We finally got our amended IRS tax refund money today, we knew it would come eventually, they told us it would be about 3 months and we just had to sit and wait on it. It arrived today much to our suprise!  So…..I’ve been dreaming of new furniture that doesnt require a slip cover yet could hide the kids dirt if needed, and saw something on craigslists I liked but was a bit pricey, I’d
never have even considered it if we hadnt gotten the tax money.  considering Dean had gotten a new mp3 player recently I felt it only fair I get something I could enjoy and really wanted as well, so after praying they still had it for sale and calling about it to arrange pick up and figuring how to get it, we were able to pull it off. Thanks to my bestest friend Susan for keeping the kiddos and letting us borrow (ok it was more like steal) her hubby and van away since I was very unable to do any lifting.   I’m currently sitting on my new oversized overstuffed chair, it’s so comfy and looks 
perfect w/ our decor.  So we got a sofa, oversized chair w/ huge ottoman and really it’s all oversized! i dont think I’ve ever seen furniture so large before.   It’s definitely Dean size! Bo wanted to sleep on the sofa, guessing since the last furniture we got was his bunk bed and he slept there since then that maybe he thinks all new furniture is his new bed! :-) I’m so happy about not needing slipcovers. The lady we got it from said the covers on the cushions are washable and she gave us the accent pillows to match. I’m in love and so grateful my hubby agreed to such a major purchase, and especially gratefuly our friends helped us out, considering how busy and crazy things are at their house w/ a new baby!!  So thanks!!
oh yeah…the title mentions the bad and the ugly too…so while Dean was working on replacing gutters yesterday he found this hole. Last time he was working on the other side of the house he said he saw an animal in the attic, but said he was going to fix the roof/gutter area and assume the animal got out.  Looks like the animal got out alright, right after it chewed this massive hole in the house!!   So just another thing that needs replaced!
Dean finally remembered to take a before pic of a project we’re doing on the ho
use, so here’s a kind of before of the bathroom that adjoins our bedroom.   It’s going to be a huge project, though we doubt not as big a deal to do as the bathroom we did downstairs. it’s just leaving us without our bathroom to use for now which is showing me how spoiled I was to have our own bathroom to begin with. the kids had theirs and we ours, now we have to share and I hate it!! definitely reminds me to look for a 2 bathroom home!
this has ended up as another night w/out working on the house, unless you count cleaning the living room to make room for the new furniture!  the next few nights no work will get done either as we do things to prepare for and celebrate Caleb’s 5th birthday!
