~~ They're leaving the nest, sew it's time for a trip - or two - or three...~~ D~'s bag ~9/22 ~~

[Terkina]

Sounds like a good idea to don't harm the floor so you could have wooden floors in the future and to put the carpet on for now.

Oh no about your wheelchair - It's just hard to believe that they can't accommodate you. Such a bummer that you had to go through all that switching of flights - but I am glad you were able to get it figured out, and your trip is still on.

Well the story hasn't ended quite yet The man that promised to call me back yesterday to confirm it all, didn't call. I haven't received a confirmation mail either
So I called them again today. Explained the whole story including what was done yesterday and that the man promised me to call me back and he hasn't. The man I now got to talk to said that everything was OK now and that the man who was supposed to call me back will call me back and I will get a confirmation mail of it all. Well I guess I just have to wait and see and call back again tomorrow if I don't hear anything

I hope you have a nice weekend Lillian.

Thanks I hope you have a nice weekend too.

 

[Wood Nymph]

I love the color of your living room walls. Your living room will be gorgeous when it is all finished.

I think you made a wise choice to handle the floors later. They have been covered with a carpet for decades, another few years won't matter. It looks like the hardwood is in good shape but you really won't know until you go to refinish it.

 

[justgrace]

Holy smokes! Just thinking about doing all of that makes me panic! I usually can't do big projects like that, I end up getting so overwhelmed with everything to get done, that I just end up trying to rush through it... I wouldn't do well on those house flip shows.

Your living room is going to look so great when you get finished! We have a dresser for our T.V. stand right now. We didn't know it was the "in" thing, we just thought it looked good! lol But we'll go with it and say we're hip like that!

I agree about the carpet. While hardwood looks beautiful and is easier to clean, there's something about it (to me) in main rooms that makes a home feel "cold" - if that makes sense?

Adorable pics of Victoria!

 

[FantasiaMagic]

Soooo... I wanted to do a little update on Allison's trip..

Wow. All of those plans sound wonderful! How lucky Allison is to be ab,e to experience that wonderful trip!

They will be taking her to DLP

How lucky she's going to DLP!!! I have always wanted to visit a Disney Park in another country.


Sounds like the work in your living room is going well!

I love this picture! Too cute!

 

[DMGeurts]

Sounds like a good idea to don't harm the floor so you could have wooden floors in the future and to put the carpet on for now.

Well the story hasn't ended quite yet The man that promised to call me back yesterday to confirm it all, didn't call. I haven't received a confirmation mail either
So I called them again today. Explained the whole story including what was done yesterday and that the man promised me to call me back and he hasn't. The man I now got to talk to said that everything was OK now and that the man who was supposed to call me back will call me back and I will get a confirmation mail of it all. Well I guess I just have to wait and see and call back again tomorrow if I don't hear anything

Thanks I hope you have a nice weekend too.

Yes - we did the best we could... We had a few areas of the floor where we had to level it out, we chose to do a "wood frame" rather than the epoxy that Josh wanted to do originally. The wood frame can be pulled out, but the epoxy would permanently ruin the floor. I am happy we did it that way.

Oh no... I sure hope you heard something today.

I love the color of your living room walls. Your living room will be gorgeous when it is all finished.

I think you made a wise choice to handle the floors later. They have been covered with a carpet for decades, another few years won't matter. It looks like the hardwood is in good shape but you really won't know until you go to refinish it.

I hope so - I am pretty excited about it... I have been collecting many fun things to decorate with - and planning my walls too. I may not get everything up and done right away - as far as decorating goes... I have a LOT of wall space to figure out. Let's just say that I've been spending waaaay too much time on Pinterest. LOL

That was kind of my thought too... Josh wanted to pour an epoxy/leveling material on them to level them - which would permanently ruin the floors - whether we decide to refinish them at a later date, or someone down the road does - I didn't want to be the one responsible for that. LOL So, we chose to wood frame them instead... I'll tell the whole story below.

Holy smokes! Just thinking about doing all of that makes me panic! I usually can't do big projects like that, I end up getting so overwhelmed with everything to get done, that I just end up trying to rush through it... I wouldn't do well on those house flip shows.

