The House
We've been working hard on lots of projects throughout our new home, doing our best to respect the history of this house while making it a functional home for our family. We finally got the floors refinished (pictures to come later), and we have decided we don't ever want to buy a home with hardwood floors again! We did some research, and seriously planned on a three day weekend to get the floors done. HAHAHAHAHA! I would like to find whoever touched these floors last (it's not the people we're buying from), and choke them with the cord of the floor sander! We knew the floors looked bad, but HOLY CRAP! WHAT WERE THESE PEOPLE THINKING?! The floors had been waxed, AND THEN gallons upon gallons of lacquer were put over the top. This resulted in the lacquer and wax simply melting to the sanding pad, rendering each one unusable after just a few minutes. 150 sanding pads and 5 weeks later we finished! Our $150-$200 dollar project became a $500 BEAST!
We are still working on the kitchen. The walls have been painted, as well as (most of) the cabinet doors. We plan to redo the counters, put in different appliances (including a dishwasher! Yay!), lay down new floors (forget pulling up what's there to refinish the wood!), and put in a few new cabinets. Oh yeah, and we also have to rework some wiring. Good thing we have an electrician who unwittingly offered to help us!
The Job
William's job is going well. He is in his second phase of FTO, and has been doing very well. In about 5 weeks he'll be completely on his own, and hopefully working a little more predictable schedule. The shift work hasn't been bad thus far, and the people at the department have been great!
This was William's first day in uniform. He REALLY didn't want to take the picture, but I reminded him that Dad wanted one! And we all know the answer to a request from Dad... "Okay, Kurt!" (And yes, Dad, you know it's true!)
Church
Our new ward is wonderful! They have been very welcoming and helpful. I have already been assigned visiting teachers and have been visited. I haven't had visiting teachers come visit me in a LONG time (Tia and Nikki, you were the last!), so I was impressed with and grateful for their efforts!
Our ward is small but full of wonderful people. Wyatt doubled the nursery size (literally) when he began attending. However, we have a very active ward with lots going on. It's a good place for us.
Overall, things are going very well for us! We LOVE Wheatland, and feel right at home here. I'll post further details (along with more photos) soon.
2 comments:
it's about time! Wil looks really handsome!
Yeah, yeah, yeah!!!!!!!! Can I tell you I am excited to see the pictures and know you are well and busy! So glad to hear about your home and yes older homes have character, but lots of needs too. You will have it whipped into shape in no time at all knowing you! Love you tons!
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