Bats in the Belfry (or Basement...)

I don't think it was easy for Rachel to leave England and come back home. Just to make sure things were extra-lively back here in boring ol' Nebraska, a few bats decided to make their appearance in the middle of the night. I'm pretty sure she definitely wanted to return to England after that!!

The first 2 showed up on the same night. Rachel knocked one out with a piece of drywall, and then called Adam who in turn called Animal Control. They caught the other bat, and in a few days we learned that they were rabies free. Yay! I should also note, that when Adam & I first moved in he saw a bat in the basement, but since we never saw them again until Rachel moved in, we thought the bat(s) were gone. Wow, we definitely thought wrong!

Later in the summer, another bat showed up, but the Animal Control person couldn't find it. Adam & Cyrus quickly finished putting Rachel's walls back together and sealed up all the holes that a bat potentially could have flown in through. It was a tedious process, but we were ready to be done with bats!!

In the fall, Amy & Mom came down for a shopping visit, and while they were carrying their bags up to Rachel's apartment, another bat flew in the open door and up to her floor. Animal Control came out again, but couldn't find the bat anywhere, so she left. Adam went up to check it out, opened the living room closet, and there it was!! Animal Control returned and collected the bat, and again it came back rabies-free...Yessssss! :)

Soon after that, Adam went down to the basement to check on a bucket that the furnace water was dripping into. Lo and behold, he found a DEAD BAT floating on top of the water. I had to see it with my own eyes, and it was definitely covered with white MOLD!! Congratulations to me, for not vomiting. Adam on the other hand.....just kidding.....or am I?

Finally, our bat woes were over!! We didn't see another bat for months, until Adam decided to clean the attic in early February. That's a story for another time though. Keep reading!! :)

Family Gatherings

One of the many great things that come from owning a home is the opportunity to entertain. Admittedly, Adam & I lead fairly boring social lives, but we also thoroughly enjoy hosting friends and family get-togethers.In September we invited some friends over for my 25th birthday for cards. It was fun (maybe too much fun for Adam, haha) to sit in real chairs around our crummy table instead of hanging out on the floor around our tiny coffee table! A few days later, my family came down from Columbus (Rachel came down from her apartment upstairs), and we had a good time eating pasta and cheesecake together.

These 2 events were child's play compared to what was looming around the corner in November.
We decided to host both our families for Thanksgiving!! Let me just say that having 2 kitchens is a major plus. Adam did "ruin Thanksgiving" with his rolls...., Dad was fairly certain we would be serving raw turkey, and Cyrus failed to peel the apples for his apple pie, but all-in-all, Rachel & I pulled off a perfect Thanksgiving with fully-cooked turkey and all the fixin's. Beginners luck? Maybe, but I think not.

It's Been Awhile...

Hello readers!!

Sorry (again) for being incredibly behind on this whole blogging thing. We have been busy busy busy these past 7 1/2 months. The only room we have left to paint is the sunroom as I have yet to find the perfect color.

We chose a cream color for the dining room, which I accented with satin navy blue curtains. I actually had to make them myself, and for my first sewing project, I think they came out alright! I finished them just in time for Thanksgiving!! :)





After the dining room was complete, I moved on to the living room. I chose a light sage green, which came out perfectly!! I love the mint-chocolate chip look of the room. :)

In the future, I hope to sand down our DVD cabinet and paint it, maybe a purple to match the orchids, but for now I've left it as is.

I really am going to try to get in the habit of blogging, so I will post again tomorrow *hopefully* with another update on what we've been up to here. :)