Under Construction

Craig and I had a major realization this weekend.  We are, in fact, growing up - duh duh duuuuuuh!  Our weekends went from going out downtown, going to sporting events and hanging out with friends to weekends like this one, which started out with grocery shopping and Lowe's on Friday night, painting the nursery and beginning crib construction Saturday, hospital tour (which scared the snot out of me) and crib completion on Sunday - cleaning the house and laundry were all sprinkled in there too.  Craig said it kind of reminded him of Will Ferrell from Old School - yup, we're growing up, and it's strange!

Anywhoo.  We went to Lowe's Friday night and picked up our lovely shade of green for Jimmy-John's room and we painted all day Saturday.  Bryer was not that thrilled of course because we put up the baby gate so he could not be in the room with us.  We knew that if he was in the room while we were painting that he would have eaten half a gallon of paint and liked the all the wet paint off the walls!  The fact that he couldn't be in there with us just shredded his nerves!  He also did not get to help Craig put the crib together, which killed him even more!  As of now, we have the nursery painted, the crib assembled and the rocking chair in place.  We are going to add some pictures and another cube thing to put a lamp and pictures on with some more storage, too!  It's getting there - we have 11 more weeks until the arrival and I'm sure that will go by very quickly!  I cannot wait to get it finished!

Here are a few pictures of the process (potential for picture overload - you know how I get):

Started out Friday by taping!

Before!

Before!

Stirring the paint, getting ready for coat #1!

He really wanted to help!

The beginning of coat #1!

Coat #1 = FINISHED!

Time for coat #2!  Don't you love my shorts?

Painting = FINISHED!  :D

That was exhausting!

Opening the crib box!

Step #1 - building the drawers.  Craig says this was the hardest part!

He still REALLY wants to help!

The changing table is coming together!

Changing table = FINISHED! 

I was downstairs doing dishes and when I came up to check on progress, this is what I saw!

As finished as it's going to be for now!

The crib!

The rocking chair!

The room is all the same shade of green - it just depends on the light and where I was standing when I took the picture as to what the shade looked like!

Bryer's Favorite

Last Thursday Craig went back to Minnesota for the weekend to visit all of his friends.  That meant that Bryer was stuck with boring ole me for a whole weekend.  I was lucky enough to talk Mom and Gogga into coming to stay with me Friday - Sunday so I was only alone one night.  On Thursday, after I got home from work, you would have thought that Bryer had lost his best friend.  I cleaned the entire house to get it ready for its visitors.  The entire time I was cleaning I couldn't have paid Bryer to stay with me, he had to lay by the door and pout.  Then, when it was time to go to bed and I shut the door to our bedroom, you would have thought I locked him in jail.  Usually he sleeps right under my feet, in our bed for the majority of the night.  Thursday night he slept in front of the bedroom door and wouldn't move!  He got a little better while Mom and Gogga were here, he still hated being locked in our bedroom though.  Then, when they left early Sunday morning, he goes straight into his crate and pouted for the remainder of the day.  Let me tell ya, when Craig came home on Sunday, Bryer was stuck to his side like glue!  Bryer is generally not a snuggly dog, I was working on my scrapbook for a few hours yesterday and when I came downstairs I see Bryer laying on Craig's legs.  Last night, Bryer slept in the bed with us - all night.  He started out laying right on top of Craig.  I clearly see who the favorite is here.

Washer and Dryer Saga

While we were negotiating for the house, it was an option that we could keep the washer and dryer.  Well, we said we wanted it but the sellers wanted an extra $1,000 added to the cost of the house.  We said we would just buy our own!  ha!

