Apartment Living (House Renovation)

After months and months of preparing...we have taken the big step! We moved out into an apartment during renovation of our home. We are adding on 2 bedrooms, playroom, patio, porch, laundry room, and renovating the rest. It is time. We have broken pipes in the house, tub doesn't work, doors rotting, cabinets broken, no water pressure, locks broken. Not to mention...it is just 1800 square feet. So we are busting out the seams! You get it!!! It is time! But we LOVE our home and the memories we have there, so we didn't want to sell. We wanted to keep our home, just make it a better version of our home. We are so excited!!

So, we are renting an apartment where Scott and I actually lived when we first got married. It's just down the street, so we are close to friends and our stomping grounds. But we had to empty our ENTIRE house, which took forever. But, we quickly got settled into the apartment. We will likely be here between 6-8 months. We put a lot in storage, we kept apartment pretty simple. But, I still wanted it to feel like home!

We actually really like it. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a patio. We had the kids all share a room, so we could also have a playroom/school room. We love it. Then, we enclosed the patio with a fence and turf...to make "backyard" for the dogs. It's going to be great. We have a pool, park and playground. The kids feel like they are on vacation! Sweet things!

I had one last idea before the workers started work on Britoak. We had an EPIC SLEEPOVER! The kids invited some friends, cousins and neighbors. We painted the walls, ate pizza, loud music, dance party, pillow fights and face masks! LOL! It was wild. It was fun. It was the perfect way to end this chapter. We are excited about this next chapter, and we are so grateful for the love this home has provided so far!

We put sleeping bags on the hardwood floors for the night. I was the only adult, ha! I had a small cot in the hallway. All the kids slept fine...except my boys! Hunter stepped on a rusted nail while playing hide and seek. His foot was hurting him so bad. We actually had to go get a tetanus shot the next day. I swear....that child better start wearing shoes. I made it through the night...with my boys and me in a tiny cot. I woke up at 5am to train my clients in my driveway. With a house full of sleeping kids. What an adventure. What a way to end this season of life. This house held loads of kids, laughter and memories through the 7 years we have lived here. There is no place like home. This next season of life will bring a newer version of our home that we love so much!