We are Moved!!

So much has gone on since my last post. We finally are now officially moved into the house. I am forever amazed how much stuff we have accumulated in just 3 years worth of time. Boxes upon boxes of memories. I realized that there are so many thing that I value so very much that may just look like a simple piece of paper to someone else. I truly value every moment and memory of my life. So, we packed up a billion boxes and loaded up the moving truck. Of course the kids were so excited and begged to sit in the truck. I must admit, there was a moment that morning that was exciting and refreshing to me as well.

Once we got in to the house and got all the furniture and boxes stacked on top of everything, it was time to settle down. Yeah right! Now comes the process of organizing and putting away and getting rid of. We did make our first home transformation purchase. I am really quite excited about it. We bought the primer to start on kitchen and trim in the dining room. I am so very ready to get started. I am reminded though, every time I walk into the dining room and kitchen how much work there is, and that oops, I still have to take down that purple wallpaper. YUCK! I did however decide to make roman shades out of old mini blinds. I found this great blog on here with easy step by step directions. I think for my first time, they turned out pretty nice!














That first night in the house, I really was nervous about. There are alot of memories of my fathers last moments in the room which my husband and I now sleep in. There are moments in ever nook and cranny that my husband will never be able to understand that I carry on my own. As I thought about the difficulty of trying to make their house my own, I began to think about how it must have felt for my mom to be on the outside of her home. That made me really take a step back and realize that I am not the only one struggling with this change. As I laid my pictures around the house and set beds up, there was the most amazing peace throughout it all. I know this will be hard some days and some days the excitement is overwhelming. I am ready to change it and get started. My dad would be proud. We did finally get to spend some time outdoors with the beautiful weather while on Spring Break. The kids and I went on a nature hike , and ice cream to top it off. Then......back to work.


So, now that my computer is back up and running and we are officially moved in, hang on.......here we go!!