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This is what we did Saturday night....brings back memories of painting at 2am at our house in Ontario. I put in the closet organizer stuff and painted but I didn't get a picture - I'll get one later.

Working on the house...

old carpet...yuck

Here are some pics of what was done in the last few days. My sister and her boyfriend painted Erin's ceiling Thursday night. My dad and stepmom drove out from Georgia for a visit and we spent 2 days prepping the house for carpet. My dad removed the carpet and padding from the house and then vacuumed up all of the dirt that was under the carpet. Then he sprayed the house. Carrie (stepmom) and I painted the living room by hand since the ceiling is exposed beams. On Saturday, the carpet was put in and it looks great. Once we finish the kitchen, they'll put in the vinyl. I (yes, me) put in the new door hard knobs and a wall sconce that was part of the housewarming gift my dad and stepmom got us. There is still a ton of work to do, but it is nice that everything will be new when we move in.

We have a house!

We closed on the house today. It is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath fixer that is just around the corner from us. It is also really affordable. We have a month or two before we have to move in so hopefully we'll have it all fixed up by then. I'll hopefully post some pictures soon (although the house is not much to look at).

Also, I am done with school for now and got all A's. But the new quarter starts soon and I will be taking 4 classes and will be busier than ever.... trying to enjoy this little break!

Update

Since I started school I'm not so good at keeping up with my blog. I have to post so much all the time for school that I am getting sick of it. But I figured it was time for an update. At least I am not having to post about sub-cultures, disasters, or Native Americans.

Here is a quick run-down of the current house situation. We have about 2-3 months left in our current home before we will be evicted. The bank already sent some people here to inspect the property (supposedly) to see if it was occupied, etc. The bank said they do this since typically the ex-homeowners don't notify the bank when they leave. Right now, we just opened up escrow (this will be our 3rd) on a very quaint little house that I call the "dump house" due to its proximity to the dump. I have to say that it is better than "Adam's shack" in regard to the actual domicile, but the property leaves much to be desired. The shack we were in escrow on had many issues regarding the title so we pulled out of escrow since we don't have unlimited time to wait for that to be cleared up. But should something happen with this transaction, we'll more than likely try that one again. I just want it done and to be settled somewhere. Also, for the extremely cheap price that the dump house is going for, it is a good investment and is satisfying Adam's need to be "Depression proof." Realistically, we could collect cans to make the payment.

Erin is in ballet and she is loving it. She has a recital in June. I'll send out notices when it gets closer with ticket information for those of you that are interested in attending. They will be doing a poodle dance and it is adorable from what I have seen.

I am spending a huge amount of my time doing school work right now. I feel good that I am making progress toward my degree but will be so happy for this quarter to be over! I hope I am done taking anthropology classes for now (I've take 5 in all). I think I'll go the opposite and take some science or math next quarter. We'll see.

Well, back to work for me! Hopefully I can post again soon with some pictures.

Tagged

Becky tagged me....so here it is!

Here are the rules:

1. Go to where you store your pics.

2. Go to your 4th folder.

3. Go to your 4th pic.

4. Post it and tag three more people.

I tag Raela, Lisa, Dad

Avery, Erin and Lydia playing dominoes when we were camping

Sledding

Cassandra had the day off from school and Adam had a snow day so we went sledding. It was a lot of fun. At 11am we were the first ones out there which was surprising since Wrightwood gets crowded early when it snows. However, chains or 4x4's were required at that time so that probably had something to do with limiting the traffic. Once again, Adam's old 4x4 came in handy on the ice and snow. All the snow has melted at our house now, but it was a beautiful day yesterday. Erin had so much fun sledding all by herself. I've included a clip of her bravery - head first!