I don't know why, but this song keeps running through my head.
It has been a VERY busy first quarter of 2010. In February, we took a trip to visit Phil and Nancy in Florida and when we got back, we looked at a piece of property that Bryan’s aunt and uncle had found listed in the Bedford newspaper and we made an offer the same day!!
As of April 12th, we are the proud owners of eleven acres in beautiful northwestern Monroe County. This property has a main home, a rental property, a large barn (big enough to hold the RV) and LOTS of cleared/wooded land.
Currently, we are sleeping in our RV with our two kitties while we do some minor repairs and renovations to the main house. Our goal is to move into the house sometime in mid-May.
I just hooked up the wireless internet at the house last night, so I will post some photos soon. Here is a list of our current projects:
- Create and till 40 x 60 foot garden- done.
- Plant garden- work in progress. (I have the peas, beans, beets, carrots, spinach, lettuce and radishes in, after this patch of rain clears I will be planting potatoes, sweet potatoes, strawberries, sunflowers and create an asparagus and rhubarb patch)
- Remove all old carpet and pad from the three bedrooms, living room and laundry room-done.
- Prep and paint walls- almost done thanks to the superior painting skills of our friends Bryan and Lyndsay. We painted with Dutch Boy Refresh, which is a no-VOC paint with odor masking properties. It is great!
- Enlarge “my” closet in bedroom-done. Bryan did this for me out of the goodness of his heart. He loves me so.
- Clean, clean clean. Mow, mow, mow. Clean some more, mow some more. Repeat.
- Install new and additional light fixtures-not yet.
- Remove old wood stove, create a laundry room, fix dishwasher, install new storm door-soon, very soon.
- Install carpet and vinyl- my dear dad and his friend Darryl are coming down next week. Hooray!
This is just the beginning of a wonderful adventure. Lots of pictures and posts coming soon!!
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