Today began for me 22 hours ago. It has been a very long time since I have stayed up all night. This is probably the first time in my married life I will be up for a whole day. The occasion you ask… Carpet is coming today.
Last month Sarah and I decided to use Christmas gifts to purchase carpet for our downstairs. That was the easy part. After the purchase I have spent weeks trying to get our walls (which were a mess) in order. I laid tile for our newly installed wood stove (it is the same woodstove we brought over from our old house).
Today’s activites, which began many hours ago, included priming the walls, painting the ceiling, painting the walls, painting the stairway and painting the steps (I am presently waiting for the paint on the steps to dry). I have been so thankful for Sarah’s help. She primed and painted the walls. And in a 28 by 23 foot room, that is a lot of painting. She has an artistic touch that amazes me in almost everything she does. I slop paint on the wall. Sarah actually paints it on the wall.
Once we finish this project, we will have completed three projects in our new home. We fixed up Kiersten’s room shortly after we purchased the house. We installed a fan and tile in the second bathroom (which is waiting to be painted). And now we are on the verge of completing the downstairs.
This project is definitely the largest in scale as of yet. The future renovations (Lord willing) of the kitchen and Master Bathroom are probably going to be just as involved, but those projects are going to have to wait for a little while.
We look forward to Micah and Kiersten scurrying around on the new carpet tomorrow afternoon. We wanted to get this project done so that during the winter we can save money by using our woodstove, and so that during the summer we can relax in a place that is usually 10-15 degrees cooler than the upstairs.
Once we get a chance to relax, we will try to post some pictures everything. I am off this week so hopefully the relaxation will be coming soon.
Wow, Tim, you have really been hustling. Hopefully you will get a chance to relax before you have to go back to work. I can’t wait to see all you have done in your new home. And I can’t wait to see my precious grandchildren on Friday. Love you all.