Saturday, September 19, 2009

Just Because You Can, Doesn't Mean You Should

We're finally in the new house! Yeah! We moved in last week and discovered the house needed a lot more work than we originally thought. I guess when we looked at the place there was so much STUFF everywhere that we couldn't see exactly how bad it was.
Apparently there was a Fuax Finishing Fanatic living here since ALL the doors, closets, and the bathroom sink downstairs were fauxed. Why?
Also, the doggie door that I thought was so great - gross! I pulled off the linoleum squares that were surrounding it and found this:









Then there is Sophia's room that was a Super Hero nightmare.




Dan says we moved into the house after the Grinch had been here, leaving some hooks and some wire. It wasn't just some, it was a TON! (Note: always use the smallest nail, screw, hook possible for hanging things).
The pool was disgusting and had to be drained so so here is a picture of the Sydney enjoying the pool as we filled it back up today. I will post more pictures as we finish:)

9 comments:

Suzie said...

They even took the Who Hash and Roast Beast???


I'm jealous of your pool!!!

Ella said...

I'm jealous of your pool too.



Have fun cleaning the castle!

(It'll take a miracle.)

dixon.mary said...

Wow. That must be overwhelming.

I had a friend who moved into a house and was surprised to find that when the previous owners painted, they had painted around all the picture frames. Yikes.

John Paul said...

I like the batman. I'd keep it.

I think people are going to be jealous about the pool.

Brad and Leslie said...

I'm glad you guys are settled in AZ! Sounds like your last couple of days in TX were more then a little rough!

Meredith said...

Sophia's room is so funny! The worst part is I think if someone moved into my house after me they would probably say the same things about our taste, we're all so different! Enjoy the pool, how fun!

patti said...

What's with the doggy door? Could their dog not aim?!

I'm sure you'll get the house looking gorgeous!! Put the girls to work! Also, I want to see some pictures of the faux finished sink. Weird.

Anonymous said...

Gross about the doggie door. Funny about the superhero room and just like everyone, jealous of your pool.

Hopefully one day we will make it down there and visit you.

Heidi said...

The super hero room should be a keeper for your girls!

Can't wait to see pics when everything is done. You guys headed to Vegas at all for the holidays?