Things are going pretty good since we have moved into our new home. My stress level has dropped considerably since we moved in and that has helped my overall attitude. Unfortunately, my over thinking mind won’t let things just die and it must continue to rehash the problems of the past 4 years. All these doubts are now coming back up along with the worries and the what ifs. I don’t want to think about those bad things and bad times but it seems as if I have no control over it. In order to keep these thoughts away, I have to have the TV or radio on even when I’m working. If my mind isn’t completely distracted (and even working will not distracted it 100 percent) then I start to think of the past 4 years and all the pain, anger and helplessness I felt. I hate remembering those things and wish I could just forget.

So, I am just finally getting around to posting photos of the house. Yes, it will be a month of use living here in a few days and we still haven’t gotten everything out of boxes but I am working on it.

Before posting the pictures I will give you some info on the house. It was built in 1920 and has 2 bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, living room, computer room, basement, attic and a 2 car detached garage. So far, we love it! We still have work to do to it. For example, summer 2012 we want to build a new front porch and replace the back porch roof.  Anyway, here are some pictures of the house. I will upload new ones as we progress on the house.

LIVING ROOM

RAVEN’S ROOM

MINE & MIKE’S ROOM

KITCHEN

I don’t have any before pictures of the bathroom mainly because a. I forgot to take a before picture and b. All we really did to it was change the paint color. It was originally pink and we painted it blue. I also don’t have any of the computer room at this moment.

We have all been extremely busy since we closed on the house July 14. Our projected move in date is before August 19 since that is when Raven starts school. Raven busted her little butt to get her room done and it looks awesome. She scrapped, primed and painted with the color of her choosing.

We have been scrapping, painting, cleaning and fixing small things almost all day every day. Mike has been fixing leaks in the plumping while replacing faucets. He has also dealt with roof shingles and clogged gutters. We got the water turned on last week and are waiting for the electric company to turn the power on.

Here is a quick rundown of the rooms and what we have left to do to them.

• Raven’s Room – Completely Done! We are going to start moving some of her things in. Colors: Turquoise walls with black trim.
• Living Room – Just needs the carpeting installed but we are going to wait on that so we are not tracking mud or dirt all over the new carpet while working on the rest of the house. Colors: Gray walls with black trim and probably burgundy or dark red carpet.
• Our Bedroom – Just need to add carpeting which we are planning to do this week. Colors: Light green (in-between a sage and lime green) walls and white trim.
• Bathroom – Just needs painted. Colors: Light blue walls with white trim.
• Kitchen – Needs painted and the new floor down, which we are working on today. Colors: The wall color is called Pumpkin spice so it is an orange color with creme trim.
• Computer Room – Finished scraping it yesterday. Going to prime the ceiling and walls today. Mike has yet to pick out the color.
• Basement – We got a lot of the junk out of it and are trying to get rid of the excess condensation that forms on the back area of the basement. Thanks to my Dad and step-mom, we have a new hot water heater.

Here is a quick picture of Raven’s room before and after. I will post the rest of the house photos before we move in.

Also, this past weekend I photographed my step-brother’s wedding (pictures to come later) and we have been introducing (slowly) the stray kitten (who we named Nefarian) to Jedi and London so he can be ready to move into our new home.