Wednesday's Works

It has been a LOOOOOOOOONG three weeks, my friends!!  I don't know how it got done, but with tons and tons of help I was able to get moved from my house of 10 years in Virginia to the new townhouse in Pennsylvania.  With the stuff that I love, and my best girl by my side.  All of us and all of the stuff mostly {amazingly} still intact. 

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While there are still boxes to unpack, an office to set up, and things to hang on the walls, the main living areas are looking great and feeling like home.

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Here is the part of the house you see when you walk in the front door.  This was taken when we did our walkthrough on June 30th.

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Truckload #1 arrived, followed by truckload #2, followed by a delivery of unassembled Ikea furniture.  Chaos reigned!

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Now, one month later, I have a HOME.  A comfortable, lovely, clean, peaceful, happy place!  I'm so grateful to my parents for all of their help- and to many of their friends as well.  Sophie and I are so blessed in our nest!

 

Wednesday's "Works"

You know what they say- all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy! 

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We were able to take a nice break from the unpacking today to attend a Butterfly Tea at a local farm to benefit the Special Olympics.  We had hats and accessories to play with, loads of finger foods to eat, and Sophie was even able to release a live butterfly and take home a handmade butterfly lollipop.  It was great fun, and I believe I will let the photos speak for themselves.  Hope you had a wonderful Wednesday!

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Makeover Monday: 7/8

Whew!  It's high time for a makeover, isn't it!?  It's been a looooong many days of decluttering and packing in the old house and preparing the new one.  I won't be fully out of house #1 until the 15th, and that's if all goes smoothly.  And it will, right?  For this week I am blessed to be based primarily at house #2, and it has been so amazing to see the hard work and effort my parents have made while I've been packing house #1.

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Dad power washed the garage floor last week, and was disappointed with the results.  The stains of *vehicles past* refused to budge.  In true Mr. Awesome Superhero fashion, he went out and purchased a couple of gallons of epoxy paint- in a "fun" color (thanks, Mom!) .

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And, he transformed a creepy, icky space into a happy car/storage zone in a few labor intensive hours.  Sometimes love looks like a green garage floor, my friends!