the new house

Well, we're moved in! We had some great help (hired and volunteer) and even though it rained all weekend we got every box in and most of them unpacked. I need to take some pictures of the house and post them, but until I can, you'll have to settle for reading about it!

top ten things i love about the house:
1. it's .5 miles from Keri's school
2. we have trees
3. it's 3 bedrooms
4. it's affordable
5. it's in a great neighborhood with a park and duck pond down the street
6. tons of closet space
7. a big backyard for Addie and Kylie
8. i feel safe
9. Addie likes it
10.no upstairs neighbors!!!

top ten quirks about the house:
1. the random electric box hanging down in the dining room
2. the snow cone window in the kitchen (maybe this should be on the positive list) It slides open and comes complete with a serving bar on the outside of the house. Annalee, can I pay a fee and get a franchise of Cajun Cones?
3. the original 1960's metal and plastic venetian blinds
4. the chandeliers in the living room and dining room are held up by metal zip ties and bailing wire-these are up for auction, please email me if interested. They are black faux wrought iron with amber colored glass bulbs.
5. the entry door is flanked by two lovely floor to ceiling windows of amber colored bottled glass
6. wooden spindles accent almost every room in the house
7. the hallway to Addie's room has a pleasant aroma of dead fish
8. the chandeliers
9. the chandeliers
10. the chandeliers

Thanks for reading! All joking aside this house has been such a big blessing. The owners did so much to get it ready for us (we're leasing). They painted the brown panelling and dark cabinets white, replaced the dishwasher, put nice, new carpet in every bedroom and the living room. They did so much more than they had to and for that we are so grateful! It already feels like home and that's all that matters!

Keri is in Austin working the UT football camps, so Addie and I are visiting family in Abilene and Oklahoma for a week or so. Here are a few pictures from the last few days:


Addie helped Cookie clean the glass doors at our new house.
Addie loves her swing at Cookie and Papa's.