Novemeber 2010

The house is in place, as of 10-18-10. We have been working nearly every waking minute on finishing it up. The upstairs was completely unfinished. We started by laying the subfloor. Then came framing and insulating walls, running plumbing and electrical lines. Ofcourse this was not done in any particular order, and most of the time was done simultaneously. So many decisions, so little time. How to do it right the first time!!? Stress, Stress, Stress. Currently, we have nearly all the drywall hung. Now to get it taped and finished. Once that is done we will be closing in on movein day!! How long will that take? Who knows? We had originally told people we hoped to move by Thanksgiving. Will that happen? doubt it. We will be lucky to move in ON Thanksgiving. So people ask if we will be in by Christmas. I just say, I hope to be in by Christmas 2011. I am 99% sure that will happen! Ha. Ha.

I would love to move in on Thanksgiving day. We moved in to our old house on Tgiving day 1998. It seems fitting to move out exactly 12 years later. I think I am just a sentimental fool.

Otherwise, things are just floating along here. I can not manage 2 houses, so the old house is getting minimal attention. The kids are doing well, excelling at school, thank goodness. I know that somedays the stress of all of this gets to them, too.

Kirsten will be going in for surgery in December. She will be having her Tonsils and Adenoids removed. I am sure she will feel better after that is healed up! She does not complain, but I know it affects her more than she says.

Well, I am off to the grocery store. The cupboards are BARE....and the family has been complaining about it.

September 2010

Well, it has been a long time coming. Years ago, we outgrew our little doublewide. As our family grew, the house got smaller, I think! We have been working for over a year to get everything lined up and ready for a new home! We've weighed lots of options.... buying, building, moving... what to do? Several times we have started in a certain direction, only to be stopped short by something. It just didn't seem it was going to work out.

Well, this time it is. We are so excited to share with everyone! We are building a new home. Well, we are having a modular built for us! All the papers are signed, Ts crossed Is dotted. They are building it right now!!! It is planned that the home will arrive on our property on October 11/12, 2010! Whew! What a lot to do in the next 4 weeks or so!

This weekend, Leigh will be digging the foundation. Will Wood, a local concrete mason will be coming next week to pour our basement! It will be so wonderful to see it going up!! There will be some work in the basement to get done in preparation for the home being set on the foundation. The set will take place about the 18th of October.

Anyway, I wanted to share a tidbit of the inside...

This is something like what our kitchen cabinets will look like. We will have an island in the middle with pendant lights over it. The layout will be different than this example, and the cabinets will be light maple with nickle nobs.

This would be my kitchen countertop. It does not have the white across it...that is from a flash. Unfortunately I don't have a good picture of the kitchen flooring.

So, this is the plan. We are getting the L shaped steps. It will have a full basement, so we will have plenty of room for company! We made some minor changes to the above plan, but the layout is still pretty much the same.

I will update you all more as the project progresses!!

August 2010

It has been over a year since I posted to my blog. What has happened? More like, what hasn't happened!

The route that Leigh has been waiting 6 years for, opened up at work. We made the hard decision for me to back off to perdiem, and for Leigh to go back fulltime. It has been a blessing, and I have loved it ever since! Leigh is enjoying working fulltime, and having that structure in his life again.

I work perdiem, 20-36 hours per week. I get to pick the shifts I want, and not feel guilty about the shifts that I don't want. It is wonderful to be able to have several days off to spend with family, etc. I am less stressed and have been able to go off that stupid rotten blood pressure pill that I had to start! Glad to be feeling better that way, too! I am planning on going back to school for my bachelors and then my masters in Nursing. I am planning to be a Nursing Instructor several years from now!

Heidi will be entering 6th grade this fall. That's right! 6th! How/When did that happen? She is at the awkward stage of tweenhood. She isn't sure if she is a little girl, or a grownup. It amuses me to see her toggle the two.

Kirsten is entering the 3rd grade. She is growing right up. She will soon be taller than her big sister...I'm thinking her and her dad will be in contest for height! She is still a sweet little girl though...loves her dolls and any little kid that she comes across.

Shane will be starting Kindergarten. He can't wait. I have mixed feelings. I am ready to have some hours to myself, but also, I can't believe my baby will be going to school! Time sure has flown! He is a smart little whippersnapper, too...so his poor teacher will have her challenges!!

The biggest news is that we are building a new house this fall. We outgrew our poor lil doublewide years ago. Leigh and I have worked very hard the past years to get to this point. So, it is wonderful to see the dream coming true. It will be a Cape Cod, 4 bedroom 2 bath home. We are so excited to have a home big enough for not only our family...but for company!! Can't wait to have you visit!!!