why? Because being a homeowner is HARD! We have already had things go wrong.... Luckily we have a handy Father-In-Law who is more than willing to help out when needed. He has already helped so much. He is awesome. When they brought my fridge, something blew in my electric panel, and now my garage door opener, one kitchen plug and living room fan/light do not work! No power is running to them! It really sucks. Not sure what happened but Tims dad is going to check it out tomorrow. Oh and my BRAND new fridge. The one I just bought, the ice maker par...

Today felt like the first really productive day since starting our whole project. Up until today I looked at the mess that was my home and thought... WHAT am I doing? WHY did I tear all this up? Today though my thoughts have changed. Today we got the drywall mud up, so the walls are smooth, where the wallpaper (hearts and homes) once was. We also primed the cabinet base to get it ready for paint. My father in law got the door on the room were making into a fourth bedroom. It is really starting to come together! Tomorrow we can prime the walls, and paint the cabinets and doors and drawers then paint the walls and when my Father in Law comes on Monday things should be ready for him to finish up! That means I will hopefully have a counter top, sink, floors and all that Monday evening! It feels good to see it coming together and not just look like a demolition took place. We will also move the majority of our things over there tomorrow. We have NINE days to get out of this apartment! NI...

Something I have always wanted, but never really thought would happen to me. For some reason, even though I am nearly 30 year old, and even though I have four children... Sometimes I feel as though I am still a child. Definately not a "grown up" by anymeans. This week though, I feel like a grown up. About a month ago, we found out we qualified for a home loan, thanks to Tim (my loving husband) and his V.A. Benefits! So we started looking. We looked at probably 20 homes, but the second we went too, was the one that stuck in our minds. A couple weeks later, it would be the one we put an offer in on, and the one who's offer was ACCEPTED! Inspection, all that went well. So we are now homeowners! We closed Monday. Its a very grown up feeling, walking into a home, that you OWN. Not that you rent. You own it. No one has the keys to it but YOU because its YOURS. Its a wonderful feeling. Wonderful. So the house is nice, older and totally carpeted, totally. Still stuck in the 7...