We Are Getting So Close

Phase 1 of our fixer upper is almost complete and it felt really good to actually schedule a move-in date. The count down is on!!!

For the past week, I have been doing multiple curbside pick ups from various home improvement stores (f/u COVID-19) and let me tell you, I have been loving not walking into stores to shop and find stuff! At first, I thought I would hate online shopping for home items but now I’m a HUGE fan. Sorry Jason! I even had 4 different tiles delivered to choose from for an area in the kitchen. Loving it!

So what’s been going on… our interior doors have handles and door stops, more decorative tile has been put up, finishing touches on my kitchen cabinets are almost complete, beams and mantel work looking beautiful, our stairs are not a trip hazard anymore, lots and lots of staining, the kitchen dutch door has been getting restored, under cabinet lighting installed, the kitchen hood is up (I ❤️ my hood), I now have a laundry room sink, the toilets flush (that one was a little messy and a lesson learned), amazing water pressure in the showers (thank god), and last but not least – the closet organizers are in. Holy shit, that was some list and I am sure I am missing a bunch!

The best part of this past week was the protective paper coverings being removed from the floors.It really looks like a livable house.

Now what? The floors are getting their final coats this week, the basement ceilings are getting sprayed as I type this and carpet installed. Last but not least… phase 2 is getting started – the outside!

Easter at our fixer upper: This past Easter was a different one for our family. Our normal routine is with my side of the family and all 9 cousins together. It usually is filled with lots of food, noise and our annual Eggolympics. This year, was a quite day at our fixer upper, or The Ranch as Jason named it, with an egg hunt for our three kids, lots of golf cart rides, a FaceTime house tour with my in-laws and Frank did lots of exploring. It was a great day but my kids definitely missed their cousins.

Love ya, Lisa