Moving Time!

After checking out all the corners of the Hampton Roads peninsula, we finally found a house that would work for us: (1) takes big dogs, do you know how HARD it is to find folks that take pets at all, (2) good school district, considering how "hit and miss" the neighborhoods are around here, that was a rather huge consideration, (3) big enough (although this picture makes the house look huge, it's just under 1600 sq ft), has a garage for the excess junk for us to sort and PURGE, shed in back for naughty children who spend the night (or for a lawnmower), and a fun yard where Chris and Maya can play, we can install a swing, hang our swinging chairs, and a make a GARDEN!! flowers and vegetables, yay!

and BARBEQUE!! gas, charcoal, smoker

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The actual "moving day" will be Tuesday, when our 7 tons of boxes and "stuff" arrive. We probably won't move in until the weekend, but we got the keys today so we can start.

The workers there are still doing some repairs to the kitchen floor and replacing the dishwasher, painting, etc.

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front view of the house

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comes with a tiny porch

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living room with fireplace

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living room

I love glass beads, but the chandelier covers in the dining room have got to GO

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wood burning fireplace with mantle, perfect for stockings

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and a Christopher

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dining room, as seen thru the living room

we checked the measurements, and we have the perfect room there to make a guinea pig cage that can go along the wall on one side

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kitchen, but we moved the old fridge from this spot to other corner of kitchen

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hallway

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14 steps between floors

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(there are 2 other bedrooms, and 2 full baths upstairs, 1/2 bath downstairs)

master bedroom, plenty big enough so we won't be crowded in

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walk-in closet, YAY

esp. since we haven't owned a dresser in over 10 years!

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side of the house, as seen from the front

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deck in the back yard

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more back yard pics:

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side of back yard

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shed for naughty children

(or garden tools)

corner of yard...for flowers and part of vegetable garden!
this side also for swing!

frame for hanging swing, but we will use for our hanging chairs
they are the coolest chairs!

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short wooden fence separates the yard in two, keeps doggy presence and "presents" away from garden and swing area ;)

Come and visit, but be sure to call first! We like to travel, so we'd hate for you to make the trip only to find we weren't around. But, we love to entertain, and we have plenty of room!

We are only going down the positive road here.... so it HELPS to be going into a house we will stay in for a year, or maybe slightly longer, and cease to be displaced. We keep hearing how resiliant children are, which is helpful to remember as we * once again * move Chris from all he knows into a new home, new school, new neighborhood. I do believe it is us adults who have the hardest times sometimes. As much as I love to try new things, it has been an eye opening discovery/reminder of how much I do NOT like to be displaced. So, hooray for us finding a comfortable home where we can start to nest, unpack and purge everything we have that we no longer need.

Peace & love to you ALL!