I’ve had a few requests from some amazing friends and family members to come down and help us get more organized and ready for adding child #3 to our family…why? Because we’re in the middle of moving the kids to the office and making the kids room into the nursery…and the house is a mess! So, this is really for my benefit, and by all means, ignore this if you don’t care…and believe me, if I were you I’d just skip this post! 🙂 Also, this is not all for before the baby…but it’s things that I want to do around the house, so it seems daunting, but it isn’t that bad if you consider that it doesn’t have a deadline of 7 weeks or less. 🙂
MY LIST
…move food storage out of the garage COMPLETED – 7/1/10
…check kids room for coax connection. COMPLETED – IT’S THERE! 6/23/10
……if there is one, move computer stuff out of office and put upstairs (Steve) COMPLETED 6/26/10
…clean carpets downstairs COMPLETED 6/26/10
…move bunkbeds downstairs COMPLETED 6/26/10
…….wash sheets and pillow cases
…….buy new egg carton cushion things for both beds
…move kids dresser downstairs COMPLETED 6/26/10
…clean out kids room – get rid of extra toys, minimize amount of clothes, etc COMPLETED 6/23/10
…wash material from baby car seat. put in trunk until needed.
…clean carpet in ‘nursery’ COMPLETED 6/26/10
…put up crib (nursery or our room? we haven’t decided yet)
…buy dresser for baby
…get newborn baby boy clothes from Annette’s house. COMPLETED 6/24/10
……wash COMPLETED 6/25/10
……fold COMPLETED 6/28/10
……put away
…get other baby gear from Alec & Pat’s basement
…borrow a bassinet
…switch sides of bedroom with Steve COMPLETED 7/2/10
…sort through (keep, store, throw away) office stuff – all sitting in my living room
…get shelves put in the closet by the front door
……move food storage onto shelves in the closet by the front door
…re-caulk bath tubs
…re-tile all bathrooms
…….get downstairs toilet to quit rocking
…paint little bookshelf to cover up crayon marks
…use Magic Eraser on crayon mark on all doors and walls from previous owners COMPLETED 6/26/10
…get shelves above washer/dryer
…get baskets for socks to put above washer/dryer
…swap kids bathroom stuff with downstairs bathroom – make upstairs bathroom a guest/visitor bathroom
…hang up posters in the kids room (downstairs) – need to attach them to something or put them in frames
…sew up kitchen chair cushions – COMPLETED 6/22/10
…get KitKat healthy COMPLETED 6/29/10
…….find KitKat a new home
…put chair railing in master bedroom
…paint living room
…put up bead board in living room
…buy new couches
…build new shelves in garage
…wire in a light above the stairs
…big clock above the stairs
…open handrails for stairs
…wood floors upstairs
…find decor to put above kitchen cabinets
…find decor to put on shelf in master bedroom
…accessory tower in master bath COMPLETED 6/23/10
…better wall decor for living room
…canvas of wedding day in front of temple
…have kids sort through toys – give away toys they do not play with  COMPLETED 6/23/10
…etc, etc, etc
I’m ready for bed so that’s as far as I’m going right now. Again, half of the list has an open deadline…others have a before baby is born deadline, and others have a non-committed before baby comes deadline. Fun Fun!