Good-Bye Home

This week we said good-bye to our old home. And it surprised me just how difficult it was. I knew it would be hard, but we're so thrilled to have our new home complete, and are enjoying it so much, I thought maybe I'd be able to say good-bye to our old home without too many tears.

I was wrong.

It wasn't a big beautiful house. It was old and outdated. But it was our first real home together as a family. It was ours. It was the only home the girls remember.

I kept telling myself that the memories we have don't leave with the house.

They remain with us.

But it was difficult nonetheless. Especially for a girl who gets easily attached.

But now?

Now we get to make new memories in our new house.

And it's sure to feel like a home soon.

And what do ya know. We can actually see what the front of it looks like. The mobile home was so close to the building site ~ up until now, we had to kind of guess ;)

More House Pics

So . . . you asked for it! More house pics :)

We tend to be a bit private at times, so I will try to share enough without over-sharing. Know what I mean? ;) And before we start, you have to promise not to look too closely. We just started moving in on Wednesday. We're definitely still in the "settling in" stage.

Ready?

Please, come on in . . .

On the right you'll find the powder room. No mirrors yet, but soon. Soon.

And on the left, Jeremy's office. A perfect spot for his hunting trophies. A little further down is my pantry.

The stairway. We'll head on upstairs in a minute.

And our kitchen/dining room. This is where we spend a great deal of time, you know. Cooking, food prep, clean up, homeschooling. Whew! A little further and you'd see our dining room table and sliding glass doors that lead to a back deck. We can't wait to enjoy breakfast out there once the weather starts cooperating.

And the Living area. This room is getting some brand new furniture in a few weeks. My super sweet and loving in-laws surprised us with a trip to pick out a new sofa and chair. Until the furniture arrives we're kind of leaving this room alone.

Across from the kitchen is the hallway that leads to our bedroom and the room the girls are staying in for now. Until they feel more comfortable heading upstairs ;) There is also the utility room down that way which leads to the garage.

Now, on to the upstairs . . .

The first door on the right is the girls' bathroom.

And straight ahead, two bedrooms.

One houses vanities, my sewing machine, crafts, toy boxes and bins . . .

And the other, the girls' beds and dressers.

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Thanks so much for all your sweet comments and emails. We so appreciate the thoughts and prayers during this time of transition. I think we're all settling in nicely. And hopefully all of the paperwork, manufactured home selling and moving, and clean up go smoothly and are behind us by the time baby girl #4 arrives!

Movin' On In!

I can hardly believe it, but we've actually moved in! The house is done, the final inspection complete, and we've moved all of our belongings ~ all 400 million of them. We still have loan paperwork to tackle {which is a lot bigger task than it sounds}, all that goes along with selling our old manufactured home that sits right smack dab in front of our new house, and dealing with county issues regarding the moving of the manufactured home. Whew! It's going to be a busy couple of months. But at least the house is finished, and the move in complete. One step at a time, right?

These were taken before total chaos ensued. I didn't realize how much stuff we had!

Yesterday morning we actually enjoyed breakfast in our new home.

And a couple photos of Kam from this morning before my doctor appointment. I just have to share them because she looked so dang cute just eating her toast :)

So . . . what have I missed?

House Updates

It's been a little while since my last house update. Mostly because our weather has left a lot to be desired which has resulted in some delays. {That and we've had non-weather related delays too. Isn't that just the way?}. But since many of you have asked. Here ya go.

You're welcome, Julie ;)

The start of the rough plumbing. Woohooo! {Who knew you could be so excited over plumbing?}

This will be our basement. Can you see the stairs through there? Stairs! We are big time, people.

And a little side shot.

This is how it will stay for a few days. We are waiting for approval from the county before we proceed much further. In a couple of weeks {fingers crossed} it's actually going to look like a house!!

Guess What We're Doing Today . . .

The Day Has Come . . .

Excavation has started!

We are a {tiny} bit closer to our new home!!!

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Thanks so much, by the way, for all of the input on the tulip pictures. I value all of your opinions! :)