A Little Chicago

Hello!

Long time no blog!

I'm back, I hope for a good while this time.

This was going to be a crafty post but a big black

storm rolled in with lightening super close and

thunder super loud!

So...not a good day for taking pictures : (

Here's a little bit of Chicago for you...

Our son came in for a visit in June.

He and I had one day to fill on our own.

We decided to take the train downtown

and hop on a double decker bus tour.

Sooo much fun!!!

Here we are on top of the bus!

The tour guides are always funny

and you always learn some new

Chicago fact every tour.

I've taken it twice and highly recommend it!

This is heading into the financial district.

Did you know that more money is

traded here than in New York!?!

This is the Bean in Millennium Park.

It really is impressive and so shiny!

Sorry for the unedited photos.

Gotta get back into the swing of things.

Not  a whole lot else happening.

Still waiting and waiting for

Toll Brother's to start building

our townhouse, ugh!

I will be back, Monday,

with another post!

Go me!

Thanks for hanging in there with me!

Have a great weekend!!!

Hugs!

Kim

Hello

Sorry I haven't been around.

So much going on.

Apartment building being worked on,

no water during the day.

Our daughter is sick.

We get test results back on Monday.

We know for sure her bloodwork

came back with issues.

She has had a really bad year.

Hopefully, things will get better for our

family soon. It's all in God's hands!

Thank goodness we can give it all to Him!

Hugs!!!

Kim

(Have a great weekend!)

Townhome Interior Design Choices

Yep, it has been a while again!

Our life is still topsy turvy at the moment.

Did I tell you that

the apartment complex has decided to

replace all the water lines in

the building?

Umm...yeah...

Had to pack up over half the apartment.

The worst part is that it's a

hazmat type situation since there

is asbestos in the drywall compound.

So yeah, I have to take the dogs out

for 8 hours next week.

Where will we go???

Good question!

Anyway...

the happy stuff...

Here are our selections that we made

at the Toll Brothers Design Studio...

The carpet on the left is the runner carpet for our stairway.

The one on the right is what the upstairs will be carpeted in.

: )

The tile on the right, granite on the left and the wood

is the color we used in the cabinetry for

our guest bath.

This is the hardwood we chose for our first floor.

This is cabinetry we chose for the whole house.

It's chestnut colored. Also shown, is the granite

we chose for our kitchen counters.

Here is the slate, tile and tumbled rock that we chose

for our master bath. This tumble rock (the 1x1 inch tiles)

will be around our fireplace, on the first floor, too.

So pretty!!!

And finally, this is the linoleum

we chose for our laundry area.

It was a lot of fun and little stressful

 choosing these permanent parts of our home.

I am very happy with the choices we made

and cannot wait to move!

They still haven't broke ground : (

We are waiting for one more family

to purchase a townhome in our building.

Hopefully, soon!!!

Another bit of good news....
we have a renter for our home in MI
and they move in on June 1.
YAY!!!

Edited:  So the realtor just called and
our renters backed out. UGH!!!
Praying for new renters!!!

Hope you're all having a good day!

I will try to be better about this blog.

It's hard with everything crafty packed up!

Hugs!

Kim



The Baby Shower I Photographed

Morning!!!

It's sunny today!!!

That does excite me!

This has been one gloomy spring!

I promised I'd show you some photos

from my friend's daughter's

baby shower...

here are some fun ones...

My girlfriend made this diaper trike for the,

gift table, center piece.

The theme was jungle animals.

I took some tummy photos for the

mommy-to-be.

I had fun with these and made them

pencil sketches.

Mommy and Daddy-to-be

One more of Mommy's belly.

Chocolate lollies from Anna Shea Chocolates!

They have amazing chocolate artists!

(Located in Barrington, IL)

One more shot of the jungle theme decor.

Aren't the Barrel of Monkeys cute!?!

It was a lot of fun taking these photos!

Hope the guest of honor loves them!

Have a wonderful Easter everyone!!!

Hugs!

Kim

Inside Photos of Townhouse

Today, I have photos to share

of the inside of our townhouse.

