The night before the night before the night before...

Arg!!! Another lengthy post vanishes before publishing!!! Oh well, it was kind of rambling anyway. Here's the condensed version:

Braved the stores today for last minute emergency presents and party food. Big mistake!

Gave the contractor his first check and signed a contract. Work on the attic starts Thursday. So excited I could pee.

It dawned on me that creating that space frees up my bedroom to be finished and also removes all need for the current nursery. So I can completely reconfigure my living room which is exciting, and at last wallpaper & paint my bedroom.

Bumpus is officially graduating from a baby with a nursery to a boy with a room. Even though he won't be sleeping up there for years, for all intents and purposes this will be his Big Boy room. It's kind of exciting. I am planning on stealing some ideas from the Restoration Hardware baby & child catalogue; I love the play teepee and bean bag chairs; also the travel/explorer theme. It's going to be frickin' awesome.

I will for sure take lots of before & after pictures. Right now it's just a raw crawl space with no floor or insulation; it's going to be unrecognizable when it's done. Now I very quickly have to make decisions I usually waste months on - lighting, flooring, paint, window styles. Ahhh!