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From House Hunting Nightmare to Renovating Disaster!

I know I've really been slacking on my blog the past few months, but I have been so busy!  Since my last post I finished installing my wood floors, and un-installed my wood floors.  In the last week of April, I came home to a flooded house.  The toilet supply line in the master bathroom had busted......I wasn't at the house for 5 days, so I really don't know how long the water was running for.  Enough to ruin all the time and hard work I put into the house the four months prior to. 

I ended up hiring someone to re-paint the walls, to install new wood floors, and to install the tile and baseboards.  I didn't want to do it again.  And of course the drywall and insulation had to be replaced, because there was mold growth near the front door.  I moved in sometime in June/July (is it bad that I don't even remember the date?)  The house is still a work in progress, but then again what house isn't? 

My kitchen cabinets have been painted, now I just need to paint the counter-tops.  I hope they turn out as well as the cabinets did, I LOVE THEM!  I finally decided on the entertainment center, and yes, it was in the living room when the house flooded, but it survived somehow.  I will post pictures soon, I promise.  I was without a computer for a while.

Decisions, Decisions!

I haven't had much free time to upload any pictures of the progress on my house, if that's what you want to call it.  I've been so busy lately with other things that I haven't had much time to work on the house.  I've torn out all of the pre-existing flooring (carpet, wood, ceramic tile), primed the whole house, painted one bedroom, and most of the ceilings.  All of the old ceiling fans and lighting fixtures have been taken down, my refrigerator was delivered two weeks ago, and some good friends of mine cut two dead pine trees down in my front yard.  That's all that's been done in the past month.

Today's decision.......which entertainment center to go with?  I have two options:

Or

There's only a $37.00 difference.  I won't tell you which one is the more expensive one, so as not to steer your deciding factor in the cheaper direction.

FINALLY!!!

I haven't posted anything in a while, but I didn't want to jinx anything.  So the exciting news........I closed on my house this morning, FINALLY!!!!  I will be posting pictures over the next week or two.  I plan to do before and after photos of every step along the way, so keep checking.

I WON!!

I found out that I won a Coffee/Espresso Machine giveaway today from The Comforts of Home, I am so excited that I won!

I also have had my offer accepted on a house (a while ago, but I kept it quiet).  I am supposed to close in 10 days, but of course with my luck, something hasn't gone the way it's supposed to.  During the inspection I found out that someone had stolen the well pump, therefore there is no water to the house.  I have been waiting on the sellers response to replace the well pump, I've been waiting 2 weeks.  I have a feeling I'll be needing an extension.....keep your fingers crossed that I don't.

Pictures of the house to come......(after closing).

Closing in on the end to my House Hunting Nightmare?

Not just yet..........  House #5 (the center of the nightmare)

 has officially been marked off of my list today, I have cancelled my contract.  The second lien holder FINALLY came back with a counter-offer, but I could not accept.  11 months of waiting down the drain.  On to the next one.......

Quilts

I am having trouble deciding which quilt I would like best for my bedroom:

(they both have a striped patten on the bottom side)

  I have a log bed, it is the same style as the one pictured below:

(http://www.rockytoplogfurniture.com/)

Which quilt do you think would look best with the style of bed I currently have?