The house rocks, Mom & Dad…
The first few days after we officially “moved in” to our house were admittedly tough. There were piles of boxes to unpack, we had to …
building our Home
Five Minute Friday: Here
This week’s 5 Minute Friday is all about “here”…just writing, no thinking… GO I perch on my stool at the kitchen island, gazing out the window and …
coming out of the haze…
I stopped by the rental house today to pick up our vacuum cleaner, the last thing to go. It was empty and clean, a few …
Five Minute Friday: Beyond
This week’s 5 Minute Friday is all about “beyond”…just writing, no thinking… GO The day drags behind me like a limp shadow. My muscles ache …
on moving day…
Closing on our house felt like it would never come, but when last Friday rolled around, it was almost surprising. Thankfully uneventful, we signed our …
Substantially complete…but not yet a home…
“Substantially complete.” That’s how Ben described our house after our last visit, after we saw what had been completed. The foyer light was [finally] in… …
on tile backsplashes, chrome lamps, and chewed fingernails…
When we picked out the finishes for our new house back in January, I fussed and fretted over the details. Did we pick the right …
60 Day Warning…
We received our official “60 Day Warning” last week, giving us a [better] idea of when our house will be move-in ready. Okay, maybe it’s …
The walls are closing in…literally!!!
Over the last couple of weeks, our house has taken on (yet another) entirely new look. One day we were looking at stacks of drywall… and …
on life…right now…
on the job front… Even though I thought teaching a class wasn’t going to pan out…it turns out I am going to be teaching a …
