I sit her reminiscing last week. There is no way to explain how much I enjoyed the week at the lakehouse. It was the 1st time I had spent more than a weekend in the new house since the inside had become reality. It was GREAT!!! So many things that I am enjoying that I have never had before. It is really hard to decide what my favorite feature of the house is. I will say that the extra space made for a much more enjoyable time with guest in and out all week.
1-The extra bathrooms are just wonderful and probably the most needed feature that I added, lol. I don't think anyone had to wait on an empty bathroom all week. However I did see a few folks go to where the old bathroom use to be which is no longer a bathroom, lol.
2-The front entry, I will say I sure have enjoyed having a front door and I am sure many others have too. It is really much easier and safer for Mom to get in and out of the house. It will probably be easier for me to unload groceries there even when the garage is completed. I do like the path of least resistance, lol.
3-The pantry, I have never ever had a walk in pantry and it only took me a short time to figure out that should be a requirement for every house. My daughter made a suggestion about putting all the grocery items in there and how easy it is to tell what you need when going to the grocery store. She has had a pantry for years and I feel sure she is right so I have headed in that direction. However one night I went to get some crackers out of a plastic bin that had bread, chips etc in it and a lil mouse jumped out of the bin on to my chest, needless to say I screamed, loudly and Pat came running... I shut him up in the pantry until he had taken care of the mouse. I guess the cold weather has run the mice in, so I had to move all the items that I felt a mouse could get into back to drawers where I have had no problems, at least until I get back and know there are no more. I sure did not want to be feeding the mice and have them inviting friends in while I was gone. The neatest thing about a pantry is there is a place to put all those things that are usually in the way at family gatherings, like purses, diaper bags and stuff that clutters the table or bar. I found it useful for keeping things that folks leave, like dishes or items you want to give to someone, or even things I want to remember to take to Mississippi. So if you leave something at the lakehouse remind me to look in the pantry for it, lol.
4-The xbox room ( has been called the mud room) it worked out well for the teenagers even if it is kinda small. They were able to get away from the adults, yet they were still among us. They were able to watch TV and had the Gardner's got there with all the right xbox stuff they could have played xbox games lol. They move to the den when Pat goes to bed, and watch movies with more space to spread out.
5-Computer/sewing room, I think that this will be a favorite room when I retire, I have started putting my sewing stuff in the closet. I even spent some time on the computer in there one night when I woke up and could not go back to sleep. It felt much more warm and cozy than that big den late at night.
6- Laundry area, It is so nice to do laundry and not have to listen to the noise. Now that the dryer is working right, I do like the washer and dryer and I washed many loads of towels and blankets and clothes that had been moved to the building during construction, seemed like everything smelled cleaner with a new washer, lol. I think the hall is the perfect place for them.
7-Bedrooms 3, so nice to have 3,
1) The Master bedroom is just wonderful, It is so roomy and kinda like our own little paradise. We could actually live in this room, all we need is a small refrigerator and we would be set. (What a Great idea!)
2) Tracy and her family have taken the new guest room for 2 reasons,
1) when Rusty comes he likes to bring his toys and all the kids like to play with him and his
toys and this new guest room is bigger than the other guest room. During the day they can hang out in there if adults are visiting or they are just plain too loud and the xbox room don't hold them all, lol.
2) Chris snores so loudly, the other room is actually further from my bedroom, lol. Yes its all about my sensitivity to noise, lol.
3) Rigsby's will take the smaller guest room. Blake was quiet content with the arrangement and did not hesitate to stake his claim during Christmas.
I had already decided that if someone moves in with me or is there for extended visit they will get the smaller guest room. Brooke already asked could she move in and have the big guest room, lol. I just found it much easier to talk about the rooms with them named, lol. How does Gardner Room sound instead of the new guest room or the big guest room, lol. Rigsby Room sounds better than the old guest room which it never was, lol or my old room, or the small guest room, I could referred to them as the tan room and the gold room, geeesh then when I paint we will all be confused. Maybe the left guest room and the right guest room, nah next thing I think is left is right and right is wrong, lol. Oh here is one more idea the Girl's room and the Boy's room, this might would work at times, but I would hate to give anyone a complex I am sure the time would come where it just would not be COOL for the guys to have to sleep in the Girl's room.
8-Bathrooms 3 1/2,
1) The master bath is GREAT, I am really enjoying the closets in the bath. It's almost like having a dressing room instead of a closet. I have my clothes in there and after the showerI just go in there to get dressed, no dragging out clothes to be laying around on vanity etc. I think the chest of drawers in the bedroom will be used for out of season clothes. The tv will work out good I am thinking however I did not get to try the tv out this time, They had to disconnect the bath cable to hook up the guest bedroom tv for Blake, which I might add enjoyed the Rigsby guest room while he was there.
2) Guest bath, was used by guest and was determined that the shower faucet needed adjustingto be able to have warmer water. I guess these fancy smancy faucets all had to be adjusted after the 1st cold shower, lol. I took my share of cold ones getting these fine tuned, lol.
3) The Bama bathroom, well it is not as much Bama as i would like but dang that Bama stuff is pricey. I do like this bathroom even if it did not have Bama on it.
I finally have gotten all the bathrooms furnished with towels, garbage cans, soap, shampoo, toothpaste, etc. hmm maybe I need a can in the guest bathroom, will have to check that.
4) The patio bathroom is not used much during the holiday but I am sure in the summer it will be. It seemed to pick up the name of the Auburn Bathroom, Susan will have to explain that one, lol. I have already had loads of fun with my Bama and Auburn bathrooms. I guess I need to get something Auburn to go in the Auburn bathroom, should be easy to do, they have to give the Auburn stuff away cause no one will buy it, lol. ( I am so bad I just can't seem to help myself)
9- My Kitchen, other than the pantry the only 3 changes for my kitchen may seem unimportant and small to most, but to me they rank pretty high on my list. 1) I added a phone on the bar which is so nice to be in there cooking and not have to walk so far to a phone. Actually they now have all the phone outlets turned on and I have phones in desired places, but the kitchen phone is my favorite. 2) I added a TV at the end of the bar which allows me to be able to watch TV while cooking and Pat has enjoyed it as well when eating his breakfast. 3) The added cabinet where the washer and dryer was is gonna be wonderful. The bar top should be in soon and once the sink is installed all the coffee, tea and drinks will be located in this area. Worked out well this week with a piece of paneling over the cabinet.
10- The garage, although not yet completed, I can now see the benefits of garage storage. I will be putting all my Christmas decorations in the storage above the garage where it is warmer to get out and put up rain or shine and Pat will have the storage building all to himself. I have determined I can not share a storage building with Pat in Alabama or Mississippi. The storage on the patio side is going to work out great once we get the extra refrigerator in there. My desire is to never have to enter Pat's storage building, lol. He probably has the same desire, lol.
Ok so I got carried away a bit on this post but it helped me sort out what I like most and if I had to vote on just 1 thing, I still don't know what it would be.
I hope you all have a Safe and Happy New Year.
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