The day has finally come.
It’s time for Annabelle to get her own home and move on out. She’s mooched off us long enough.
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| “Ya talkin’ ’bout me?” |
Christopher found plans and bought the wood for her new abode. It sat in our living room for several weeks due to weather. I felt like we had moved into the lumber department at Home Depot.
I won’t lie- I had serious doubts about his ability to build something with any kind of structural integrity. It’s not that I didn’t have any faith in him, but I really didn’t have faith in him.
Color me surprised when it started to come together.
Then tragedy hit. The floor fell apart when we moved it onto the cement blocks. I tried to be helpful by removing the bent nails and reassembling the floor using the screw gun. I had never used a screw gun before and probably won’t use one again. I couldn’t get the screws further in than halfway. I was not strong enough. All those exercises I’ve been doing have been in vain!
After many days of cutting, nailing, painting and MUCH MUCH sweating the house is nearly complete. I still need to retouch some paint on the inside and decorate a little more, but for a starter home it’s darling.
I had visions of decorating with fabric and pompom garlands but I let Annabelle have a say in decor. She chose a safety theme. That was nowhere near my top 15 ideas but it’s her house. It looks a little sparse so I’m going to look for a little table and chairs at thrift shops. Maybe I’ll fill a plastic firefighter helmet with water and fill in with flowers as a centerpiece.
Yesterday we pretended it was a Dunkin Donuts. Annabelle loves their “hashfries” (hashbrowns) so I made some out of felt.
I’m glad her new home isn’t too far away. I just hope she’ll be a good neighbor.
This is incredible! I hope the frogs stay out of it.
This is so darn cute!!!! I love it!
What a cute little house! I also love her theme – such a prudent girl
Wow!!! Christopher did a great job. It's so cute. Gotta love a safety theme! LOL
This is absolutely adorable!! How do you basically have a teenager at home?! Wasn't she just born?? I love this little house!
Meg, Borrowed Heaven