As our days are numbered in this first house of ours, and I have been making some repairs... I have reflected on the many memories we will take with us, and all of things we have learned while we lived here:
1. We first learned how to paint an entire house (with a sprayer) and the trim.
2. We began to learn a thing or two about having a yard...it takes FOREVER to do if you live on a corner (the edging) and we loved planting a variety of new things every season.
3. We learned how to remove and replace toilets and faucets.
4. We discovered laying laminate wood flooring is not too hard, maybe crazy, but not impossible.
5. Fixing holes in the wall---not too bad.
6. Ripping up linoleum--YUCKY! (Try to avoid this if at all possible.)
7. Cracking up tile to put something else down---very tedious and NOISY-wear earplugs!
8. Putting texture on walls, much easier than expected.
9. Measuring and putting moldings on walls, not too bad, with a little bit of wood putty.
10. Getting a whole potato out of the toilet pipes,-- not easy!
We have learned all these fun things and more, and are very grateful to have lived in this house. We have brought 2 babies home from the hospital to begin their lives in this house and experienced many wonderful and exciting days here. We will be sad to leave, even though we're really only a few minutes down the road.
2 comments:
Your new house looks amazing! How fun for you guys! Can't wait to see the finished project. It is sad to leave an old house and exciting at the same time. I Hear ya!
How is the packing going?! That must be fun with 3 kids! At least you are moving before Jeff gets too busy with tax season, so he will be around to help. Do you have a move in date?
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