some good news for a change

ok so good news all from this week~~
1. we FINALLY got the insurance to approve my midwife as an in network provider, meaning they will cover 100% !!!
2. I found my birth (sebastian's) video! apparently after ex-foster daughter stole my video camera she took out the tape and threw it in a box !!
3. my bathroom remodel is DONE!!!! now i just need to have the insurance come out and check everything and we should get the rest of our money!
4. current foster daughter got approved for homebound- meaning i no longer have to drive 2 hours a day to get her to and from school!

YAY

other things are still stressful, but i am feeling very blessed by God today!!

ruby trying to walk and flooring

mama and baby's room


my room


Dancer and Lucca's room
obviously the rooms are not put back together yet, but aren't those floors awesome??

picts of the flood

good morning everyone!


my squishy bathroom


my bathroom, being gutted


this is what used to be my living, and is now my squished living/dining. the dining room is sealed off with huge fans sucking the humidity out of it.


all the choas has resulted in people sleeping in very odd places. This is Lucca asleep in Bertha's doggie bed.

the slide my hubby built

here it is

UNDER CONTRACT!!!

YAY!
the Duplex is now(As of sat, 28th) under contract! we settled for 10K under our asking price which is great seeing as our agreed upon price is 25K over anything else sold on the street.
guess all those improvements worked!the home inspection was done yesterday, and the closing date is set for on or before may 25th.

as for other news-

i got back from a wonderful retreat this weekend. i was sick as a dog but it was still great. Sebastian is a big flirt and enjoyed all the attention.
Sebastian cut his first tooth Thursday night. big boy!
Speaking of BIG- he weighs 21 pounds now!!! he just turned 6 months!

more picts and talk with the real estate agent

here is the entry way


the agent we are listing with came by today. everything sounds great- our side i going to lease for 1200 a month!!!
and with both sides leased the agent thinks it will come under contract in a week!!!
hallelujah!

done done done done

well..mostly- stupid mini blinds! i could not for the life of me get the last set up. oh well...sigh
i cant believe i am done
DONE
DONE

MY cabinet job

look at how fab these look- we took down the doors, stripped them painted them, added new hinges, new hardware and hung them again!
i am so proud :)
this picture dosnt have the drawer pulls installed yet- but there are those too

CRUNCH TIME

i want to be finished with the duplex by Sunday- that way we can take all of Easter OFF!. i worked today from 10-2 and will go tomorrow from 10-4 ish. tomorrow we have the drywall guy coming, , the door guy,and my step dad coming. then Saturday we have me and gabe working all day long painting and installing cabinet hardware.
the worst part is everyone continually asking me if we are almost done. it feels just like being past my due date when pregnant and everyone asking if you've had the baby yet..'
i want to be done
i am ready to be done
this is the hardest work i have ever done
but i can do it!
right?

here is what the kitchen (of our duplex)looks like today. notice the awesome colors i picked for the cabinet...yes yes it is a BIG mess. BUT it's really almost done-hopefully by sun i can post done picts :)

today's happenings

well today i set out to work on the duplex and got do do it )mostly) kid-free. i painted the first coat on the cabinet doors and cabinet bases. sounds like not alot, but there are alot of cabinets. I also spent a long time talking with a Realtor about listing the duplex and also purchasing a single family home after the sale. he was great and was very impressed with the duplex. YAY! he was pretty sure we could list at what i want to list at. YAY again!
unfortunately we don't have the skill/know how to do a few of the left over jobs on the duplex, so i am scrambling to find someone to hire to do them. i really want this duplex done and listed by the 15th. please please please
we are going to bust our this weekend, and hopefully it will pay off.

Praise God!

I have been busting my butt at the duplex everyday- except the eye-doctor day- and it is very VERY hard with all four kiddos. well i called up my friend with 7 kiddos today to offer her some of our left over tiling supplies. well... she offered, yes OFFERED to watch the kids (three oldest) ALL DAY tomorrow so i can work more or less unhindered. i will of course have a baby on my back, but he just comes with the package.
This news just makes my day. Amy is my angel of the week!!

the mosaic floor in the bathroom

this is a little better of a pict to show the tile we did in the bathroom and kitchen.

Check out my tile!

I hate the duplex :(

It has been and continues to be a horrible headache. Looks like my old high-school buddy Jessika is our newest in a long line of helpers on this project. We (and by we i mean Gabe and Jessika) are working on painting the duplex (interior) with a paint sprayer. It's great having my husband come home with a white haze. :)