Pics of the inside of our new house

Everyone wanted to see the inside of the house we're buying, so I snapped a few photos while we were doing our home inspection last weekend. An old woman used to live there, hence the flowery curtains and ugly as sin kitchen. When we're done updating, the oak hardwood floors will be revealed, all the walls will be painted in a beautiful Bavarian Creme colour, there will be coffee coloured curtains in the living room and dining room, and the kitchen will have new floors and new countertops. We can't wait to get started.

Here is our living room. There's not one but TWO windows. Everyone knows how much I've missed windows living in The Bat Cave.




This is the dining room right off the kitchen. Another beautiful picture window.


Here is the very out-of-date kitchen. I must say I love the cabinets, though. They're original to the house and in mint condition. I'm hoping they'll last another 50 years. Y'all are so jealous of my kitchen floor, aren't you? Admit it.




This will be Ellie's room. Looks like it was a guest room before.


This will be our guest room. This green paint is going. All 4 walls are done in this green, and it's loud and obnoxious.


This last room was used as a den, but we're putting it back to its original use as the master bedroom. What's especially nice about it is we each get our own closet. They're not large, but they'll do. And we can use the closet in the guest room, as well.


For some reason, I never got around to taking a pic of the bathroom. It's blue. Very blue. And it's has wallpaper, which will be coming down very shortly after we move in. And it has glass shower doors, which I think we'll be taking down because it'll just be too hard to give Ellie a bath like that. And they leak, so there's really no point in trying to salvage them.

That's all I've got for now, but I'll be posting pics in a few weeks of all our updates. Yay!

Of course there's a glitch in the plans

It never fails. Almost every time Harry and I schedule time for just the two of us, something ends up happening. Today was no exception.

Poor Ellie has pink eye AGAIN. She got it at 2 months old, 11 months old, and now 20 months old. She's on a 9 month schedule apparently.

We caught it really early this time, so the antibiotics are already doing their stuff. Her eyes didn't even really get a chance to get all gross. And she doesn't really seem to be in pain, although she was a little crabby today. Hopefully, that won't happen again tomorrow.

So we didn't get to go see Indiana Jones today. Sadness.

Last night went really well, though. Almost every single morsel of food was consumed. I think this is the first time we've had practically no leftovers after a cookout. There's just a little pasta salad left. That's it.

Everyone had a great time, my sister showed up drunk and falling out of her clothes (typical), and I had a really good chat with my cousin, Anita. I wish she lived closer. We're hoping we'll be able to make a trip out there way in a couple of years. It's like an 18 hour drive, so it won't be anytime soon. Ellie can't handle that much time in a car.

They're going back home this weekend, and it'll probably be 2 or 3 more years before I see them again. Their time here is always too short. I'm gonna miss them.

What's going on this weekend

I have a wonderful 4 day weekend starting tomorrow. I'm ecstatic. Harry actually got a total of 9 days off this week (2 weekends, the 4th, and 4 vacation days because of shutdown). I couldn't do the same because I have to take a week off in August while Ellie's daycare provider goes on vacation. Lucky me, that vacation falls only a week after we close on our new home. Looks like I'll be spending a lot of that time unpacking.

Our weekend plans actually start this evening. My aunt and cousins are in from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario for the week, and I've invited them to our house for a cookout. Nothing fancy, just some hot dogs, sausage burgers topped with peppers and onions, a chicken and pasta salad, and grilled corn-on-the-cob. Mmmmm. Oh, and brownies topped with strawberries for dessert. Yum.

Tomorrow, Harry and I will drop Ellie off at daycare for a WE-day. Yay! We'll most likely go to Chip's for breakfast (I'm sure Cristina's mouth has instantly started watering at the name), and we'll finally get to see the new Indiana Jones movie tomorrow afternoon. I was lucky enough to find a theatre still playing it.

On Friday, my mom is coming over for a cookout, and then we're going over to my dad's to see my aunt and cousins again before they head home. We'll be staying away from the mousetraps. Yes, they're still there.

We don't have any plans for Saturday or Sunday, which is how I like it. Our weekends are going to be so jam-packed once we move (closing is July 25th!) that I want to relish in the laziness as much as possible. Of course, we still have to pack up all our stuff, so I can't be nearly as lazy as I'd like.

Oh, and I forgot to mention that our home inspection went very well. The inspector actually congratulated Harry on finding the house. THAT was awesome to hear. We just need to do a few minor things after we move in, but there's nothing that needs immediate attention.

We've decided to put in a dishwasher, a gas stove, and new countertops the first week, along with a gas water heater. And we're ripping out the carpets right after signing all the papers; there are lovely oak hardwood floors underneath. I'm thrilled. We'll be painting on closing day, as well, and my wonderful friend, Lea, has even offered to help. Lea, I love you, girl.

So just a little over 3 weeks to go. We got all the loan stuff taken care of yesterday (that number that shows how much you'll pay after the 30 years is up is extremely scary), and now it's just basically a waiting game. Sigh. I want my house now, damnit. LOL.