Mmm...New Carpet Smell

Our house has been in absolute total chaos the last several weeks.  The basement has been slowly moving along.  We should be ready for paint next week and then we are at the mercy of our painter's schedule.  Last on that list will be carpet and the rest of the bathroom and we will finally have a usable lower level space.  I am so excited to be shipping all of Lily's toys out of sight down there.

Our main floor has also been carpet-less for the past three or four weeks.  We've been living in complete disarray but making the best of it.  So as you can imagine, I was over the moon when the carpet place called to say they could get all of the main floor bedrooms and family room carpet installed while I was home on PTO this week.  There is really nothing better than the smell of new carpet and the feeling of squishing it between your toes.

Where's Waldo? I mean Lily?

When we replace the carpet in 30 years, we'll have beautiful artwork.

Who says we need an SUV?  The Passat is loaded down.

Poor puppy...

Confined to the kitchen on delivery day!  

Making good use of the chaos

Quickly taking over

Happy puppy

Where did June go?

 I'm about spot on for once a month updates.  And this won't be a full month's updates since my computer isn't cooperating and my house looks like a war zone.  Things are moving right along with the house.  At this very moment new carpet is being installed in all three bedrooms and the basement is nearly ready for paint.  We haven't eaten at our dining room table in about a month and my living room has three sets of bedroom furniture in it.  I'm more than ready for the dust to be completely settled.

The only thing that has saved my sanity (until today) is the weather has been nice and we've been able to enjoy the outdoors.

We spent Fourth of July weekend at my parents who had their annual family get together.  Lily had a blast playing with all of her second cousins.