Today Samantha and I were able to spend all day painting, with the help of my mom and Phil's mom. We are so appreciative for their help. The guys spent the majority of the day moving cows, so Phil wasn't able to spend much time at the house. However, he did do some mudding in the upstairs bathroom. He also taught Blake a little about mudding, and was able to get some assistance from him! As for painting progress, we painted the north and east walls in the living room. The east wall was everyone's least favorite...it's a big one! We also painted the sitting room, office, and hallways. I need to get one more coat of paint on the hallway to our master bedroom, and one more coat on the hallway to the garage, but at least the trimming is done! It may not sound like much, but it seemed like a very productive day; we went through 4 gallons of paint today. As promised, here are up-to-date pictures of the house that were taken by Samantha today: 1/8/17--Garage 1/8/17--today's paiting crew: Mom (Linda), Samantha, and Carolyn (Phil's mom) 1/8/17--Our "reward" at the end of the day
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As I sit down to write this tonight, I am thankful for the opportunity to spend the day at my grandma and grandpa Himmelberg's to celebrate Christmas today. We have now celebrated at 5 different gatherings, with one more to go next weekend! The last month has been hectic, as is probably the case for most people with the holidays. The house has really changed since my last post, though I realize now that I haven't taken the most recent pictures. As of this week, all of the sheetrock is hung throughout all three floors of the house, except for the spare bedroom downstairs. The main floor is completely mudded & sanded with primer on all of the walls, except for a couple high spots that remain. Chris texturized all of the ceilings on the main floor also. Currently, he is revamping the closet underneath the open staircase, but is almost finished with that. The kitchen and our master bedroom are the only rooms that are completely painted. The painting started a little over a week ago, which was perfect timing with Christmas break. The kids and I started on December 28, and then Monday (January 2) I was so grateful to have help from both of our moms, and Phil's aunt Brenda. These ladies get the job done! Phil is working on mudding and sanding the upstairs. I have offered to try to help, but I think we both know that my "help" would only hinder the process! The basement's sheetrock just went up this week by Chris and his crew, so once Phil gets done upstairs, he'll start on the basement. We are doing false ceilings downstairs, so that will make the task of taping and mudding a little easier. Our heating system was installed this Fall, but we have been using two temporary heaters to keep the drywall dust out of our new ductwork. Yesterday Faimon Electric charged our "real" geothermal heater, and are going to use some extra filters to preserve the system. I'm not sure why, but this is not my department! Today the system is not working, so hopefully that gets figured out soon! As for decisions, we have accomplished quite a few of these. We chose our stain colors for our vanities that are already built by Brent Rempel. He also has our kitchen cupboards built and stained, and is just waiting for the greenlight to install them. He is so patient and helpful. Two trips to Lumber Liquidators in Lincoln finally lead to a decision on flooring for the main level. We are going to try to preserve the hardwood floors in the two front rooms and hallways. That's the plan for now, anyways. We chose bamboo flooring for the dining room, kitchen, and hallways. My goal is to get carpet picked out and ordered this week for the living room, and a couple bedrooms/closets. We chose our laminate countertops for the kitchen. All along I've been thinking that I wanted really light, almost white countertops, but I ended up with about the complete opposite. :) It was not easy for me to choose, and I am anxious to see the entire kitchen put together. Choosing paint colors has been time consuming, also. I've decided to do the opposite of what is characteristic of me, and go very neutral, and mostly the same throughout the house. With the open layout of the house, I think this will look best. Of course I can't have all the walls the same color, and will have some accent walls, and perhaps will throw in a spash of color in the laundry room, bathrooms, and kids' rooms. So, our closing date on our current home is just shy of 2 weeks away. We have a home we can move into temporarily, but the buyers of our home are being very flexible, so we aren't sure if we're moving by the closing date or not. The closing date will remain, but we may have the option to rent from the new buyers. This is something we obviously need to get figured out this week also! Samantha and I have started packing. We have a pile of empty boxes in the garage, but nowhere near enough yet. Our front room has a combination of filled and empty boxes. Some have already made the move to the farm, because regardless of how long it takes to get moved there, we can live without their contents. Here are a few pictures that I have, but they aren't a true indication of the most recent progress. I'll try to post more soon! 12/26/16-looking down basement stairs from living room 1/2/17--Painting Crew: Brenda, Carolyn (Phil's mom), & Linda (my mom) 1/5/17 Getting ready to move |
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