The List of All Lists

Prompted by another visit to the house in Kula yesterday, today we made the list of all lists.  This mother of a list is all the stuff we need to get done to our house in order to rent it out and get what we want for it.

The biggest item to top off this list is a new roof.  This will be the biggest ticket item.  Hoping some favors will equal a deep discount for us.  Some other things we need to do (I won't list them all, that would take up a lot of space) are tiling the kitchen backsplash and stripping the cabinets to show the beautiful Koa wood underneath, painting, putting a new toilet seat in (ours is wobbly...our poor tushies have had to live with that for who know how long), putting grass down in the front yard, removing the broken door that keeps our linen storage under wraps, and a slew of other stuff.

Well, right after we did a walk through and made "the list," we got to work.  We now have...a new toilet seat, the door for the linen storage is down and a tension rod is in it's place all ready for a nice curtain to keep things private.  The old orange tiles are completely off the kitchen walls and new stone in up behind the stove.  The cabinets have all been removed and are being stripped as I type.  Ahhh, already making progress.  Yeehaw!  (why we didn't do this sooner than, now, I have no idea...but I do know having that goal of the house in Kula definitely helps!)

I called in the troops and on Wednesday I am hosting a paint party with my parents.  I bring food, drinks and the paint, they bring their taping off skills and patience..hopefully! :)

Anyhow, it's a beginning!  Praying it all works out.  Oh and we've gotten a lot of interest in renting our house.  I think I have found someone - she and her fiance are actually from Orange County...small world and meant to be, I'd say!  

More updates to follow...until then, keep your fingers crossed for the Burns Ohana!

Aloha! Sarah