The House

I am beyond ready for our house renovations to be complete. I know this house will be a work in progress for many years and I'm excited about the prospect of staying here indefinitely, but we have so much material that is just waiting to be used. We have had hours of invaluable help already that I greatly appreciate, but I do hate having to rely on other people to get anything done. I overestimated how much I could accomplish while trying to care for Silas. Oh well...all these projects will eventually come together. My sister is in town this week and we stayed up til 4:30 in the morning getting the master closet in order. She helped me wade through piles of clothes that I have been hanging on to for WAY too long. I still had stuff I wore in high school and stuff I haven't been able to fit in for the last 5-7 years. It was good to finally part ways. Good riddance! Now our closet is organized and beautiful. It feels like a huge accomplishment. What a relief! I still don't know exactly what flooring we are going to use for the living room and dining room. I want it to look great and be ultra durable. I really dislike laminate, but it seems indestructible. I would love real wood, but I want to be able to live in this house without being concerned that kids or dogs are going to tear up the floor. What to do, what to do??? We can't buy any more flooring until we lay the mountain of tile we've already got. I hope that the house is presentable by Silas' birthday in October. I would really love to have his party at our house. The backyard is so awesome and I have grand visions of birthday carnivals!!!