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Monday, April 6, 2009

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The transformation from our bedroom to the new family room is (nearly) complete. This is one of the biggest perks, in my opinion, of the increased space we have - being able to have a family room where toys can roam, unrestricted, without it becoming a major annoyance for me. So here's what the room looked like before:

And now, with a new coat of paint, new rug, new TV (thanks Target Gift Card!) and the rest of our old furnishings, our new family room:

I am really liking this as a family room. It is so sunny, we can actually see out to the backyard (assuming the MN weather will eventually cooperate and we'll have outdoors weather again) and the porch-turned-semi-mudroom will be a major improvement for an entry way. I'll have pictures of the mudroom when it's done, which was last Friday.....oh wait, that's when everything was supposed to be done, but wasn't! Actually, I have no idea when it'll be done, but it's close, as Scott keeps reminding me.
People have told me that the finishing-up "punch-list" is the most frustratingly slow process, as it takes forever for them to complete the job. But I am getting really irritated and called Chris today to express as much anger at the glacial pace he is moving at as I could. We are expecting my sister and family this weekend, and can't use the new guest room until we can move the porch furniture back onto the porch, and then move the nicer futon up from downstairs, and then move the older futon out, and then...and then....
And to make matters even more stressful, we are running out of money. Or rather, we ran out of "money" and are now finishing up with credit cards. But I guess it's all on credit, really, anyway, right? Right.