Since I updated last we have changed our minds about a few things... I think that is bound to happen when you do a major scale renovation. The second floor of the house is coming off! We will be adding a full second story so that we can have 3 bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs. I am quite excited about this because it will take the pressure off to add on to the house if the Lord blesses us with more children in the future. Though adding on some day does remain in our dreams.
Marcel has been busy ripping a tearing there and has replaced the floor upstairs already. Next weekend we hope to rip off the existing wall and roof and add the new ones. We shall see if the weather will permit it. :)
I am very excited for when that is done because then the work can begin to really start making this shell into our home.
The big jobs for me have been choosing windows and deciding where they will go and choosing a tub/shower for the bathroom upstairs. I would never have guessed how hard this would be :) It is a fun and I am sure in the end... a rewarding challenge.
Have a blessed week!
Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Wednesday, 16 October 2013
Thanksgiving Weekend!
Thanksgiving weekend was a very busy one for our little family! We put weeping tile around our new house on Saturday, hung out with my mom on Sunday because my dad was visiting litte Maverick and Pete and Kristy, and then had a fantastic Thanksgiving Diner with Marcels family in Winnipeg.
We are so thankful! We were blessed with people to help us put in the weeping tile. A neighbour (in country peoples terms lol) dug out around the basement with his mini excavator and then my brother in law came to help for the morning. Once the hole was finished a couple of friends and my mother came to help finish the job. We started at ten and were finished by six! But wow were we tired! That was a pile of digging.
This house needs a lot of work and with that comes a ton of decisions! We have been busy deciding on floor plans, bathroom fixtures and many other small details. It is all worth it though because the more time I spend there the more in LOVE with it I fall! I think the view is what really made it love at first sight... the quiet and the fact that we can make it our own has sealed the deal!
We are so thankful! We were blessed with people to help us put in the weeping tile. A neighbour (in country peoples terms lol) dug out around the basement with his mini excavator and then my brother in law came to help for the morning. Once the hole was finished a couple of friends and my mother came to help finish the job. We started at ten and were finished by six! But wow were we tired! That was a pile of digging.
This house needs a lot of work and with that comes a ton of decisions! We have been busy deciding on floor plans, bathroom fixtures and many other small details. It is all worth it though because the more time I spend there the more in LOVE with it I fall! I think the view is what really made it love at first sight... the quiet and the fact that we can make it our own has sealed the deal!
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
The New House!
Hello All!
Our little family is very excited to be starting a new chapter in our lives! We have purchased our first home! It is a humble house on six acres of land and we are in love! We see endless possibilities with the House and Yard.
It will be a few months before we will move in because we need some time to do a few upgrades. We will be putting in two bedrooms and a bathroom on the upper floor as well as installing a furnace, septic field and weeping tile.
The yard is a completely clean slate with no gardens so I get to allow my imagination to go wild! I have to keep telling myself to take it one step at a time! I am planning a large vegetable garden, an herb garden and a couple of small perenial gardens to start off with next year.
It is also lots of fun designing the bedrooms and bathroom. I promise to post some before pictures soon! I will also try to keep you updated as we go!
Our little family is very excited to be starting a new chapter in our lives! We have purchased our first home! It is a humble house on six acres of land and we are in love! We see endless possibilities with the House and Yard.
It will be a few months before we will move in because we need some time to do a few upgrades. We will be putting in two bedrooms and a bathroom on the upper floor as well as installing a furnace, septic field and weeping tile.
The yard is a completely clean slate with no gardens so I get to allow my imagination to go wild! I have to keep telling myself to take it one step at a time! I am planning a large vegetable garden, an herb garden and a couple of small perenial gardens to start off with next year.
It is also lots of fun designing the bedrooms and bathroom. I promise to post some before pictures soon! I will also try to keep you updated as we go!
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