extreme home makeover day 1

well it's day 1 for me but not for the house. we got there about 9:30 and we were amazed by how much stuff and people were all over the place. luckily we had a parking pass so we just drove right up. this is what it looked like when we got there.

not much to see right? they had dug a basement and done the demo while we were in florida.

i got the great idea to get the portable swing and put it in the drive way. we had the most perfect view. and tons of shade which is good because it was durn hot out there!!
it was perfect. and you can tell from the first pix that there was a fence across the front of the yard. well that is where all the people were walking to get closer to the house. and almost everyone of them said what a great spot we had, perfect view, great idea, or something equally nice. we were sitting there watching and the local news camera crew stopped across the street and taped us! hope we make the 6:00!

the lady who's house they are doing runs a day-care from her home. but it's for single mom's who are trying to get on their feet and not rely on welfare. but it's so hard to work and pay for child care that this lady (alisha king) gives them a great discount. and she loves them all so much. and she runs a clothing swap/giveaway out of her home too. so it gets really crowded. probably about 1100 square feet of space. anyway the kids that she keeps were there today and were interviewed by one of the designers, Michael

do you recognize him? what a super nice guy. guess who was standing right next to the kids he was talking to? ME!! and my hubby and big c. unless they blur me out, i will be on the show!!!! i'll keep you posted as to the date and stuff.

this is what they had done as we were leaving about 2:00. amazing!
i can't wait to go back tomorrow!!

be on the lookout for more pix and hopefully some celebrity sightings!!

HOME

we're home!! i see no one missed me. except the dog and my hubby. i will post about florida later. now i'm on my way to spend the super hot day trying to catch a glimpse of ty pennington!!! i'll be toting my camera and hopefully will have something to show for my efforts!

off to florida. be back wednesday. stay cool!

am i crazy?

do you like these?



i'm getting them!! i don't care if i have anything to go with them or not!!

I LOVE THEM!!!!!!

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only 6 months until Christmas!!

do you have your shopping done? :)

enjoy the sounds of the season........

this is soooo cool!!!!

i'm so excited!! i just found out that Extreme Home Makeover is going to be making over the house across the street from my mom-in-law's house!!! and she is only 15 minutes away. i have to say i watched this show every week for the first 2 years. then i got bored with it. but it's a great concept and i'm thrilled that it's going to be so close that i can actually go see it in progress!! we are leaving for florida sunday so we will miss the first 3 days but after that, i'm spending the night at grandma's!!!!!! be on the lookout for pix and video.....and i'll let you know the air date when i find out!!

grab your tissues!