picking up the pace.

i thought we were moving as fast as we could when we first bought the house. We started on the remodeling, and continued getting Riverview ready to sell. Things were going well... We completed a lot of demo work and Ian framed in some of the new walls. We had previously planned a summer vacation, so 3 weeks ago, we went on a family vacation to Acadia National Park in Maine. The day we returned, we immediately jumped back into things.

i had been terrified about buying a house before selling our house, mostly due to the fact that i didn't think anyone would actually buy our house! as luck would have it, we listed it last Friday. on Saturday, i got the call that we had viewers coming over in a hour. on Sunday night, we had our offer. by Monday, everything was under agreement and our house is now Contingent on the home inspection... which happened this past Thursday. 3 days!! our closing is set for August 31. that gives us roughly 1.5 months to get Sky Oak move in ready. and we have A LOT to do.

we've come up with the "master list" of what we need to accomplish before we can move in with London. we lived at Riverview while remodeling and its doable, but not with a toddler. we need to get all of the demo + dirty work out of the way. with the goal of moving in the weekend of August 18th, here is our working list...

- frame new windows + doors
- order new windows
- install sliding glass doors in kitchen & master bedroom
- demo master closet (done!)
- remove wall between dining room & new kitchen
- finish running new electric
- patch + finish drywall
- piece in floor
- refinish floors (sand, stain, poly)
- repair tub in master bath (done!)
- demo 2nd bath / start remodel / install new tub
- have AC / heat installed
- clean, clean, clean

i've made our master calendar of what needs to be done by when, and how we can possibly accomplish this while working full time and having a very active 2 1/2 year old that we can't bring up there. this basically means that Ian is on his own! Just kidding. I'm hoping we can alternate a few week nights here and there, and ian's parents have been great helping out with London on a few weekends.

after the move, we'll slow down the pace a little bit (so we actually see each other). the first major projects after the move will be:

- finish remodel of 2nd bathroom
- install new kitchen
- install all windows
- install all the new doors
- install our new closets
- paint

and then when all of that is done:
- demo / remodel master bath
- update laundry room
- new front walkway
- new back patio/deck
- remodel old kitchen > new bedroom
- new driveway
- remodel the exterior / landscaping

EASY PEASY!

:)

(remodeling photos hopefully in the next post... )