Fall and procrastination

So I have been named the worst blogger ever by many people(ahhuh....A. Johnson). So what did I do? I created another blog....haha.It's called Grace of My Life- this blog will cover day to day stuff with the Bensingers. The current blog is just going to cover renovations - which I have a lot to update on.
So currently, what is going on with the foreclosure? Well Lots! We are just so busy I don't post. We have updated the guestbath, which definitely needed it. This is step 1 probably/hopefully of 2. The second thing is we are actually going to get furniture for the empty living room. People always say when they come to our house- they probably just haven't gotten around to decorating this room. NOPE! We just don't have any furniture. But that is ending soon folks! So this is the sofa I have picked out and in the very near future will be ordering it from Atkins Furniture(a.k.a Dogtown)



So what do you think?
And we will be adding two wing chairs that belonged to my grandparents. I will be recovering these chairs so they will definitely be a work in progress. But I am very excited to be getting some of my grandparent's furniture. It truly means a lot!

New floors = new house!!!

So the floors are AMAZING!!! Who knew I would get so excited about floors, but its true! I LOVE THEM!! here are some pictures so far....

Long time no blog...........

So a lot has be going on at the Bensinger home! Drum roll please..........we are getting all new floors! What a blessing if you have seen our old ones you would understand why I am so excited. In addition to the new floors we are repainting some rooms to compliment the new floors. The floors will be installed in two weeks so be expecting new photos.

Renovating

Well here are some rough pictures of the renovations so far.......

A Beautiful Day

So this past Sunday we took advantage of the wonderful weather and went to the park with some friends for the afternoon!

Coupon clipping inadequacy!

So I have been really excited about clipping coupons! I started back in the fall (and saved some money like $20 per grocery visit), but was quickly thrown off by the move and Christmas! Well I am back at it and frankly I have become very intimidated. Over the last three months I have found some very serious coupon addicts. They have this down to a science. Well when I sit down I get way to overwhelmed. Where do I start! Did I file that coupon under refrigerated or canned? Because before it was opened it was probably on the shelf, but then after opening it has to be refrigerated. You would think that was easy, but it just kind of depends where I filed the coupons depending on the mood I was in. So here I am jumping back in to the coupon game. Wish me luck.......
On a different note- Meal planning! This is the one thing I hate about being a wife! I don't know what I want to eat or what he will want to eat next Tuesday. I feel like I fall into the same routine over and over again. But I found this website with a lady who plans meals on Mondays! I think I will join her. And where I see fit I shall copy her menu. Saves me time and if its yummy it will totally work.

God is good all the time!

Last week began with Rob coming home with walking pneumonia on Monday. So needless to say he was out of work all week. His co-workers kidded him all day today about possibly having to send him his last will and testament. But as much as I hated Rob being sick last week, I did treasure our time together. Although, I think he would have perferred different circumstances. By friday he was still running fever so back to the doctor he went. He came out with a new perscription and a coupon for it. When the doctor gives you a coupon you know that the price of the drug is not going to benefit the checkbook very well. So of course we being newlyweds don't have a lot of extra cash lying around. So in my mind I am trying to figure out how we are going to swing two doctors visits and LOTS of medicine( that was previously perscribed during the first doctor's visit that didn't help one bit) and now the new medicine. Well we go to the pharmacy to pick up the new medicine and it was $58 ( for ONLY 5 pills) and that was after a $25 off. Wow.... I was like this better be a miracle drug, which it was. He was better within 24 hrs so it was totally worth it. But the most humbling thing was when I went to the mailbox that day we recieved a letter from the gas company. I quickly came inside and asked Rob "did you overpay the gas company?" He quickly replied " Nope, I just paid what they said we owed". Well the letter was to inform us that we had overpaid our last bill. Attached was a check for $58. WOW!! I say God will provide all the time, but it was so amazing just to feel him smiling at me and saying "you worried and I told you I would always take care of you."
So by Saturday Rob was feeling well enough to do light house work with rest periods. How much our house transformed this weekend. First of all it is completely clean with the exception of the basement. But isn't everyone's basement unorganized? Anyway that will come next off week. I even go to clean up the yard. It is all ready for spring plants! Mom is already planning where things will go.
Right now my life is truly a blessing! Day by day I am seeing the Lord's provisions for me and my family. I just pray that I will seek humility and don't become jaded to His will.