Sleep has not been something I have been enjoying latelly. We packed up everything at the rental and have been trying to get someone to move the storage trailor over to the house. So I have been sleeping on a feather bed on the floor for the past three nights and my back is not happy.
So today we are taking a day off from the house. Its rainy and I needed to go into work. So I am at work.
Yesterday we put flooring down in Alexis' room. We plan to put a bit down this next weekend too. But it will all depend on what is going on with family and work. If not then we will take a weekend off the house and go to the lake with relatives. My grandpa says he will be there sunday.
Christian Mother of three children: DS 14, DD 13 and DS 10. Married to a wonderful hardworking man. Blogging about many daily details of my wild crazy ride as a mother, wife, massage therapist, and my walk with Christ. We also have a small hobby farm in south east Kansas that we are trying to turn into a sustainable farm.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Progress
Okay, so I hadn't posted since the first. We had to wait for the current "tenant" to move out of dads house. They finally left on the 7th. We went to check the house out on the 8th. It was in sorry condition, trash left, nothing cleaned, holes in doors, urine smell in carpets, it was just plain gross.
So on the 9th we dug our heals in and began demo. First thing we did was pull all the carpets out. This would have been fine but there was also a heat wave going on and the ac in the house is broken. So we were at the house by 0530 working til we could no longer take the heat. Then I would come home shower and nap, then head to work til 1900. It has been a rough week or so, but we have accomplished so much. All the trash is out of the house, the kitchen has been bleached and scrubbed. All the carpets are removed, floors swept and then vacummed. We also had to bug bomb the house 3 times cause of bug infestation. The best part of the whole week was laying the laminate wood flooring in the living room, that is what gives us hope and lets us know the potential of the house. I lived there before, so I know how it can look and did look. I am just saddened that someone would leave it such a mess. The other thing that scares me is that there was lots of dirt and cobwebs...don't people clean. Yuck. We also sealed all the subfloors so the pet odors do not come out once we put the flooring in.
I will post some pictures in my next update.
So on the 9th we dug our heals in and began demo. First thing we did was pull all the carpets out. This would have been fine but there was also a heat wave going on and the ac in the house is broken. So we were at the house by 0530 working til we could no longer take the heat. Then I would come home shower and nap, then head to work til 1900. It has been a rough week or so, but we have accomplished so much. All the trash is out of the house, the kitchen has been bleached and scrubbed. All the carpets are removed, floors swept and then vacummed. We also had to bug bomb the house 3 times cause of bug infestation. The best part of the whole week was laying the laminate wood flooring in the living room, that is what gives us hope and lets us know the potential of the house. I lived there before, so I know how it can look and did look. I am just saddened that someone would leave it such a mess. The other thing that scares me is that there was lots of dirt and cobwebs...don't people clean. Yuck. We also sealed all the subfloors so the pet odors do not come out once we put the flooring in.
I will post some pictures in my next update.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
House updates
So saw the current tenants moving out of the house today. But talked to my dad and we have to wait for courts to sign off on the house and hand it back to dad. It was a rent to own situation so kinda sticky. Hopefully that only takes another week, dad has a great lawyer. Plus the grass needs really mowed bad, it hasn't been done since the guy got the 
notice to move.
notice to move.
This is pictures of the front half of the property and part of the back half...from my grandma's yard. A middle part of the property is missing as well as some of the back part and a whole north side of the property.
We went to check out a local 100% natural not just organic farm today. Was very cool. I even tried some very fresh goat milk and I have to saw it taste just like cows milk. I think I can even fake the kids out with it in a regular milk jug. :D Also was able to look at their setup with how they keep everything natural, chickens, garden, goats and much more. I can't wait to get our own goats and chicks. Which I plan to do ASAP.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Early Morning Sunrise
So this morning I woke up before the sun, about 5am. I was sitting there thinking of all the things I could do in our temporary living situation. So I did change the laundry over to wash my work clothes. But since we are only going to be here about a week longer, there is no dishes to do because I bought paper products to get us through the week, cause I packed up the kitchen stuff again.
