Before and After

So, I talked and talked about the remodel when we were working on it because it was taking over my life but now it's done and I still haven't posted pictures...The reason for that is because I lost the cord that connects my camera to the computer...But...alas...I found it this morning...So, here are the befores and afters of our guest room and computer room...

The before picture of the guest room.



After picture...I don't know why we only had one pillow!

Before in the computer room...

Painting to computer room...

Laying down hardwood...

After picture...My desk...I don't have my computer yet....

Josh's desk...It's a mess...

Update....The latest news

It's Saturday night and I thought I would take a few minutes to blog about what's been going on with us for the past few days. Friday was my last official day at work. It was super emotional and I ended the day by standing in my regular bus duty spot and all of the kids came by and hugged me. I cried like a baby. It was hard to say goodbye to them because they have become such a part of my everyday life. I will pray for them for the rest of their lives I assume. I love them all....Then....last weekend Josh and I visited First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa for the first time. We loved it. It was really close to the type of service that we are used to at Mount Vernon. The music was great and the pastor was amazing. We were so excited. It was really hard to leave our home church and church family that we have both been such a big part of for most of our lives and try something new. We got discouraged and started to think that there was nothing here for us. But, we saw the website for First Baptist and they really offer all of the things that we were looking for. Josh wanted a softball team and I wanted a choir/ensemble that I could sing in. Plus...they have an amazing preschool. (for someday...) So, needless to say...we are really excited to have found somewhere that we really love. We are going to Sunday School in the morning for the first time. I really want us to find a place there.....In other news...Josh has been on vacation from work this week and we spent one night at his parents house and one night at my parents house. We went out on the boat and it was a lot of fun. It was nice to just hang out with my mom and Olivia. I look forward to seeing a lot more of them this summer. I am so glad that I am finally free from the stress of a full time job. Now, I can just focus on getting the next 2 semesters of college out of the way and then I will be an intern! One year until graduation...I'm counting down the days...I start my crazy summer semester of 7 classes in 2 months on Tuesday. Pray for me! I will need it!! :) It's going to be great though now that we have our amazing new computer room/study...I'm kinda excited to get started. Luke's ears were bleeding on the ends the other day and I called Jonathan at the vet's office and he said that he was being bitten by flies. So, we spent $50 on a bug zapper and neosporin....Sometimes dogs are like having kids. He's happy now and on a regular vitamin. It's going to help boost his immune system so that he will live a long and happy life! Well, thats all about us for now....

Last days at WBMS

Friday is my last day at West Blocton Middle School. I have been so anxious for the summer to be here and so ready for this job to end but now that it's here I am heartbroken. I have absolutely fallen in love with my first class. They are amazing little people with big hearts and I love them all. I don't know how I am going to manage to go from seeing them every single day to never seeing them at all. How do other teachers do this? All of the other teachers just seem so ready for them to be gone but I just wish I could have them again every year. They are a great class. Of course, every class has it's bad eggs but even the worst behaved kids, I have grown to appreciate. THey all have something to offer and they are all still at the age where they have big dreams and their own personalities despite the pressures that are starting to rise around them. I know that even if I teach them in the 9th grade year after next they will be different. They will be more grown up and less sweet and innocent. This is just an emotional time for me. I would adopt many of them...seriously...I would take them home as my own. There is something about a teacher's first group. The attachment is strong and a bond is made that probably won't ever happen again. I pray everyday that I get that job as the 9th grade teacher next year. One more year of college and I'm a real teacher. I can't wait.

Finally done

It's official!! We have finished the remodeling!! Yay! It looks amazing and I'm so excited about it. Anna is here and she is staying with us until Friday. It has been really nice to just sit and talk and catch up. Our lives have went in such different directions but I know that Anna and I will always stay connected. I like having her around. I wish she lived closer to me! Jake helped us Sunday night and we stayed up until 4 in the morning finishing everything and now it's done. I stayed home from work yesterday and cleaned all day and now it's so nice to come home to a clean house with two brand new amazing rooms! It's great. I have 3 days of school left and Atlanta on Monday...Then my job is officially over.

Remodel Update...General life Update...

Things are finally coming together in our house...It's still a total mess but we have both rooms completely painted and the hardwood is done. Tonight Josh is going to do the Crown Molding and the baseboards in both rooms while I paint the trim in the guest room...Then we are done!! We will then start putting together the furniture and putting things back where they go! I can't wait! I'm so excited that we are finally almost done! I love the color of both of the room and I am so excited to see the finished product. I picked up the guest bed yesterday and I love it. It's so cute and perfect for the room.

