After a year of house-hunting, living in a rental home (that we didn't love), and grabbing our odds & ends out of boxes, we finally bought our new home. Since it was a foreclosure, it was pretty much touch and go during the process, and I thought it was too good to be true, until they told us at closing - "the home is yours. Go change the locks!" And, that is what we did. It was been a crazy couple of weeks, but we have our own home. Eli loves all the space to play, and I love dreaming about what I am going to hang up on each wall.
Mom & Beca came to help me get all settled in, while Ben worked tirelessly taking load after load from the old house to the new house, mostly by himself, but then with help from his dad and Nathan. I am so glad that he is strong, and could handle the task. And, he never complained, even when he slept on a blow up mattress so that mom could sleep in the bed with me.
Chloe, my little dog of almost 12 years, had been sick with kidney stones over the past week, and I thought she was going to leave this world. But, she pulled through, and the kids were certainly glad to have her around to play with.
Mom helped me arrange my kitchen. I love that she cut and measured the shelf liner to meticulously for each cupboard and each drawer. My mom is pretty great like that. And, I love that before we even had a couch set up in our family room, she insisted that we put up the tree. I mean after all, Eli needs to really feel that it is Christmas, right?
This was after we moved in the couch, and as you can see, I might need to look for a smaller star. But, I love that this tree cost my hubs $8 at a garage sale. And, I love even more that when I plugged it in, every single light lit up. What a miracle!
And, I even hung up our stockings. I love that my mother-in-law makes stockings for each of the grandkids. I remember being so proud of my stocking as a child, and I can't wait for Eli to feel the same way. We don't have a fireplace or mantle, so this will have to do for now!
So, we have been getting all settled. And, fixing things up. Ben has fixed the garage door opener, the doorbell, the locks, the back door window blind thing, moved around boxes, installed a stove and a fridge, and much much more. I'm so glad to have him around. And, I am sure he is glad to have a little helper.
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