Lo.we's is my new favorite store

E has made great progress on the demolition of the little bedroom. All the lathe and plaster has been removed and it is time for wiring!




This is a shot of the inside of the walls in a 90 year old house.



Not very pretty and yeah, our whole house will look like that.

Friday night we went to Lo.we's and bought wiring, a light switch, some little blue boxes (I don't know what they're for - something electrical) and a new light for the bedroom. Oh, yeah, and new electrical outlets, too. Living in an old house means you never have enough closet space or electrical outlets. Nice thing about this remodel is that we can put as many outlets as we want in all the rooms. We are putting three in the little bedroom. Then we'll have to work out the closet situation because the room is too small to build a closet into a wall. My FIL does beautiful work working and I think he is going to build an armoire (sp) and re-do E's bed from his childhood a bit lower to the ground. That bed is just too high for a 4 year old.

Saturday morning I am heading back to Lo.we's. I saw a book on creating the perfect children's bedroom but I didn't buy it. I mentioned it to E and he asked why I didn't buy it. I also need to get a breaker thing for the breaker box and another electrical outlet. I think I'll get some pain chips, too even though we are days from that point. Then, I have to come home an suck up the cobwebs in our basement. Yay. Our basement is so gross. If you've ever heard the term "Mi.chigan basement" then you know how gross it it. My only consolation is that there isn't a dirt floor and someday my washer and dryer will be upstairs. E, FIL and our friend D are starting the wiring 9am Monday and they'll be spending some time in the basement running the wiring to the breaker box. Don't want the free help to go home with cobwebs in their hair!

Sunday, one of my cousins is making his First Holy Communion. I am so looking forward to Sunday! First off, he is making his FHC at a beautiful, old church that I love attending. It is half an hour from my house and in another county so I don't attend that church very often. Secondly, we are having our family Easter after his FHC. Kind of a joint party.

I haven't seen my out of town aunts,uncles and cousins since Christmas and I cannot wait to see them! My mom is the only girl from a family of 9 siblings. That's right - 8 brothers! All but one of her brothers are married so that means my mom has 7 sisters-in-law! I have 16 first cousins, three of which are married and one is engaged plus my brother and his wife (or whatever)and E and I for a total of 24! We range in age from 38 down to 5. Four of us first cousins currently have children, 8 all told, and two of us are expecting to become parents this year through 1 pregnancy and our adoption. 10 second cousins. When we are all together it is a huge party with lots of noise and tons of food. I joke that I cannot have everyone to my house because the noise would make the plaster fall off.



The above picture is from my brother's wedding almost 2 years ago. We are missing several family members but we are still a big group!

The only down point to this weekend is that E is working the whole thing. He works every other weekend. He tried to switch with someone but no one would do it. So, we'll be missing him tomorrow.

I guess if I'm going to get anything done today I better get running. Have a blessed weekend, everyone!



****UPDATE***** My hubby got tomorrow off. Yay!!! I am so excited he gets to go. He misses so many family functions with having to work every other weekend.