Fireplace

Here's the fireplace. I love it. The tiles are metallic/rusty ceramic and incredibly cheap. $5 apiece. I really like the mantel too. Very simple. I showed them my grandparents/parents mantle and they duplicated it. Gee, which way do you spell mantle?

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House with snow

Here's the house in the snow. I know I need to show lots of interior photos, but they just don't look like much when the room is empty. I'll try to take some shots with our furniture in now - before things start to get messy. Right now boxes are stacked all over.

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Ice and snow

Here's a few photos from the ice day. These photos just don't do it justice. Maybe if they were larger. It was gorgeous.

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Moving Day

Finally, the day has arrived. We were to move on Tues, but there was an ice storm. No school. No work - which we've never been closed for a day since I've been here for 24 years. Actually, in town streets were ok, but we stayed in and spent the day packing and baking and relaxing. School was delayed the next morning too.

Today, the movers arrived at 8:45 and had the house loaded in the truck by 10:30. I had everything organized and ready for them - 3 extra days gained me a lot of organizing and more boxes packed. They had to take apart the bunk bed and the day bed. Then they only had to drive 2 miles up the street to our new house. They had everything unloaded there by 12:15.

It's kind of giddy to think we'll be living there now. Exciting to rearrange the furniture and get everything in it's new place. I'm looking forward to deciding where everything will go in the kitchen.

Right now the cat is playing with little bits of trash left on the floor. Nibbles stayed shut in the bathroom and when I let him out he was not too happy to see everything gone. He really hates the new house - because it's new and because it was empty. So I hope he'll also be excited to explore our old furniture in a new location. Right now he is having fun hopping around. And I'm doing load after load of bed linens. Kids each have a laundry basket full of clean clothes to move over and a lot of their clothes went over in their dresser drawers.

After the movers left, I drove over to the Y and walked around on their trails. The ice still remains on the trees, though today it is melting more. I've never seen ice remain 4 days. Every tree and bush is gorgeous and the town has been like a fairyland this week. First thing in the morning, everything is frosty white. When the sun comes out, everything glistens and at night, the
street lights turn all the trees white. I've taken lots of photos and I'll post some.

M.F.H.

Moving Soon

Hadn't realized how long it's been since I've written, but people tell me they are actually checking the blog, so I guess I'm overdue to add more photos.

I didn't record at all Frank coming up to help me paint. We painted or touched up 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, the living/kitchen and the front room. I'd probably only have less than half that done without his help. I still have some touch up to do. And still deciding colors for some rooms.

House is basically done except for fireplace mantel which should be this week. And for some reason, kitchen people have not installed glass inserts in cabinet doors for 3 weeks! And I'm missing 1 countertop in laundry and hooks in mudroom. Garage needs to be emptied of workmen's stuff. I have to clean basement. They swept it out, but it's dirty. So I hope to clean this weekend before I can install and fill shelves in basement and garage.

Sarah is having her delayed birthday/slumber party this Sat. night at the new house. We don't need furniture for that.

Next I have to check with work and call the movers and set a date to move. I've been delaying because I need to empty so many cabinets (china) and bookshelves. But once the date is set, I'll go into overdrive and get it done.

Christmas presents to buy and wrap, Christmas cards to write and send, Christmas concerts and parties to attend. . . And it snowed last night. So I promise more photos soon.

M.F.H.