Furniture!
This weekend we got our kitchen table and chairs, couch and loveseat, and mattress set. So now we're finally feeling like it's more of a house. We'll get our bedroom set mid-August and can't wait for that, since we have no furniture in the bedroom and clothes and things are just piled on the floor in baskets.
We'd like to get some more bookshelves and similar types of things to organize the house a bit, but we're running out of house-money and would like to keep some in savings, so for now the house will be unorganized. Plus, just found out the car needs new brakes and rotors and that will cost $450, gee great. We tried to trade it for a used Camry which is bigger and more reliable, but the people were crazy with their offer, so we just walked away. Right now we're "renting" my dad's Kia as a second car, paying that monthly payment, until we can figure out how on earth to afford a second car. The second car needs to be bigger than our Elantra to comfortably fit two carseats safely, fit a double stroller with groceries, etc, yet still be economical on gas... which isn't something you can find in an affordable car. Yikes! Not sure how we'll do it but we need to soon...
There are also the other household items that we'll need to get that we didn't necessarily need with our small apartment. More towels, washcloths, some kitchen items, a new vacuum, air purifier for my allergies, lawnmower, weedeater, etc. We're crossing fingers that maybe some people will see it as a time to get a housewarming gift so we won't have to wait much later for some things... but I'm not really expecting that.
Oh and grass, someday we'll need to plant some grass seed which is the cheapest way to go, and the best time to do it is now... but I have a feeling that won't get done until next summer maybe. I do feel a little bad that Toby won't have a nice grassy yard yet, but he does have a nice big house!
Speaking of Toby, his favorite new thing to do is either growl like a dinosaur (or like his daddy imitating a dinosaur) and stomp (Toby does this by just lifting one leg really high when walking), play in the kitchen cabinet, or sitting at our new table and pretending to laugh within a conversation he's having with invisible people. Very cute, and can all be seen at www.dropshots.com/adspencer. Enjoy!
We'd like to get some more bookshelves and similar types of things to organize the house a bit, but we're running out of house-money and would like to keep some in savings, so for now the house will be unorganized. Plus, just found out the car needs new brakes and rotors and that will cost $450, gee great. We tried to trade it for a used Camry which is bigger and more reliable, but the people were crazy with their offer, so we just walked away. Right now we're "renting" my dad's Kia as a second car, paying that monthly payment, until we can figure out how on earth to afford a second car. The second car needs to be bigger than our Elantra to comfortably fit two carseats safely, fit a double stroller with groceries, etc, yet still be economical on gas... which isn't something you can find in an affordable car. Yikes! Not sure how we'll do it but we need to soon...
There are also the other household items that we'll need to get that we didn't necessarily need with our small apartment. More towels, washcloths, some kitchen items, a new vacuum, air purifier for my allergies, lawnmower, weedeater, etc. We're crossing fingers that maybe some people will see it as a time to get a housewarming gift so we won't have to wait much later for some things... but I'm not really expecting that.
Oh and grass, someday we'll need to plant some grass seed which is the cheapest way to go, and the best time to do it is now... but I have a feeling that won't get done until next summer maybe. I do feel a little bad that Toby won't have a nice grassy yard yet, but he does have a nice big house!
Speaking of Toby, his favorite new thing to do is either growl like a dinosaur (or like his daddy imitating a dinosaur) and stomp (Toby does this by just lifting one leg really high when walking), play in the kitchen cabinet, or sitting at our new table and pretending to laugh within a conversation he's having with invisible people. Very cute, and can all be seen at www.dropshots.com/adspencer. Enjoy!
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