Yes, we should have done something really wise with that check, like put it in savings or in Andra's college fund...BUT...there's two major projects in our home we've been putting off for a LONG time.
Project 1. Un-doing Pudge's handiwork in our laundry room. About a year ago, we decided to let Pudge out of his crate on occasion when we'd leave the house, and just leave him in the laundry room instead. Bad idea. We came home to this giant hole in our laundry room linoleum (see below). We never liked the floor to begin with (it was there when we moved in), so Pudge decided he'd help us replace it a little sooner than we had planned. So here's our laundry room before....
And here's our laundry room after! Not bad, huh? We re-painted it a nice blue (I've always wanted a blue room!), had new linoleum put down, and Dave changed our light fixture.
But here's my favorite new feature. Check out our hook rack!! It really is the little things that make all the difference. Before, my purse, Andra's diaper bag, keys, etc. would always just be piled somewhere taking up space (usually on top of the washer/dryer). Now we have a handy place to hang everything! I love it!!! Eliminating clutter is very important to me. :)
Project 2. "W" paid for our entire family room to be carpeted. Halelujah!!!!!! Previously, it was linoleum "wood", which was pretty, but not very user friendly. The furniture would slide around on the linoleum every single time you sat down. And...with a baby, you spend a LOT of time on the floor. Sitting and rolling around on linoleum gets very old, very fast.. And now that Andra's crawling, she gets bruises on her knees from our hard floor. :( So, at long last, we got carpet in our living room...and let me tell ya, it's SO much more comfortable now to hang out on the floor with Andra.
So, thank you Mr. President, for the home makeover. I'd like to makeover my backyard now...can we have another check please? And lets double it this time. :)
4 comments:
you are hilarious! love this post! nice handiwork...wanna come to my house??? funny you pick blue...those are my plans for our bedroom:) i've never had a blue room either but always wanted one.
you'll like the blue. i was a little worried...so figured try it on a small room. it's really nice! calming. relaxing. makes laundry a little more enjoyable. :)
Love the new laundry room...just seeing the color makes me more relaxed :)
The carpet too looks great...sure it will be warmer too this winter!
I love the makeover! You guys did a great job! I know how it feels to be excited about the small things...like a set of hooks on the wall. I have a towel holder that has been sitting and waiting to be hung on our bathroom wall for months. I can't wait to finally use it someday :)
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