This Old House

Today is a special Anniversary!  Today is the day we bought our home.  Yep, 18 years ago today we signed the papers and took on the scariest mortgage of our lives!  It was the best 'birthday' present a girl could ask for!  (My birthday is in 2 days)

When we moved in, this house was huge, spacious, and roomy. 18 years later it is crammed to the rim and over flowing! We had 2 kids when we bought the house, we had 2 more over time for a total of 4! The house is 4 bedrooms and a small basement. Yes, the kids have shared rooms, used the 1 room basement as a bedroom and today I even have a guest room/storage room! 2 Kids have moved out, for college!

We've repaired, painted, and fixed things. Complained about things and I've dreamed and schemed about how I might change things in this house, but I really do love this old house and after all it is our home!

Happy Anniversary to our home :-)

cozyflier

Hail Damage - OH BOY!!!

The insurance adjuster came today, yes, Sunday!!!! Remember that hail storm I blogged about? The flood waters? The carpet cleaning? That was just the beginning!!!

We are going to be getting a new roof, new gutters, and new storage trunk on the porch. Then, when I was cleaning, I found damage in AJ's room, the roof leaked, and water came in and made a spot in the ceiling and ruined the texture and drywall! So..... AJ will be getting his room re-done. The bad spot will be repaired, which will involve tearing up wall paper and border. This also means the entire ceiling will have to be repainted and textured!!! As well as wall paper redone and border redone. The paper and border are 11 yrs old, don't think I can still find that same one!!

The ceiling in the sun room now game room will also be repainted!! There was a small leak around a light fixture!

Just when I thought my life couldn't get any more complicated! IF any of this begins before June 1 I may loose my sanity and you will have to look me up at a local asylum!

Cozyflier