Fun back in the woods

Thought I would share a secret hideaway we love to go to when we can, I grew up in these woods, playing all over these rocks, it's so nice that my grandparents property is still in the family and that we all have gatherings here when we can all get together!

isn't it just beautiful back here

there are beautiful rocks and caves on the property ~ I spent alot of time running wild back here as well as mushroom hunting each year, what fond memories!

We are just around the corner from Dundee Falls

it's the perfect spot for family nights at the fire hidden back in between the rocks

and what is even better, the 3rd generation now enjoys these gatherings too

and well, for some you just still can't get off the phone, even out in the woods LOL

This was supposed to be a gathering of the cousins, however one of my cousins cars was here, but he was nowhere to be found, so the kids decided to take their uncles car and hide it HA HA HA and no, none are licensed drivers yet LOL

 well hell, the keys WERE left in it . . .

 and what kid could resist that!

just look at them heathens

so an hour or so later we go to his place to find him

look at them, all still crackin up over what they did

and we find him having a nap!

so we snuck back out, then thought, oh shit, we better go double check on him and make sure he's alive!

he was tee hee and joined us, never having a clue that he walked past where his car should still be parked but yet it was gone, hours, many hours later he realized it was missing, or "he thought he parked it over there"

kids busted a gut

Hubby working in Florida BRAT

Yup, hubby had to head to Florida, leaving us stuck in Ohio, but that's ok, we are getting lots done at the house, miss you too BRAT!!

That's ok, it was cooler in Ohio, ha ha

Miss you too

Chicken Pot Pie recipe

Need to get away a bit from the new house postings and give you all a recipe!

How about some home made chicken pot pie, sooo yummy, try it out!

See ya again soon . . .

pets to new home

Yes, we FINALLY are getting everything moved in, 6 days of continual moving stuff and trying to get the pets accustomed to their new surroundings AND our oldest son and girlfriend moved into their new home the same time we did!!!

Scooter just isn't so sure about this move, she misses her old digs but is very happy to see the cows in the field, probably wondering how soon she can sneak off and give chase!

the kitties sure don't seem to mind the move at all, they are right at home, never leaving our side when they are out of the house

and the old fart, Sweetie, he doesn't care where he is as long as we are there, he's the lover of the family

best news yet!! our oldest son and girlfriend also got to move into their new home same time we moved in here, YEA! so happy for them!

they are happy too, can you tell :)

meanwhile back at our place, we have gotten some mulch down on the new strip bed, will be much more needed but for now it's a start!

up next, more fun moving stuff in and hubby is off to Florida for the job! Thanks, leave us stuck in Ohio LOL

kids room updates

As promised, an update on the kids bedroom cleaning and painting

(their job today was to scrub down the hallway to upstairs and clean the gorgeous oak steps

the bathroom upstairs, you can see straight ahead up there, the window glare, we have purchased a mini blind for that bathroom and put down floor laminate tile, and painted a pretty blue with sparkly or glitter in the paint, and a new shower curtain with froggies on it, we tried to match to the '65 accessories that are in there, down the road the yellow will be replaced out with a definite neutral color!

and remember that lovely cosmic blue paint, well she got her second coat of paint on it, made some sheer curtains for the windows and has moved a few pieces of furniture in, got the fans to dry the paint, or at least help dry it faster!

 some fussy gal didn't want hardwood floors in her bedroom, so she ran around the house and found every stitch of carpet pieces and laid out in her room!!

the "bump out" or dormer area of her room, you can see that I need to help her with the trim painting around the closet door and I taped off the ceiling so she could paint it without having it all blue or wavy, these upstairs rooms with the goofy ceiling/wall angle are always hard to figure out what to do with

and then the boys room, cleaned up and moving a couple things in already so he has entertainment while we finish other paint jobs

 sorry for the blur, didn't realize it was like that or would have snapped better picture! the fans are for help in drying all the walls and floors from scrubbing

and here is his little "bump out" or dormer area with his closet and tv already set up LOL

ONE WEEK TILL WE MOVE IN and we are still waiting on the removal of a piano in our bedroom!

 the good news is that the bed has been removed, we have cleaned the flooring, painted the walls, added all the new roman shades and moved some furniture in

but that piano is still waiting for a new home, 10 days left, sure hope they get it soon

also, this home has old baseboard heaters, we have a new furnace that will be going in along with centrail air unit, those baseboard heaters will be coming off the walls! but first we have to install the furnace, run all the duct work for it as well as cut the holes in the floor for the register vents

computer/office room is filling up with my desk and excess furniture

yup, things are moving right along :0)

coming up next time, some pretty new mulch is started and the critters will be getting moved in

stay tuned . . .