SO this is where we are at with the move. We stayed with my dad and step mom for about a week, but they still had 4 kids living at home plus our 3 and us. God bless them for putting up with that many people for a week. Luckily my lovely step mom comes from a large family but she has ways she does stuff so us trying to help out wasn't working. So we decided to look for a temp place to rent. Dad said it could take up to a year, turns out the guy in the farm house didn't want to fight the eviction notice, so he said he would be out in 30 days. We will know for sure on Saturday next week whether he actually moved out. IF so we will move into the farm on Sunday. I plan to take pictures of our adventure as soon as I find the camera.
Anyway back to the sunrise, so I woke Ryan up at 5:45am and asked if he would like to go for a walk. Dawn was just breaking and the sun had not started to rise just yet. It reminded me of when I was little because my bedroom faced the east and I was always awaken by dawn and I would watch sunrises from my bed. So we took a walk down towards the house from where we are staying. We actually walk by there a couple times a week when I get home early enough to take the kids and the dogs for a walk. This morning Ryan and I were able to walk by ourselves because the kids were still asleep. Another reason to LOVE the country life. You can leave your kids and take a short walk and not be concerned at all about what might happen. Short of them waking up and watching cartoons, nothing will happen. Although our children were still not awake when we got home at 7:45am. We took a walk, brought the dogs back to the house and then headed to the little cafe down the block for some breakfast. Mainly I just wanted the coffee because our coffee pot is still in the moving trailer that we are storing our stuff in. Ryan is pretty sure said coffee pot is probably destroyed but I didn't find that box yet. Hopefully its still in one piece.
So we went to have breakfast and that place is quite a buzz at 6:45 am. Many of the local farmers and families have breakfast or at least coffee there in the mornings. It was good to listen to the local news from all the people chatting. They also asked how we were doing, let us know that they were there to help once we got into the house. Just fun socializing with those who had not seen me since I was a child. Good thing I can remember everyone's faces...even if I forgot names. :D
SO this is where we are at with the move. We stayed with my dad and step mom for about a week, but they still had 4 kids living at home plus our 3 and us. God bless them for putting up with that many people for a week. Luckily my lovely step mom comes from a large family but she has ways she does stuff so us trying to help out wasn't working. So we decided to look for a temp place to rent. Dad said it could take up to a year, turns out the guy in the farm house didn't want to fight the eviction notice, so he said he would be out in 30 days. We will know for sure on Saturday next week whether he actually moved out. IF so we will move into the farm on Sunday. I plan to take pictures of our adventure as soon as I find the camera.
Anyway back to the sunrise, so I woke Ryan up at 5:45am and asked if he would like to go for a walk. Dawn was just breaking and the sun had not started to rise just yet. It reminded me of when I was little because my bedroom faced the east and I was always awaken by dawn and I would watch sunrises from my bed. So we took a walk down towards the house from where we are staying. We actually walk by there a couple times a week when I get home early enough to take the kids and the dogs for a walk. This morning Ryan and I were able to walk by ourselves because the kids were still asleep. Another reason to LOVE the country life. You can leave your kids and take a short walk and not be concerned at all about what might happen. Short of them waking up and watching cartoons, nothing will happen. Although our children were still not awake when we got home at 7:45am. We took a walk, brought the dogs back to the house and then headed to the little cafe down the block for some breakfast. Mainly I just wanted the coffee because our coffee pot is still in the moving trailer that we are storing our stuff in. Ryan is pretty sure said coffee pot is probably destroyed but I didn't find that box yet. Hopefully its still in one piece.
So we went to have breakfast and that place is quite a buzz at 6:45 am. Many of the local farmers and families have breakfast or at least coffee there in the mornings. It was good to listen to the local news from all the people chatting. They also asked how we were doing, let us know that they were there to help once we got into the house. Just fun socializing with those who had not seen me since I was a child. Good thing I can remember everyone's faces...even if I forgot names. :D
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