Happy Friday, everyone! We’ve had a great week of Halloween parties and dressing up in costumes left and right. We’ve also enjoyed a little renovation downtime with Handy Hubby while the pros take care of the insulation. It’s been wonderful getting to eat dinner as a family for several days in a row…something we all miss while this reno is going on. But it’s only temporary.
The winner of the Scout by Bungalow giveaway is Michelle who has two gerbils named Max & Ruby after the kids’ PBS show characters. It was so sweet to hear about all of your pets {past and present} and how they earned their monikers!
I hope you all have a lovely weekend filled with tricking and treating.
Please keep my sister in your thoughts as she is losing her very bestest furry friend today and we are losing a special family member. In loving memory of…
Harp Willow {a.k.a. Best.Dog.Ever.}
June 4, 2003 – October 28, 2011
Love you Doggie Harp. May you suffer no longer.
image: Dana Miller for House*Tweaking
Thanks to everyone who entered to win the Children Inspire Design giveaway! I really enjoyed reading all the great parenting advice you guys offered up. As a mother, I tend to overthink little things when it comes to parenting and your comments reminded me that I should see those things for exactly what they are…little things…and focus more on living in the present. And that’s great advice for anyone – not just parents!
Congrats to Katie who advises parents to go with their instincts since they’re the ones who know their children best.
Now, switching gears completely…
THE UNDERDOG PASSED GAS AND FRAMING INSPECTIONS TODAY! And Handy Hubby gets all the credit for that. He’s been over at the Underdog every evening after work and spending all weekends there too in preparation for inspection. In fact, last night he drove over directly from work and didn’t get back to the apartment until after 11pm finishing up a few small framing projects.
Not only is this passing grade a huge relief and accomplishment for HH, but it means we’re on schedule for insulation next week! And insulation leads to drywall and drywall leads to real walls and real walls lead to a real house! Okay, maybe I’m getting ahead of myself but each little nugget of progress feels like Christmas morning to us. We’re very much looking forward to putting the finishing touches {flooring, tile, kitchen cabinetry, paint, etc.} on our fixer-upper. She should start looking more like a house and less like the inside of a jail cell soon.
image: Children Inspire Design
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