Gandhi-Irwin Blog

After the first day, I couldn't wait to go over and see what had already been done. The kitchen is GONE! Temporary protection down and appliances stored.

It took us ALL weekend, but we finally cleared out the basement and first floor completely. The "before" shots Laundry/mech room Basement playroom/guest room Basement playroom/guest room First Floor Living Room Dining Room Kitchen Backyard. The addition will be where the deck is

I decided to switch from doing FB posts to a blog, so that those who can't access it can see the progress of our house renovations. This first post will be the backstory and then I'll start with where we are. Most people know that we have been trying to do this project for years. I tried to do the drawings myself but finally realized earlier this year that I don't have time to do two jobs, I'm not a residential architect and really (if I'm being completely honest) I don't have the desire to detail out the project (I never liked drawing wall sections). I hired the wonderful Karen Conkey to take my design, provide feedback on the design and tweak it as required to meet code/zoning/FAR requirements. The drawings were finished and submitted for permit around the 4th of July. We slowly started purging the house earlier in the summer. After the drawings when to permit, Karen picked 3 contractors to bid on the project. I had a walk-through with them and they were...

We helped Saha make a valentine box at school. And then she got to play with friends some more before going home. She also got to dress up for school today.

When I went to pick up Saha today she was on timeout because her teacher had asked her three times to stop talking with her friend and sit down for circle time. Her best friend was on timeout too. Oh boy, just like me, but I didn't think it would start at such an early age!! She didn't look very happy that I saw her on timeout either.

November's big thing was out trip to Spain and Portugal (and Morocco) with my parents, Priya, and Mike. That's a whole other, extensive blog post that I don't have time for right now. Maybe in March, once I'm done (!) with my tests. For now, here's the rest of November (We spent 12 days in Europe so the rest of November went by pretty quickly) Being silly one day before school. "I'm wearing Mommy's hat!" My big girl can use scissors now! This girl is truly desi (Indian). I swear she eats all Indian food without fuss. Date night with mom. Fro-yo, yum! Sunday afternoon playground time with some school friends. Modern version of a merry-go-round. How many kids can we fit on a see saw? I'm driving Mommy's car!