Buckle up. It’s time for another update– and it’s important to remember that things tend to get worse before they get better. We stopped by the farmhouse over the weekend. We took some cleaning supplies over and we were going to start cleaning.
Once we got there, I realized that the work being done was going to make any cleaning a waste of time. Instead of cleaning over and over again, I’ll tackle the dust and cobwebs all at once. I can, however, start filling in holes in the walls and taking down random curtain rods that are in odd places (not over windows).
The ceiling in what will be the homeschool room is down. The kitchen is full of the bathroom. haha! These are all signs of a LOT of hard work happening. Scott and I did get to walk through and talk about what we need to accomplish. We talked about painting and room arrangements. It was fun to dream.
We used to walk through historical parts of towns that we lived in or visited. We would stand in front of old homes and talk about how much we loved them or what we would change. It was fun to go back to that– but planning for somewhere that we are actually going to call home.
This fun wallpaper is inside of the closet upstairs. This will be Harper’s closet, and this isn’t going anywhere! This was the bedroom of two little boys when the farmer and his family lived here. I love getting to know the story of a home.
After we finished walking through the house and talking through everything, we went outside and had a picnic. I really wish I could sufficiently put words to the emotions we felt. All of the girls kept talking about how they can’t wait to move into the farmhouse. They talked about how they want to lay blankets on the grass and look at the clouds in the sky.
My favorite part of moving somewhere new is discovering what is growing. When we moved into our house in Oklahoma, We cleaned the yard up in the fall. When spring came, we had peonies growing all long the side of the house. Tulips popped up in another place. We even had a rose bush. In this house, we had tulips, daffodils, and peonies show up last Spring. My mom gave me a ton of transplants, so we have hostas, ferns, and Irises growing along with the others.
Things are starting to bloom at the farmhouse. Tulips and daffodils are growing in a bunch. It also looks like we may have some Irises growing, too. I’m not sure what this bush is, but it sure is pretty.
I love getting to spend life with this man. I’m so thankful that we can still dream together. We have gone through so much together, and I feel really blessed that we get to see a dream come true side by side. I love sharing this journey with all of you, too.
