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OT - DD moving out - Day 1
Well, we finally spent a full day at the new house doing some prep work for
the DD and DGS to move in. We have been so busy with DGS first birthday and his party that the house had to wait. We had been taking some small things over when we went to pick up the mail and such. But yesterday was the first full day of labor. We spent the morning in Lowes (our home away from home) buying new locks for the doors, painting supplies, spackle, extension cords, sanding equipment, lamps, light bulbs, etc. DH installed the new locks on the front and side doors and fixed the storm door that was not closing properly. He then installed new outdoor lights outside the front and rear doors. I started pulling up the carpeting in the upstairs bedrooms, hallway and stairs. It exposed wonderful original wood planked floors. The DD is going to carpet everything so they will not be refinished. She started downstairs pulling nails and screws out of all kinds of places and filling the holes with spackle. The baby helped by emptying all the bags. DD has purchased paint for her bedroom and the baby's bedroom. Now that the carpet has been removed from her room (the baby's room didn't have any), the walls can be prepped and painted. Then carpet can be installed, shades replaced and curtains hung. Then they will move in. Once that happens, DD can work on the downstairs when the baby naps and goes to bed. She wants to replace the kitchen cabinets and countertops and install new flooring in the kitchen and laundry room. Then her living room and dining room can be painted and new carpet installed. Then she wants to work on her bathroom, but that will be last. Most projects can easily be done in a weekend and she has lots of friends who do carpentry work, plumbing and electrical work, so it's just getting some of their free time. She was getting pretty overwhelmed by the whole process and had no idea where to start. As a project manager at work, I designed a flexible plan for her which made sense and let her work on one room at a time. I think she is now more comfortable with what tasks she has ahead of her. It certainly won't be done overnight, but at least this way she can move in and enjoy her new home with her son and critters. It's going to be a great place for them! ......to be continued -- Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian http://www.ourcyberfamily.us/ "Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a grandmother." Edward H. Dreschnack |
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