Your living room is going to look so great when you get finished! We have a dresser for our T.V. stand right now. We didn't know it was the "in" thing, we just thought it looked good! lol But we'll go with it and say we're hip like that!

I agree about the carpet. While hardwood looks beautiful and is easier to clean, there's something about it (to me) in main rooms that makes a home feel "cold" - if that makes sense?

Adorable pics of Victoria!

Hahaha... Yah - I am in full panic mode right now... My kitchen is a total disaster - with barely enough space to move - much less cook. The sooner my living room is done, the more my sanity will be saved. LOL

Yes - it is a super "in" thing right now... And it makes perfect sense... Who doesn't have an old crappy dresser laying around that could be repurposed - and those long old dressers are the perfect size for media cabinets. It's a win/win... besides - they are so sturdy, a person really can't go out and purchase a solidly made piece of furniture like that without spending a small fortune. So, you are totally hip... and very soon - I will be totally hip with you.

Yes - that totally makes sense, and I feel exactly the same way... It's just so "echo-y" and I dunno - like you said - cold. Carpet is all warm and snuggly - LOL. I am starting to get nervous about it though - it's so hard to tell if a person is going to truly like something by a small swatch of it... I sure hope I still like it when it's all rolled out and one huge piece.

Thanks - I miss my girls as babies so much!

Wow. All of those plans sound wonderful! How lucky Allison is to be ab,e to experience that wonderful trip!

How lucky she's going to DLP!!! I have always wanted to visit a Disney Park in another country.


Sounds like the work in your living room is going well!

I love this picture! Too cute!

I know!!! Right? I hate to say it - but I am just slightly jealous of her... To be able to see and do the things she is able to do this summer - well, I've never even dared to dream of it for myself, and I never once imagined my children would be able to experience such things... I am over the moon excited for her (and Victoria, when it's her turn).

It's going well - we are making progress, which is amazing and good. The sooner I can get all of my furniture out of my kitchen, the better off I will be. LOL I am a bit of a basket case right now!

Thanks- I thought so too.

I hope you have a great weekend! Any big plans?

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I hope you guys aren't too sick of hearing about this... I can't wait for it to be over. But then you will have to hear about the remainder of my kitchen - which we never quite finished last year... Painting... A bit of trim work... Shouldn't be nearly the production that the living room has been. You would think - a room with no plumbing, no cabinetry, no nothing... Just 4 walls and a few windows, would be easy-peasy... but wow... It's crazy!

Yesterday morning - I worked in my sewing room for a little while... I am trying very hard to stay caught up in there, and to work ahead a little bit, while we have this living room project going on.

After - Allison and I went out to run some errands, while Josh was running his own errands, including dropping V off at her college class and picking her up 4 hours later...

Allison and I found ourselves at a few Goodwills - no good finds. Then Chipotle for lunch - surprise! Then at Pier 1, my new favorite-est store... I ended up purchasing an accent rug for in front of my stove... It's VERY rare that I ever purchase anything at full price - but I just loved the colors of this rug - you have to zoom in to see them well, but here's the link: http://www.pier1.com/Blue-Sunset-Ch...left&cgid=small_rugs&start=1&sz=87&showAll=87 I'll have to find another matching rug for in front of my sink, as this store only had 1 in stock. I also found 2 more lanterns for my front porch (regular price $80 each, on clearance for $15)... I also have big plans for that area before Allison's Open House - thankfully - nothing out there needs to be remodeled... Although, we could use a fresh sealing of our front porch. Gah!!! One thing at a time... I must keep reminding myself.

Once Allison and I were home - I started working on sanding the 2 remaining windows in the living room, so we can get them sealed today.

Josh and V came home, and then we immediately went to work... You guys are going to love this... Well, maybe?

So, in the end we decided to do the carpet.

Again - another one of my long, explaining stories... When we purchased this house - we wanted an old house that we could work on and make our own. Sadly, the people we purchased it from were very good at hiding it's flaws. We had it inspected twice, and both times, it passed.

