We started cleaning our house! We haven't signed the papers yet, but we have been given permission to go in and start cleaning and painting since it has been vacant for awhile. One of our first jobs is to round out the corner down the stairs. The metal was showing through and it was dangerous, but it is going to look so good now. It feels good to start working on the house to make it our home. We've got a long road ahead, but it will look great when we're done with it.

We're not sure if the people before us had to leave in a hurry or if they were just messy, but it just seems like they didn't take the best care of things. Oh well, we've got a ton of great helpers to get this place spic and span, although it will take plenty of elbow grease to do so.