A Light in the Tunnel

Our fireplace works! Yahoo! And our bathroom fixtures are in and working, and our flooring is almost halfway done. And maybe we can live here next week! I'd really really love that.

I mean, the house is no where near "done", but it's almost livable. Never thought I'd want to live somewhere so bad that just barely crosses the line to being livable.

Still on the BIG To Do List:

Finish floors

Baseboards

Install appliances (that's important!)

Install TV bracket into stone 

Countertops (bathrooms & kitchen)

Install bathroom sink fixtures

Install new kitchen sink

Bathroom back splashes

Kitchen back splashes

Tile "skirt" around tub

Paint a gazillion things

Install master closet rods/shelves

Obviously most of these things are being done by trained and qualified professionals. The rest are being done by a couple of teachers who watch too much HGTV and the DIY network.

And no we aren't technically homeless. We don't sleep in our cars or under bridges. We sleep in our amazing friends guest room in the wonderful A/C. They even let us eat popcorn in bed. Or maybe they don't know about that.

Pregnant & homeless

The keys to our apartment have been turned in and our house is NOT ready.

Yesterday was move-all-our-stuff day. We moved everything to our garage and shed. There were huge plans for our house yesterday: plumbing fixtures would be installed, fireplace would be hooked up and stonework completed. Plumbing was a huge thing! Because that meant we would have toilets! I'm pregnant, I need toilets. We've been working on painting in the evenings and I just can't hold it forever! However...none of those things happened at the house yesterday. The bathroom grout wasn't dry so the fixtures didn't go in, the brand new shower head was broken, and the gas line for the fireplace isn't working so the stonework did not get done. So we get back to the house with our loaded up U-haul to see all of the amazing things that were supposed to be done. And we were slapped with disappointment.

Today was clean-apartment-and-turn-keys-in day. And also it was basically a do over for the lack of work that was done at our house yesterday. So now we have toilets, a shower head, and a beautiful stone fireplace...that doesn't work. Not sure what's up with that gas line. I'm a teacher, not a gas line worker. BUT they also started the wood flooring today! So yes, maybe the end is nearing and we will get to live there sometime soon. Until then, I am pregnant, and we are homeless homeowners.

It's move in week!

Six months ago when we started leasing our house we had all these amazing dreams about the cool things we'd do to our house (now that we own it). Well on Thursday (4 days from now) we have to turn in our keys to our apartment and officially move into our house... Hopefully. As of today, there are no floors, no toilets, and no countertops. Good news? Look at our fabulous shower!

There isn't any grout work or faucets yet. But look how sparkly the tile is! The shower floor is river rock...can't wait! I hope I can shower in here by next week. Luckily, my awesome friend Hilari and her  hubby are allowing us to stay at their house until our home is livable.

In other news, I will officially be 31 weeks pregnant tomorrow! EEEK! But my mom came to visit this weekend and made me feel less useless. We got SO much stuff done! She helped me pack up the rest of the apartment, got Owens crib and chair. She helped me pick fabric for my new kitchen benches. We ate amazing Dallas food (which I'm already sad to be moving away from). And we started painting Owens room!

More pictures coming soon! The next month is going to be so fun!

Oh...and Jackson made a full recovery from whatever was wrong. He's back to his silly self : )

Jackson's awake!

For 4 days, my little Jackson slept. I force fed him once a day and carried him outside twice a day for a potty break. He still seems a bit wobbly when he walks and is not interested in playing with his favorite toy "bobo". He is still tucking and arching his back like something's wrong. But he definitely has some energy and personality back today! I don't know if its the antibiotic, the trifexis, or if he got hurt playing with Lola (a lab mix). As long as my crazy dog makes a full recovery, I don't care! 

My dog named Jackson

He's my furchild, when I was single and living alone he was what made me come home early and probably kept me out of trouble LOL.

I bought him at a flea market for a discounted price of $150. He's a Schnoodle ( schnauzer & poodle mix ). I was looking for this breed because I'm actually allergic to dogs. But not Schnoodles! Anything mixed with a poodle takes the gross dander away. BUT...apparently that makes him the most high maintenance dog I've ever known. Jackson is allergic to : vaccinations, regular dog food, fleas, and has severe seasonal allergies. He also has hemorrhagic gastroenteritis which means he can't digest fattening food and has twice nearly died from dehydration and digestive upset. The worst moment ever was around a year ago. His gastroenteritis flared up and it appeared to me that he was giving up. All he would do was lay in the wet grass and stare at me. It was the middle of the night, he'd thrown up probably 30 times and I was a wreck. He was in so much pain, and I could do nothing. Luckily, I got him to the vet at 7am. He got pumped full of fluids and meds and slowly made his way back to being my crazy dog again.

I have no idea how much money I have spent on this dog. His current ailment is his ear infections. I brought him to the vet Wednesday for his shots ( which he requires an IV and catheter ) he also got his ears checked out. Well, he was given trifexis for flea and heart worm prevention, antibiotics for skin irritation, an ear wash, and ear ointment. The ear ointment is impossible to get into his ear holes! My sweet dog BIT me. Not fun. He hates it hates it hates it.

Anyway, he started acting funny yesterday. Not eating, not walking, just sleeping. I called the vet..."it's probably a reaction to the antibiotic." Awesome... Of course.

I have to take him in at 2:00 to get him checked out... I'm not paying those people a penny! I finally got him to eat by sprinkling some broth on his food. But he still isn't walking normal, and still has no energy. How is it possible that a 19 pound dog can have so many problems? I love him so much though, he's my child! Mothers do anything for their children. Right?

Another thing...he hates kids. And he's going to be a big brother in about 2 months. Yay!

D-day...no not delivery! DEMOLITION

The last week was busy! We closed on our house (hooray!), celebrated 2 years of marriage, I started my 3rd trimester, AND demolition started on our house! Current projects include:
Removing wall between living rooms
Entire master bath redo (tub, shower, countertops, faucets, floor and wall tile)
Wall removal to make room for master bath redo
Adding a pocket door for Owen to have access to guest bathroom
Stone fireplace & mantle
Kitchen countertops
Frame in new oven & microwave
Build new pantry
New electrical
Wood laminate floor throughout house
All bedroom closet system installation
New lighting

I think that might be it. Probably not. I'll be honest, I haven't been as involved as I would have liked. But since I'm pregnant...I'm preoccupied. I've been around for the important stuff...like choosing colors and products. The Husband has done an amazing job taking care of making this all happen. Thanks boo : )

Before and during pictures coming soon! After pictures coming later {hopefully 3 weeks from today!}