"Determined people working together can do anything"

I haven't posted in a little over 2 weeks because things have been kind of hectic these past few weeks. We are unable to get a lot of the cosmetic stuff done around the house because we keep having other issues that need addressed. Most recently we found our sewer line was clogged. We found this out because there was toilet paper all over our yard one morning and our basement was full of .... you know what.

Thankfully I have a husband who isn't afraid to work hard and figure things out and he was able to get the clog with some help from the internet and some advice from my brother Adam. It took 2 days, an auger rental, several trips to the hardware store, and most likely longer than it would have taken a professional, but our clog is fixed and our basement has been pumped out. Next we will need to thoroughly clean it out, which will probably happen this weekend.

Now that we live here it's hard at times to get things done. We both thought it would be easier but every day life gets in your way. Abigail going to school, the baby, work, and just the regular chores tend to tire you out in a day. By the end of the day, it's hard to work on projects around the house. But we try to make it a point to spend a little time each day on something.

I've been grouting the kitchen floor a little at a time, in the evenings or while Amelia is napping. It's finally down to being about 3/4 of the way done.

The next project will be our stairs. They are currently pretty nasty looking and we always have to wear slippers or shoes when going up and down them. I haven't figured out what to do with them yet, but I've seen some options of using fabric which look kinda neat.



As you can see our dining room is basically non-existent at this point.  We don't have any furniture for it so it is just being used basically as a storage area for tools and other miscellaneous stuff around the house. The floors still aren't done either.