Working at it...

Yesterday, the landlord came by and said " Can I show the house today?" lol I was like 'Sure... no problem.' YIKES! hehe The mad dash began since we're in the process of packing, and have pictures off the walls. So I straightened and cleaned in an hour, and all went well. He showed the house to two prospective tenants. Today he'll be showing it again in the afternoon. His hope is to get it rented today, so neither of us has to worry, and we can move in peace. :)

The pain is pretty bad over these past few days. Swelling in my ankles, and lower legs, and shortness of breath are hitting me hard. This happens in the winter when I'm close to a bout of CHF. I'm fighting like hell to hold it away this winter. On a good note... I've come so far since last year at this time. I've not been in the hospital this year, and my health is much better then it was. So I'm grateful for the small improvements.

Today we begin moving things to storage and the cabin. I'm hoping to be all moved by next weekend, and begin settling into our new home. Then I can tend to some health issues and recover. The ablation didn't work that I had done in December, so I'll be scheduled for a hysterectomy within these next few months. Then the recovery and healing from that. lol I'm taking it all in stride... and just taking each day as it comes.

Tons of love to all!!

Packing begins...

Today I began packing and Oh my goodness there's a lot of  'stuff'! lol

We rented a 10x20 storage, and we're separating things we need to move to cabin, and things we don't use often and don't need for a while. That's hard because I'm sure you know that you don't need something until it's put away. haha

I've packed all the pictures of the kids, and grand kids. Those are going with us. Also, I've began taking down the curtains and packing those to go to cabin. :)

Next, I'm deciding to sell a few pieces and see if we can generate just a little more income for moving and cabin repairs. 

Back to work... and love yas! 

Picture's of progress...

Just a little difference in white's on ceiling. hehe

Looking at far wall... needs finished.

Bedroom carpet and baseboard...

If we remove that heater... hmmm...

Living room has carpet!

Seaming... not perfect but ours...

Distraction!! My $20 Bargain find Stove!!!

Monarch Wood Cook Stove - all there! Only 500 lbs!

OK... I moved a 500 lb. stove... you want me to do what???

Soda break time first... lol

Oh look... heater is off wall... and it's painted!

Yay! Thank you Marc!

Bedroom carpet is finished...

Now just gotta paint the baseboard...

Hallway with carpet...

Beginning to trim out living room... time to go home.

We put in two full days this weekend, getting lots of things done. It's so rewarding to look back at the before pictures and see how far we've come in getting the cabin ready to make our home. Thank you to Dusty and Aaron for their helping us this weekend... especially in getting that heavy stove brought in. I love that stove!! hehe

Thanks for sharing with us!!

Marc, Suzi, and Brittany

Works in progress...

We worked on the cabin again yesterday.

I have to say I'm not feeling as overwhelmed as I did at first. With each accomplishment comes the satisfaction of being one step closer to moving into our new home.

We had a few snafu's thrown into the works this week, with getting a call from the water company on Wednesday saying we had water leaks, and had used 60,000 gallons of water! Marc and I went out and found two broken pipes. The carpets were wet so we had to rent an extractor, and fan for a day to get the water up.

Then on Thursday when I checked my bank account, I found that someone had charged my paypal account $500.00!!! I about had a coronary. The bank not only helped clear this up, but gave us a credit to cover the monies until paypal comes through and corrects the charge. I'll be happy when that's all cleared up.

Marc laid the carpets in the bedroom, and put the baseboards on. They turned out pretty great. I painted the ceiling in the kitchen. It went from yellowish to white! Looks so much better. Also, I began cleaning the appliances, and floors underneath them, and found things like eggshells, boxes from prepared foods, straw, and filth. It was disgusting! Oh... and the burner guards on the stove were cast iron, but had gummed on foods and burnt on spots, so we left those soaking overnight and will have to scrape the yuck off. Underneath their beautiful.

Today, we go look at a early 1900's stove that we can put to use in the kitchen for usable space, and conversation. It's pretty neat looking and a bargain at only $20. I can store pots and pans in it, and put usable things on top.

Also, we plan to lay the carpet in the living room today, and that will make such a huge difference in the way everything looks. Then we can begin moving things and setting up.

I'm very excited to get resettled in our new home. I think it'll turn out pretty neat, and it's ours! YAY!

I'll post some more pictures soon!!

Hugs!!

A new beginning...

Well, we bought a cabin and 4 acres!

So I figure this is a start to a brand new phase in our lives. We're settling in with lots of work to be done on property, and in cabin, as well as plans to expand in the spring/summer this year.

I will probably just keep small notes and pictures along the way, but since this is so significant I feel it should be written for years to come, and looking back on our accomplishments.

Just a few of the before pictures... with the one painted wall in the living area that we've done. We've painted the bedroom, the kitchen, and the kitchen cabinets for a fresh look. :)

Hugs and loves... Wish us well!

Suzi