We Got our keys! We were hoping to get them last Friday before the holiday weekend but being before a holiday weekend some were slackers and we were still waiting for some final signatures from the seller. So we didn't get them until Tuesday at closing. Get the keys at 5 Victor has to work at 6. So we get them and walk around the house for a minute to soak up that it is ours then have to leave to get victor to work. Wednesday morning we started working on it and here is our progress so far.
What have the Kids been up to?
Watching a movie in their new room. After playing in the water outside I was able to find a few clothes in the car to put them in.
They were getting bored in the house so we brought over the playhouse. I love the patio area.
It was too hot just to play outside so we added some water. They both ended up in it and completely wet. But it kept them busy while we worked.
And for us... We had our work cut out for us. We have a to do list before move in and when on paper it seems so easy. No problem we can wipe that out in a few hours... Right. It's taken a few days but so far we have Scraped the popcorn Ceiling off
Swept and vacuumed it all up. Yuck
filled in any nail holes in the ceiling and sanded them. Thanks Grandma Janice!
Replaced some drywall where there was an old water stain. Again YUCK.
I am impressed though. A 4x8 piece of Sheetrock held up by my husband and nailed in by me. I'm not a good nail er when its above my head.... But we did it!
And again cleaned an vacuumed to get all the insulation out.
Went to Lowes by myself to buy 1 bucket of Drywall compound. that stuff has to weigh 40 or 50 pounds. Needless to say I was a damsel in distress and had to get help to put it in my cart and then again into my car.... Well then I had to go back and get more. The older gentleman thought I was crazy when I told him I wanted 6 yes six buckets. I thought he'd at least recruit a younger lad to help but I guess he wanted to help a pregnant lady out. It took him as long as it would have taken me. Then he criticizes me for coming by myself and made me swear that there was someone on the other end to help me get them out of the car. OK moving on.
On to spraying the texture. took a minute to get used to then just took the rest of the day to do it. I'm not complaining... That hopper was a good 20 or 30 pounds then held above the head for the next 10 minutes while sprayed and done over and over and over. Victor was BEAT! But he did an amazing job!
Thanks again to Grandma Janice for keeping Victor motivated and helping as much as you did.
Victor and Janice during one of the very beat moments.
Finally the texture was done and we can finally Clean the place up and get it ready for paint.
Grandma and Grandpa Spears came over and helped clean and Button up a few loose edges. One Final sweep and off to a day of rest. Wonderful Sundays.
Thanks to everyone who has helped so far. Grandma Janice for coming for two straight days of work work work... Hopefully we didn't scare you away.
I'm particularly impressed with Todd. Completely unannounced and thoughtful he brought us a Pizza when we didn't even realize we were hungry. But it sure did disappear fast.Thanks to Everyone!
More to come.
Painting, final clean up and Move in! YAY
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