How do you spell Moley?

HOLY MOLEY!!!  We got the house!!!  We actually found out on Monday, but I was too in shock to write about it!  When our AMAZING realtor called to say that we got it my reaction was "Holy Moley" and he asked - "How do you spell moley?".  Needless to say, we are super pumped but also feeling scared out of our minds!  What did we just do?  Well, there is no going back now!  We move in, in just three short months!

We had been dreaming and planning ever since we laid eyes on this house, and now that it is real that we got it, the pressure is also real!  What do you mean we have to make decisions!  Yikes!  Thank goodness for HGTV and the internet!

Okay, now for a sentence that does not end with an exclamation mark (can you tell I am still freaking out?).  My highschool English teacher would be horrified.  As soon as we got the news we printed off a calendar and started a timeline.  We already knew we would be needing to hire in some pro's to renovate the master en suite bathroom, as well as have professionals come in to replace the windows and install carpet.  But we also wanted to figure out how long we would be living with ... wait for it ... my parents!  Love you Mom and Dad!  It actually won't be too long.  We just need to get the kids rooms painted, and carpet laid, to make the space livable.  Well - adequate.

Here is the LONG list of work that needs to be done.  I have tried to list the jobs in the order of which they will take place.  Here we go:

-Get keys!
-take before pictures
-prep walls in kids rooms for painting (walls are covered in pin holes!)
-paint both kids rooms (walls and ceilings)
-paint bedroom hallway
-make extra panel for curtains in Gracie's bedroom
-paint playroom walls
-paint playroom fireplace
-find screen for fireplace in playroom and paint it
-make curtains for playroom
-install carpet in bedrooms, hallway and playroom
-purchase, paint and install new baseboards for bedrooms and playroom
-Pete to demo master bath
-hire a contractor to renovate master bath
-do finishing touches on master bath: board and batten, chandelier, accessorize 
-rip out old built in appliances in kitchen
-hire a cleaning crew to do a once over everywhere as well as a deep clean of the kitchen and powder room
-install new appliances
-install new furnace (and possibly new a/c)
-install new windows in the front room
-Pete to demo kids bathroom
-Rebecca and Pete to figure out how to put kids bathroom back together
-hire a roofing company to replace roof and fascia
-paint exterior siding/front door/garage door
-remove old kitchen light over island and replace
-patch large gaping holes in living room ceiling
-paint ceiling in living room/kitchen/dining room/front rooms (all connected)
-paint living room/kitchen/dining room/front rooms (all connected)
-install hardwood floors in living room/kitchen/dining room/front rooms (all connected)
-install back splash in kitchen
-paint kitchen cabinets
-paint master bedroom
-make curtains for living room windows
-paint front hallway and laundry room/powder room
-remove shower stall in laundry room/powder room
-create cabinets to hide laundry room in powder room
-put up board and batten in front entry, stairs and bedroom hallway
-change lighting pretty much everywhere
-create storage cabinets in storage room
-create work bench space in garage
-remove ugly broken hot tub in back yard
-remove ugly metal shed in back yard
-remove pine tree in front of house
-install sump pump in basement
-enlarge basement windows
-finish the basement

Holy Moley!  That is not even everything!  Let's stop there before I sprain a finger.  Maybe we will keep this little list and blog to ourselves until we cross a few off - told ya - we are nuts!

Rebecca & Pete