Art Nook

Vivian's art nook in her room is mostly finished. Finally installed some shelves and got her supplies organized.

Snow and Holidays

We haven't finished decorating for the holidays yet, but here's the progress so far. There's something about the new house that makes it extra fun this year. And the snow today makes it feel even more cozy inside.

Raspberries are In!

These are special to us and came with when we moved.  The poor plants have been living in pots for quite a while.  So happy to have them settled in their new home.  And we made use of leftover rebar from the foundation for the side supports and perimeter edge.  One project crossed off the list.  🙂

Curtains

Curtains are up in our room! And many more boxes unpacked so the room is less cluttered. One small item off a long list of things to do, but feels good to make some progress.

Wowza

The lanscape lighting is in and it just kicked the whole exterior up a notch.  I haven't been able to capture it well in a pic, but we love the soft light outside in the evenings.  Next step is making final adjustments to the locations and angles, then burying the wire in the mulch.  

And plants!  So many plants to plant!  Jeremy helped me finish planting this front area. 

Closets!

We have closet organizers!  FINALLY!  Sorry for the fuzzy pics.  

Landscape Lighting in Progress

 

Our new home is wonderful, but I can't seem to stay inside it! There's so much to do in the yard and it's beautiful this time of year, despite our bad weather. I needed a break from planting, so I started working on the landscape lighting. All the fixtures are roughly in place, and the front yard is wired in. Mason helped wire a few too. We'll leave the wires exposed until it's lit up so we can easily make adjustments to the locations of each light.

 

 

 

 

Evan's Room

Pulling together a Uganda-Lego-Star Wars bedroom was a little tricky.  But I think he likes it.  

Garden Fence

The garden fence has sat unfinished, mostly because I was sick of installing fencing. Thankfully Jeremy had the oomph to keep me going and we finished it together on Monday. Just need to put in the gate and it'll be contained. We don't have the time for a garden this year, but hopefully by next spring we'll be ready to grow some food.

 

 

 

More Flagstone

 

The flagstone path off the side of the patio is in, along with more planting. And one path light is wired up.

Landscaping Update

 

I've been either planting or mowing all day. I didn't realize Lonicera was such a bee magnet this time of year, but it's been fun hearing all the happy buzzing while I worked. And Jeremy finished mounting the Starlink dish to the house and made the cable going to it nice and tidy.

Electrical Wrap Up

 

The electrician and builder were here all day! I'm so happy to say we finally have Starlink connected to our mesh system, which means strong internet throughout the house. We have a functioning doorbell. Our speakers are working. The hose bib isn't dripping. And we have a pretty pendant over the tub.

 

 

Basalt Patio is In

 

It's done! I now understand why it's so expensive to hire someone to lay a paver patio. It's because it's a big pain! Our version isn't perfect, but it'll do. Time to test it out with a glass of iced tea.

 

 

Paver Project

Back patio pavers are happening!  But we're running out of daylight.  

I Have a Plant Problem

 

I try to plant several pots a day, but I can't seem to get ahead...probably because I keep buying plants. But the more that goes in, the more the yard becomes ours. I've already seen a couple hummingbirds who stopped by to check out the progress. And we had other animal visitors this week. 

 

Our closet order should have arrived with the installer today, or it'll be next Tuesday. We're so frustrated with this process. But we finally received the longer cable we need for Starlink internet. Next Thursday the electrician is scheduled to come out to get things up and running, along with speakers, doorbell, and our bathroom pendant over the tub. Hopefully there'll be no more ugly cable snuck through our bedroom window after he's done.

Gallery Wall

A big thank you to my talented sister for bringing this gallery wall in the study to life.  We spent the last two evenings working on it and I love how it turned out.  Now we just need more international trips so we can add to it.  

 

Signed

Whew!  So much garage moving this past week and weekend to prepare for closing on Tuesday.  We signed papers this morning, then drove over for our final load.  We're tired but relieved to be finished.  Next step is organizing and getting rid of extras, but the pressure is off.  

It's fun to watch the yard come to life.  The Korean Spice Viburnum smells lovely.  The serviceberry trees out front are covered in pretty white blossoms too.

Calm Between the Storms

After a week of random snow and hail, it's nice to enjoy a pretty evening.

Lego Table

Our missing sectional end pieces were delivered today.  We finally have a full couch up there!  I worked on Evan's lego table and started hanging art on his walls.   And I'm loving the vine maple out front.  The tips look like fairy lights.