Homeowners!

We moved into OUR first home last month! Things went fairly smooth through closing and have been a little crazy since moving in but, we're so thankful to be homeowners.

We have a long list of projects we'd like to do over then next however many years. We don't want to knock them all out at once but like to stay goal focused.  It's a very small house with a large front and back yard with a great play set, deck, storage shed (that looks like a guest house) and fire ring.The back yard is fenced completely and has a mess of trees. It's been a bit neglected and we've been spending a great deal of time out there raking leaves and just cleaning it up. Next month it'll have a few new raised beds that will produce an abundant amount of delicious produce!! I can't wait!

Ben worked like a dog getting the house painted before we moved in. Almost all the rooms had dark colors that really closed the space in. We painted all the rooms in the house except the bathrooms. The kitchen is a soft yellow with a very light blue celling. The dining room that's attached to the kitchen, is the same yellow and blue but has recently received a facelift with white bead board. The plans for the kitchen include crown molding to smooth the wall to ceiling, removing the top cupboards and placing open shelves and backsplash , then way down the line, replacing the bottom cupboards and new countertops.

The living room and the playroom is a shade of white, the kiddos room and our room is a light beige. Plans for the living room include doing something with the wall that the fireplace is on (not sure yet what that will be) book shelves that boarder the room up close to the ceiling, a different front door that has glass, and just trying to figure out a style for the room. The kiddos room is the only room that doesn't have a fan so we need to put one in and hardwood floors. The whole house but 2 bedrooms has ceramic tile. The carpet was gross so we ripped it out, sanded the floors,  then stained them until we can save up enough for hardwood.

Our master bathroom is great, it's a glass enclosed double shower that you can make a steam room but closing a glass vent at the tippy top, beautiful tile work, and a sign about the shower door that says GET NAKED :)

The wilds bathroom/main bathroom is going to take some work. The vanity is beat up press board with an old sink, a small potty, and dated shower/bath fitter. When they did the tile work, they only tiled right up to the vanity so we'll have to find a vanity that will fit in there. I was hoping to get a smaller vanity because it's so cramped in there but with the tile issue- ugh.

We were introduced to homeownership when we had to replace the furnace 2wks into owning the home. It wasn't under any warranty due to the age of the unit soooooo we bought a new furnace and will have to see if the A/C unit will need replaced as well. We're are thankful for our emergency fund and can't recommend the Dave Ramsey program enough!!!

God has truly blessed us with this home and our desire is that He is served and our home used for His glory and purpose.