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We closed escrow today on a two-bedroom condo on the south side of Santa Maria. The seller needed to rent the place back from us for a couple of days so that they can transition smoothly into their new home, so we haven’t quite been able to take over the place yet.

We’re looking forward to tackling a few home improvement projects - those of you who know how I enjoy woodworking can imagine the ideas I’ve come up with already! I think we’ll tackle the essentials first, new baseboards, paint throughout, and some lighting fixtures. We’ll probably also rehab the kitchen cabinets and do a little extra plumbing so that we can get a gas stove instead of electric down the line.

As far as woodworking is concerned, I’ve got dreams of building a set of built-in desks into the 10 by 10 office-nook area that is off of our bedroom. I’ve been laying out possible configurations, and still think there is room for improvement. Later we’ll rip out the existing stair rail and add a nice oak hand rail with white spindles… at least that’s the idea today. I’ve also had dreams of building a Murphy-bed from a kit, but that may be such a low priority that it won’t happen in this house.

Needless to say, my mind starts reeling from all of the ideas, and in the middle of it all, we’re supposed to think about moving our stuff out of storage and into the place before too long. Oh yeah. And we have to start thinking about how to furnish the nursery. If we have a girl, I’m sure I’ll want to build a doll house… and if a boy, hmm.. think we could build a tree house in an condo complex? I may have to move before that dream can be realized!

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