Moving Update

So I may have mentioned to a few, but here it is for all who read this silly blog. Devlon and I are moving!! I know I know, it seems crazy and I just moved here. But, there is more to the story. In a nutshell, Devlon's granddaddy is moving to assisted living and his parents don't want the house to be vacant. It needs some work, so they have asked us to move in, pay them some rent and the bills, and in return for Devlon's labor our rent will be lower than it should.

It is in a GREAT part of town (near my old condo) and it a darling little house!

Positives:
Saves us money
HARDWOODS
yard and mature trees
better commute to work
gets us back in the happening part of dallas
house was built in 1954
great fireplace
2 living areas
a bit bigger than Devlon's house now
Closer to his parents and Granddaddy's new place

Negatives:
2 bedrooms
smaller closets
no fence in the backyard....which means kitties poop/pee in the house
LITTERBOX
Stackable washer/dryer (full-size)
Pink laminate countertops
wallpaper
*Those 2 will quickly be changed
No 3rd bedroom

I will take my camera tomorrow and snap some pics to post to give everyone an idea. We started work on it today with plans to move either the 1st or 2nd weekend in July. Devlon's house will go on the market once we move most of our stuff over. Some stuff will stay at Devlon's for showing the house and Devlon's house needs a few things done to it.

Here is what we did today:
Pulled up ALL the carpet and padding (it was in the WHOLE house)
Pulled up tack strips in 2 rooms
Took skylight covers down
Attempted wallpaper removal
Knocked down a wall that closed off a door between the kitchen and formal living/dining to make the door open again
Pulled off brass fireplace cover
cleaned out fireplace
Moved all of granddaddy's furniture to the garage
Unhooked ancient washer/dryer and trashed it
Made several trips to the dump
Cleaned

We are headed back tomorrow to do the following:
pull up the kitchen floors
finish pulling up the tacking in the 2 bedrooms and bathrooms
Take down fabric lined blinds
Take down shutter doors that separate the 2 living rooms
Any other random stuff that comes up!

I am tired, Devlon is at the races so I need to do laundry and clean up around here!