Alright, it took almost 6 months, but we are home (Peanut will be here as soon as we put down the rugs- had to wait a month). It was funny when they were bringing our stuff back into the house that we still had a bunch of Easter stuff out (it happened the weekend after Easter). Anyway, we did make a few changes while we were out. The biggest was we refinished the downstairs hardwood floors, added hardwoods to upstairs and re-carpeted the basement (and the bathroom and a small portion in the other space we put vinyl). Here are some pics (it was hard to get the pictures to show the correct color of the kitchen, but you can kind of get the idea). We have a blueish-gray glass (if the lights are on under the cabinets it looks one color and when other lights hit it, it looks another), new Caeserstone counters and a new sink (Rusty did get a few things and this was his pick). We are still having a few issues with the moving/storage company. They basically are incompetent (luckily the check from insurance went to us and we will pay them if they ever correct what they need to). We already got a new fridge (ours came back with the inside completely covered in mold). It was a fairly new fridge and when I called the person we had been dealing with he told me to rent a fridge and we would work it out later.....that did not go over well (at this point the rational one (rusty) had already decided he was done and gave me permission to "chat with them"). Needless to say, I called him back and told him that wouldn't do (it was ridiculous and not cost effective for them because we ultimately would be getting a new fridge since mold is like death to a fridge) and told him I would be ordering a new one right away. I emailed him the receipt from our original fridge and told him I would be ordering the same fridge and would need to be reimbursed for that cost. (I got it in writing that they would because I let him know that they had lied about a few things already and I needed it in an email in case he had a problem remembering this conversation). They sent someone out to fix the golden tee machine. The person managed to not fix the machine and tear up part of our new floor. Are you kidding me!!They still have to send someone out to fix a table (can't wait to see how that goes).
Anyway, we are thrilled to be in the house. We did enjoy being in the apartment during the summer months (not paying electricity bills) and cranking the air to 68 (it might have been colder than that- Hannah was sleeping in pjs and a fleece sleep sack).
Here is a pic to see the new floor color
Hannah has the small room so I thought she should have a chandelier (thanks mom and dad for making the curtains!!!)
I had to put the tree up again
Here is the backsplash
and the one room in the house that rusty gets.......
