What's New With The Carter Family

We still have more to do to get the nursery ready....decor for the walls, a rug for the floor...some fine tuning...but the basic space is done, and here are some pictures showing it! Have to say a BIG thank you to Brandon and Jem...both my guys worked really hard to make this space a reality :)

This past week, Brandon (with some help from Jem) has been working on converting the "purple room" into a nursery! Brandon and I picked out colors a few weeks earlier, and this past weekend we drove to IKEA to pick up a couple of items for the room. The crib had been delivered a week earlier, but was still in it's box....and the time was finally right to start the make-over process! It's actually been really fun seeing my ideas come to life...I had a vision of what I wanted the room to look like. I pictured pink and white, a little girly, but not baby-ish. I have to hand it to Brandon - he was such a trooper throughout this whole thing. It was a LOT that I was asking for....not only to paint the walls & ceiling, but to paint all of the brown trim (to white), paint the closet doors (white again) AND take the window trims off and paint THOSE too! He was awesome! And I have to say, the trim/door painting made ALL the difference to the overall look. It looks amazing. ...

Brandon just LOVES his Clematis plant, and I have to admit, it IS a beautiful plant. It blooms every year with an abundant amount of flowers, and is the most gorgeous & vibrant purple. Here is what our porch looks like this spring...

Just before school was out, we had Jem's bedroom window replaced. It had somehow gotten a crack and was letting water in between the panes...each morning there would be this crazy condensation inside the window, and we were worried about mold taking hold. Let's just say that unless something like this happens to another window, we won't be replacing any more anytime soon. Not that it was that hard or messy...nope. Not at all. We had professionals come and do it for us. They showed up, took a saw out and literally CUT the existing window out of the siding. Look at the picture in the middle and you can see what I mean. Then they just pulled the window out, put a new one in it's place, and sealed everything right back up! No, it's not because of the work involved. Because really, they were here what - an hour and a half total? I'm not in a hurry to replace another window because of the cost involved. It cost just over $500! It's a window! I mean, really!

It's finally done! Our "office" (previously known as "The Computer Room") is now up and running in the upstairs nook area! Brandon and I worked on it for a little over a week - moving furniture, going shopping for more items & painting (all Brandon!). I can't believe how different the space looks now....more adult....compared to the living area that was Jem's "tv room". We managed to fit in three separate areas in one smallish space - a computer area, a space for Jem to do homework, and of course a craft area for me! I think it turned out pretty great, and the best part is that we now have our third bedroom BACK! It's ready to be converted into a bedroom again, a guest room (for the time being).