One of the issues we discovered, was a corner of our living room had fallen... It's quite strange. From what we can tell - it fell a long time ago - decades ago... The reason this was never discovered when we had the house inspected, was that they had a huge entertainment center in this corner, and from under the house - there is NO way to access this area, because we have a cistern under this room. I never knew what a cistern was, until we looked at this house. Essentially - before city water - people would collect water from their rain gutters, into a rain barrel... Some people were lucky and had cisterns to hold water, our cistern is a half level under the basement. So, we have to climb down into it from our basement. Does that make sense? It is totally dry now, we don't have any of our gutters hooked up to it - I supposed we could, if we wanted to? But we just use it for dry storage for things we don't need often, because it's kind of a pain to get down in there.

Anyways - what does this cistern have to do with our living room? Well, it's directly under the living room - and because it has a domed ceiling, the domed ceiling is too close to our floor joists for a person to get through there to inspect, or to jack up this corner of the house. The way this corner fell - it is solid now... You can jump on it and it doesn't move... Which leads us to believe that it happened many years ago or many decades ago.

See... Creepy cistern...

Anyways... The only way to really fix this corner of the house, is to "frame" it from the top of the floor... See... It drops 2.5" with in 3 feet! To be honest, we knew this area of the floor was lower - but until we got the carpet and pad out of there, we couldn't accurately tell how bad it was. See, I still have green walls here... this is where the TV was.

Really crazy, isn't it. It really makes me feel foolish now... How were we supposed to know? We did everything right before we purchased this house... It comes down to dishonest sellers, and possibly - not one - but two incompetent inspectors.... But I try not to blame the inspectors - because it's impossible to crawl through there to get to that side of the house to look at the foundation/floor joists. Believe me, we have tried.

Anyways - the only thing we can really do, is to move forward. So, Josh reframed the floor from the top, shimmed it in places... It's still not 100% level, as we discovered yesterday - by making this corner level, it made other areas of the floor off... So, he did the very best he could, and it's way better than what it was.

And then the other part of the room...

So... We are almost ready for carpet when it arrives....

On our to-do list for today... We will do the first coat of clear poly on the other 2 windows... We will paint the baseboard trim - so we don't have to mess with painting after the new carpet is installed... We also have to paint the last little bit of remaining wall where it's still green... And we have to put a fresh coat of paint on the crown molding. Then I think we are done until our carpet comes in - which should be Monday or Tuesday.

I am *hoping* to be completely DONE with this project before the weekend. Josh plans to take a day off of work one day this week to lay the carpet.

Because... I cannot believe I am posting this... but this is the current state of my kitchen/dining room... It's a disaster! Tools, boxes and furniture everywhere! We can't eat, we can't cook... I just cannot even stand to walk through this room right now - it drives me insane!

I am escaping reality right now, by spending all of my time on Pinterest - when I am not working on the living toom - pretending that my house looks just as good as the houses on there. LOL

Anyways... I hope you all have an amazing day today!!! I hope your weather is beautiful and you are able to enjoy your day!

D~

 

[Terkina]

I'm so sorry to hear that the flaws of the house didn't show on the two inspections you had on the house before you purchased the house.

Your kitchen/dining room looks like it must look like when your fixing the living room. Hang in there and think about how nice everything will be when you're all done with your projects


I still haven't heard anything about the flights and my wheelchair. Crossing my fingers I will hear something soon because this is nerve wracking.

 

[disny_luvr]

Alison's trip is shaping up nicely. It is going to be such an amazing experience for her! You may have mentioned this early in your report, but how did this trip come to be?

Your living room is coming along nicely. It will have been worth the work once it's all finished. I hope you have a productive day.

 

[Wood Nymph]

Wow, that is a huge floor problem. I can see that it took a lot of work for Josh to level this floor out. I've heard of cisterns but I never saw a picture of one. I thought they were more like a round water tank, not a crypt-like room.

 

[FantasiaMagic]

I hope you have a great weekend! Any big plans?

This weekend I went home to spend some time with my friends and family. It was great and very well needed since school is getting more stressful with finals coming up. The good news is I only have 3.5 weeks left and then it's summer break for me!

