We're In!

It's official...we're homeowners again. The closing went by very quickly. Our mortage consultant, realtor, and closer from the title company are all good friends so they basically chatted the whole time while we signed a zillion papers. After we closed they hugged us and gave us gift certificates to our favorite restaurant and store. We couldn't have asked for a better closing.

The first day of moving however, was a different story. Long story short, Kai got away from my mom (who was watching him while me, Gus, and my dad painted the upstairs rooms) and knocked over a gallon of paint on the laminate wood floors and the carpet. Needless to say, I burst into tears! Fortunately, my wonderful and wise dad came to the rescue and managed to get up all the wet paint. He got some acetone for the carpet (which worked beautifully) and told us to use soapy water for the laminate. It took a good 2 hours to get it all the paint off the floor but I am thrilled to say that the floors look like new - or at least how they looked before the accident. Honestly, you'd never know we experienced our own personal Exon Valdez spill! I've never been a fan of laminate (I prefer the real thing!) but they turned out to be an excellent investment.

Despite the setback, we were able to paint 3 rooms in a day. Kai's room is light blue with navy accent wall. We painted our bedroom the same color it was in the old house, and we painted the bonus room off of the master bedroom. We've decided to make that space our personal tv/office space. Tomorrow the our furniture will be moved in and the new living room furniture is also suppose to arrive sometime tomorrow. So far, all of our appointments (cable, radon mitigation company, Culligan) have been on time. Let's pray that we continue this trend or we'll be sitting on the floor come the weekend!