We're Back!

Ok, so we know we have been terrible about posting new blog posts. As many of you know, life has been a bit crazy for us over the past few months. Justin accepted a new position in Oshkosh, WI starting in February. We were very blessed to sell our house in Kansas and find a house here in Wisconsin. We were only separated for two weeks during this transition, which was also a huge blessing.

Our house here in Wisconsin is a diamond in the rough. It is a nice solid house with a good amount of space. However, the previous owners lived here for 47 years. Needless to say, there are a lot of updates needed. The carpeting is probably from the 70s. The previous owners really loved carpeting though! So, much so that they decided to put it on the walls in the hallway upstairs...yes, on the walls! We haven't tackled that project just yet, but I will be sure to include pictures when we do!







As with so many home projects, our first project took much longer than anticipated. We decided to strip the wallpaper in Garytt's room first so that we could get it painted and make it feel like a comfortable place for him. What we thought would take a few weekends, took a month. But we are very happy that we took the time to do it right and remove the wallpaper rather than just painting over it because it looks so much better now!


This is the before photo. You can't really tell but the wallpaper had very small flowers all over it. Not only is it totally not my style, it looked a bit girly for Garytt.


Pulling up the carpet.


Patching the wall.



We will be adding a green stripe and some wall decor. We'll have to post more pictures when it is totally done.

"Curtains Up"

The Nursery project is moving along. We now have the curtain up! Plenty of animals to go around to fit in the Noah's Ark theme.

Assembling the Crib

Start Time: 7:43pm, End Time: 8:14pm

Assembling the crib did not take as long as we expected. Maybe that's because it's simply made of solid wood and metal. No particle board and plastic for this baby! And as you can see, if you click one of the photos and check out the gallery, Jennifer, as always, is responsible for reading the instructions...and Justin is the manual labor.



Another project checked off our to-do list!

Painting the Nursery

Lots of bright colors in here. Lots more to come, though!

Lesson learned: a 6-inch stripe around an 11x11 room does not require a gallon of paint! What else shall we paint bright green?

Guest Bedroom

Since the nursery is coming in (don't worry, there will be pictures), we are moving the guest bedroom downstairs. The projects are moving along. There's not much time left before Baby Brown arrives!

Finishing the Basement

We have been nesting! The project of finishing the basement, which has been on the agenda for a couple of years, has now begun. With the new baby on the way, we've got to get all the big projects done! So many projects, so little time!