Lizard sighting

So after lunch Emily cries out, "Mom we have a lizard in the house." Naturally I thought she was nuts. Then I noticed the cat was very interested in the cushion on the floor. So I picked it up and there it was a poor little lizard missing his tail and a really excited cat. I finally was able to get it scooped up and tossed it outside. Eeew! The cat is extrememly unhappy with me.
Course, now the kids won't go outside and play because they are scared of the lizard.

This house has too many critters!!!!!

Lizard sighting

So after lunch Emily cries out, "Mom we have a lizard in the house." Naturally I thought she was nuts. Then I noticed the cat was very interested in the cushion on the floor. So I picked it up and there it was a poor little lizard missing his tail and a really excited cat. I finally was able to get it scooped up and tossed it outside. Eeew! The cat is extrememly unhappy with me.
Course, now the kids won't go outside and play because they are scared of the lizard.

This house has too many critters!!!!!

Day 4

So this image is a shot Karl took the last day at the beach. There was a large storm-mostly wind, minimal rain, and the sand from the ebach went everywhere! This was originally a cleared path to the beach. Not anymore!

Now for the house update. The girls bedroom is 99% finished-I have to cut in the edges around the closet, and the playroom is drying-it also needs to have the closet done, but before I can do that I have to remove all the shelves so I can actually get it there.

We got the girls new bunkbeds delivered yesterday, which was fun for them. We also had a new friend come over to help us paint. He is a professional painter and he helped us tackle the tall hallway which was one of the most daunting jobs to us!

So after that was done, Karl put in an order with Lowes to get an estimate on the carpet so we could get that awful smelly thing out of the house. I can't wait for that to happen! We also got some garage sealant to help us clean & cut the odors still lingering in the house.

Today I am going to prime my bedroom and put down the first coat of color. Or at least I hope to get that much done.

Day 4

So this image is a shot Karl took the last day at the beach. There was a large storm-mostly wind, minimal rain, and the sand from the ebach went everywhere! This was originally a cleared path to the beach. Not anymore!

Now for the house update. The girls bedroom is 99% finished-I have to cut in the edges around the closet, and the playroom is drying-it also needs to have the closet done, but before I can do that I have to remove all the shelves so I can actually get it there.

We got the girls new bunkbeds delivered yesterday, which was fun for them. We also had a new friend come over to help us paint. He is a professional painter and he helped us tackle the tall hallway which was one of the most daunting jobs to us!

So after that was done, Karl put in an order with Lowes to get an estimate on the carpet so we could get that awful smelly thing out of the house. I can't wait for that to happen! We also got some garage sealant to help us clean & cut the odors still lingering in the house.

Today I am going to prime my bedroom and put down the first coat of color. Or at least I hope to get that much done.

Moving Day

We are finally in our new home. We have a lot of work to do. I am going to post a few pictures of the house here, but the rest will be with my yahoo photo account. The house still smeels funny, and not even the lovely vanilla candle & potpourii have been able to mask that funk yet. Some things aren't in quite as good shape as we had hoped, but with a lot of work, this place will be wonderful.

Here are some before shots of the house. You can see that we have every color in the rainbow in the house. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, pink, mauve, and a series of greens. Truly a colorful place. (other colors not shown) Nothing a 5 gallow bucket of primer can't fix! Did I mention the orange room is my bedroom??


Well, it's back to work for me! Our household goods will arrive all too soon, and I need to get back to my painting!

The last shot is the girls bedroom near the end of the 1st day.

Moving Day

We are finally in our new home. We have a lot of work to do. I am going to post a few pictures of the house here, but the rest will be with my yahoo photo account. The house still smeels funny, and not even the lovely vanilla candle & potpourii have been able to mask that funk yet. Some things aren't in quite as good shape as we had hoped, but with a lot of work, this place will be wonderful.

Here are some before shots of the house. You can see that we have every color in the rainbow in the house. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, pink, mauve, and a series of greens. Truly a colorful place. (other colors not shown) Nothing a 5 gallow bucket of primer can't fix! Did I mention the orange room is my bedroom??


Well, it's back to work for me! Our household goods will arrive all too soon, and I need to get back to my painting!

The last shot is the girls bedroom near the end of the 1st day.

One more week!

Karl started work today. Luckily the school he is attending is close to the beach house. The girls & I are tidying up this place since we will change rentals tomorrow. I am not looking forward to moving all the paint again! That stuff is heavy.

I had a wonderful weekend with my sister in laws & mother in law as we attended a Time out For women conference in Raleigh. The drive was fine, except for the one tricky moment when I turned into the wrong lane and saw the traffic coming straight at me! Talk about feeling foolish!
We heard some fantastic speakers & musical guests and had a truly wonderful time. I hope to do it again soon.

I am really excited to move into the new house next week. I am even excited to start painting. I wish I didn't have to sit around waiting for our new life to really start. Plus I really miss all my stuff. I can't believe I am even excited to unpack! I must have fallen & hit my head:)