First---for the biggest news of the day: we're moving back to Minot! Yes, it's true...but unfortunately, it's not #5 Fairway that we will return to just yet. Instead, family members have offered their home to us until we can return to Green Valley. Every day I am reminded of how generous and kind people are, and we seem to have the most amazing network of family and friends. So, THANK YOU, David and Marsha. We are so excited to be together again as a family. Calvin and Natalie really miss their daddy, and I have to admit, even I do! ;) We'll be moving back sometime this week, so watch out Minot! Rebuilding mode will kick into full gear when I get back!
Unfortunately, that means we're leaving Grandma and "Papa," as he is known to all of the grandkids. Over the past few months, Calvin and Papa have become buddies.
Calvin tries to steal Papa's seat every morning as he does the crossword puzzle.
He loves to help Papa with the yard work, especially watering the flowers...
...but by far, his favorite thing to do is drive up to the post office and get the mail.
It's the highlight of his day!
Mom and Dad have been amazing, and we're so lucky we have them to help us with everything. We'll be sad to leave, but I know it just means we're that much closer to getting back into our house.
Speaking of that, our siding isn't 100% done yet, but we'll complete that soon. In the meantime, we're moving on to electrical work. Remember how I mentioned how kind and generous people have been to us throughout this whole ordeal? That includes our electrician, a family member who is donating his time to help us get electricity back into our house.
Here is the master (Curt Moore), directing his apprentices this past weekend.
Curt and Perry figuring out the master bedroom wiring.
Jim and Jeff strung lots of wire. They also fight about everything like an old married couple. :)
More master bedroom work. Curt's a perfectionist. He's my kind of guy!
I'm so excited to have the lighting I always wanted in the house. Also, I will not miss wondering what the switch by the patio door was supposed to turn on. There was some wacky electrical work in that house, among other things.
We ran into our first big problem this weekend...our contractors framed out our kitchen window about twelve inches from where it was supposed to be, which is centered above the sink. We haven't ordered cabinets yet, so hopefully that will be an easy fix. **fingers crossed**
I'm really glad I'm done making decisions about where lights should go, because I've been stressing over it for weeks now.
Meanwhile, our neighborhood has turned into a FEMA trailer park. I love it, because it means others are busy working on their houses, too. I don't want to come back to an empty neighborhood, because we love Green Valley and hope others can't stay away, either.
There's much more to come in the week ahead. Hopefully we'll finalize the kitchen cabinetry, decide on a fireplace, add subfloors, finish electrical work...oh, yikes. How overwhelming! It's going to be a busy autumn for us!
2 comments:
excited about all of the progress...LOVE the video of Calvin. So cute to hear him talk "Calvin Speak" with an occasional recognizable word threw in! I wonder if he & Wesley would understand each other?
You are so sweet. I remember on FB the many many people who were enduring this too, but FEMA trailers were not viewed the way you saw it: "I love it, because it means others are busy working on their houses, too. I don't want to come back to an empty neighborhood." You're so joyful even when times are hard. I really admire your positivity here and on fb, your sweet posts are so happy!
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