Thankful Thanksgiving - Day 3

Thursday 11/3/11

Day 3

I am THANKFUL for HOUSE PROJECTS!!! They are a lot of work and at the time we wonder what we are doing to ourselves but they are always so worth it after all is said and done!We seem to have had one big project a year that we have lived here. The first was ripping up the linoleum out of the kitchen/dining room, entryway, 3 bathrooms and laundry room and replace it with tile and pergo wood in the Kitchen/dining room. Our next project was our yard - both front and back. This was the first one where we really wondered what we were thinking! It was an insane 1st summer in our house but we have LOVED having it done and being able to enjoy all of our hard work. Our next big project was last year when Nate decided to paint our entire house and redo all the baseboards and door frames about 2 months before Brax was supposed to be born. Much to our surprise he decided to come 2 weeks early. As we were sitting at the hospital thinking about all the work that still needed to be done and the HUGE mess we left we again were wondering what we were thinking. This year we decided to finish our basement. Things were coming along smoothly until we set a date for carpet and realized only a few days before that we still had a ways to go (that is even after bumping the date back a week!). The last couple of days before, as we were going crazy trying to get the last minute stuff done we again were wondering what we were thinking! The best thing about our projects is that they have always paid off in the end. It has been so fun to be able to enjoy the progress we are making on our home and to know we are that much closer to being done with the "big things" - for now at least. With all of our projects we would be totally lost and maybe even ended up in a psych ward if it weren't for our wonderful families! They have bailed us out so much! Spent countless hours helping us get things ready to go and finished up, often times into late night hours. We really appreciate all of your help with everything and for always being there for us. We love you guys!!

We have already decided our project for next year. It's a little ways out and we don't plan on turning it into a huge project like everything else has! We are even planning on completing it a little early so we don't have to worry about running out of time - like last time.

We will be getting this room

ready for this little one!!!!