The Plan - Week 3

Ahhh the joys of renovating a house. This past week was a rough one. Seth started working 3rd shift, which means that, coming from 2nd shift, he had to work 16 hours straight on Saturday. Needless to say, the house stuff is coming along fine but definitely a little slower than week 1. Looking back at last weeks to-do list we finished repairing the sub-flooring and patched holes in the drywall, started the bathrooms, began painting and packed a little more. The termite treatment was scheduled for Wednesday but didn't happen due to rain for the 2nd week in a row. Tomorrow starts week 3 and here is our to-do list...

Week of Aug 3rd - 9th

• Finish bathrooms *** Already done, hubby is ahead in the bathrooms!
• Finish painting
• Hang the new back door (may not happen this week)
• Lay flooring
• and HOPEFULLY termite treatment!!!
• oh and continue packing

Let's pray the rain holds off for a couple days so all of our repaired sub-flooring doesn't become the termites new favorite hang out spot.

On a side note, Colton LOVES the computer almost as much as I do. The computer is the ONLY thing we can use as motivation to crawl/stand... see...

I think I can...

I think I can...

I THINK I can.

I CAN!!! (with a little help from Mommy)

In case you didn't get that... Colton has begun pulling up (see above)!!! I find it so hard to stay optimistic sometimes with all the developmental delays due to his "preemiehood". It is hard to see the other 20 month olds running around and climbing on everything while your child is just beginning to crawl and stand. Its hard but when he finally reaches those milestones it makes it that much better. I'm so proud of him, he has worked so hard with his therapists. We have a long way to go but I know we; Colton, our family, the wonderful therapists and all of our friends, can do it together.

A little change will do you good.

My wonderful hubs keeps changing our "renovation schedule" first he decided to paint before laying the floor, then he changed it to lay floor before painting, now he is back to the original plan. So, you can replace 'Lay Flooring' with 'Begin Painting' on the Week 2 plan. He is over at the house painting as I type. The termite treatment was changed from week 1 to week 2 and is now going to have to be moved to week 3. They can't do it unless it has been dry for the 48 hours before and here in Kentucky it has been raining just about every single day. Hopefully, the termite treatment will happen next week but I've said that before. Seth did finish repairing the sub-flooring and is almost finished with the drywall, so kudos to him for working so hard. I just love him dearly, can you tell?

Another big change this week... MY MOM GOT A NEW DOG! Brandy our full size Doberman Pinscher died several months ago after years with our family. My parents house one of my dogs, Dallas and my sister's dog Cophie (like Sophie with a C) so they were maxed out on dog room. BUT once we move into the new house we are taking Dallas (German Shepherd) with us so we will have two dogs, Dallas and Daisy. Mom decided that since Dallas was leaving it was the perfect time for her to get the new puppy she had been wanting. So last night they traveled to Eastern Kentucky and my Father got my Mother a Mini Pinscher for their 25th Anniversary which is in mid August. She named her Roxy and she is incrediby adorable. See for youself below. I guess it is true, a little change can do you good.

Tiny Miracles 2010 - A Calender *Submit your photos now*

'Just Call Me Mommy' is now accepting pictures of Preemies (then and now) to include in the 2010 Tiny Miracles Calender that will be sold at the end of this year. All (100%) of the profits will be donated to March of Dimes. You have from now to September 15, 2009 to submit your photos.

FYI By submitting photos of your child you are giving us permission to use said photos in the 2010 calender. Again, all profits will go to March of Dimes, an organization committed to giving all babies a healthy start.

You can send your photos to CGDarnell67@hotmail.com. More details coming soon.

Wordless Wednesday - Fryin' Pan

You've heard of Grilled Cheese... How about a Grilled Colton!?

A Work in Progress

My new bathroom floor, vanity and granite counter top. I love it! Obviously the bathroom is not finished (surely you knew that already considering the toilet is in the bathtub) but I just had to share. Seth and a handful of his helpers are over at the house working again today, I think they are finishing up the sub-flooring and drywall repair. We are STILL waiting on the exterminators to treat for termites but have heard nothing from them since last week. Hopefully that will happen in the next few days. That's all for now, Colton will be waking up from his nap soon and I need to squeeze in a shower before then.

The Plan - Week 2

Today ends the first week of our renovation project and I must say that I am very impressed with my husband and all his helpers. They have managed to achieve everything listed on Week 1's list. As I type Seth is already at the house this morning working on the bathrooms, which are not even on the list until next week which begins tomorrow, so we are AHEAD of schedule!!! Just to review our first week consisted of closing, making lots of appointments, getting water and electric turned on, the delivery of our rental dumpster, tearing out wallpaper, knocking down walls, starting to repair sub-flooring and drywall and a little bit of packing. Shew that's a mouth full. We had hoped to have had the termite treatment completed this week but because of all the Kentucky summer rain, we have moved that onto the week 2's list. Speaking of which, here goes...

Week of July 27 - Aug 2, 2009

• Termite treatment (hopefully)
• Finish repairing sub-flooring and drywall
• Start bathrooms (already started!)
• Lay new flooring (Seth has decided to do this before painting, I don't know why)
• Continue packing here.
  

A big chunk of week 2 is going to be spent on the flooring. Yesterday, Seth had our dogs Dallas and Daisy at the house, they LOVE their new backyard. Check back soon =)

Wordless Wednesday - Coca-Cola

Colton loves coke just as much as his Daddy...