We're almost there...

My really good friends...

I had the most wonderful helpers today! These ladies cleaned and then cleaned some more... so nice to have help! Sandra scrubbed a tub and cleaned the bathrooms. Nancy worked on flooring--tearing up paper and getting overspray off. Donna and Janine cleaned the whole kitchen... and JoAnn brought over yummy treats (she had cleaned two tubs earlier). I should also mention Saint Oma who watched the children at home...

We are moving everything (hopefully) tomorrow and then there will still be small things to finish up next week... Tonight will be our last night in this house...

Good Excuses...

Our excuses for being absent from Our Two Tootlepops are as follows:
-Our contractor had an appendectomy (he just happens to be our finish carpenter, painter, etc., etc., etc....).
-We laid the tile back splashes in the kitchen, bathrooms, and laundry (My dad and I--thank goodness he was here to help).
-Auntie Marilyn then came and helped grout all the tile!
-We are supposed to be packing this house, but it seems impossible to be in two places at once...
-Oma is here for a couple of weeks and she is making it possible (the above).

So, if you are wondering, the updates are going to be sporadic for the next little while. We plan on moving some things next week and then all of it next weekend.

Sick of the house project yet???

In case you were wondering if all we do is "house", here are some pictures that are of us doing the "park". The boys and I walked/rode bikes to get the mail and play in the park. As you can tell Reese was not in the mood for pictures and Carsten was.
Carsten has been asking to stay home lately when we head over to the property--doesn't want to go over there... he also cries whenever I give away or sell any of our things (as I try to purge before we move). I wonder what he'll think when we leave this house behind for good. I have to remember that it is the only house he has ever known...

I haven't put a picture on of the house outside in awhile and haven't really wanted to... We picked a wonderful color--cardboard--and then when it was painted on the entire outside of the house we decided it wasn't so wonderful... we are working on what to do...

The kitchen counter tops... I love them! I'll try to get a picture once all the cabinets are done...

A really friendly neighbor brought these by for our new house mantel...