the misseldines

My parents are coming home. Well actually they are on their way as I type this. They are stopping in a few places to visit with people along the way, but they will be here Sunday.

How do I feel? Well a little disappointed to still be living in their house. But at the same time very grateful for the blessing it has been to live here. Hmmm, I can't win that one.

They are going to flip when they see what we have done to the place. I will admit that besides being a bit stressed about getting all of the unnecessary stuff packed up and outta here and cleaning and organizing stuff that I am super duper excited to see their reactions.

This is a pretty old house. It has not been touched for a major remodel until my dad started the process by gutting the kitchen and building from scratch new cabinets just before they left two years ago. Seriously. How could he put in all that work and then not get to enjoy it.

So while they were gone we rolled up our sleeves and got to work. New paint and curtains. New plugs, plates and switches. New moldings and a front door. Knocked down a wall and put one up. New light fixtures, blinds, and a few new pieces of furniture. Installing a banister. Staining wood. Sanding and painting bedroom and cabinet doors. Expanding the sprinkler system. Moving a fence. Some serious landscaping and a new to us swing set. Oh yeah and one more thing. The best part. New AC and heat unit. Seriously. It is Heaven in the Summer. Goodbye oil heat in the Winter.

This will be a long week.