I don’t know exactly where to begin. It has been a whirlwind of activity for the last month. First, I would like to thank each one of you for the thoughts and prayers, and contributions. The blogging community is truly a blessed assortment of friends.
As many know, the storm (actually the hurricane) struck around 2AM on October 29. Heavy damage that resulted in a forced move. The kids arrived the next morning, and with their help secured a small house in a nearby town for us to move to. Steven, the oldest, had moved out of it 5 months prior. It was still vacant since it was a small home. Two bedroom, one bath and a large yard. No one wants smaller homes anymore. It’s perfect for us. There is major downsizing being done. Hard to fit four bedroom three bath items into less than half the space.
Best of all? It isn’t run down and dusty feeling. Weather tight and cute. An actual stone wall houses the fireplace with a massive entertainment center. The entryway and kitchen, has marble flagstone as the flooring. Once we get the boxes unpacked from the entryway area, I will share some pictures. We have one cracked window in my office, that was struck by a rock thrown by a lawnmower, and a cracked security door. The people that own the property are having those fixed. The house has double pane windows throughout. Central heat and air. Carpet in only the bedroom, and vinyl and wood flooring. Along with the marble flagstone entry and kitchen area. Yes, it’s small, but so easy to keep up with. A small front porch complete with a birds nest. A back porch area that is concrete. A large concrete area with a fire pit in the center. A large shop out back for all our tools and lawn care items. I tripped over a folding chair and landed on my face on the concrete. Blood was everywhere. Cracked my nose but I have recovered.
We wanted to let you all know, that we are happy and thankful to all of you. Now I just need to find material for the blog. It shouldn’t be hard in this small little city with all the beauty around. It is cozy and quiet in this area. You can count on one hand, the number of sirens we have heard in the past month. I was a police officer here around 1999-2000.
That’s all for now. I will share more later. I hope all of you have a wonderful Monday!
Comments always welcome.
The new home sounds wonderful! All the best!
It sounds wonderful. We are downsizing too with a move in late January-ish. I didn’t realize your old home was so large. When you finish downsizing all will be great.
This is truly a good news story, Ron. Happy house warming, and I know the new place will provide plenty of blog-worthy material.
So happy for you Ron, stay safe & vertical.
Sounds like a great “character” home (modern homes have no character!). Very happy for you Ron. Take care. Stay safe … and enjoy your new home.
Yes, Colin. There are some paranormal incidents here as well, that Michelle and I are going to look into. Nothing adverse, just some history our son related to us from his stay here.
This sounds like a great move for you! I’m glad it all worked out.
The house looks lovely – the injury does not! Hopefully you will get settled and enjoy the space. I am sorry to hear about all the issues you have been forced to deal with.
I have a hard head. I never realized, that you could actually feel your face flattening out, at least as far as the nose goes. It hurt at the time and for a few days, but we are all healed up now.
Such great news just before Christmas, Ron. I am so happy for you both. The house looks so much better than living in a trailer, despite the size difference. Great to see something positive to come out of all the problems in 2020. I wish you every happiness in your new home, my friend.
Pete.
Thanks, Pete. It is a good thing that came out of 2020.
That’s some wonderful news, Ron. And how nice to have found a cute house to call home at Christmas. I know you and your wife will enjoy it. Wishing you happiness and peace.
Great to see you, and thanks so much for the kind words.
I’m thrilled for you. This is absolutely marvelous!
Thank you, Anne. We are very fortunate in many ways. And very appreciative of everything.
Couldn’t happen to nicer people!
How are the dogs adjusting to the new place? Do they like having a yard without the threat of crazy people driving over it? I love the place and am pleased to see you have set up your work space so well. Merry Christmas to you and Michelle.
The dogs are loving it. They run around the yard, till they decide to stop and lay in the sun for a bit. So far, no speeders, haven’t spotted any crazies, or people riding their mowers to the store.
Michelle and Marissa were doing the unpacking while I carried things. They started showing signs of wearing out, so I diverted my energies to getting the office up and going.
Glad to hear you landed in your feet. Good luck in your new home!
Thanks, longview. Sorry this took so long but things became busy again, and WordPress decided it wasn’t going to send any notifications.
How perfectly joyful and fabulous! The house looks perfect!! I’m so happy for you both!! An early Christmas present from God/the Universe/your SON, eh Ron? ?
P.S. – my emoji are still coming out as question marks here!
Thanks, Ellie. Yes, everything has fallen into place to create one huge Christmas present for us.
So glad! ?
Hello, Ellie. I can’t find a way to have my blog convert the ? into a smilie. If you need a smilie face, just remember to make it using “:)” (without the quotes). Leave a space before the colon and right parentheses to form the smilie 🙂