Wow - the story behind your uneven floor is interesting...but it's really too bad no one told you when you bought the house. It seems like Josh did a great job with fixing it up!

I hope you had nice weather this weekend! I know NY did It's really starting to feel like spring!

 

[DMGeurts]

I'm so sorry to hear that the flaws of the house didn't show on the two inspections you had on the house before you purchased the house.

Your kitchen/dining room looks like it must look like when your fixing the living room. Hang in there and think about how nice everything will be when you're all done with your projects


I still haven't heard anything about the flights and my wheelchair. Crossing my fingers I will hear something soon because this is nerve wracking.

Yes - it is a bummer, but there just isn't much that can be done about it. All we can do is fix it and move forward.

Hahaha... Yes - it does, but it's super difficult to prepare meals and cook right now. I did end up cleaning and reorganizing the mess last night, so I can cook in there now - which will help. I still don't have a table to eat off of, but we are hoping to have the carpet totally laid by the end of the week - so we can have our kitchen & dining area back.

I hope you hear something too - sending pixie dust your way for that.

Alison's trip is shaping up nicely. It is going to be such an amazing experience for her! You may have mentioned this early in your report, but how did this trip come to be?

Your living room is coming along nicely. It will have been worth the work once it's all finished. I hope you have a productive day.

I know - I am truly excited for her... It will be amazing! Well, when Brian and Myrthe were first married, they took a trip here, the girls were in middle school - so I think 6th & 7th grade? They took them out of school one day and took them out to lunch... It is then that they asked each of them to come spend the summer with them the summer they graduated high school. Of course - they asked us first. And of course, we said yes... but back then, the potential trip was still 5+ years away - so it's easy to say yes with out giving much thought to it. As the years have gotten closer, it's been discussed more and more Sooo... That's it. That's how the trip came to be, and the closer it gets - the more planning we've been doing. Myrthe really seems to be trying to get Allison to experience as much as she possibly can this summer - so that's really awesome. But when all is said and done - the thing Allison wants to do the most, is spend time with her little cousins.

Thank you... I hope so... It's been so stressful to get it all done. In the end though - I am so thankful that we are installing new carpet - it was a huge expense that we weren't budgeting for, but the end result will be so nice. And fixing the floor too - that's a huge relief. We are hoping to have all of the furniture back in there by the weekend. In the end - it was a blessing that the carpet had to be special ordered, because it gave us time to get all of the other things done - had we been able to have the carpet right away - we would have been rushing to get the carpet in and potentially let the rest of what needed to be done slide off of our radar. So, now I feel really accomplished... Everything that can be done in that room is done - we are just waiting on the carpet.

Wow, that is a huge floor problem. I can see that it took a lot of work for Josh to level this floor out. I've heard of cisterns but I never saw a picture of one. I thought they were more like a round water tank, not a crypt-like room.

Yes it is... It was so disappointing when we discovered it. And like I said - we didn't think it was that terrible until we pulled up the carpet a few days ago.

I do believe the modern cisterns are more of a round water tank... but this house was built pre 1890, and who knows how long the foundation/cistern was here before that? It's a crazy room - and to be honest, everyone says it's a cistern - but I am not even sure that's what it originally was? LOL There is also a chimney coming up from it - so, it's possible that it was some sort of furnace room? Or a dug out shelter? I honestly have no idea? But when you are looking down in there - there is a definite water line in it, where you can tell that water sat for some time - so I do believe it was a cistern, just not sure that's what it started as? Our whole basement is strangely built... So, a person wonders if that's just how things were done back then?

This weekend I went home to spend some time with my friends and family. It was great and very well needed since school is getting more stressful with finals coming up. The good news is I only have 3.5 weeks left and then it's summer break for me!

Wow - the story behind your uneven floor is interesting...but it's really too bad no one told you when you bought the house. It seems like Josh did a great job with fixing it up!

I hope you had nice weather this weekend! I know NY did: It's really starting to feel like spring!

Oh good - I am glad you had a weekend with family and friends. That's awesome! Good luck with finals! Are you going home for the summer then?

