I give up...

Let me just begin by saying that I am very, very, very frustrated!!!

So when we bought this house, there were no screens in the windows. This was rather irritating and we tried and tried to get the seller to replace them. Why the heck they were missing in the first place, who knows. I guess probably because the house was built in 1977 and still has the original windows. Guess the screens didn't fair as well.

Several weeks ago, during one of the first Colorado warm-ups (before it decided to snow again) the house was getting warm and I wanted to open the windows for fresh air. But, alas, no screens. So we went to Lowes to buy some. Well little did we know that Lowes AND Home Depot don't sell pre-made screens. No biggie...they sell the supplies to make them yourself! Yeah!! So we bought all the stuff and the nice man told us how to do it all and gave us a pamphlet. On the way home, it started raining. Even though I wasn't going to open the windows immediately, I decided that I would get a start on them. I made the screen for the front window and it looked great!!! Until I tried to put it in the window that is. Apparently I don't know how to measure and it was too small. I was so frustrated that I have not worked on it since then.

Today, it was almost 80 degrees and apparently when my mom put Eva down for a nap, she woke up because it was so warm in the room...and of course my mom couldn't open the window with no screen in it!!  Tomorrow is supposed to be even warmer...opening the windows will be a must!

I made a screen for Eva's room, but I can't test it because she is sleeping. I also made one for our room...AND IT IS TOO SMALL!!!!!!!!!! Somehow I measured wrong again. And I was super careful this time. WHAT THE HECK??!?!?!?!

I am now spending my time blogging about how frustrated I am instead on making any more screens. I have also googled people who make screens for you. Sometimes trying to save money is just not worth it!!!

Now...I am going to bed and will cross my fingers that the screen for Eva's room fits in the morning.

Who said that being a home owner was easy? They lied!!!

We are officially HOMEOWNERS!!!

So we bought a house. I honestly can't believe that the deal is done! But we signed all of the papers yesterday and the keys are ours! Cannot describe how excited we are! We have spent the last 6 years moving on a yearly basis...from one apartment to another. The idea of having a home for Eva and a backyard for the pugs is so great! The pugs have not been to the house yet...but tomorrow is the day! And it is going to be a beautiful day, perfect for the dogs to play around in the grass!

We were actually looking for a place to rent...and somehow, we got hooked up with our mortgage broker, Kelli (A-M-A-Z-I-N-G) and our real estate agent, Pam (also A-M-A-Z-I-N-G)!!! We put an offer on one of the first houses that we saw...it was a no go. Those people were nuts and wanted full asking price + the buyer paying all closing costs. We liked the house, but not that much! We were a little disappointed, but Pam found about 22 more houses for us to look out and we found the ONE!!!

Our house is a beautiful 1977 remodeled tri-level with a big ol' backyard. It is move in ready, other than a little bit of color on the walls here and there, so we can move our stuff right in, start enjoying it and start planning the first party! We have the whole month of February to move out of our apartment and into our new home.

Eva and her new front door.

Eva and her new kitchen.

Eva looking out at her new backyard with her Daddy.

Eva in her new bedroom.

Eva in her new bathtub.

Any and everyone is welcome to come visit!! We will keep you updated on the housewarming!!!