we are making PRoGReSS...

it has been such a BUSY week.

i have to work today && tomorrow, so that is why i am able to blog finally!!

our house needs so much work.

but we are taking baby steps.

&& first things first, we had to get rid of the [horrid] smell.

im not sure if the didnt have a vaccuum or just didnt know how to use one.

but the carpet was totally rank.

so naturally, that was the first to go...

since we are gonna have the city do an extra bulk trash pick up for us, we had to roll the carpet into 3 foot strips.

let me just say, cutting carpet is a lot of work...

after we got up the carpet, then we had to pull up the carpet pad.

that had to have been the most DiSguSTiNG thing i have ever done.

it smells so bad plus the dogs favorite potty spots just stuck to the floor.

i am happy its all done now :)

after the carpet pad is all up, then its time to tackle the tac strips.

let me tell you, those are the most scary things i have ever seen.

if you need a way to keep people from breaking in

just put those all around yer house.

this is a pic of tony working hard on those tac strips...

after we got the carpet up, it was time to tackle the kitchen

we were working so hard, i didnt get any pics

but i just want everyone to know that it is [SO IMPORTANT] to simply wipe down yer cabinents.

our cabinents looked almost black && after hours of scrubbing && scraping

they are a nice medium brown color.

they were caked in greese && grime

they were so sticky

its so yucky

we ended up just buying new hardware for the cabinents and drawers because the old handles were so gross

all in all

i am proud of our cabinents now :)

after the cabinents, we had to rip up the vinal...

for those of you who dont know what vinal is (laura)

it has another name too

i dont know how to spell it but it starts with an l...

its pronounced la-no-le-um

:)

anyways, that is the hardest thing to get up

&& after hours of scraping

&& chemical burns

we decided to work on something else...

like....

PAINTING!!

we have to paint the whole house

we were going to use a roller to paint the entire house

but after doing half of the first room, we decided that that was going to take much to long.

so we got a paint sprayer.

to say the least, they make a huge mess!

which is my middle name :)

check out my feet!!

this is tony after painting the 3 bedrooms && the hallway.

he doesnt like pics or the fact that he was covered in paint

but he let me take a pic of him :)

but that didnt last for too long. he stopped being coopperative very fast...

but im good at convincing him...
or im just annoying so he gives in :)
but here is the only good pic of us...
even tho we are covered in paint
&& i look like i have grey hair!
(brings back memories of 5th grade when i had to dress up as zachary taylor for the wax museum.)

so, we have to work tonight && tomorrow, but then we will head back to the house to finish painting
&& start moving in :)
i will try && remember to take more pics!

peacee && lovee