Project from this past weekend

Yeah, the outdoor and indoor projects never cease....

Short post, the pictures I don't think do enough justice ( probably because I was busy working and not taking them)

 

 

 

 

 

Something was living in there.....
At some point and time

 

 

 

 A small pile of chippings..

 

 

 

 

 

 All the junipers gone.
 Only a pile of chippings remain..
 They originally started out as four plants.

 

 

 One of the "stumps"
 I wear a size 7 1/2 shoe, to give you an idea how big the stumps are
My neighbor was so cute, he was grinning from ear to ear, because he was having to cut them back so they wouldn't block his mailbox.
Apparently last year the city came out and fined the homeowner due to the condition of the yard. He listed the house a month later.

Sunny Sunday!

Currently, husband is cursing out who did the piss poor wiring here. Definitely not ok.my dad, who is an electrician, would have a coronary, or stroke out. All this started because the outlets in both bathrooms didn't work. They are wired, but there's no power. The bathroom downstairs there is a plate cover, no outlet. Hey, at least the wires behind the cover are "live".

Good thing my husband can do electrical work.

We pulled down the cabinet to place a smaller one, and prep the area for a microwave.

My husband wasn't impressed when he pulled down the hood. We had mice turds.

No, we don't have any signs of mice at the moment. My cats would be in their glory.

I do know the previous owner last year used a pest control company. We have lots of brush and leaves.

My kids spent the weekend raking up the leaves. Next weekend we will haul them to the dump.

We can haul a ton for ten dollars. I like that price. 

This is the yard with minimal leaves..

Moved in!

We left around 630 in the morning last Friday, rolled into our new home a little after 830 that night.

The drive was long. There was really thick fog in the blue mountains and again in Southern Idaho. In Idaho it was unnerving because it was in the low twenties.

I love my lot, it's spacious and flat. There are several trees out back.

Monday I called U-pack, I had my trailer here by that afternoon. We had it unloaded in 5 hours. I thought we did pretty well.

I have been trying to go through items to get rid of stuff. I have two large totes. I have also been painting the inside of the kitchen cabinets. The cabinets themselves are in good shape, however they need to be refinished.

Here are some pics 

This is from my back deck

My kitchen. Gotta love the green countertops..

This is what hubby calls " my green mile"

My backyard. The hens are in the kennel. They all survived the trip down here. Currently the coop has tarps around three sides to cut down on the wind. They also have a bale of straw in there to help keep warm.

Packed up

I had reserved a trailer from u-pack. The drop off time was 8-12, it was here around 830. The boys and I began packing. We got everything thing in, with a little room to spare. The youth from church came along with several adults. I am beat, plus sore. I have to work today, I don't plan on doing too much.  I have to go to the post office, ship some boxes, go to the dump, and pick up hubby. After I get hubby, we will lead the last few boxes in the van and suburban. The goal is to be out of here and on the road no later than 430, in the morning.

I'm hoping that are trailer will be delivered by Wednesday. I have to be there to sign for it, so I will probably call the company later tomorrow morning.

Saturday my goal will be to purchase a fridge, as the one in the house doesn't work for beans. Since its been cold, I told hubby we can keep food in the ice chest, it's like modified camping. I do need to buy an inflatable mattress. Sleeping on hardwood floors stink. In our new home, the carpet appears to be original. The house was built in 78, I don't think I want to sleep on those floors, ha ha ha.

T -3 days and counting

Wednesday is the day the trailer should be here. I have almost everything packed. My goal is to have the suburban packed by Wednesday morning.  I will make one more trip to the dump. I made a trip Friday,Saturday and today.

I cooked a turkey today. I put one bag of meat in the freezer, the other bag is in the fridge for us to eat.

The state didn't move my foster kiddos on Friday like they were suppose to. I can hardly wait until tomorrow to see what plan they have. 

It feels weird, getting ready to move. I think in part because I was ready to stay here for many,many years.

I hope that we get the trailer loaded up Wednesday. I am hoping the transport company can pick it up Thursday 

Today...

Happy New Years Eve!
work was slow, thank goodness. I really wasn't in the mood to hustle today.
My FK's should be moving Friday. On the plus note, the social worker will contact me when it is time for them to go to grandma, and I will do the transport.
We closed on the house on Monday! Hubby has the keys. The seller left the washer, dryer, fridge and riding lawn mower. The mower needs some tinkering, but hey. I have lots of young men wanting to fine tune their mechanical skills.
I have free-cycled several items. I am trying to get rid of stuff before the trailer comes Wednesday. The goal is to have it loaded Wednesday night, and to get it picked up Thursday. Hubby flies in Thursday, we leave before the sunrises Friday.
I have the phone and power scheduled for shut off hear, and scheduled the phone hook up in the new place. Hubby already has the power, water and garbage service set up in the new place.
I have 3 1/2 days at my job. My last day will be Thursday. It seems so odd, getting ready to move. When we bought this place, we hadn't planned on moving again. I guess I am sad that we never got all the things done we had planned. I love the layout of the new house, but it needs ALOT of TLC.
My goal for tomorrow is to go thru more items and see if I can get rid of more things.
Stay safe tonite! My plan is to hit the sack, early.

Merry Christmas

It's been a great couple days. Hubby arrived home Tuesday night. It was raining hard on the way up to the airport. The airport was busy. I haven't been there in years. Jason's flight arrived on time.

Christmas Eve day, we spent almost 6 hours at the emergency room. Our youngest FK had a boil that had to be lanced. I was irritated to say the least. They weren't busy. The procedure itself didn't even take 5 minutes.

My family was already here for our Christmas Eve gathering. We do a white elephant gift exchange. We had a blast. I got a pair of fuzzy pink slippers and a big pancake spatula.

We got the papers for the house we are buying. We just need to take them to a notary tomorrow and sign them. The goal is to be closed by Tuesday.

Hubby and I were up before the kids. They didn't get up until after 730 this morning.

The kids had a great time opening their gifts.

The weather was decent. The kids spent several hours playing football.

My niece came over to hang out with the boys.

We had dinner at my parents. We are now at home, relaxing and enjoying being together.

The moving trailer is scheduled to be here the 7th. Hubby flies home the 8th. We will leave the 10 for the new place.