FINALLY! We are not all the way moved in yet...ok so there is no furniture, no towels or kitchen items, only a few clothing items...but our Christmas tree is up, the cats are back home, and I have been sleeping there for two nights now (on a sleeping bag on the floor). Don't care. It feels like home and I LIKE IT.
Everything is freshly cleaned and painted, new carpet is installed, and the bathrooms are ALMOST done. I have almost everything I need. All that's left is for Jim, Beth, Woody and Bunny to come home, and for us to introduce our new kitten to her new home! Ok, and then unpack 100 or so boxes of stuff that is right now located in a POD on our driveway. We'll get there.
This did make for a most wonderful Thanksgiving! Beth made a vegetarian dinner - green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, cranberries and home made pecan pie! Yes, Jim and I did ruin the vegetarian theme by putting turkey gravy on the mashed potatoes :-) A good time was had by all, and it was nice to spend a peaceful and thankful day together.
And today, we met Molly, Jamie and Molly's 'friend' Brandon for lunch at Trucadero's in Milwaukee. Haven't seen Molly since vacation in August, haven't seen Jamie since her birthday in September, and have never seen Brandon before. So that was like icing on the cake, and just made the whole week more memorable.
Now I know why it's called "Thanksgiving!"
Friday, November 26, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
On Limping to the Finish Line
Almost there! ALMOST THERE!
In a few weeks we should be moving back into our home! It has taken twice as long as originally thought. That's how things go sometimes...the best laid plans, as they say. We are all excited and cannot wait to get back to our home. I can feel the adrenaline as I start to plan for what tasks and activities need to take place to accomplish this task. I feel as though part of my life has been "on hold" since we had to move out.
I'm grateful, however, SO GRATEFUL, that we had a beautiful home in Grafton to live in while our Cedarburg home was repaired. It has been nice to live here, but there is no place like home.
There is an enormous amount of work ahead of us. We literally have to go through every single item we own and determine what to do with it. Put everything away. Arrange furniture. Hang artwork.
I can't wait! Mostly, it feels great to see that finish line just ahead.
In a few weeks we should be moving back into our home! It has taken twice as long as originally thought. That's how things go sometimes...the best laid plans, as they say. We are all excited and cannot wait to get back to our home. I can feel the adrenaline as I start to plan for what tasks and activities need to take place to accomplish this task. I feel as though part of my life has been "on hold" since we had to move out.
I'm grateful, however, SO GRATEFUL, that we had a beautiful home in Grafton to live in while our Cedarburg home was repaired. It has been nice to live here, but there is no place like home.
There is an enormous amount of work ahead of us. We literally have to go through every single item we own and determine what to do with it. Put everything away. Arrange furniture. Hang artwork.
I can't wait! Mostly, it feels great to see that finish line just ahead.
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