Murphy in a box - House update!!!

Shari took these cute pics of Murphy the other day. We ordered an awesome Yankees bean bag to go in Mick's room and the boys have had a hay-day with the box. Have you ever wondered how such a simple thing could bring so much fun to boys? Peek - A - Boo!!!
I think he stayed in there for awhile. Makes her life easier!!!
The other day he was in the mouse house (this is what we call the little toy room under the stairs) and he was sooooo quiet. Mick went to check on him and he was going to town on the blue marker!!!

Many of you have asked for updates on the house so I took a few pictures today. The walls are primed and the painters should be done by Monday which means flooring... cabinets and then.... Whoo Hoo!!!

This is probably one of my favorite rooms. It's the "bonus room" above the garage which we split up a bit and made 1/2 the toyroom and the other 1/2 the "game" room. I always say it's just 800 sq feet for Micks friends to play football in. The garage is really deep so underneath the "football" room Mick wants to put a hoop in the garage!!! The painters had painted all the doors this day which explains all the doors in the middle of the room!

This is a shot from the kitchen over to the living room. The little entry on the left is our master bedroom entry. I will also be painting this the dark brown that everyone voted for. Just a little "accent" area. I missed getting the french doors that go off to the back deck. They are right next to the windows on the right.

This is the entry way. The room that you can see is the formal dining area. I was in my office taking this picture of the stairway. The front door is actually just to the left of the picture!!!

And here is the front. This is not the color of the stucco but we should be seeing color in the next couple days. We are still trying to figure out the wrap-around porch on the front. We had a cement guy that ended up getting all his labor money.... so decided to take off and move to another state. He had totally screwed up the side of the porch. I know... big long story and it stinks... but I think we are going to be able to get the money from the bank hopefully. They actually released a draw check to this guy without my signature which we all know is a big NO NO!!! He still has about $5000 of work between the drive, the side porch and the back pad under the deck so we are keeping our fingers crossed!!!

I am so stinkin excited. And no, we haven't sold the house yet. We show it 2 or 3 times a week but no bites. I haven't got too nervous yet. I know we will be okay for a bit and hoping the market comes around and we can sell it early spring if not sooner. We may have to put renters in but hey, better than nothing!