Oh no he's at it AGAIN!!!!

My husband has the remodeling bug AGAIN =) I think he does this on purpose so he doesn't have to go with me to Tennessee for Thanksgiving (not big on traveling) So we have had "issues" with our plumbing since we moved in. He has decided to make an addition and move the bathroom while he is at it he figures (with the landlords input) we should just make the living room bigger and add another bedroom while we are at it!!! So what is now the living room that will be a dining room. That means we can get a table actually big enough for 6 people!! Best news for me I get the what used to be the old bathroom for a room for me.......all by myself :)

Adoption: We turned in our parenting resource plan and our home study to be reviewed at WACAP!! Yeah we should be "matched" this week!!!

YIPPEE!!!

We are done with the construction!!! We put the kitchen table back the new couch, chair, and ottoman are in place =) So the whole place has new paint - some new walls - some places are missing walls - new decorations & plants!!!! YEAH!!

All that is left is the bathroom someday before #4 gets home we my husband will gut that =)

I will post pictures as soon as I get a new camera - the other one DIED!! And I need a good one for India........

Our Bedroom is done.....

House Pictures ~

Here is the new closet!!

The master bedroom!

New pics of the house ~

Here is the new hallway - this all used to be one BIG bedroom. I didn't realize how big until we made 2 - and they still are good size rooms.

Here is the girls room - still need to get #4 a bed - not sure how big or small she will be =)

Here is one side of the boys room -

Here are the boys bunk beds -

Update!

Today I feel so yucky!! I'm so tired of the construction!! It is completely pointless to try to clean - it won't look clean until things are finished. James was able to get the kids' bedrooms done while we were in Tennessee =) So the kids and I move their stuff from the old room to their new rooms!! So now he will start working on our room - so we can move our bedroom out of the family room =) I will post pictures as soon as I find my camera charger............................... Thanksgiving was lots of fun - the kids and I went to Tennessee to see my grandparents, aunts, uncles, & cousins. I have to say I LOVE ILLINOIS!!!! I was not a big fan of driving in the mountains - and can't imagine even a little snow/ice on the roads.......I would wreck my car!

~ Walls up (ok studs up) ~

He is in what will be the girls room! The white door will become wall and he is standing in what will be the doorway. The room next to it will be the boys!

This is going to be my pantry!! Look at what he found when he took the drywall down - a door so the brown door will be our bedroom door. To the left of the pantry are the kids' bedroom doors =) YEAH I wanted our bedroom doors to be by each other!!

We hired a GREAT constuction crew =)

How Many? =)

How many 2 x 4 x 8's can you fit in a Honda Pilot with 3 children and Mommy? 50!! My hubby was quite impressed with me =)

Sooo Indecisive ~

For anyone who really knows us you know we are bad at changing our minds! Again I think we get this "plan" in our heads and just go. We have looked for houses - the only one in our price range - (and acreage) - was about 40 minutes away. James really just isn't excited about that. So he talked to his boss - told him that we really needed another bedroom. He said "do whatever you want". So last night the construction began on our 3 bedroom (currently a 2 bedroom)!!

Still looking......

We are still looking for a house - the realtor for the other house hasn't called so she must not be willing to come down to our price. Have found a couple others - they are about 20 miles south of here. So we will drive by them and see time wise how far away they are. He really would like to stay close to work, but we want bigger, and acreage so distance may have to be where we compromise. Ready to really start on the adoption. We decided in Nov 2005 to start the adoption process, and well here we are a year later and only a few wasted dollars to show for it. I think I have been jumping ahead of God's Plan. I want what I want when I want it.........that's where the kids get it!! So this time next year I hope we have taken forward steps towards getting #4. I feel the same as last year - "she is there we just have to find her" All in God's timing right..........

House Update -

We are making an offer on the house this evening - Will let you know how it goes in the morning!!