The Shepherd Family: DIY Shepherd Style

It’s been a while since I made an addition to this little blog and if Krystle is getting caught up on her posts I may as well too. I think my favorite memory so far from Krystle’s pregnancy is when she asked me to run up to the store with her, I think to buy spray paint to match the bedding…No idea what her intentions were, but for some reason she felt it was extremely important. I was tired and had a long day so I told her “why don’t you just go without me.” She started crying, so I went to console her and I asked why she was crying and her exact words were “I don’t know!” It has unquestionably been a journey and a learning experience for the two of us. I know the circumstances of the move and renovations have been tough on her, wanting to contribute with the move, working around the houses, and all in all doing tasks/chores she normally would.

I think I was most appreciative that during the big move day she was left only to point out where things should go and nothing more. We had so much help from family and friends that we were able to get all of the big possessions knocked out and were done moving houses by noon. With 3 utility trailers and a gooseneck cattle trailer, we undeniably made an impression coming into the new neighborhood. One of our neighbors even came over and brought us banana bread (sliced into cubes!). They were an older couple and Krystle was convinced they were politely being nosy and scoping out the progress and our things. We love the new place, but poor little Scarlett might be living in a work in progress for some time. We bought the place with no appliances, no light fixtures, no working a/c, holes in the walls, holes in the ceilings, and desperately needing paint. In the last two weeks we got just about everything situated so that we can live upstairs while we work on a few finishing touches downstairs.

I created some pretty difficult deadlines for us to adhere to, and they aren’t done yet. We already have the lease signed for the old house for Sept 1 but they want to move in the weekend of the 25^th…of August. I’m trying to make that happen for them, but we’ll see. So for the remainder of this month most of my spare time will be back over at the old place getting it cleaned up and making repairs for our new tenants. However this weekend we are just going to put everything aside and go spend some time at the beach…we both could use the break.

After I get the house ready for the renters, it’s back to working on the new place and getting as much done as possible before the little one arrives. To say it’s been a little stressful might be an understatement, but it’s mostly self-induced. It will all be well worth the effort here soon!!

A few progress pictures...

Scarlett's room before- The owners had painted on top of wall paper so the pink was peeling off the wall.