First Holiday

 

We celebrated our first holiday in the new house on Thanksgiving. We weren't sure we could pull it off but it worked out okay. We thought we were ready until we started looking for glass casserole dishes and realized they were still packed up somewhere. We thought of buying everything we needed to cook but not necessarily what we needed to cook in. lol! We found other pots and pans to use and all was well. 

We enjoyed the day with close family and had a wonderful visit and meal. Several of the family hadn't seen the house yet so it was fun giving them a tour. 

We had a lot to be thankful this year. Some family members had some health issues this year but are doing quite well now. 

On another note our old house should be on the market most any time now. The signs went up Monday, pictures were taken Tuesday and while we haven't seen it on the MLS listing or anything yet we're expecting it most any time. We certainly hope there will be an individual, a couple or a family that will love it and want to make it their own. 

We're Still Here!

 

Sorry our posts have been fewer recently but things have been busy. We went back to work last week so time to work on things was more limited. We continued to work hard on our old house to get it all ready to go on the market. For those looking for a new home or know someone who is, it should be available soon. They are coming to take pictures early this week. We believe we shared before we will be working with Levi Cox. Yes, we're going to #ListwithLevi. 

We took a little time off yesterday to do something fun. Pepper went to stay with aunt LuAnn and we went for a bite to eat and to see Jeff Dunham. It was nice to step away from everything just a bit and a much needed break. 

Today we were back putting finishing touches on cleaning at the old house and arranging, working on the new house. We're looking forward to Thanksgiving as we will be hosting a small family gathering. Not everything will be in place but we've got the basics and we'll be just fine. 

Some have asked for pictures of our decorating and well, we've still got boxes around and 'stuff' isn't organized or put away yet but here are a few pictures we thought we'd share. 

We have our dining room fixed up a bit in preparation for Thanksgiving. The picture is a portrait done by our friend Frank Duncan. It's a picture of the Floyd Country Store. Serena and lots of others are actually in the picture which is cool but it's even more special because that's where we got married almost 12 years ago. 

We're still working on arranging the living room area but we're got our fireplace at the center and then china cabinets made by Serena's Dad on either side. Looking to add some personal pictures and handmade items in the weeks to come. 

We'll try to work on things more as we get closer to the Christmas holiday. Looking forward to seeing how we want to decorate. 

Meanwhile, from our house to yours we wish you all a very wonderful Thanksgiving!! 

Working vacation

 

We both took the week off last week to get moved in and we are we glad we did. Whew, boy did we work. Most all of the items we needed moved to the new house got here last Saturday but in the old house we had boxes, some furniture and miscellaneous items that needed to go somewhere. We have a shed behind the old house we needed to clean out some so it can be moved across the road. 

If anyone is interested we've got a huge printer that works well and prints large items, blueprints, pictures, etc. asking $75. 

There is also a big heavy metal desk that needs a new home. It's very heavy but it will never wear out. We were asking $50 but to get it gone we're willing to give it away. If you or someone you know needs a good desk, holler at us. 

We need these items gone ASAP so we can get ready for that house to go on the market. 

We're still working on getting settled at the new house. We were blessed with a beautiful weather week for our vacation time. We even got to sit out on our front porch for a while one day. We're feeling more and more at home. The fur babies are settling in pretty well too. The cats had a little over 24 hours before Pepper came home. They still hide a lot during the day but when the sun sets they come out and explore. They seem to be getting used to things. 

We've got the welcome sign out! Stop on by if you're in the neighborhood. 

Busy Weekend

 It was very busy but exciting weekend around here getting some things moved into the new digs. 

It wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for the wonderful people in this picture. These people are all family to us, either by blood or by 'heart'. We each have been through good and bad with these folks and love them all dearly. Front Eva Johnson and Serena, middle, Kevin and Erma Stovall, LuAnn Zimmerman, Donald, back Mike Howell and Devin Jacobs. 

We're still working on moving some of our smaller items and just getting things arranged and set up in general. Moving is never an easy task but we'll get there. We have vacation this week to try and clean out the old house and get more settled in the new. 

Today we brought the cats over. Belle is adjusting pretty well but Jack is normally our 'scaredy cat' so he's still hiding out while she's out exploring. They both hid a good bit of the day. Pepper has been on vacation since yesterday morning. We thought it would be safer for her and everyone else for her to not be here. With open doors and lots of people moving about would have been too easy for her to get out or someone to fall over her. She's spent lots of time up here at the house as it was being built so we think she'll settle in pretty nicely. 

We'll check in as the week progresses. Everyone have a great week! 

Let the fun begin!

 

Tomorrow is a big day, it's time for the big move. 

Seems it took forever but yet didn't take long at all. Here's hoping we'll be able to get most of the large stuff in place tomorrow, then we can work on the smaller stuff. We are both taking vacation next week to try and get settled in. 

We had made a video early on in the process and now that it's finished we decided to do another one. 

We noticed we failed to give credit in the video to Michael Krawchison (Kountry Mountain Creations on Facebook) for making the fireplace box and mantle.

We, of course, need to thank Matthew and Jessica Thomas of Countryside Custom Homes for building our beautiful new house. 

Enjoy the video! 

link to video 

We Did It!

 

It's been a good week for only being Tuesday. 

Our countertops arrived along with our upper cabinets. The sinks have been put in place, the cabinets look awesome. We have a bench in our laundry room for hanging coats and storing other items. We're waiting on the top for the fireplace box that should arrive Thursday and that's it. 

We did the walk through with our builder this afternoon and signed off on everything. We passed inspection with the county of Floyd and we're ready to start moving in!! 

We still have the bank side of things to deal with but as far as the house goes, all is done except for final clean up and moving in! 

Pictures of the finished kitchen. 

Here's our bench in our laundry room. 

Last but not least here are our vanities in our small bath and master bathroom. 

Our goal when we started this adventure was to be in by Thanksgiving and we're gonna make it. Stay tuned as we'll be sharing a video later this week to compare with the one we did months ago showing the lay out and we'll probably be sharing some of how the move is going.