Dining room gets closer to being done

Here we are in the dining room, it's nearing completion for now, at least enough to get moved in 10 days from now 

We still need to get that honker air conditioner out of the window, gonna take 3 men and a boy for that beast!! and you can still see the cuckoo clock hasn't moved next door yet, but it will soon . . .

at least we have a start of the furniture moved into the dining room finally, walls have been painted and trim paint is done, dug through the basement and found the window screen for the air conditioner window, soon it will be out and the screen can go in

that cabinet to the left is coming down, I do not like how it divides the kitchen from the dining room, feels blocky to me, so hubby will have to do that soon

the opening where the fridge used to be will be where my range goes, the wall oven will be coming out as it is not in working order

then there is the spot where the washer and dryer used to be, in the "nook" to the left will be my fridge, with a built in pantry filling the remaining right hand side clear up to the wall behind the door. and do you see the original 1965 laminated flooring, that line, well that is tape, holding it together at the seams!!! I simply can't wait to replace it, top on my list along with the dining room which is the same, and also the living room carpet, yup gotta go and fast!

this is the hallway, I am standing in the kitchen, I call this area the middle of the house, you can get anywhere from here

front door, already put the privacy film on lower windows to help with the fading hardwood floor, then there is red faux brick inside the door, that will be replaced when we do the living room flooring because I just dislike that red brick, it's slippery when you come in with wet feet, ask me how I know this? . . .

and do you see the original doors, both front and back doors are what I call pressed wood, you can feel the wind coming in around the windows, they are so thin, if you push on them too hard you'd punch a hole in them, definitely a need to change them out

and how about my pond, no I haven't forgotten, the fishes got moved in, along with some plants, working on the rock around it - each time we come to the house, I go up behind the house into the cattle field and get field stone and do a little at a time

water is clear and the fish are enjoying their new home

so yes, it IS messy out there yet, but be patient, it will be beautiful when I get it completed

view out the window

and yes my kids got another pic of me, even though I tell them how messy I am, oh well, must get messy to get work done right?

and yes, I weeded the new strip bed that runs up along the front walkway, right now our lovely neighbor on the other side of the little red barn comes over and mows for us, we have our mower still at the old house until closing day.

Next posting will be update on kids room paint . . .

10 days before we move in

10 days before we move in!!!!

We have lots of painting left to do in the living room, now that it's nearly empty, we have to get to it!

going neutral for now, need to live here a bit to decide for sure what color to go with, temporary curtains up until I can get my blinds and get them cut to fit the windows

as you can see, "most" of the stuff has been removed from the living room, an old tv was left we will dispose of but the rocking chair and folding chairs we brought with us, needed something to sit on LOL and if you haven't already noticed, the carpet, oh yes, it's original from 1965 and it will be replaced with laminate flooring, something in the oak look to match all the hardwood floors in the bedrooms, hallways, kids bedrooms, but of course, the kitchen, bathrooms, dining and living rooms didn't have it BOO, that's ok, I have already put down laminate in the bathrooms, just give me some time, the kitchen will be laminate or tile at first, but eventually they will all get some of that laminate wood flooring!!! for now my sister will be doing some scrubbing with her floor scrubber!! So we had a pizza party, my sis, myself and our 3 kids painted, cleaned and hogged out on pizza!!!

need to get the new window treatments after we get sizes all measured and what a pretty view out the window of the huge maple tree and a burning bush over by the road

front door, yes that is a priority for me to replace, but can live with it for now, the light streams thru those windows and has the flooring faded!! so for now I put up some of that privacy sticky stuff on the lower 2 windows to help at least block out some of the rays, left top open so I can spy on who ever comes to the door HA ~ he's ready to be moved in, tired of all the painting, can't say I blame him LOL

and the chair, what can I say about that chair, well the lovely gal who bought our old house, gave me a chair identical to this one that was left in the house, they will eventually get it but for now it's waiting to be picked up, anyway, my new lovely chair is blue/white pattern fabric but a very solid wing-back chair I was thrilled when Denise gave it to me as well as an ottoman to go with it (isn't she just a doll?), I have already ordered a covering for it as well as the ottoman that goes with it, when it arrives I will be sure to show you just how beautiful it can look!! (not this chair but mine ha ha)

and not sure if you noticed or not, but there are a couple floor lamps in the living room, when they built this home in 1965 they did NOT put ceiling lights in the living room, I still don't understand this when all the other rooms have ceiling lights!! But to be fair, our old home was built in 1958 and it was the same way, this home WILL get ceiling fans and lighting IN THE CEILING down the road, I like lamps don't get me wrong, but I want to flip a light switch and have me some ceiling fans!!

I will be back next time with some dining room photos :)