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Ch-ch-ch-changes!
Posted on Saturday, February 20 @ 15:44:59 PST by janet
Been a big time for us! Mostly because there's a baby on the way, we're going through a bunch of changes! From Grandma and Granpa's end (my parents), the baby I think was only the final nudge- they'be been wanting some of these changes a long time!
So, what all has been going on, you ask? Or, even if you don't, I'm gonna tell ya anyway. ; )
First, I hacked my hair off! I wanted to get it cut before summer anyway, and with the baby on the way, decided to do it before she was born. Then, decided I should treat myself to a little more, just becaues it's gonna be crazy when she gets here! Which, in my mind, was a manicure, eye brow wax, and massage. Unfortnately, with the cost of things, I nixed the massage... Darn! So was gonna do all that just before she was born. But then, some one reminded me that I have the baby shower coming up (invites have gone out, by the way, so be on the look out!!), so I really should do myself up before that- why not, since I'll be the center of attention anyway, right? So decided to do it the weekend before that, which is the 6th. But... That weekend's busy... Then my mom got her new job (congrats!!), which starts THIS Monday (2/22), so she decided to get done up before that... So I decided, I may was well go, too! Two weekends earlier than I intended, but I didn't really want to wait anyway. ; ) Not sure the eyebrows or mani will last 3 weekends, but we shall see! Of course, since I cut off so much, I do intend to donate it! Just haven't yet, hmm...
And then, the other change! The Grandma and Grandpa related change! They've gone and started a huge over haul of their house- my childhood home and, really, second home still! Partially because the baby's on the way, partially because a lot of really needed to be done, partially because they could, and partially becaues they just plain wanted to! If you guys have other reasons, let me know! So, they are getting their master bath redone, though that's the ONE thing we haven't started yet, redoing the siding on the house and therefore the paint, redoing the floors throughout (except the bedrooms), repainting inside since the stuff is moved anyway, and installing a really nice gas fireplace insert.
So far, these are the stats:
My prettification- done! Mom's prettification- done! (though no pics, those are up to her!) Bathroom- not started (planned for 2/25) Siding / painting- almost done Floor- done except for putting stuff back, which will wait till the inside paint is done Inside painting- not started Fireplace- just barely started
Here are two before pics to wet your whistle:
Me
The house
Click read more below to see a few more before pics, and some during / afters!
Me from the front before the hack!
From the side before:
And from the back, before:
From the front after. Brian says I look like some character from the Patridge family, which I've never seen, so I will take his word for it! At least he says it's cute enough!
Side after:
And from the back after!
The house front before:
The garage before:
The outside entry way before:
The house front during (almost done!)
Inside entry way before (this is after prep, it wasn't normally so "raw"!):
Inside entry way before:
Inside entry way before:
Inside entry way almost done:
Inside entry way almost done:
Living room before:
Lviing room during (almost done):
Dining room before:
Hallway before:
Hallway during:
Back deck before (can you tell I forgot to take a before pic specifically for this??):
Back deck drying (almost done!):
Fireplace before:
Fireplace during:
And, if I remember, we'll have final pics of everything in about a week or two!
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Re: Ch-ch-ch-changes! (Score: 1) by Starjam25 on Saturday, February 20 @ 18:08:39 PST (User Info | Send a Message)
I love it! Wow, in these pictures, our house sure looks "getto".... those floors look like they needed to be done about 20 years ago... but I'm so glad you got all these before and after pics. Sure will remind us of how badly this work needed to be done. Only pics you don't have is the shower, before. The new shower sure will be a gigantic improvement from what we have now. Oh, how exciting this all is. And when baby Maiya gets here, it'll all be done and beautiful!
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