Today is day 6 on the big countdown and now I'm getting a little sad...I am really going to miss my kids and miss being a teacher for a whole year. I'm looking forward to a break and sleeping late! That will be nice! I am also kinda looking forward to getting started with the summer semseter...not because I love torture but because I know that it will go by fast and then I will be in my last semester of college!! Yay!

Josh is loving his promotion...(I think mostly because he gets to boss people around!!) But, I am so proud of him. He's such an amazing man and he's such a good husband to me. I'm so blessed...

Remodel Update 3

I didn't get much done yesterday because I was wiped out...But, I did sleep a lot so I feel pretty energized today and ready to get going on the remodel when I get home...I sent Josh an email this morning with my crazy OCD plan to get things done before this weekend. Here's the plan:

Today (Wednesday)-Josh will finish the floor and do the baseboards and I will go after school to get my driver's liscence renewed (I was supposed to do it yesterday but I was so tired!) and then I will go home and clean out the current computer room/future guest room and then tape it up and get it ready to paint

Tomorrow (Thursday)-Josh will do the crown molding and I will paint the guest room, pick up the bed, desks, bed set, blinds, curtains, file cabinet, and bookshelf (that will be a mixture of trips to Walmart, Target, and the furniture store) I'm staying home from work so I should be able to get all of it done...

Friday: Josh will put together all of the furniture and we will replace the plugs and do the closet floor, and put the doors back on and I will paint the trim in the guest room and hang the blinds and curtains...

Saturday: Josh will cut the grass and work in the yard and I will clean the house

Sunday: We will go to Jasper and spend the day with our moms.

We still have tons of work to do but I can finally see the end coming because Josh is one row of hardwood away from finishing the floor in the new computer room. It looks great and I love the color that we painted that room. I'm really tired from all of the work but I know that it's going to be worth it!! We have managed to stay within our budget with the exception of paying for the desks and buying my new computer...My new computer is going to have to wait a couple of weeks but I don't mind...and we paid for the desks out of our regular checking account but that's ok too. I'm excited that Anna is coming to stay with me next week and I'm even more excited that there's going to be a bed in a real guest room for her to sleep in. I have never had a guest room before....I can't wait! I'm so grateful to my amazing husband for staying up so late and working so hard...He's the best in the world!! I will post pictures as soon as I can! I have got to get a new cord to connect my camera to the computer...That's all of the remodel updates for today...6 days of school left...

Remodel Update 2

Last night Josh worked on the floor in the new study. He got about halfway done. We ran to Lowe's and picked up a few things including the sage green paint for the guest room. I worked on the trim in the study but I got tired and went to bed. So, there's a lot to do today. After school, I am going to 1. Go get my driver's liscence renewed 2. Go to the furniture store on 7th street and see if they have any beds that I like better than the white bed. 3. Go home and work on the trim in the study 4. Clean out the current computer room and get everything taped up and ready to paint 5. Laundry 6. Supper 7. Tanning bed----Not enough time in the day. Really I have two days to work on this stuff because I think that I will come to work tomorrow and then stay home Thursday to paint. Our goal is to have everything done by Saturday so that we can put the desks and bed together Saturday and just do the finishing touches that day. We still have a lot to do so I guess we will just see how it goes. I'm so tired today and my hands are really sore from painting. I am dreading painting another whole room. Renovating is exhausting!

Remodel update

Josh and I started yesterday on the computer room. While I was sanding the doors in the garage Josh ripped up the carpet. Then we went around with happers and screw drivers and pulled the strip that holds the carpet down out of the floor. It was kind of hard because under the carpet is just concrete. After we got all of that up Josh pulled up the baseboards. Then we vaccumed and swept up all of the mess and we had a clean slate. We started painting and the Jake got there and he helped us paint. We ordered pizza and I finished painting while they painted the new baseboards and crown molding in the garage. After all of the paint was semi-dry we started laying down the floor. I had to run to walmart pretty late last night to get some shems. They didn't have any so we emprovised. I went to bed at 11 but the guys stayed up late working on the floor. It turned out to be much more complicated than we thought but they are doing really good. It's a little less than half way done but the hard part is over now. There is a lot more cutting than they thought there would be and I was afraid that the saw was going to wake up our neighbors last night. I'm really excited though. It's coming along really fast and I think it's going to look georgous when it's done! I can't wait to see it all finished!! I ordered the desks and hopefully they will be here in a couple of days. I still haven't ordered my computer but I will do that soon! We haven't found a bed for the guest room but I am going to go look at the furniture stores in town this afternoon. I hope that I can find one that is not too expensive!! Well, that's all for the update on the remodel. I will post pictures as soon as we are done.