My Outdoor Kitchen (almost)

   Our latest project is the fire pit,brick oven,& grill all in one! I am so excited about it hopefully it will be finished by  grilling time.
   The kids are so excited about summer and so am I. We planted a garden this weekend a very large garden! I will be canning and freezing like a mad woman this summer. I love to watch the plants pop out of the ground for now everything is just fun. The work is just around the corner.
    I am so excited to have Keith come down to visit me this weekend and to meet his new girlfriend!
This month has been crazy and its not over yet. I had no Idea there were so many field trips at the end of the year. Well, its been even crazier cause they have all had to be rescheduled because they got rained out. We are so excited to get out of school these kiddo's have worked hard and had a lot of adjusting to a new school and a new house! We have  a camping trip scheduled for the end of the school year I know that will be a great way to celebrate! Hope you have a great May and enjoy this lovely warm Sunshine!

rainbow

Andy cut the grass the cause it was so tall! Notice my beautiful ferns on the porch! I think dream is complete I have been picturing those ferns sitting there for about a year now. I am so happy to be living here, now if I could just figure out how to clean the whole house in one day good grief. I really didn't know what I was getting into.We just saw a rainbow it has been storming all day and still is a threat of severe weather. The sun came out just long enough to show us this

Grass

Chatanooga Pictures



Lovers leap



 

Swimmin with the fishes at the aquarium.




Ruby Falls

 




Lookout Mt.

  

Happy New year!

Our holidays were different this year we didn't go to Ohio this year and with mamma being gone it was hard. We did our usual breakfast at the Browns that's always great! After that we made a big buffet of chili and tater soup and lots of  other stuff  and waited for Nate and Bethany to come we had a great time! After Christmas we went to Chattanooga for Chris and Tara's wedding. We went a little early and went to see Rock City and  Ruby Falls that Friday. Saturday we went to the Aquarium that was a blast a little rushed but maybe we will go back some other time I loved it.
    After that we went home and all came down with the Flu! It worked out really well because the schools were out for snow Jan 10-14 a whole week! Nobody missed any school for the flu thanks to the snow! Andy still went to work though. I am a little tired of the snow days we are out again today.The snow is so beautiful but I feel sorry for the teachers having to worry about getting the work done I know how it is. The kids are so excited about snow days because we didn't take days off for snow in Home School.
    Daddy is now a full time preacher again at Adams Church of Christ! It is a blessing because he is retiring from BKA in Feb. We went up there on the 15th his first official Sunday as the preacher and everyone was so nice. They have a beautiful building and it is not that far away so we can visit when Andy's not teaching a class.
  

We Have A Yard!

Planting Grass

The weekend before holloween we rented a straw blower and seeded and strawed the whole place. It was so dry and dusty every step you took went "poof" because of the harley raking they did earlier. It had been a several weeks with hardly any rain. After we did this, that night it poured and rained several days in a row after that.God is so good  he was just waiting for us to get out seed in the ground. The guys worked very hard the boys were a big help.  

Moved In

our bedroom

dining room table

Mader our new Red Healer puppy

my lovely kitchen

new couch  and some antique cabinets

I cannot believe it has been over a month but I have been packing and moving in! We have been in for a week now our first night was September 18th. We still have things at the rental but nothing important, just toys and stuff. Bo and Lisa helped us move all the clothes Sunday, that was a big job! We are so happy to be in the house now, the kids love their rooms and the new puppy we told them we would get when we move in. I love the kitchen, and the new washer and dryer. I told Andy I can wash and dry twice as fast but the folding and putting away time hasn't changed. Now with boxes to unpack it has not happened much we now have baskets of clean clothes instead of dirty ones at least they smell good.

Little Additions

We now have an apron front on the sink.

We have a faucet on the clawfoot tub now and the closet is comin' along it still needs some finishing touches.  The painters are working hard to get everything finished. The

Hardwood Floors Finished

The floors look beautiful and the front doors are stained!

First Coat On Floors

Man land is done and has furniture in it.

our hardwood has one coat of finish

The claw foot tub is in place just to make sure it didn't crack the tile Andy, Bo & I stood in it. That made us feel better about it. I love the look of the tub against the blue wall. Chad is going to put the faucet on soon its going to be harder than all the others I think.

I love the look of the floors the upstairs is simigloss and when Alec went up

there for the first time he said,"Who put the glass on the floor? I think I will stay with simigloss. If you think I shouldn't let me know now or forever hold your peace. I am so glad the sanding is done!

Changes Inside & Out

kitchen Island & new range hood installed

kids bath vanity and shower

Gutters are finished!

This is the new drive way it goes around the barn!

The faucets are installed in the kids baths and  our shower.  I couldn't take a picture of the upstairs because its taped up due to the sanding. Now they have put on one coat of polyurethane I love to see the grain and beauty of the wood. As they were doing the floors we realized the air went out or something  happened so we will find out about that today sometime but is was 89 this afternoon when we went up there.Andy is gone now to load all the furniture that is in the storage unit and put it in the barn as soon as the floors upstairs are done he said we will move the kid's new furniture in caues its all in boxes and the painters can paint around it.  

our shower

Back At It

This is my farmhouse sink with the concrete apron front the apron isn't finished but the top is!

We are back  to work on the house after a great trip to the lake!  Yesterday the countertops were installed the hardwood guys sanded some rooms upstairs, the drive way got a makeover, and the gutter downspouts were put on. My head was spinnin' but I sure was grinnin'! Can't wait to show you more soon!

Water!! & Vanity Tops