Reupholstering fun.

 Caleb and I got this chair, it sits a little lower than most and it is wider. Spiffy!

  I just don't care for the blonde wood, or yellow flowers... Let's dissect this bad boy!

 Oh hey! The original seat cover.... MUCH better color.

 TADA! Now out to the yard with a little spray paint...

 AND HERE'S THE NEW CHAIR!!! wait... Suki! Get outta the way you ham!

There. :) Much better.

Move in UPDATE!

So far we have battled the war of the wisteria and WON. It was covering the whole porch, pretty yes, but also destructive. (I'll just stick to the mature grapevines in the back yard. Yum!)
We FOUND A PATIO! Hahahah. I know sounds odd, but i started raking and hit stone about a half inch down. TADA! PATIO! We ended up removing all the stones and using the as a walkway from the garage to the back porch.
Caleb built his above ground garden bed from all the leftover wood that had made up our adult bunk bed.  Not                   "Adult"  in a pervy way, "adult" as in 8 feet tall with a closet under it.        * sigh* May it rest in pieces.
    As you also may know.... WE GOTTA DOGGIE! Suki's the name and being a pain in the ass is her game.
The cat has since disowned us and has became a creature that only crawls out of its basement layer in the cover of night. Creepy little bastard.
  I have painted the downstairs bathroom white with black trim, it used to be PURPLE AND PERIWINKLE BLUE with 3 layers of hideous camping themed borders. I could not stand the travesty any longer.
 Before and after pics soon to come!

Wore out!

WE finally closed on the house... which happened to be on my birth day!  ( best birthday EVER!)
I painted the lower bathroom right away, (it was baby blue and egg plant purple) It looks MUCH better now.
  Also i got a puppy I adopted from work, she is quite smart and a handful.
MORE UPDATES TO COME!  And pictures!

Cardboard And Packing Tape

We signed a Pre-Closing possession form today at the house. (That means TOMORROW we start moving in!)
 The house looked so much bigger and more beautiful once it was empty. I CAN NOT wait to start decorating!
     Monday after work i get to bring home the newest addition to our little family, "Suki".
 She's a shepherd mix and about 6 months old. I have waited so long for a dog, It's going to be great!
It all feels extremely surreal .  I may not update for a while, but I will asap once the internet is hooked up at the new house.
Now.....Back to packing!

Waiting game.

So the bank cashed our "earnest money" check..... and now we wait. How long you ask?
Hell if I know. I do hope Its soon. REALTOR SAYS MARCH 11TH!!! YAY!!
I've gotta puppy picked out already and I want to take her HOME and start training her! <3

Leaning Tower Of Chimney.

So the inspector initially said every thing was awesome and that he would buy the house if we didn't. Now that i have the printed inspection form it says the chimney has a 10 degree tilt. Should that be a deal breaker? He didn't mention it as a major concern to us when we asked him for major structural flaws...
 Please tell me what you think!!! Buy or not to buy?

A little research...

So we are expected to close on the house in march or so, and since I am
VERY excited about this I did a little research on this house.
I found the census from 1900 listing our new address and its occupants. NEATO!
George S. & Hattie Cummings lived there in 1900, they had 7 children. He was from New Hampshire, And she was an immigrant  from england. The census also lists his occupation, their children,(living or dead) If they had schooling, if they could read or write and other neat info. I wish I could find a picture of one of the family members! This is something I will continue to work on. Below is a copy of the original census, the family and house is under number 39. (click to enlarge)

Here is the snippett pertaining to the house.

 I Also found this listing in a google book, Charles C. Cummings, as his emergency contact, listed Hattie as his mother, and her address.

  Well thats all for now! I will be sure to  add more if I find it!