{this moment}

Around the {new} house

I keep postponing writing here because I don't know how to make up for lost time. So much has happened post-move and otherwise that hasn't been logged. How will I do those things justice?

Truth is, I won't. But that's ok. Right? It's my blog and it's my life and sometimes I bake a cake that didn't have a picture taken of it and that's just fine.

We aren't quite in a good routine yet but that's ok, too. We still have boxes to unpack, things to reorganize and change, but the panic of moving is over. I certainly don't want to wish away these last days of summer even though they aren't fit for much other than bird feeder watching and book reading, what with the bugs and all. So that's what we're doing. Reading and watching, some chores in between, phone calls made and emails sent as usual but a little bit slower.

September is going to hit us like a ton of bricks and we both know it. Like the last few click-click-clicks of the roller coaster cart before it swooshes you over the side - these days are like that.

** Disclaimer: That "spitting on floors" sign was left in the house when we bought it. I kind of like it.  It makes me smile. Julian disagrees.

The Big Move

 

 

 

ready to roll :: packed to the max :: little helpers :: wallpaper victory :: cleaning the gutters

weeding the beds :: "giving the floor a noogie" :: our retreat to Lexington :: our special visitors

 

A week ago, we took the biggest Uhaul they make and Julian's pick up truck for the "big move." We got off to a bit of a bumpy start with the new house. The seller was actually the son of the owner, acting as power of attorney, and it wasn't kept up in between our inspection and our close date to the level that we expected. We had more work than we planned for but it will all come good in the end! 

 

We are going back and forth between our old house in Morgantown and our new house in Farmville as we continue to pack up the things that didn't fit on the truck and tie up loose ends.