Yah - it was pretty sad, there was so much that was hidden from us - most of which, I don't think the people who sold it to us knew, as I suspect it was hidden from them, as well. I know - if we ever chose to buy an old house again - we'd be so much smarter about it, and know better what to look for.

We did have nice weather - very nice weather. But we were inside working all weekend... Thankfully we were able to crank the windows open and enjoy it that way. I will be outside walking all week, due to all of our electronics being stored in the office (where I work out) for the time being... So, I have to adapt. Hopefully the weather remains nice for both of us.

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We had a very nice and productive weekend.

I am so proud of us - mostly Josh - for working hard and making so much progress. Many times, it wasn't an easy task - and as always, with an older house, things often have to be adjusted. It's just the way it is - and because of this, often times it's more money than budgeted and more time than assumed. It's always a challenge.

Yesterday, Josh was able to get two coats of primer on the last green wall - where the TV was. And he was also able to get 2 coats of paint on that wall. So, it's official - the original project of paint & window trim is almost complete... We just have to do 2 coats of clear coat on the 2 remaining windows, and we are done with that part. Josh also installed a new ceiling fan - I really like it, but the light from it, due to the color of the glass on the fixture is almost non extant... So, I may have to buy a new glass cover for it - because it's kind of irritating. Otherwise - it's a nice fan - better than what we had there originally. Let's not talk about the fact that I still have popcorn ceilings in this room, and I probably always will.

And the floors are totally ready for carpet installation. We are really hoping it comes in today, because it's supposed to rain for the next 4 days - and we don't want to have to haul the carpet and pad home in the rain - we will have to pray for a sunny opening, if that's the case.

Last night, Josh and I did some rearranging... Our furniture is very heavy and very big (something I am considering replacing at some point, because I am really starting to notice that it's too big for our room)... It's so much easier to slide it around on the plywood floor. We were able to figure out which couch we wanted where - and it's now arranged how we want it to be. We really wanted the love seat in front of the bay window - but with the size of the dresser/turned media console - it would look awkward to have the longer couch on that wall... The media console will be centered on the long wall on the right side of the photo. The curio will go on the wall to the left, facing the love seat. So, this is the way it has to be. It will be OK.

Josh is planning to take a day off of work this week to lay the carpet. Once that's laid - we will have to put up all of the baseboard trim. We hope to have this room completely wrapped up by the end of this coming weekend.

Then it's on to my list for the kitchen... Which includes repairing the piece of floor that Cooper ripped up this winter... Painting all of the walls... Trim on the front door and new closet... And painting the front door. Oh - and finding a suitable cabinet for the coffee nook. This project should be so much easier. Potentially - we may also be painting the cabinets... But we will see how long it takes us to do the rest of the stuff that must get done first.

Today... Well, I will be going for a walk this morning - rather than working out. My office is stuffed FULL of our TV and all of our electronic items... Also all the boxes from my curio cabinet and all of the pictures that were on the walls. Rather than get upset and annoyed by it - the weather is beautiful, so I'll go for a walk instead. I'll just consider it conditioning for Disney. I am still too afraid to run with my knee... I think it's more of a fear thing - rather than a pain or issue thing. As I am certain it's healed.

I will also be in my sewing room all day - working hard as usual.

Tonight - we are hoping the carpet will be in and we can pick it up, so we don't have to potentially pick it up in the rain. Since we only have 48 hours to pick up after it's been delivered to the store.

And that's about it. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend - and had beautiful weather to enjoy... Have a great day today!

D~

 

[DMGeurts]

Wow, that is a huge floor problem. I can see that it took a lot of work for Josh to level this floor out. I've heard of cisterns but I never saw a picture of one. I thought they were more like a round water tank, not a crypt-like room.

Sue... I went and did a little bit of digging this morning - not in my basement, but on the internet. Hehehe... I wanted to know if we truly have a cistern, or not, and I think we do? Even though we have a chimney connected to it - I think it started off as a cistern, and then maybe turned into some sort of furnace room... I do know - at one time, there was a wood stove in the corner of the living room... So - it's possible they just hooked this particular chimney to the cistern because that's where it needed to be? It's peculiar for sure.

