life on the hill

Well, we're all finally moved in at the new house.  Or, at least as moved in as we're going to be.  There's still boxes everywhere and at least one box that must be full of items that I know we have but for the life of me cannot locate.  They're just silly things, like a shower curtain, and baking pans (I have no idea why I seemingly packed them in the same box) but I'd really like to find them more sooner than later.  I'm also having trouble decorating with the current configuration of the house.  There's a chair rail and faux beams that are obstructing my creative flow.  Paul tells me they won't be coming down anytime soon, and since I know he's probably right, I'll continue to sit here and wonder what I'm going to do with my broken up walls.

With the house mostly unpacked however, and me home for the second week now, it is finally starting to really feel like home.  Oh ya... did I mention that I've joined the stay at home mom's club?  It's pretty exciting stuff!  I'm still getting into a routine here, so bear with me.  We had ZERO internet up here for the first week, and since then we've gotten DSL (don't even get me started on that one!) but shortly after connecting to the outside world, we quickly crawled back into our shells as everyone but myself came down with a lovely case of croup.  So, we're just starting to re-enter the world.

I still have a laundry list of projects that I want to complete around the house, but I'm quickly coming to learn that all good things happen in time.  Olive, Lou, Knox and I started doing some demo to the front yard and steps, but seeing as how I was the only adult (and I happened to have a baby strapped to my chest) the demo was more of knocking things over.  I do think it looks a little better out front.  Paul and I spend a lot of time talking about the grand picture of what we'd like to accomplish, and let me tell you, the yard (both front and back) have a lot in store!  A recent 'bump up' on the list was to add a fence to a good portion of the property for Knox.  He was exceptionally spoiled while living at Paul's parents and now he's a little too eager explore his new surroundings.  I can't blame him really.  Olive, Lou, and I have found a wonderful little dirt road to stroll down during nap time.  Complete with rolling fields and livestock to look at. 

So here's a sneak peak on life on the hill in the new house.