Well some people were griping because we had no pictures up of the house so here you go! They are totally hidious though because the house is horrible right now.


This is the front of the house. Doesn't look too bad right? Well wait until you see the inside!


Picture of the kitchen. Ewww...My mom has cleaned most of the cabinets off so they look better now. This is before of course.


Another view of the kitchen. We will take out the wall paper. Change the counter tops, get all new black appliances, get tile floor, and a new sink. Also I will probably change out the handles on the cabinets.


Here is my dad working on the garage.


This is the dining room. All that wallpaper will be gone soon!


This is the den with the fireplace. All the carpet in the house is gone now since Aaron already pulled it up. Talk about nasty.


This is the main living room. It is huge. We will put laminate hardwood in here.



This is the pool that we won't touch for a while.


This is the guest bath. It is really gross and so is the other bath. These pictures just don't do it justice. I am dreading cleaning in there. We will change the floor, toilets, the counter top, take out the wall paper strip, and change the lights, etc.


This is just one of the guest bedrooms.


This is the laundry room. Soooo gross! Aaron already ripped out all the nasty flooring and sprayed cleaner in there.


This is just one angle of our bedroom. It has some water damage but my dad has already fixed one hole as you can see and all that has to be re-textured, new baseboards and painted.

Anyway...so those are just some of the pictures. There are more of course and I will try to post more as we work on it.

Well we closed on our new house today! We had to sign a million papers and then it was done. The most money I have ever spent in my life! More to come I'm sure for the renovating. We now have to redo the whole house and then we can move into it. I will take before and after pictures, but won't post them until after I have the after pictures. Otherwise everyone will be grossed out. It is a three bedroom, two bath with two living areas. It is on six acres! Woohoo!

I recommend this book to everyone who enjoys fantasy young adult books. My in-laws got us into these books because all the kids were reading them. Then they bought Aaron the first and second book for his birthday. For the next two days all Aaron and I did was read them. They are about a brother and sister who have to go stay with their grandparents who they have only met a few times. This is because their grandparents are the keepers or protectors of a haven for fable creatures. It is really a well written book and one of the best I have read lately. Nothing beats Harry Potter though! There are only three out right now and I'm sure there will be more. We have only read the first two because the third isn't out on paperback yet and it is so expensive in hardback so we are waiting so we can own them. So if you enjoy reading and you haven't read them already...enjoy!

Aaron and I went to see this movie Fireproof with my parents. It was a really good movie. It is about a couple who are struggling with their marriage because both are kind of selfish and other reasons. They are going to get a divorce. The man's dad gives him a challange to put off the divorce for 40 days and follow this book that he gives him. The book has him do something different for his wife each day. It was just a very uplifting and inspiring movie. And I definitely recommend going to see it with your spouse. I have to say that even though it isn't the best acting ever, and wasn't made with tons of money it was still worth it. It definitely made our marriage a little better. And it doesn't hurt that the main actor is Kirk Cameron; I always had a crush on him from Growing Pains. ;)