they're here!

Okay, here they are—the long-awaited (that's for you, Janet) updated pictures of my new house. I know it's been a long time, but now that I'm settling in, I was able to take these pics. I wanted to get stuff hung up before I took them, you know. The painting's done and my furniture is all in. So many people have helped and been so kind. God has been very good to me.

Well, here they are. I've even got some before and after pics to show you, 'cause that's the fun part!


here's the master bedroom before


and after









spare bedroom before—that had to change, 'cause I don't have kids ...




so here's the after: the bed part


the closet


the office part—it's as if this area was just made for my desk!





the view of my back yard out of my office window ... yeah, I'm gonna have to rake those leaves. Homeownership!





moving on, here's the bathroom







and the living room


more living room


the living room as seen from the dining room





dining room before ...
this is the other room I painted (with kudos to my friends Elissa, Erica, Betty and my mom for all of their help—Elissa actually helped me all four days that we painted)


dining room after ... ah, much better


I was thrilled to find how well my table matched the woodwork in here!





the kitchen—that'll be a painting project for another time. But I did get a new fridge!





And the front door ... they don't make 'em like this anymore (at least not for this price!)