Are we having fun yet?

Alright, it has been a busy few months and my intentions to update often were at the bottom of the list. On November 25 we moved into what we thought would be a great house. We (or more accurately, I) was filled with many plans and visions for this modest house. As things got underway we discovered many 'money eaters'. Although this is to be expected in any renovation on an older home, these were things beyond even our capabilities.
I will give you a brief tour of our new house...

The front entrance and living room are what you would have seen first. A lovely shade of peach with a floral theme... we have since primed the walls to make it livable until (maybe tomorrow) I will paint it "cable knit" by Benjamin Moore :-).


oh and side note: all windows coverings from the pictures did not stay.


Next is the dining area and kitchen. The stainless steel stove did not stay because there were no appliances included. On the upside, a new stainless steel fridge and stove were bought in their place! The large window covering in the dining area is the large sliding door which is the entrance to a 12x20' sun room I look forward to enjoying when (if!) it ever gets warm again...





We have made some progress in the mean time (while dealing with larger issues like a malfunctioning well!). Both the girls rooms have been painted and they both have new beds to fit their new rooms. I only have a picture of what is Ali's room right now but will post more later. Our bedroom was completed last week,(accessories and all!) and it is now the one place where everyone wants to hang out cause it is cozy and pretty. It is fun to watch movies on our Mac in our room . Everyone piles on the bed .


These green arches is what you would have seen if you walked into our basement a couple of weeks ago. Since we had to remove what we thought was a beautiful fireplace (pictured here) we figured the arches should go while we were in the mood for heavy demolition. :-)




I can hardly wait for spring when we get to use our great big back yard. The roof structure in the back is a covered fire pit (with a hole in the roof). Half the yard is garden. This isn't in the picture. I am looking forward to planting corn.



So, for now... this is our house. I guess we have done quite a bit of changes since moving in. My goal of my blog was to show our step by step progress of design. I will get more pictures of the rooms as they are now and be back to report on yet another day of turmoil at the Thiessen house.

The Move is on...

Well, another event filled weekend. This one was filled with shopping. We were in Fargo and enjoyed a relaxing (as much as it can be with 2 small kids who are sick of shopping ;-) time. It's a new thing to go to the states and shop for Christmas where the prices are cheaper which they mostly always have been, but even cheaper cause our dollar is worth more. It's great!

I read a little clip about a blog which was all about to-do lists. People sent in their to-do lists to this lady and she said it was funny how personal they were. Everything from buying milk to finding a soul mate. This is an interesting thing to reflect on. Today I made a to-do list for myself and it looked like this...

-buy a stove
-book a moving truck
-fax paper to lawyer
-pick up kids from school

not so personal, but only the stove got bought and the kids got picked up. Other days, more personal things get on there, but I definitely make lots of lists, and sometimes feel I should make more. It helps keep my life feel in order. Even if not everything on the list gets crossed off.