I have not had time to post any updates because I am either painting, unpacking, sorting stuff, or running to Lowe's or Ace Hardware. Sitting at my computer does not fit into the daily routine right now, but I am going to take a few minutes to share what's been going on in Texas.
We have been going to bed at midnight (or later) and the alarm jangles at 6 AM. There is no rest for the Smiths. We are pooped, but happy.
Here is a photo update of what we have been doing over the past few weeks:
June 26th -- Ruth came to visit Liesey, or maybe she came to help us work. We certainly appreciated her help... :-) No, she didn't ride this chopper all the way from CA. We made a quick trip to OK to clean and sort things at Grandma Florence's house, and Mr. Smith's cousin dropped by on the big kid's version of a Spiderman bike.
Two trips to the dump barely made a dent in Grandma's basement & attic...
June 27th -- I had a birthday somewhere amidst all the sorting, packing, and moving stuff. Mr. Smith baked a most excellent German Choc. cake for the occasion. :-)
June 28th -- For a belated b-day gift, I got keys to our new home. Hooray!!!
As soon as we had the keys, Mr. Smith and I stopped by the new house to pray over every room.
The empty canvas awaits...
Everything looks so clean! There is no window treatment, no wall color, and no moving boxes -- yet! Oh, there is soooo much work to do, but where do we begin?We have to install a few more light fixtures, that is, if we can find them packed away with all of our stuff. We currently have a few keyless fixtures in the house -- although they are quite attractive in their own right, we want something a little more interesting looking than a bare light bulb. HA! Who knows, maybe we will start a new trend in lighting design. Less is more...more or less.
Benjamin Moore to the rescue. I think we have 44 gallons of paint to get started with. We will definitely need to purchase Moore.
We were treated to a nice thunderstorm while we were painting. We have not had many storms since we moved to Texas, so the dark clouds were photo-worthy.
Frog tape is invaluable.
Child labor?
Ruth got to help paint, too. The girls decided to have fun painting Scripture verses on the wall before the main color was rolled on. These verses are now hidden under the paint in the guest room. Love it!!!
Hooray for new furniture! We purchased a sectional for the family room, a mattress for the guest room, and office furniture.
Katie and Millie tried out the sectional & confirmed that it's comfy.
July 1st -- We didn't make Ruth paint the entire time she was here. Really!!! The ballerina girls took time for a photo shoot -- something like 250 images were captured. These are a couple of my favorites.
July 3rd -- Mr. Smith had to climb up on the ladder to heights that I didn't care to try. My limit is about 12 feet up, so he got to do the dangerous part.
It was nearly 100 degrees, but the storage unit had to be emptied -- first the furniture, then the boxes. It took six trips in the U-Haul truck, but it is under two miles from All Storage to the new address. We definitely have tooooo much stuff.
Independence Day was spent with our new neighbors. They didn't mind that we were all sweaty & gross from moving, or at least that's what they said!!!! The Thomsons hosted a barbecue & swimming party. All of the kids from the 'hood willingly posed for this photo. Look at all of those beautiful smiles.
Who knows what today's moving adventure will be! There will be a lot going on, I am sure, but I doubt that I will have much time to blog about it. :-)
