Putting the House Back Together

Although the electrician was scheduled to be at our house early the next morning so that we would only have one night with minimal lights, he didn't arrive until afternoon. So, Garytt and I decided to start wiping down the walls...refinishing the floors left a fine dust over EVERYTHING!

Garytt is such a little helper these days!






The electrician did show up in the afternoon. He worked for several hours but couldn't find the source of the problem. So, he told me he would be back the next day and would have to cut a hole in one of the dining room walls...oh Lordy! I was so nervous because it is a plaster wall, which means it could crack and the whole wall could come down...yikes! But on the other hand, we need lights, right?! So, I agreed.

Surprisingly, it wasn't too bad to live in a house with all the furniture in one room and minimal light...but I also didn't think to get a picture of the disaster area.

Anyhow, the electrician came back the next day and, after speaking with another collegue, he had a new plan that did not involve cutting into my wall! Thank goodness!

That Friday evening Justin came back home from the conference, and I was thrilled to have him back! We devoted our Saturday to cleaning more walls, dusting the floors, and moving furniture back into place.

Again, Garytt was a big helper! First, we used the dust mop to clean up the spot in the living room where the area rug goes. He was all over that task!






Even after we put the area rug down, Garytt wanted to continue to dust mop...look at him go!




Here are Justin and Garytt cleaning the walls in the living room while Ellie enjoys a nap on the rug.






Then we put the dining room back together.




Before we moved the furniture back into the living room, Garytt found his Super Garytt cape and then Justin decided to help Super Garytt "fly."





We moved the furniture back into the living room and then I started hanging pictures back up.



Justin decided to take a break and relax with Westyn on the couch for a minute.





Then we decided to try to Bumbo chair with Westyn for the first time.





Finally, it was time for just some play time on the floor. Ellie is still napping...lazy dog.



I think we were all happy to have our furniture back in order and have a little more space to play. The lighter floors really brighten up the rooms. I will say that it was totally worth having the floors redone, but it is a lot of work to get everything clean again. We still spent several more days wiping down walls, cleaning windows, rehanging decorations, etc. In fact, the office is still in need of some redecorating...it'll get done someday, right?!