Well, we have finally moved into our new home. It feel so wonderful to have a place of our own and know that we'll be here for a while. :) The house was supposed to close on the 19th of March and we were told that there were problems with getting the title clear on the house so they wanted to postpone it until April. Well, we had been out of our apartment for two weeks by that time and staying with my Aunt and Uncle. We couldn't wait another three weeks to wait to move into the house so we started looking for apartments. We found one that we were going to sign papers to the next day and say goodbye to the house. Later that day I got a call from my realtor saying to be ready in three hours to close on the house. We couldn't believe it! So, ever since that point we've been working on the house... cleaning, painting, repairing holes, installing light fixtures, etc. We've been working on it for about a week and a half now. Here are some picutres of our the repairs we've done to the house. :) Enjoy!
This was a horribly looking green door. We had to change the locks on all the doors so that we could get into the house since it was a foreclosure. We got some really nice locks and painted it a pretty white color. You can see the nice sized hole in the wall right behind the door.
This is where the big hole was. You can't even tell it was even there. :)
We got new lights for the front door and the back door.
This is the front door completely done. Painted, new light, and a new door bell.
The joys of masking. Yuck!
Daryl after he painted the back two rooms and the bathroom.
The home looks wonderful. I hope you and Dayrl enjoy the new digs. You will always remember your first home in Dallas. You have a great looking family but seems there is one thing missing. Not to move you along to fast. Where are the grand kids? Listen you both enjoy what you are doing. The Lord works mysteriously and he/she seems to be working your way. Always a friend John Rose (J R)