Anyways - here's one link I found: http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/cisterns-historic-water-convservation/

And this gives a lot of info too... http://www.oldhouseweb.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=27852

A basic google search of "What does an old cistern look like?" brings up many images too.

D~

 

[Terkina]

Looks like you can see the end of the living room project. Crossing my fingers that the carpet arrives today or before it starts to rain.

I hope you have a great day

 

[rdkeim]

So impressed with all the work you're getting done! It's fun to watch the progress. When my son bought his first house, he hired an inspector who did not find that one of the basement walls/foundation was crumbling. It was hidden behind paneling. He did get a small settlement out of it but had to pay over $14,000 to have it repaired. Took away all the excitement of having his first home. He learned a valuable lesson! I was hoping you'd spring for the new carpet! It will really finish off your room.

 

[FantasiaMagic]

Oh good - I am glad you had a weekend with family and friends. That's awesome! Good luck with finals! Are you going home for the summer then?

Thank you - it was very nice to be home! Thanks, I am SO ready for finals to be over lol. Yes! I'll be going home for the summer. Working, spending time with friends/family, and of course going to Disney!

Today... Well, I will be going for a walk this morning - rather than working out. My office is stuffed FULL of our TV and all of our electronic items... Also all the boxes from my curio cabinet and all of the pictures that were on the walls. Rather than get upset and annoyed by it - the weather is beautiful, so I'll go for a walk instead.

Enjoy your walk - it is a perfect day for one.

Great progress on the room! I bet the new carpet will look great! Do you have any idea where you are going to buy the cabinet for your coffee nook?

 

[jandlinz]

Holy smokes! I can't believe those floors. I'm glad Josh can take a day off to finish the job. Sounds like it's requiring a lot of patience. I'm looking forward to seeing the end result.

 

[lovegrumpy]

its all coming along nicely.

 

[DMGeurts]

Looks like you can see the end of the living room project. Crossing my fingers that the carpet arrives today or before it starts to rain.

I hope you have a great day

Yes - we are getting so close! It feels so nice! Thanks - it did arrive and it's here.

Thanks - same to you! Any news on your flight?

So impressed with all the work you're getting done! It's fun to watch the progress. When my son bought his first house, he hired an inspector who did not find that one of the basement walls/foundation was crumbling. It was hidden behind paneling. He did get a small settlement out of it but had to pay over $14,000 to have it repaired. Took away all the excitement of having his first home. He learned a valuable lesson! I was hoping you'd spring for the new carpet! It will really finish off your room.

Thanks - I am glad you are enjoying it. Sad to say - it's almost all Josh - there is very little that I have done, other than watch and grab stuff he needs.

That is terrible! Sounds a lot like what we are going through with trying to repair everything that was hidden from us. Like I said though - I really do think the former owners even knew about it - the floor yes... the front hidden windows and door, no. There was no way to know that was even there, unless one took off the siding - and the siding that was on this house was decades old... I am glad to hear that your son repaired the damage - it sounds like he didn't have much of a choice though.

Yes - I am excited about the carpet... Now that it's home and we've unrolled it a little bit - it's not as shaggy as I remember it being... It's good and it's nice, but I really wanted it a bit longer. Oh well - it's a personal preference thing and not anything bad with it at all, so it's fine... Besides - the dogs would probably eat it if it were any longer. LOL

Thanks for stopping by - I hope you have a great day!

Thank you - it was very nice to be home! Thanks, I am SO ready for finals to be over lol. Yes! I'll be going home for the summer. Working, spending time with friends/family, and of course going to Disney!

Enjoy your walk - it is a perfect day for one.

Great progress on the room! I bet the new carpet will look great! Do you have any idea where you are going to buy the cabinet for your coffee nook?

I bet you are! It sounds like you have a great summer ahead of you! You will have an amazing time in Disney too!

Thanks... Um.... I never got out there. Shame on me - I didn't do anything I was supposed to do yesterday...

Thanks - I am still very excited about it - now that it's home and I can see it as a bigger piece. I was truly remembering it as a longer shag though - so my brain was a little disappointed at how short it is. But the color is perfect and it will look great in the room. I am so excited to get it in there and done!

