We passed!

On Tuesday we had our inspection from the bank to make sure we didn't spend our loan money on a trip to Tahiti. We passed!! What that means is, we are pretty much done with all of the things we said we would do. We told ourselves that the inspection was the most important day in our married life, and that if we didn't pass they would evict us (0r something like that). We spent a full week staying up until 2a.m. REALLY. THAT IS NOT AN EXAGGERATION. We tried to get every last detail done and have the house spotless for the inspection. Well, we didn't quiet succeed on the every last detail (we still have a few doorknobs to replace, doors to paint, caulking, and a few small leaks), but the house WAS the cleanest it's been since we moved in....and by the look of the house when we bought it, probably the cleanest it's been in a long time.

At the time of the inspection, Elsa was due at preschool, so Chris took her and Gibson and I stayed. Chris didn't want to stay-too much pressure. The inspector was actually the appraiser who appraised the house for our loan. he was really mellow and just checked off the things that we said we would do. Nice man. It was a relief to have that part over. We have done NOTHING on the house since. I have managed to keep it fairly clean, though. we may never change those door knobs....Maybe all we need are some VISITORS to give us the motivation to get it done!! (Elsa DID pray last night for her Grandma and Grandpa to come visit, and that they would drive safely when they come).

Okay, so while the house was clean and free of people, I went around and took a few pictures. Remember, this is Audra, therefore the pictures are not great, but you get the idea.

You can click here and here to see our posts on what the house used to look like.

The living room

The dining area.

The hallway to the laundry area. New furnace.

part of the basement bathroom. We just barely finished the tile in here and painted in this last week

the playroom with the "couch bed"

The new TV (merry Christmas to us) in its new custom built shelving

The family room, with Elsa's artwork

Ah, the pantry

The stairway down to the basement (remember, these walls used to be covered in nasty carpet)

The upstairs bathroom

The kids room

Part of our bedroom

The island and kitchen

The island and dining area

And did I mention, WE LOVE OUR HOUSE!!