The One About the Move

   Hello from the new house.  We finally got our internet hooked up today.  I am so thankful that I have internet on my phone or I would have gone crazy.  I am way too attached to the internet. 
    We made our big move on April 28th, which means we have now been in our house over a week.  The carpenters left on the 27th, which was hard for me.  There are still so many little things to do, and it is driving me crazy that things are unfinished.  The guys had to go frame up the new Assisted Living home in Tilden, and tell me they will be back soon to finish up.  In the meantime, I keep adding to the list of things I notice that still need done/fixed:  tile work, porch railings, leaky faucets, hot water issues, 2nd coats of paint and touch-ups, etc...  The tile is on back order until next week, so I hope the guys come back at that point.  I am dying to have my master bathtub tiled and finished.
    I am loving it out here regardless of all that is left to do.  I love being out of town.  I love having the building just down the hill.  The boys play outside constantly.  When they see Papa, Daddy, or Uncle Nate or Trav down there, they take off in a dead sprint.  I love that they are around the guys and the farming lifestyle now.  They will learn so much just by being around it.  I am in love with my back covered porch, even if it is unfinished and with no patio or yard.  It is so calm, and I just love the view.  We had some people over last Friday, and just sat and chatted out there as the boys played.  Love it! 
    Here are some pictures from the house. 

 Still missing the front porch pillars and railing, but you can see Ernie's asphalt circular driveway that was so important to him.  I didn't feel it was necessary when he did it, but now love it.  Gavin has probably made 100 laps on his bike so far. 

Laundry room, by the door to the garage..needs a 2nd coat of paint.  

My beautiful kitchen!  2 more bar stools are coming to match, as well as the tile backsplash.

 View of dining room/living room.  No furniture yet, but a sectional and chairs are coming in the next month.

 Master bedroom.  How did I live without a king-size bed before? 

 Entryway--the wood parts of the door still need painted white.  In the evening the light streams through and makes rainbows on the walls.  It's so pretty.

Office....one of my favorite parts of the house. So functional!  I have file drawers, bookshelves, and tons of storage for the farm paperwork.

 The boys' bedroom.  I have wall decorations, but I can't bring myself to put any holes in the walls yet.  After looking at this picture, it seems really boring in there.

A view of the enormous family room downstairs

 Part of the family room downstairs--Ernie's home theatre area with stone fireplace

This is my home gym area.  I am going to bring the treadmill out from my parents' house and put it next to the elliptical.  No excuses to not lose the baby weight.  Those pounds are coming off!!  :)

   There honestly isn't much I would change.  I am in love with my house!  Now I have 6 days of work left, and then the entire summer to settle in with my little munchkins.

    I haven't posted for a month, and there are so many funny things that the boys have said.  I wish I would have written them all down.  Asher found "pet" toads as soon as we moved in.  He even went so far as to put one of them on his shoulder and walk around.  Of course, he then decided it was more fun to torture and kill his pets.  At one point, Gavin told me they put a toad in a plastic container and buried it.  Poor little toad.  I haven't seen a toad for a few days now.  I think one of them got away and told his buddies to stay far away from our house. 
   The boys have handled the move very well.  They are sleeping so much better.  I was concerned they would be scared of the basement and not go down there alone, but it doesn't bother them a bit.  They go down there often and play.  Of course, I usually am down there within 5 minutes because I hear them fighting.  They are definitely going through a fighting stage.  I'll give you one guess as to which one of them starts the fights.  Here is my little troublemaker!