I have no idea where I am going to get a cabinet for the coffee nook? I've been watching Craidslist and hunting at all of the Goodwills with out much luck. I will keep looking.

I hope you have a great day!

Holy smokes! I can't believe those floors. I'm glad Josh can take a day off to finish the job. Sounds like it's requiring a lot of patience. I'm looking forward to seeing the end result.

I know... It's definitely been interesting owning this home. Never a dull moment or something that doesn't need to be done. He's hoping to take off of work tomorrow - but we will see... His work schedule this week is pretty chaotic. I am so excited to see this room done!

I hope you have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

its all coming along nicely.

It is! Thanks! I am pretty excited to get my kitchen back - well, sort of... Once we are done with the living room, we are moving on to the kitchen. But the worst that will be, is the furniture in the center of the room while we paint... So, that's not so terrible.

Thanks for stopping by - I hope you have a great day!

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So, yesterday, nothing went as planned, at all.

Josh called me right away in the morning - he forgot something at home, and I had to run it to work for him.

While I was in that area, BFF called - she had a Dr. appointment that direction... So, I decided to take the day off and hang out with her... We had lunch and did some shopping. It was nice - we have NOT done that in quite a long time!

I did find a couple of cute things for the living room... But not much - I think I am getting pretty close to being done in there. I still need to find a couple of lamps or some sort of light source... And I have all of the walls mapped out - I shouldn't say that - they aren't really mapped out... I know what I am doing - I just don't know where it's going.

Well, last night we were able to get the carpet picked up and unloaded into the living room, before the rain started. As I mentioned above - the shag isn't as shaggy as my brain remembers/wanted it to be... So, I am a bit disappointed in that... But otherwise it's a great color and looks great in the room... And the pad is very nice too. Soooo much better than what we had, with out a doubt. I am not sure which day Josh is taking off to lay it? But I will be happy to have this project done.

And that's about it.

Today - I will be walking - even though it's raining. My lack of doing anything at all yesterday is truly weighing on me today.

I will also be working all day - um, all morning up in my sewing room.

I have a hair appointment this afternoon - and I desperately need it.

Then I have my Tuesday meeting tonight.

After - I am meeting Josh at the store, and we are going to buy the last of what we need to lay the carpet... We need a package of tack strips and we may purchase new vents. Nothing exciting... We just didn't want to buy it last night, because we were trying to get home and unloaded before the rain.

That's about it! I hope you all have a great day!!! Prayers and Pixie Dust to all!

D~

 

[Terkina]

Sounds like you had a nice day with BFF

I'm sorry to hear the shag isn't as shaggy as my brain remembers/wanted it to be on the carpet. Hopefully it will be nice when you get it on the floor.


The changing of the flight is a mess. The guy that promised to call med back never did. So I called the airline again on Saturday and got the message that everything was ok and that the guy would call me back. No one called me back. So today I called again. I had to tell the whole story again and the guy on the phone said he would send a new confirmation. And then he just hang up. That wasn't very nice. I got a new confirmation and on the confirmation both the flight I booked from and booked to was on there. So I had to call back again. Then I was put on hold and then after a few minutes the phone just hang up. So I had to call back again. This time I got to talk to yet another guy. This time a friendly one. Once again I explained it all and once again I was set on hold. This time the guy came back to me and said that now everything should be fixed and I will receive a new confirmation. So now I'm crossing my fingers that everything is correct.

 

[Wood Nymph]

A basic google search of "What does an old cistern look like?" brings up many images too.

Thanks for the information on cisterns. They probably worked very well in the days before municipal water was piped to houses. But I wouldn't want one under my house. It's a good thing your cistern looks nice and dry. Was your living room once a porch?

 

[Sweetly]

The living room looks great! Your poor kitchen/dining areas. I would go nuts with that mess. That is one thing about home projects, you have stuff all over the place, and it always leads to another thing to do. Josh did an awesome job leveling out the floor. Can't wait to see it all pulled together. I just love old homes and wonder about the history of the family (or families) that lived there.

So glad tax season is now over. I was exhausted last week. Our weather here has finally warmed up. We hit the 80's on Sunday!!!

Have a fabulous day!