Almost

Well, our move is almost complete and we are very happy about it! Tom is enjoying the fact that even if he works late, he's still home by a decent time!
I'm anxious to throw a little color o the walls--white everything seems a bit--I don't know--just not to homey--maybe a bit cold.
Weds. eve. when I got back to Dayton, Tom not only had super started but, he had gotten a beautiful fall flower arrangement for me! How sweet was that! I want to post some pics but, as of right now the printer has yet to be hooked up again. Maybe I'll get to that today--then again--maybe I won't. There's only so many things I can do in a day and like I said, these walls are calling for some warmth!
Have a good day All! I plan to.

Making a statement

Okay--so I had a quaint idea while we were loading to make a trip to Dayton Saturday. In discussing where we would put the moose antlers, Tom was going to put them on top of the load. That's how they traveled here from Alaska and it was quite funny to be video taped while driving down the road. We joked that we looked like the Beverly Hillbillies!
Oh, well--I digress----anyway--I thought we could put a sign on the back about moving Sarah Palin to Washington! So I made the sign and Uncle attached it to the back of the load. The only glitch was the placement of the antlers--they ended up on top of the Blazer. This somewhat minimized the effect of the sign but, it was still fun to watch people as they went by and made the connection. We even got video taped once! I was following Tom so I got to see some of the reactions. Great fun and I enjoyed making a statement!
Moving is going --well--it's going. I'm so glad to be moving!! We'll be official Dayton residents by Sat.

65 years and decor

Yesterday, October 16, my parents celebrated 65 years of marriage! Quite the milestone. We celebrated with a carry-in dinner at my sisters house for mom, dad and just the children and their spouses.
After the dinner I was off to Dayton again. I think I'll know that road well by the time we're moved! Not near as well as Tom knows it, though!!! He's so happy to be moved and only 20 mins. from work.
Following are a few pics of the beginnings of putting the house together. Tom and I are having fun doing it together.
As a side, the table in the dining room is not the real one!! We'll pick up our new (used) dining set with small hutch next Sat. I'm excited about it!

The News

Okay, here's the news. After 3 1/2 yrs. of Tom driving back and forth to Dayton for work (almost 180 miles a day!) we are moving to Dayton! I am very happy to be moving and Tom is very excited to be moved, too. He'll only be about 15-20 mins. from work. He'll actually have some time to do something besides get home, eat and go to bed!
As an added benefit he has access to all the hunting area our landlord owns--200 acres behind our house plus many more acres close by. He is really looking forward to that!
The house was a wreck but, it has been completely redone from the drywall out--well--except for the floors! That's ok--we can deal with that. So I'll have a brand new kitchen--how nice is that! We'll have plenty of room when the kids are all home, too.
Did I mention that Tom and I are very excited to be moving? It's like starting over again but, I have to say--I'm still happy to be moving.
I've posted some pics--mostly for the kids to see-so I hope they don't bore the rest of you. You know what life will be for me for the next little while since I'll be doing most of the sorting and packing by myself. What a job! but, I'll just dig in and get-r-done!
As a side--I hope you're all paying close attention to the candidates--I think if you do you'll have NO choice but MCCAIN/PALIN!



Our new home




this will be the computer/reading room




looking in from the front door




my new kitchen




other side of kitchen-frig. goes here-laundry room off to the side




upstairs bathroom-bedrooms are all upstairs



to the attic



The yard and such is to be taken care of yet and the pond is to be cleaned out and some bushes cleaned out. The owner is a very nice but, no nonsense man. Most of his renters stay with him because he's good to them so we're looking forward to being here a long time.
I know that wasn't as exciting as you might have thought it would be but it's very exciting for us. The other news would have been w-a-y to exciting!!!!! hehe

HAPPY 45!!!!!

45 years ago today my hubby made his entrance into this world. We don't know any of the details because he's adopted but, I'm sure glad he made it!

Happy Birthday to a wonderful man!

In a couple days I'll be able to share the latest news and a few pics. No, it's not that! Until then, here are a few things we've been working on.
I must say that it's so good to know that GOD KNOWS! What a comfort!!

We moved our cider making out to the garage. It was to nice of a day to be in the basement!




Our apple washing system-so innovative!




Our new Cuisinart ice cream maker-a nifty tool for a quick, easy treat