Home Improvement Projects

We are in serious home improvement mode right now, first this spring we had the front walk finally finished. The project my husband started two years ago when he was laid off, and wasn’t able to finish because he went back to work full time.    But when we moved in the house originally almost 4 years ago, we wanted to put stairs off of our back deck.

It was a closed in second floor deck.  Beautiful deck, but I just couldn’t figure out why the previous owners built it without stairs or an exit.   I mean, don’t most second floor decks have stairs?

Needless to say, minus the stairs it was a project to bring the kids out into the yard. I would have to pack everything I needed for the boys, and Addie in the stroller, or a bag, then we would have to walk around the side of the house, down a flight of stairs… just to play.  Doing this several times a day was just not an option once Addie joined us, especially wielding a stroller down the side steps made of cement.  Even more dangerous with a baby IN the stroller.

I was over the moon when my husband and his aunt decided it was finally time to install the stairs. I was even more excited when they hired a contractor instead of my husband taking a month to do it himself.  And let me tell you, now that they are up… I LOVE MY STAIRS!

I never thought in a million years I would actually be this excited about a wooden set of stairs.  Seriously… STAIRS!  But it just makes my life so much easier!  The only thing I have had to get used to is no longer having a door in my kitchen with the side deck.   Oh yeah, I didn’t tell you about that one!   The porch on the side of our house is gone!  I am thinking that little corner in the kitchen will now make a nice pantry for extra storage space since our cabinet space is next to nothing.   But before anything I think the whole room needs a fresh coat of paint!

Little by little everything we have wanted to do for so long is starting to take form!

Oh and did I mention my husband is starting a new job in 10 days!  More exciting news in our house. at first I thought I was going to be more worried about money, and the chance you take from starting a new job, and the pay check transitions… You know all the stuff us crazy responsible adults actually consider with such a big move like this.  But I am ok… I am ok knowing that it is a better job, and closer to home.  Something my husband needs.

Only downside?  It looks like our weekends are going to be in the middle of the week… The days he gets off will alternate from week to week, but it looks like Tuesday and Wednesday will be Daddy’s days home.  Who cares right?    In the end it is going to be a much more positive move for the family during these years while my husband finishes preparing for ultimately working as a paid fire fighter.

Big changed in our house!