Journey to a New House

We closed on this house on February 29, 1996 ... almost 15 years ago.  It's time to move... time for a change ... time for something new ... time for a fresh look.

But we can't afford to move.  So, we're not. (Did I scare some of you?)

Since we built our house, we've added curbing, sod, bricks around our garden, rocks in our front garden beds, a white picket fence in the front yard, a few trees, several different colors of paint, newly painted kitchen cabinets, & a large back & side patio.

Now, it's time for the biggest change of all! 

Tomorrow, we move out of our house for a week.  We are getting tile installed in 3/4 of our house.  The original carpet will remain in our front room & in 3 of the 4 bedrooms...everywhere else is getting new tile...big tile...on the diagonal...dark tile...with dark grout.

Today I have been painting like a mad woman.  My mom came over to help and EJ helped me paint the laundry room, which officially erases the original paint color of the house. (But don't look in the closet or the kitchen pantries because that is still the original color, although I hope to paint the pantries soon.)  I want to get everything painted while I don't have to worry about keeping the floor clean.  The family room/kitchen/entry/hallway is now a sand color & the laundry room is a blue/green color. (Thank you, Allison!)

A few weeks after the tile is done, the window people are coming to replace ALL of our windows and to give us a back sliding glass door...good windows...windows with no panes ...windows that will keep the hot air in & the cold air out during the winter ... windows that will actually keep the kids' rooms cooler in the summer.

As if that isn't enough, we are also adding a new furnace and an AC system.  Yes, everybody, it's true ... 15 years without an air conditioner!  The time has come to have cool air during those 100 degree Provo Summer months and not humid, swamp cooler air.

So, if we survive the mess & the chaos, you're all invited to come over on New Year's Eve to celebrate the fact that we're not moving into a new house...we will be living in one.

(Pictures will come later...haven't uploaded them yet.)