Life has Returned to a Routine

I haven't posted anything for a long time because it seems like nothing much has been happening that is newsworthy. But I have been reading my daughters blogs and they are so fun and interesting that I decided I out to get to work.

Our house is back to a livable state. That's an interesting statement. What is liveable for you or other people is not always what is livable for me. So what do I consider livable? I've never stopped to really think about it. I know I can have some dirty dishes in my sink and the stove not wiped clean and be okay with having someone drop by. I can have piles of bills and papers around as long as they are on the counter and not on the dining room table or island. My bathroom counter top down't have to be spotless as long as I know it's been cleaned good at least once in the last week. But, the living room does have to be clean and free from junk. Since you can see all the way through the living room, dining room and kitchen when you come in the front door, then at least that whole line of vision thing ought to be clean. I like things to be nice enough that when I have someone show up unexpectedly and I want to show off the house, I don't have to worry excessively about under ware and dirty socks all over the place.

Okay so, you've seen some getting the house put back together pictures. Here are some of the new living room furniture. The first picture is the old furniture. It looks pretty good but that is because you can't see all the holes in the sofa and love seat.

And the new. It seems to make the room a lot bigger. One of my friends said it makes it look more like the destination then the passageway to somewhere more important.

Obviously, we still need to get all the pictures hung on the wall and some of the little knick - knack things out but it is coming. Just today, we got the replacement part for the antique lamp that belongs in the living room so we were able to get it put in its place.