Thursday night marked the final class of the foster parent licensing process. Arrow isn't fabulous with communication (cough, understatement, cough, cough), so I'm not really sure of the next step in the process. But....I have ALL THE REQUIRED TRAININGS COMPLETED!
Whoo-hooo!
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
This is HOME!
Moving day went far better than I could have ever imagined! We picked up the uhaul first thing Saturday morning and 12 friends helped us load it! I am loved! (And man, oh, man, do I appreciate it!)
Dad and I were on the road before noon and arrived at the new place at 3:30. I hired a couple of homeless men to unload the truck. (By the way, I totally recommend this! My dad knew the men, so there was no concern there. It blessed them with a job and a meal. It blessed me with a HUGE amount of help for a good price. Win-Win!)
Lots of family was there to help and each person claimed a job. Candice took care of the patio. Greg and Dad installed shelving. Andrea and her friend Bailey put together the girls' room and painted the dresser. Vicki unpacked and organized the kitchen. Aunt Barbara unpacked all the decorative items. Rhonda hung curtains and all the pictures. Angela ran up and down stairs with whatever we needed. Madeline organized the cleaning products under the sinks and in the utility closet. Emma and Kaden kept Andrea and Bailey company. Mom and I flitted between everybody else's jobs as they needed decisions and answers to "Is this straight? Does this go here? Where do you want this to go? and my favorite "This doesn't fit/work, so what next?" :)
I'm painting drawer pulls to go with the dresser Andrea and Bailey painted. So cute!
I'm just loving the black and white theme with pink accents! It will be easy to change the pink to something else if a little one doesn't like pink. Towels and sheets aren't that expensive and black and white is super adorable, but "neutral" enough that it's easy to pull together with any color! Love!
Aunt Barbara thought ahead and brought several items for the half bath. She had talked with Mom and Mom knew I wanted a statement bathroom, so Aunt B was already on the right track! She's MUCH better at decorating than I will ever be. She found the cutest things! LOVE IT! She and Mom really pulled this all together and it's perfect!
We had known for awhile that the apartment complex would paint an accent wall in several rooms. Mom and I just weren't sure of the color we would want. (Mom's better at knowing what colors go with what, so I defer to her opinion a lot in this department). We decided to only do a wall (ok, two) in the kitchen with this Tupelo Hut green. I really like it! I'm also loving all the black appliances!
The extended family left Sunday at 4:00 and at that point, there was only one box left to unpack. ONE BOX LEFT! Whew! My family is awesome!
The only thing left is a bathroom cabinet in the master bathroom because there is no storage really. (And the contents in that ONE BOX LEFT need somewhere to go, right?) We shopped around and decided on one from Seconds and Surplus. Mom is painting it and Dad will install it. Hopefully that will be finished this weekend.
*I wrote this in July, but finally took pictures in October. FYI :)
Dad and I were on the road before noon and arrived at the new place at 3:30. I hired a couple of homeless men to unload the truck. (By the way, I totally recommend this! My dad knew the men, so there was no concern there. It blessed them with a job and a meal. It blessed me with a HUGE amount of help for a good price. Win-Win!)
I'm just loving the black and white theme with pink accents! It will be easy to change the pink to something else if a little one doesn't like pink. Towels and sheets aren't that expensive and black and white is super adorable, but "neutral" enough that it's easy to pull together with any color! Love!
We had known for awhile that the apartment complex would paint an accent wall in several rooms. Mom and I just weren't sure of the color we would want. (Mom's better at knowing what colors go with what, so I defer to her opinion a lot in this department). We decided to only do a wall (ok, two) in the kitchen with this Tupelo Hut green. I really like it! I'm also loving all the black appliances!
The extended family left Sunday at 4:00 and at that point, there was only one box left to unpack. ONE BOX LEFT! Whew! My family is awesome!
The only thing left is a bathroom cabinet in the master bathroom because there is no storage really. (And the contents in that ONE BOX LEFT need somewhere to go, right?) We shopped around and decided on one from Seconds and Surplus. Mom is painting it and Dad will install it. Hopefully that will be finished this weekend.
*I wrote this in July, but finally took pictures in October. FYI :)
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