Who is Nellie-Mae?

Welcome. We are Tim & Jen. People think we are a little crazy. Our life journey may indeed confirm that. We have been married for 11 years. We have two 8 yr old boys & a 6 yr old daughter. We focus on our faith, our family, and our dreams and have gone hard after them at all costs. We've had many addresses, many babies, many jobs, but only 1 main mission. To live out our passions and make what we do matter. My husband went back to school to get his HVAC degree and now has the job of his dreams. In 2010 we launched our dream to renovate houses. Although our babies were only 3 and 1, we loved it so much we decided to do it again. We turned the 1st house renovation into our first rental property, Nellie Mae. We moved into our current house, The Hope House, summer of 2012. Tim works full time as a Commercial Technician, rips apart and renovates our home by hand, and is still a pretty high energy awesome dad! Oh yeah, in 2013 we decided to adopt. My primary job is a stay at home wifey and mama to our 3 precious children. I shop and budget for the homes we buy. Our main mission is to know Christ, make Him known, and live out our God-given talents with no regrets.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Whoa Nellie!!

For viewer discretion, pictures will be shown room by room. They are just too overwhelming. So, not much description is needed. It's fair to say, the previous renter left it in a little disarray. Here are the BEFORE pics of Nellie-Mae. The kitchen. Nice, real nice. Loving the pink curtains. Seriously, all that is in the kitchen is a sink. And lots of nice "extras". A milk jug, some peeling wallpaper, a nice handtowel, and who doesnt love a hot water heater next to the sink?The kitchen leading out to the back porch. Again, awesome window treatments.

Beautiful double window in the kitchen with some cement blocks if you feel like taking a seat



The kitchen leading into the eating area. Underneath the 3 layers of linoleum, there are the original 1950's oak hardwood floors. But, who doesn't love a few layers of linoleum for padding, better than carpet.
Other side of the room looking back at the kitchen.
Double window in eating area. My dad calling for reinforcements, we are gonna need lots!
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  1. Beth StewartJune 1, 2010 at 9:05 PM

    Jennifer, I cannot wait to see how this will turn out! With you're unfailing dedication to find the positive and Tim's handiness, I'm sure this will be a success. And, if it's not, if all you've managed to do is rip out a few things, you've done Nellie Mae a favor. Right now, I kind of think of her as Tammy Fay Baker, with all kinds of bad make up on.

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  2. AshleyJune 2, 2010 at 8:37 AM

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE house renovations and everything that goes along with them, so as long as you don't mind I believe that I'll live vicariously through your story here...

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  3. Brandon and JamieJune 2, 2010 at 10:41 AM

    I love Nellie Mae!

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