I've got pictures!

I tried to blog last night, but the pictures I took of the house didn't come out very well, so I had to wait until today when the sun was out to get some pictures. I took some after shots of the kitchen and living room. You can see them here. Here's a few shots of the shelves Mike designed and made for me.
He just cut one more for me to go over the doorway between the breakfast nook and living room. He did such a great job on these and all the other "honey-do" items I've had for him since we bought this place. I think we still have a dozen or so projects to work on as we can afford them, and that doesn't even count the projects for outside! Oh well, there's no hurry, we have the rest of our lives to work on them--or until the Lord returns, whichever comes first.

Well, I've got a shelf to go stain so I will close here. Y'all have a great week and I will chat again next week. Till then, God's love and blessings.

We are officially moved in!

Actually, we've been moved in for a few weeks, but this is the first chance I've had to sit down and do some updating.

We are having so much fun here in our new house. It seems like every time we go out in the "yard", we find new treasures. So far we've found, raspberries (LOTS of them!), rhubarb, grapes, strawberries, peonies, wild roses, and my favorite flower--daisies. :o) Poor Nick never gets to finish mowing the yard because I keep finding things I want to transplant to a better location. We have a family of chipmunks living in the yard along with some squirrels and a bazillion birds. We like listening to the wood peckers and the owls. We've seen a few deer wandering through the property and even a few snakes. We're probably going to get a visit from a bear sooner or later, especially once the raspberries start to ripen. We've already seen a few while out driving. Most of the house is surrounded by trees, but there's a large open field in the front, and the last few weeks we've enjoyed watching the fireflies all around it.

We are pretty much settled in. I still have about 2 dozen boxes to sort through, but the furniture is all in and it looks like home again. Mike just finished a few decorative shelves in the kitchen for me to display my teacup collection. I think one more over the doorway should do it--until I add to the collection that is. ;o) The ones he finished came out great. I will take some pictures as soon as the kitchen is all finished. The other rooms are all finished except the stairway. I want to hang Mike's plaques and momentos from the different bases we've been to, but I need a bigger ladder to reach. Someday I'd like to paint the two bathrooms, but I think those projects may wait a little while.

Mike is still working at the computer store, but, Lord willing, he'll have an interview this week or next for an IT position at the nearby school district. It would be REALLY nice to have a full time job--especially since we had to by a more reliable vehicle. I'm hoping to get my Stampin' Up! business going again soon. My office is almost all organized, but I think it's organized enough to work with. Nick is looking for a job right now, and the girls and I are finishing up their school work a little at a time.

I think that just about does it for us. Since this blog is for my friends and family, I would love to hear from you. Please feel free to leave a comment or email me. We don't have long distance on our phone yet, so we haven't done a lot of calling. We can use our cell phones, but they don't always have great reception.

Well, now that we're settled in, I'm trying to get back into a routine so I will be posting again this Thursday, and will make a great effort to update each Thursday. Till then--God's love & blessings to you.