Welcome Home!

Well, I have truly been slacking on the blog posts recently.  It is not without a great excuse, of course! We are in the process of renovating John's family home (my step-dad).  We will be moving soon, but the house needed "a little" work before the Neeley's make a move over there. It is in Milwaukie and only about 15 minutes away from our current house.  We went and took a walk through the house after the previous renter moved out and made a "To Do" list. 

Here are some pictures to give you an idea of what we are dealing with here.

Yep! Green shag carpet in what will be the boy's room. 

Lovely teddy bear wallpaper that is probably about 40-some years old. No joke! This will be Brylee's room.  It is the smallest room, but what more does a baby need really :).

The carpet going from the hallway upstairs is orange and gold shag of some sort.

The Pink carpet and floral wallpaper is going to be our bedroom.

The living room is currently painted lavender....

The dining room is wallpaper and paneling.

The spare bedroom is yellow (not too bad) but does not match our decor.

So these are before pictures.  We have pretty much been over at the house everyday for the last two and a half weeks working.  I am not going to give you all the details now because I would like for you to be "WOWED" when you see the after pictures.

The house has so much character and charm.  It is larger than our current home (also has a full basement) and a double lot so there is plenty of room for the kids and dogs to run around.  We cannot wait to get moved.  We will be closer to my parents and sister, also closer to my work (like 5 minutes away people) and a little closer for Brad to commute to and from work as well.  Our goal is to be moved and set before Thanksgiving, actually I would like it to be before my birthday (mid-November).  We will see what happens, but look forward to many more updates!