If You Give a Man a Kitchen...

Since finding our perfect little house last week, Husby and I have made a list of all the things we will have to (ok, want to...) do when we snag the keys!  What was "OH, it's perfect!  We don't have to do anything to it!" has morphed into a two page list of things I am hoping we can accomplish simply by waving a magic wand.  I'm no Harry Potter and I get the feeling we are going to be busy bees for a quite some time...

We need to re-stain the cabinets.  The house was built in '85 and I'm pretty sure the stain is original.  From a distance it looks ok but up close you can tell the kitchen has definitely been loved.

Husby considers the kitchen upgrades an investment, so we are going to go to the max at Home Depot's discount granite.  (HA!)  But at $29/sq. ft., it's not such a shabby deal.  Ironically we had no idea which of the four options would look best with the cabinet stains we picked out.  Then we second guessed our cabinet stains.  Then we third guessed the tile floors we decided not to rip up.  Nothing is more mind draining then trying to entertain a screaming one year old, making a huge counter top decision, rocking a 20 lb six month old, and trying to pry as much information about the counter top choices and ordering process as possible from a man I'm convinced is related to Santa Claus.

Husby was inspired by the showcased kitchen displays and told me he wants to buy a new sink also.  Oh, and new hardware.  And faucet.  I'm wondering if he has ever read If You Give A Mouse A Cookie...

On the plus side I only want to switch out the doors in the house and everything else is completely upgraded.  I even managed to convince him to let us keep the carpet in the living room.  Hardwood floors can wait til 'everyone'  is out of 'messy spills and accidents' stage.  It may be a while.  I hope he isn't holding his breath.

Now we just have to worry about paint colors for Turtle's room...an accent wall color for Bee, pavers to make some sort of patio for the back yard, sod, new entrance light fixture, minor landscaping, building a weenie dog house, a carpet cleaner, drapes, kid proof bathroom decor, 'man-caving' out the garage, a fridge, and the list goes on and on.  So much for turn key.

Praying Spring Break is extended by three weeks...(we close March 18)...
Summer

Ramblings...

I'm in a writing rut so to speak.  There is so much going on in our lives right now and school is CRAZY busy but I have found myself void of anything interesting to talk about.  Weird, isn't it?  I'm always a blabbermouth!

It is snowing here in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Some of my kiddos at school act as if it's foreign alien space matter falling from the sky.  It has made them act insane today! 



My aide and I took them to the library so they could see out the big windows into our playground. 



Our realtor emailed us a copy of our house/closing contract.  I am so excited!  The stressful part for me is over.  We have found our house!  Now my husband is stressed!  (He has started adding up all the expenses involved...apparently the world is not funded nor built on lollipops, rainbows, and fairy tales...news to me!)  I am starting to figure out good cabinet stains and granite counter tops...decorating is not my forte (I leave that up to my ah-mazing younger sister).  Let's hope I make a decent decision...more 'money addition' to Husby...I wish they made invisible, endless balance credit cards.  It sure would make my life easier!

This week, in Pre-K we are adding small numbers together.  To help emphasize the concept, we made 'counting' bracelets.  They were hooked instantly! 




I don't know why it won't rotate :(


All they have to do is string 5 pony beads on a pipe cleaner and twist the ends together.  We would move the beads over to make groups adding up to five.  To 'trick' ourselves we would 'hide' one or two beads in our hand and just show the two groups on top.



Stupid pic still won't rotate!!!  (See me 'hiding' two beads?)

I would say 90% of them were able to add and subtract numbers with this easy, fun manipulative!

I am wrapping up this blabbering blog post with a hungry stomach.  I have no idea what my deal is.  I have had a protein shake for breakfast, an apple snack, big lunch and two five mini snickers bites.  And all I can think about is a Burger King happy meal in my face...

Here's to hoping I survive picking up my kiddos from the sitter's house on a 1/4 tank of gas (of course I'm headed to Burger King first!  HA!)
xoxo Summer



House Hunt is Over!

These past few days have been crazy!  I am feeling normal again but my Oklahoma Allergies are definitely in full swing.  Le sigh.  I didn't want to blast our business all over the world wide web but since things seem to be falling into place, I'll go ahead and write about it.

Husby and I have decided it's time to buy a house away from Tulsa.  We loved being a couple living here, but it's just not a safe environment for two kiddos.  Our good friend and AH-MAZING realtor helped us find the sweetest, most adorable house in an optimal school district (not TPS, praise Jesus!) and in a beautiful, heavily wooded subdivision.

The little gem backs up into the woods so our kids will be able to explore when they are older.  Husby can do all what ever a man does (tinkering I believe is the word...) and I can bask in the glory of owning a home far away from traffic, thieves and scary Walmart's.

We have prayed hard for guidance and support and we are so thankful for everything everyone has done for us to help our little dream come true!

Now the real fun begins...packing a house with a toddler and a rolly polly 6 month old (this boy will go from rolling to walking in no time.  Oh man!)

Better start hunting for boxes...

Summer

PS- Our realtor, Krista Huisenga's website is Big Red Real Estate.  She is so much fun to work with!