Things are moving along!

We still need to unpack at the new house so we can take pictures. Can't wait to post some for you to see. Thus far, our time has gone into continuing to move and unpacking has had to take a back seat. A friend gave us a couple of awesome lounge chairs for the patio --we hope to spend many peaceful relaxing moments in those - out in our wooded back "yard" - not really a yard since there is no grass. We continue just to work and make progress toward getting Butternut Circle on the market - it will be such a relief when we're finally able to list it. Hope you're having a fun beginning to the summer!

Multitasking

We have been in the new house for about two weeks now.  We're still living surrounded by boxes since our primary attention must go to clearing out the basement and garage of the old house.  We need to get it on the market very soon.  We've met with a realtor we like a lot - and will probably list the house with him.  For the last 10 days or so, painting has been taking place there and it looks great!  Next is a new kitchen floor, new bathroom floor and carpet.  We hope that these upgrades will make the house attractive to buyers and it will move soon.    We don't want this house sitting around - we want it sold!  Because of all this work, we're trying to balance getting completely moved out, supervising the work, and trying to unpack a bit at the new house.  The latter isn't happening very fast.  Our next goal will be to get to work with our attorney and try to get recovery (of damages) under way.  So, life is good.  We're loving the feel of the new house and how it works for us.  We're both feeling very overwhelmed with way too much to do.  It's just been such a long process and it still seems that it will never end.  On the other hand, we can see progress.  Thanks for visiting our blog and keeping up with us - we appreciate your interest, good thoughts, and prayers!

Basement/Minnesota

The boxes are all moved from the main floors of our former home.  Thanks, Lin, Dave, Melanie, and Jane!  Our next big project is to go in the basement and decide which of our 40 years of stuff that is stored down there we will keep and which we will donate or toss.  Through many moves we've kept more stuff than we should have.  I'm glad our new house doesn't have a basement!  Too easy to gather clutter - at least for us.  At the end of the week, I'm flying to the Twin Cities to attend the college graduation of our international student, Michelle.  She is from Hong Kong.  We were here host Mom and Dad while we lived in MN, and she's still a dear friend and daughter.   I'll see her Dad again and get to meet her Mom for the first time.  I'm staying with a friend, so that will be fun too.  

Boxes and more boxes!

We have a couple of friends coming Saturday to help move boxes.  G will rent a U Haul.  Tomorrow, a friend is going to come help and we'll pack the dishes - and the pantry if time allows.  When this is over, the boxes are going on the CURB!!  Hooray!  Last move for a long while.  Goodbye interims, goodbye parish ministry, goodbye house hunting.  Color me happy!  And tired too, at this point!

We slept at the new house last night!

While I was in TX visiting my Mother, G got some help and got all the furniture moved into the new house~!  That being said, there is still a ton of stuff at the old house - all the non-furniture items.  Kitchen, pantry, closets, bathrooms and stuff in the basement storage.  We need to get the majority of it moved this week.  The painters will begin to paint the old house next week.  After painting comes carpeting, then we will hopefully be ready to put it on the market. We have yet to interview realtors - we felt that it would be best for any potential listing agent to see the house freshly painted and carpeted.  Friends have offered to help with the move, and when we can figure out how to best use their help, we'll accept their gracious offer.  We're spending today recovering (G from final construction details and moving; Jan from travel).  Thanks for reading our update!