The house is coming along pretty well also. We closed three weeks ago and up until this week, we've (or should I say Todd and his dad) have stayed on schedule to move in on labor day weekend, which is when Todd was originally hoping for. The drywall finisher has put us off a couple of days, so the painter, and now the floors have been backed up a few days. Just a small blip and a few extra days. We'll survive! Posting pictures just requires way more effort than I care to put forth at this point (maybe once we finish... but no promises), but if you could see it now there is no finished flooring, light fixtures, closet shelves/hanging bars, doorknobs, cabinets, sinks, appliances, or load-bearing walls with no supports : ). What's new are the supports for load-bearing walls : ), tubs, door hinges, clean walls and baseboards, electrical work and some added can lights, some of the doors, and an extremely bare yard. Todd has worked so hard and because he is the handyman genius, saved us a lot of money in labor. While it sure would be nice to have someone come in and do it all, we have to make our seemingly impossible budget work for this. As we move into the phase of putting it all back together, the excitement is definitely building- as is my nesting instinct!
While we never dreamed that we would live in Danville for 5, going on 6 months, it's really been great. In addition to having no mortgage this entire time, we've actually gotten quite cozy in Nanny's home and enjoyed the small town living. It's always fun to run into people you know at Wal-Mart or only be minutes from anywhere you'd need to go. Have I mentioned Burke's Bakery??? My mother-in-law might have brought Elaine donut holes this weekend from Burke's that I accidently ate. Don't worry- Elaine never knew they were there! I think Elaine's favorite thing about living in Danville would be having Gram, Pap, and sometimes Uncle D right down the road. Uncle Joe and her cousins are here too, but they stay so busy in the summer that we rarely see them. Another big hit is the park and visiting with the ducks. She is so still, so they all come very close (sometimes too close) to her and she says "hi" to each of them and then looks at me as if she's asking why they never speak back. They also have a super fun playground and swings that she likes. She is also quite the social butterfly at Church. I think every greeter knows her by name, and each Sunday she RUNS to each of them for a hug. One of her favorites would have to a sweet lady named Barbara. All of Barbara's grandkids are in Alabama, so I think she loves having a little one to squeeze too. Elaine will say "Baaba" over and over if we mention her. During the super hot month of July, we had to get pretty creative with things to do inside, so we took on Lowe's as an indoor playplace. It only makes sense, right? Lots of boxes to walk between, buttons to push (doorbells), "wetts" (lights) to look at, and I could get some things picked out for the house. haha
I suppose that's all for now. Maybe I'll really get on the ball and add another post before we move in and post some pictures. Something to get excited about if you care anything at all about our home, baby, or super fun toddler! One other quick thing- anyone know how to fix the background on my blog???
