Well, the kids should be home in two hours. That means I've got two hours to, ya know, think. The first week has gone relatively well and the reality that this is seriously happening every day has sunk in with the kids. Anna had no temperature all day yesterday so she made it back to school today.
Our fingers are crossed that next week will be a bit cooler. They've complained so much about the heat and I don't blame them a bit. I can't stand sitting around and sweating, which is exactly what they do because there's no air conditioning in their school.
Labor Day (or Neighbor Day, as Abe calls it) completely snuck up on me. I planned nothing whatsoever, so it looks like one last trip to the pool and, perhaps, some ice cream will be our major social outings. Some friends from NYC are in town and we may be able to catch up with them. Other than that you will find us hanging out and being lazy.
Mike and I had a good meeting with our architect today to discuss the initial plans for a house remodel. We're both pretty giddy about it. This won't be a McMansion by any means, but it will work better for us. We'll be reclaiming a ton of space upstairs and shifting bedrooms to that level and the kitchen plan included an island (be still my heart). There is still so much to figure out like, um, the cost! But that giant cliff is still in the future. Now we just get to enjoy the idea of what our home could be.
Our thoughts have been on home renovation so much that Abe asked me the other day if I personally knew the "home brothers." No, sweet boy, I don't know the Property Brothers. But I would love to have them design our house if they're in the neighborhood. Abe keeps piping up with ideas about what should happen with our house. Make a garage with a bathroom! Paint my room RED! Put in a giant pool!
Sure thing, kiddo.
Welcome! We're just your average family, trying to maintain our sanity and keep our sense of humor while raising two beautiful children and surviving suburban life. Contact me at hithereMaggie@gmail.com
3 comments:
Exciting! We need to catch up so you can tell me what you all came up with. Wish I had that vision. Crazy what they can come up with.
PLEASE take some good "Before" photos so I can live vicariously through you. Home reno sounds so wild. And oh, yeah, expensive. But for now, the dream lives. Dream on!
Ditto to the before & after pictures! This sounds like fun. The rest of us can live vicariously thru you. And, I have to say, Abe's got some pretty good ideas...maybe you should reconsider!
Post a Comment