For those of you who don't habla espanol, that means "my house is your house." We are such a giving, sharing family yes, I know. But, unfortunately we don't actually own this house, so it's not really yours either. We are both out of luck.
However, we will give you a virtual tour via my impressive photography skills. It took me hours to collect photographs that would really bring out the highlights of our new home. OK, not really. Actually, it took me hours to pick it up enough to want to take a picture and about 5 minutes to snap the pictures. So, if you are ready, we will begin our tour. I am your tour guide, Emily. If you have any questions please ask. Keep all hands and feet inside the ride at all times, and don't touch anything that doesn't belong to you. You break it, you bought it.
First, we have the front door, leading into the
front room.
I was very glad that the curtains from our old house actually fit over that huge window very nicely. It made me very nervous to have this huge window for everyone to stare into at night. Those were some of the first things to get put up. This room is our Piano room as well as our office and study. Because it is an area of high traffic volume, I spend several hours a week organizing the chaos that is Kade's desk. (Not shown here because I moved it all onto the kitchen table while I took the picture.) This is actually our favorite room. It is very cozy, and our big yellow chair is the perfect place to study or listen to music. Also, it is the only room that has curtains so far.
Next, we have the kitchen. I did do some minor remodeling in here. There was some ugly, very old wallpaper adorning the walls, so I took it down and painted that part yellow. The rest, I painted a different color of green to suit my taste. Do note the extensive collection of travel magnets on the fridge. We have don't actually have any room to put
anything up on the fridge,
because it is covered with tacky magnets from around Europe. I did manage to get a portion of the shelf that fell and broke my pottery in the right picture. (see previous posts) I put it back up with much better hangers.
Now, if you will follow me down these two steps, I will show you the family room. This also was remodeled, by myself. It took a REALLY long time, and it was a pain in the butt. It must have been some one's idea of a joke to put the wallpaper up with sup
er glue. But it is finished now,
and I am content. The colors I chose mirror the colors in the kitchen. I wanted it to flow from one room to the next. And also I didn't want to have to buy more paint. This room was really hard to arrange. There isn't tons of seating. Just enough to watch TV, cause what else is there in life? Our furnace/AC unit and laundry room are conveniently located behind the closet doors. We would hate to be able to hear the TV when those appliances are running. Oh well. The door under the "ROUNDY" sign leads out to the driveway and garage.
And don't you love how well our entertainment center blends so well with the wood panelling behind it. You would almost think I planned it all out.
If you will come with me now, out onto the patio, we will show you the fooseball table. Yep, that's pretty much it out here.
Now to the feature presentation, the bathroom. Let everyone have to chance to see. Move along. We have a toilet and a shower, a sink and a mirror. Pretty exciting. And here is me waving to
the camera.
I am a nerd. (and apparently jaundiced in this picture.)
Across the hall we have Maryn's very own room. Not very decorated at the moment, I haven't had time yet. I did paint her bed. It used to be black with wood paneling. Now it is white with yellow panelling. Much girlier. It took a lot of work, too. How did I get this all done? One thing to point out is Maryn's favorite Pixar character...Lightening McQueen, in pillow form on her bed. (Thank you Ben and Krystal!) Kachow! She LOVES cars. She has a purse, but she carries cars in it.
Next door we have the spare bedroom and my scrapbook room. You may recall from my previous blogs that this room was packed with all our extra junk. It took me several days to put it all away. Most of it is shoved under the futon and in the closet. Be careful when you open those doors!
Ah, finally we have made it to the master suite. We have a bed, and some night stands. Oh, and apparently some Dutchmen have been walking on our walls. Doh! They must have been MEN, because they forgot to pick up their shoes.
You know it's funny! So here is our room. Our dressers don't match, but beggars can't be choosers...really. And we do have a master suite sized bathroom attached. OK, OK, it's only a very small half bath. But some day!! Here it is, the final stop on our tour today....what the????
No, no that's not Kade on the toilet. It's just one of Maryn's stuffed animals. That kid always leaves her toys in my bathroom...and now they are starting to take over the place. Shoo shoo, monkey. OK, here is our private bathroom. Not too glamorous, but very functional, and that's what we're about, here in the Roundy household.
Well, folks. I certainly hope you enjoyed your tour of our humble abode. We like it. Especially now that it contains furniture. (boxes don't count as furniture) We hope that some day you will drop by to take the real tour! Bye-bye now. Watch your step. Don't forget to buy your postcards at our gift shop! Bye-bye!
So, this is what has consumed my life for the past week. It was really frustrating. I will be brutally honest...there were times when I wanted to flush Maryn down the toilet--but, she is neither dead or a fish, so I didn't. 
Life has become much more colorful (and the carpet, a little more stained) with a child. Children certainly add a new dimension to life, and I congratulate my parents for putting up with six of us. There are days when just the one feels like 3 and I'm about to go nutso. But, at the end of the day I still love the little miscreant and don't know how I would be entertained without her.
