Back On Line

I can’t believe we are finally out of our old house! What a nightmare that was. I knew it would be bad but I could only guess how much junk we had until we started trying to fit it into boxes and piling it on a trailer. The garage was the worst of it. Junk, junk, junk. I’d like to say things will be better at the new house but I’m not really hopeful about it. We were able to sell some of our furniture at the last minute. I put a “Furniture For Sale” sign in the yard and was surprised at how many people stopped to see what we had. Just getting rid of a few big pieces made moving that much easier.

We’re up and running again with our internet and we’re as settled as we’re going to get in our temporary house. I tried to keep what we brought down to a minimum but we still have more than we have room for. It’s a large home but with all of the owner’s belongings taking up the storage space, we’re left to live out of boxes. It’s pretty much an organizing nightmare that we get to live with for a while. We’re just so grateful that we have a place to stay!

Our new house is getting electrified and plumbed this next week. It’s been so cold up there that it’s miserable even going to the farm for an hour to check on things. Chris and the kids like to get a bonfire going in the driveway to try to keep warm. Our propane is hooked up so if we can get the last door in we’ll have a much more comfortable time of it and the subs will be happy too.

Our chimney is bricked. Picking out the brick went surprisingly well. We only changed our minds three times! We went driving around the city in a snowstorm comparing our brick samples to old buildings. Now we have the dreaded task of picking the roof color and the paint color for the siding. Are there any design professionals out there who can help us?

The kids and I have really missed going to the gym this last month. Chris has been on vacation all week and baby Love has been very sick and so we stuck to house projects. She’s finally feeling better and eating today so we may be headed to the gym soon. We took the kids swimming there yesterday and I got to lift weights for a minute. My legs are slightly sore from a very easy workout so I’m in for some trouble when I get into it full swing!