These are from the Toll Brothers site.

You will have to use your imagination some

as I explain the photos.

This is the dining room.

We opted for all hardwood floors on the first floor.

I have been looking all over at different floor rugs.

We have a table and chairs picked out for this room and

my sister-in-law gave me her old chandelier that

needs a paint treatment.

The kitchen, our kitchen will have more room in it.

The contractor's offered a free upgrade called a

greenhouse which extends the eating area and includes

a sky light plus a door to the deck.

The living room. The door by the fireplace will

actually be a window due to the greenhouse

having a door.

The living room.

View from the front door.

Master bedroom.

The master bedroom has a really large sitting room!

We are excited about this!

The master bath. The wall with the robes will

be a glass wall for the shower and our tub will

not be jetted. I don't like the jetted tubs,

too noisy.

In addition, there are 2 more bedrooms and a guest bath

and a second floor laundry that is only a closet but

it's just the 2 of us, so I really don't need more.

Thanks for letting me share!

We are beyond excited after 4 long years

of officially moving to Chicagoland!

Have a great day!!!

Hugs!

Kim

The Future

I know it has been a while AGAIN!

Hopefully, within the next couple of weeks,

everything in MI will be taken care of.

Unfortunately, it's taking longer than planned.

Of course!

BUT...

Here's the exciting news!

I can finally share...

we are building a town home in Elgin, IL.

We aren't quite sure when next year it will be completed,

it all depends on when they begin.

Anyway...

here is the model...

We have an end unit with 3 bedrooms and lots of windows!

My husband's favorite part is...

We have a perfect view of the golf course!

Across the street the street from us are single family homes.

Between 2 of the homes is a large open area that they call a park.

It has a bench for people to sit and watch the golfers.

Our townhouse sits between these 2 homes across the street.

Every window and our deck overlooks the beautiful course.

As you can imagine, we cannot wait!

So much to plan, so many blog posts to come!

So many projects to come!

Thanks for being patient with me as we

finish up our MI home.

We are praying for renters starting in June.

I hope the majority of you are enjoying spring!

We woke up to snow!!!!

It has since melted and will be 60 degrees on Easter.

Have a blessed Holy Week!!!

Hugs!

Kim

The Happenings

Sorry for being gone so long!

Just want to fill you in on the happenings...

We've been traveling back and forth to MI

on the weekends.

We're packing up the house here in MI.

We have a POD in our driveway which is now half full.

We bought a Bagster for all of our junk.

I hope the POD will be full next Saturday,

I hope the house will be EMPTY next Saturday.

Then...

I can call the rug and hardwood floor cleaners

and our realtor to put the place up for lease.

We hear they lease fast,

will that be our luck?

One could hope!

Our daughter is almost totally moved out.

They are slow moving on the process.

We will probably end up having to help them

get the stuff out, so we can proceed.

I know they're busy too,

but I'm on a tight schedule!

We have had many people over for quotes for...

painting the exterior and taking care of the yard and gardens.

We found some amazing deals!

If you live in the metro-Detroit area,

DTE gives you $40 for every working fridge

that you have them haul away.

We will be getting a check for $80.

That's all the house news.

In other news...

Spring is taking it's sweet old time

making a real appearance in MI and Chicago.

I hope to take a Ballet Barre class this week.

We have a new puppy (yes we are crazy right now).

The puppy's name is Fannie Mae.

Here she is...

She is a very good puppy.

Black lab/Yellow Lab mix.

The vet said she is the Einstein of puppies.

She is 9 weeks old and can

sit, lay down, come and walk on a leash perfectly.

Emma is starting to love her.

Here she is...

Love that face!!!

We are taking a weekend off from our house to

go visit the hubs sister in Memphis, TN.

We leave in 10 days!!!

I cannot wait to feel warm sunshine!

Hubs sister just adopted a Golden Retriever,

2 years old named Gypsy.

She was in a rescue and so was Fannie Mae.

They can swap Foster Care stories.

That's all the news! Hope you're all doing well!

Hugs!

Kim