Silver Linings

I feel like we have been living our last month and a half by silver linings...it has been a very popular saying in our household.   Examples are as follows:

1.  We have a pool in our new home
2.  We have a cleaning lady 
3.  Our bed is made everyday when we get home from work
4.  We get to do updates to our bathroom that we wouldn't have otherwise done
5.  I get to pick out new paint colors
6.  We are getting a new comforter
7.  I get to pick out new bathroom stuff
8.  There is hot coffee any time of the day or night
9.  We haven't had to cook (which I miss), but also means no dishes (which I don't miss)
10.  We  are going to declutter

11.  We found the valve to the water spicket in our backyard that we haven't been able to use since the house was bought (it was IN the ceiling of our basement...now they are going to put in a fake vent so we can access it)

12.  The closets got painted (not exciting, but it was on Rob's to do list)



And this list just continues.  On a brighter note, we are moving things back into our house next weekend!   It is hard to believe, but our hotel living will be coming to an end...and we are all ready for it.  Yesterday, on our way back  to the hotel from the house, Owen said excitedly "Mom, one more week and nap at home!"  If you can't tell, we have been talking about the count down to moving home and sleeping in his own bed. He also walks into every room that was just painted, touches it, and tells me "It nice mom.  I like it a lot".

I also got around to downloading some BEFORE pictures.  These pictures were taken in the process of moving everything, but all of the rooms had to be completely emptied of EVERYTHING.





Our bedroom





The boys'  bedroom





Our bathroom



Our bedroom/bathroom









Basement





Basement


Hopefully I will have some AFTER pictures ready to post soon.  I also have lots of entries to post of the boys swimming, in the hotel, and at the pumpkin patch.  We've had a busy fall!