After we get moved in we make a trip to Lowe's on Saturday and pick out a washer and dryer that I absolutely LOVE!  Lowe's was having a sale and Craig gets an employee discount on top of that so it was a great deal!  They were out of stock in the store but said that we could have our washer and dryer delivered by Thursday (today).  Tuesday we get a call saying that our washer and dryer would not be delivered Thursday, it wouldn't be here until October.  WHAT!??  So, back out to Lowe's we go.  We pick out another set that I like pretty well and they told us that this set would definitely be delivered Thursday (today).  We also got a penny back - whoopie!  The washer and dryer got delivered this morning and I get a text from Craig saying "Call me - bad news".  GREAT!  Apparently our dryer cannot be hooked up and therefore used right now because the dryer hose isn't attached to anything and it's a fire hazard.  I have a brand new washer and dryer sitting upstairs in my new laundry room and all I can do is look at them.  I have laundry coming out of the wazoo!  Hopefully Craig can pull out some craftiness and fix this for me this weekend!  Cross your fingers!

Here is the beloved washer and dryer:

The Big Move

First of all, I just wrote this entire blog, went to publish it, and then an error occurred.  UGH!  So here is the story, take two!

Craig and I started the next big chapter in our life on Wednesday, August 31st when we closed on our first house!  Then fun really didn't start until Thursday though because we couldn't get into the house until then.  After work on Thursday our friend Travas came over and helped us move in a few things.  We moved our entire closet, stocked the fridge and moved a few other odds and ends.  We also took Bryer over here for his first visit into his new home!  The real moving didn't begin until Friday though.  Craig had the day off, unfortunately I had to work, so with the help of Travas, Rose, Randy, Mom, Dad and Brett they had everything in the house before lunch time!  By the time I got home from work they were ready to start unpacking and putting things away!  The first thing we tackled was the kitchen!  I cannot tell you how happy I am to actually have my kitchen back - it feels so good!  As of now, we have our kitchen, bedroom, bathrooms and office exactly the way we want it (minus hanging the pictures on the walls).  We are definitely getting there - slowly but surely!  We had to purchase a new washer and dryer and I also wanted a screen door to go on our front door.  We made those two big purchases and now are broke!  So, our house will not be completely finished for a while.  Our next big purchase is a fence for the B-Man, then we need to buy a sofa bed for our bonus room/extra bed room and finish Baby Jarrell's room!  I would have had Baby Jarrell's room done three days ago, but Craig assures me that we have plenty of time so we can take care of other things first!  I'm just too excited!  I cannot wait!  Craig is going to Minnesota in two weeks and may come home to Baby Jarrell's room finished!  ;)  Our washer and dryer is not being delivered until Thursdayish - which is also killing me because I have found about a month's worth of laundry to do - yes, go ahead, call me little Mary Beth!  Of course our move had a few highlights, here are the pictures to go along with some of them!  Enjoy:

Before we could begin the great move, we had to pack up what little we had un-packed from Minnesota.  Bryer really liked to help.

It's a little hard to see, but Craig is using a power tool to hang up our TV!  Go babe!

Then he got tired, and went and got some ice cream while his Dad continued to work!

While Rose was hard at work, she put a hole in our new wall!  Craig patched it up and painted it with the tiniest paint roller I've ever seen!  I thought it was hilarious!

Moving wears a pup out!

If you look closely, you will see a chocolate lab standing on his back porch.  He barks constantly when he is outside and can see anyone else!

Craig mowed the grass while Bryer and I relaxed on the back porch and watched!

We've met our neighbors!  Raciana - 3rd Grade, Ariana - 1st Grade, and Amariana - PreK (I'm 100% sure I have not spelled their names right) have come to visit us several times.  The first time they brought me a gold necklace and the next time they brought the items pictured above.  They said they like to make home made gifts!  I'm waiting on their Mom to knock on our door and demand she have her gold necklace back!

The last event, we thankfully do not have a picture of.  While we were moving boxes in, Bryer manages to sneak out of the house and run off!  Craig, Randy, Dad and Brett all go chasing after him yelling his name.  Does Bryer listen at all?  Not a chance!  All of a sudden we hear these screeching screams coming from the neighbor's garage - and out trots Bryer.  Craap.  Bryer had ran in the garage and scared the little girls that were in there playing.  Craig went to talk to the Dad and luckily he was very understanding, they own the chocolate lab that barks all the time.  Way to go, Bryer!  We already have a reputation in the neighborhood!  There is never a dull moment with that pup around!