tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post3317409768854905403..comments2023-10-15T05:55:18.404-04:00Comments on Heather Drive: NeverendingHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04838246429529148138noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-45928512769878109592011-10-03T04:13:09.333-04:002011-10-03T04:13:09.333-04:00I love this post. I hope that someday I'll be ...I love this post. I hope that someday I'll be a breastfeeding mom! I love your baby posts as they give me inspiration for the furture (hopefully!). You are amazing to juggle so many things so competently. Really.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00214878060214236740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-3618710155721444272011-09-29T09:54:32.855-04:002011-09-29T09:54:32.855-04:00I applaud you and Michael. For reals. We've be...I applaud you and Michael. For reals. We've been in our house 4 years (4 years already! Remember coming to our housewarming party???) and we have sooooo much left to do. But, I can't complain because I cannot imagine doing it with a little baby!!! We're rushing at this point to get the big things done before our little one gets here in April: half bath downstairs, new carpet upstairs, new closet doors, new paint for the ENTIRE HOUSE (minus the full bathroom upstairs, which is the nicest spot in our house and the rest doesn't match...) you'll get there and it'll feel like home soon!Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03492048715310226409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-45550136642260896532011-09-27T21:29:56.105-04:002011-09-27T21:29:56.105-04:00We still had our apartment for about a month after...We still had our apartment for about a month after we settled. In that month, my dad was at our house almost every day. He built a room in the basement, redid the doors and molding in the basement, and we helped paint. Upstairs we did pergo floors and dad did the molding, crown molding, and a new patio door. After those major modifications that took about a working month, we did about 3 more weekends of big projects. We have at least 3 more weekends, but we've taken a several month hiatus. Keep you chin up, you'll get there. It took me life changing event to force me to slow down though. Damn over achievers.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495569755015240563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-27172606945348593902011-09-27T18:31:37.616-04:002011-09-27T18:31:37.616-04:00We live in a 100 year old fixer upper. We've g...We live in a 100 year old fixer upper. We've gutted or are going to gut every single room. We also built a bathroom that didn't exist before. Its been 3 years and we just recently finished the 2nd floor. The only room left is the kitchen and then the outside. Out of the gate we took on a lot but then we slowed down for a while because seriously, it's not worth the rush. We wanted to still live our lives and be able to enjoy our weekends. Don't strain yourself because you'll just end up hating it. We take a break between each huge project. It helps.carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313347697587955838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-52029571897671453522011-09-27T15:42:24.525-04:002011-09-27T15:42:24.525-04:00What you just wrote is pretty much exactly what I ...What you just wrote is pretty much exactly what I fear/know is going to happen to us once we close on our house. At least it will give us something to do this winter, I guess? ;)Helenhttp://www.rockess.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-21908190439904690882011-09-27T13:20:36.497-04:002011-09-27T13:20:36.497-04:00We are in the same boat. The next time you turn ar...We are in the same boat. The next time you turn around, you find somehting you want to rip out or replace. <br /><br />We have had our house for 2 years and learned that if you give yourself a month(s) between each rip-the-walls-off-oh-my-god project, it helps to feel like you are not living in an episode of extreme home makeover. And, that way, you give yourself time to enjoy the work before starting again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-65097048649047162402011-09-27T11:15:44.086-04:002011-09-27T11:15:44.086-04:00We bought a fixer-upper. There was wall paper EVE...We bought a fixer-upper. There was wall paper EVERYWHERE!<br /><br />I took us about a year and a half to get the wallpaper down and paint. We are now going back to every room and doing some more updating.<br /><br />We did everything in steps. First we took all the wallpaper down and painted. Now we are going back to do new trim and crown molding.<br /><br />When you took Nora's first year portraits what do you use to hold the fabric?<br /><br />And don't worry everything will start to come together and be completely worth it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105219753858122134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-74578515455240273022011-09-27T08:51:09.878-04:002011-09-27T08:51:09.878-04:00I totally understand how you feel... my daughter i...I totally understand how you feel... my daughter is 7 months old, we bought a "project" house mid-June and my husband and I are spending every spare minute redoing things. So far we've updated our 1970's panelled family room, added french doors to open up our living room, added picture frame moulding to the dining room, built a bar/mancave in the basement, added beadboard to the nursery, and painted pretty much everything. It's exhausting but it's so worth it to make it ours. Next up - gutting the 1/2 bath, project starts this weekend. <br /><br />We have started to take some time to return to normal life, so we're also going to a football game and to the apple orchard this weekend. After an entire summer of home improvement, we didn't want Aubrey's first fall to be spent solely indoors too. Good luck with the house, and give yourself some credit, it's hard work and you've made great progress!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586578285311974730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-2723920951011655252011-09-27T07:35:05.704-04:002011-09-27T07:35:05.704-04:00If it makes you feel any better-we've lived in...If it makes you feel any better-we've lived in our house for two years and I always find something I want to work on! It's neverending that's for sure.<br /><br />And on a big bright side-The Bills beat the Pats! Let the confetti fly! (Aaaand the Colts are still 0-3 but we ALMOST beat the Steelers! hahaha)Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14865901108152977152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-91657282995993644792011-09-26T22:47:30.020-04:002011-09-26T22:47:30.020-04:00omg you are SUPERWOMAN!!!!! and dont forget it!
...omg you are SUPERWOMAN!!!!! and dont forget it!<br /><br />[i am such a weeny i bought my house a full year before i needed it and it sat empty while we fixed it up. i can NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT imagine living in a house while you are fixing it up and NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT imagine doing it with a baby. ie SHE SLEEPS THROUGH THAT NOISE?!! blaine wakes up if i do the dishes while he's asleep!].<br /><br />yes indeed; super woman!basebell6https://www.blogger.com/profile/12476758880824912257noreply@blogger.com