Thursday, November 19, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Saturday, October 31, 2009
One Week
It's amazing how SO MUCH can happen in so little time.
So this past weekend we officially moved in. That was a long haul... And for the most part we have everything where it should be (desregard the fact that it might still be in the box). Long story short, the apartment is liveable and babyproofed; that is the most important part, especially with an 11 month old.
But alas, after all of the moving we all were struck down with the stomach flu... started with Gabriel, then to James, and then to me, and last but not least, the sitter. I missed two and a half days this week and am right now trying to make up some of the time.
And, the best and probably scariest part of all, GABRIEL STARTED WALKING. He just took off from the couch on Monday and took a good three steps before falling down. Now he is consistantly taking about 5 - 7 steps before losing his balance. I give him two weeks before we're running after him.
So this past weekend we officially moved in. That was a long haul... And for the most part we have everything where it should be (desregard the fact that it might still be in the box). Long story short, the apartment is liveable and babyproofed; that is the most important part, especially with an 11 month old.
But alas, after all of the moving we all were struck down with the stomach flu... started with Gabriel, then to James, and then to me, and last but not least, the sitter. I missed two and a half days this week and am right now trying to make up some of the time.
And, the best and probably scariest part of all, GABRIEL STARTED WALKING. He just took off from the couch on Monday and took a good three steps before falling down. Now he is consistantly taking about 5 - 7 steps before losing his balance. I give him two weeks before we're running after him.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Exhausted
Ugh, I'm exhausted. We didn't get everything finished at the apartment but we did get quite a bit done. The bathroom is completely done and I even moved the washer and dryer and cleaned the floor underneath them. I don't think it's ever been clean... The floor was black when it was supposed to be white. We also wiped down all of the wall shelf things that are in every bedroom and living room (I don't know how else to describe it) and James did everything in the kitchen; counters up & the refrigerator.
We still have a lot more to do by this weekend. We need to finish the kitchen and shampoo the carpets. Also, we need to get Wrigley's dog run up and the baby gates up and I had planned to do those today too, but I'm glad I didn't because we wouldn't be able to put the furniture in if the gates were put in place.
I also found out that the upstairs neighbor is really cool. He has a wife and two kids and probably the coolest dog. We have crossed paths with the other upstairs neighbor, but haven't formally met. They also have small children.
So this Saturday is the day that we'll officially move in. I'm ecstatic.
We still have a lot more to do by this weekend. We need to finish the kitchen and shampoo the carpets. Also, we need to get Wrigley's dog run up and the baby gates up and I had planned to do those today too, but I'm glad I didn't because we wouldn't be able to put the furniture in if the gates were put in place.
I also found out that the upstairs neighbor is really cool. He has a wife and two kids and probably the coolest dog. We have crossed paths with the other upstairs neighbor, but haven't formally met. They also have small children.
So this Saturday is the day that we'll officially move in. I'm ecstatic.
Cleaning...
So a real quick rundown of yesterday...
We arrived at the apartment around 11:00 a.m. and the place really wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. Don't get me wrong, it needs a good deep cleaning but the previous tenants didn't leave as much trash around as I thought they would. And to top it off we get a free table and chairs which is a really big help right now for us.
To make a long story short we have the keys. The apartment is as of yesterday OURS!
The next plan is to clean it and then hopefully next weekend get everything moved. I'm so excited you couldn't even imagine. So now I'm just trying to prepare myself for the day of hard cleaning. It will be exhausting but I'm looking forward to seeing the finished result.
We arrived at the apartment around 11:00 a.m. and the place really wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. Don't get me wrong, it needs a good deep cleaning but the previous tenants didn't leave as much trash around as I thought they would. And to top it off we get a free table and chairs which is a really big help right now for us.
To make a long story short we have the keys. The apartment is as of yesterday OURS!
The next plan is to clean it and then hopefully next weekend get everything moved. I'm so excited you couldn't even imagine. So now I'm just trying to prepare myself for the day of hard cleaning. It will be exhausting but I'm looking forward to seeing the finished result.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
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