House Work

The house is getting closer to being done each weekend. A lot of little stuff is left to complete and of course it takes time. Here are a few pictures of the tile work that Aaron, Jordan, and Jason did in the living room/hallway. Carpet comes this Thursday!!

I guess I need to clean out my camera lense. Sorry for the little dots all over the place! Carpet will start at the edge of the tile.

Just a few more.....

Grandma Acree's old table got a facelift today. A little sanding and some black paint was a lot of help for the old table. We will use it in the foyer. It will be the perfect fit with a little family flair.



Also, the downstairs sink is in and working. Now all our guest bathroom needs is a little wainscoting and it will be finished! yea :)

Our Weekend Work & Trouble

Here is a picture of the stump that caused us some trouble over the weekend. We were at the farm and had to have the tractor come and get it off the trailer. This was a giant tree! It took a lot longer to get unloaded than expected....imagine that!

Over the weekend some work was accomplished and, of course, problems. Above Aaron watches David get the stump off the trailer. Below is a picture of Madeline with the giant stump that Aaron pulled out of the ground. It took him a while!

Here is Jordan working on yard! However, Friday night the tire fell off the bobcat so we had to deal with that instead of hanging out with friends!

This is my new rug for the foyer. It matches the paint exactly!

Finally, is a picture of our kitchen. It is ready besides the trim around the windows and a few decorations! Thanks to everyone who helped!

Hardwood floors are finished....almost finished

It was a busy weekend at our house. The heating and air conditioner man came and is writing up a bid for our new system. Hopefully, that will be installed this month. The dining room is now blue. It did not turn out the color I wanted, but it will be ok once we get furniture in there. This is also the picture for the "before" on the hardwood floors.



Next, Aaron sanded down the floors so the nasty is gone. Except for the "age spots".

Finally, the floors were stained. Next step, painting the trim and then setting the dining room up how I want it!

The Foyer

Below is a picture of the hardwood floors in the foyer.

Then they got sanded.....there are still some bad spots but when your house is built in 1878, you have to expect some stains.

Here is the after version. Once we nice big rug in the center, the age spots won't be as noticable.


The Kitchen

Over the weekend, Aaron got to work on finishing the hardwood floors in the house. Below is a before picture of the hardwood floors.

Here is the after the sanding process was done. It was a little dusty in the house while I was taking pictures, so sorry for the spots. Don't worry, I had a mask on.

Finally he began to stain the floors with the first coat of stain. In two more weeks, the installation of cabinets will begin. :) I love progress.

Our Weekend Work

Here is a picture of the bathroom after it was finished. Aaron and his Dad did a great job!

Over the weekend, a lot of work was accomplished at the house. Below is a picture of the living room.

Here is Aaron putting tile down in the guest bathroom. It looks amazing!

Green, green, and green. This is the play room for Baby Acree. Aaron's Mom kept busy painting all of these rooms over the weekend. I helped as much as I could. This coming weekend, the hard wood floors will be finished.

The foyer is now painted! I was brave and stayed away from a plain color :)

Let the painting begin!

Just another view of the rooms being painted. Katie, Marcy, and I got a lot done on a day off from school.

This is the living room. It is two different colors of tan. Of course, I will not do any of the edging, that is better left to someone with a steady hand, Marcy.

The start of the color red.

More of the blue kitchen.

Since the kitchen is going to be a red color, the primer for it is blue. So first, the kitchen was blue!

House is ready for paint!

Today the boys got to work on the house. The foyer, kitchen, living room, bathroom, closet, and the playroom are ready for paint. The first picture is the foyer. This week will be spent putting texture on the ceilings and the walls in the foyer.

From the front door into the living room and kitchen.

The living room.

Happy Valentine's Day

The famous boy shot.

The arm and fist that beats into my stomach all day and all night long.

Baby's head and face along with the body. Already is showing off the famous Acree belly and Colonius chin.

House Update

This weekend Aaron plans on getting a lot accomplished in the house. His parents will be up next weekend to help start the painting process. We are so lucky that they are coming to help us! We need all the help we can get to try and get the house finished this spring. My weekend plans include picking out paint and shopping! I love extra long weekends. Happy Valentine's and President's Day!!


Aaron working hard to get the drywall finished so his little boy can have a playroom full of toys! I am pretty sure Grandma and Grandpa will help fill this room quickly!

Playroom is ready to be primed this weekend too! Next step, picking out paint color!

Here is the bathroom with drywall. Last coat of mud went on tonight. This weekend, Aaron plans to prime the bathroom walls so we will be ready for paint! Yea!

Baby BOY Acree

We went to the doctor yesterday and were able to find out the sex of the baby. Set to arrive will be a little baby boy! Baby Acree had a heartbeat of 158 and was very busy during the ultrasound. He was sitting butt down and punching his fist and sucking the entire time. It was really neat to see. All of the measurements fit to the size he should be, so we will continue to pray for a healthy baby. The ultrasounds pictures were not as clear as I would have liked but I will post them later once they are scanned in.

Weekend Work

Over the weekend, Aaron got some work accomplished. The downstairs bathroom and closet are drywalled and ready to get drywall mud. All of the plaster in the playroom is officially gone and new electrical work is finished. Starting this week, insulation and new drywall will be put in the playroom along with electrical work in Aaron's office. The move in date has been moved up to the month of mid-May instead of mid-June :)

Weekend Work

Just a view into the messy bathroom.

The closet for the playroom.

Camera is a little crooked but to the right is where the toilet will go and to the left is a closet.

The soon to be spot for the shower....

Over the weekend, Aaron and Jordan got to work on the downstairs bathroom. They ripped out all of the old plaster and insulation. Jordan framed up the new closet and knee wall while Aaron worked on electrical and plumbling.Drywall will be going up this week!

Dr. Appointment

Today I went to the doctor for the second visit. Everything was perfect. The baby had a heart beat of 160 and it sounded great. We will go back on Feb. 12 for the next appointment.

Baby Acree

Baby Acree is on the way and is set to arrive July 30, 2009! Here is the first sonogram picture at Week 8. The baby had a heartbeat of 168 bpm. So, what do you think? Boy or Girl?

Next doctor appointment is January 20th! We are set to find out if the baby is a boy or girl on February 12th!

The Before....

This is another part of the giant bathroom.

This is part of the bathroom. The walls are all nasty plaster with no insulation. All of the walls have been knocked out and are ready for insulation and drywall.

This is my office which will turn into the baby's play room.

This is the "hunting room".........Aaron's office.......

This is the living room...before....

More Kitchen

This is the other half of the kitchen!

Kitchen Before Demo

Here is a picture of the kitchen before it was torn up. Don't you just love how there is a chimney in the middle of the kitchen along with the baby blue cabinets!!!

Yuck!