Should be interesting
My parents are coming over tomorrow to pick up some emptied containers I borrowed to move, but my mom actually agreed to come over. Will be the first time she has seen the house - EVER(not that she wasn't asked before but wanted nothing to do with it, finally figured it's too late to stop me from buying it so she might as well give me advice - oh joy). My dad hasn't been here since I moved in, so at least the kitchen/dining room and some of the living room should look better as I've been unpacking and putting things away. Still a long way to go, but this thing called work and a life keeps getting in the way.
Should be an interesting visit, just hope it's a good one!! It could either me 'you are still stupid to do this' or sees it's a good thing then starts in on all the you need this and this and this(like she does to my sister in her house).
And on good note came home to find refunded deposit from my apt, granted it was what I was paying when I moved in and not final rent but still a nice chunk of $$ to start putting away savings again(or pay off winter oil bill - either will put me ahead by next month).
I need to download pics and dcuments from here to portable hard-drive, and pics from camera as well so I can start taking more of the house. I want to do a lot of before and after shots to put a small album together. First on the list are kitchen cabinet fixtures(need major cleaning), then the bathroom. The pink wallpaper I promised my brother I'd let him come rip it down with me over Feb break. That will be my first 'room' redo, bigger stuff I'm saving for summer time when I have more free help(read friends from school that all want to hang out and use the pool and offered painting/etc services in exchange).
Should be an interesting visit, just hope it's a good one!! It could either me 'you are still stupid to do this' or sees it's a good thing then starts in on all the you need this and this and this(like she does to my sister in her house).
And on good note came home to find refunded deposit from my apt, granted it was what I was paying when I moved in and not final rent but still a nice chunk of $$ to start putting away savings again(or pay off winter oil bill - either will put me ahead by next month).
I need to download pics and dcuments from here to portable hard-drive, and pics from camera as well so I can start taking more of the house. I want to do a lot of before and after shots to put a small album together. First on the list are kitchen cabinet fixtures(need major cleaning), then the bathroom. The pink wallpaper I promised my brother I'd let him come rip it down with me over Feb break. That will be my first 'room' redo, bigger stuff I'm saving for summer time when I have more free help(read friends from school that all want to hang out and use the pool and offered painting/etc services in exchange).