We are MOVED IN!

...and moved out! The movers came yesterday in 1/2 inch of snow and brought all the furniture over successfully. Mom and Dad helped with trips over and helped to clean out the apartment. I think we have cleaned our last rental-oven! Moving was a bit hectic, but having everything in one place is amazing. I am afraid to admit we fit into a 5 bedroom house quite well.

Our resident almost-master plumber Lon successfully installed our new dishwasher and re-installed all the plumbing Alison has been working on, and I think it was only a 2 beer job! (with 3 trips to the store)

I have snuck onto someones internet this morning, we hoped to be all wired up tonite, I will post some photos. I am now off to do more free laundry, with no lines! Amazing!!!!! Thank you to everyone who has helped us get here physically, financially and mentally! We hope to pay you back with gracious accommodations whenever you find yourselves in the neighborhood.

Sweet House almost Home

Wow, since I posted last we have been at the house for dinner most nights. This is because not only is our whole kitchen unpacked (thanks mom!), but we now have a stove, dining room table and couches to enjoy. We have been making multiple trips of boxes of clothes, books and small stuff every evening and will be sleeping at the house this Saturday after the movers come to bring the furniture over. We can't wait! Our apartment is pretty empty feeling, but is also warm with free heat and hot water.

We also have curtains hung upstairs and the new washer and dryer installed and working! (not without spraying the exposed electrical box with a hose stream of water, whups!) Anyone who wants me to teach them how to do plumbing, sign up here.

I will hopefully have some more photos soon to post, otherwise you will just have to stop by and see for yourself! Check out the Evite link at the top for our Housewarming Open House info.

We're Floored!

The last monumental tile was laid on Friday evening, and the last two buckets of grout were spread Saturday morning! 1,100 square feet all perfectly lined up and cut to fit with gorgeous ceramic tile!

We have already purged our garage of most of the tiling equiptment but not the scraps of tile. I hope everyone is excited to see what kind of ceramic "art" you will all be receiving for Christmas!

Brewer Approves!

Brewer took no time getting used to running off leash in his new huge fenced in yard. He still gets a few cockle-burrs but not many after all we raked up.

Brewer also took no time getting used to the carpet (only took him 2 hours to make his first puke, consider carpet broken in!) AND Brewer is almost free to run anywhere in the tiled basement, since we only have 7 tiles to go (one closet left) after Jeremy has had a marathon of mortar!

Tile Time Out

With the great weather we had last week we were able to do some work outside. Dad and I raked the front yard (10 bags weren't enough), then later in the week Jeremy and I raked the back yard (40 bags weren't enough!) Jeremy also set up a firepit in the back yard that we have used to get rid of two trees-worth of sticks! Dad has washed almost every window in the house, and with Grandma and Grandpa's help, mom finished the kitchen!