Long Overdue Update (aka Moving and the Gent's first day on the new job)

We are back from the beach (check back for those photos tomorrow) and I am finally getting around to updating! Here is moving day in pictures:

We filled the moving van to the brim. All 24 feet of it.


Thank you to our dear friends from church for helping us load and clean!






And thank you to Alea for keeping up with Annie. (Alea, I am so impressed you kept her happy the whole time!)


Our always-generous neighbors made lunch for everyone. James and Rosalind, we miss you! Come see us soon!


The Gent really loved his lunch.


Yum. A feast, complete with fans to keep us cool!




Annie saying goodbye.


And on to the new house!


Mighty Mouse!


Annie and Uncle Tyler taking a short rest.


No nap. :(


Poppa building a gate.


Papa Rick and Annie


Talking with Bebe


The dogs were so happy when we unpacked their beds!


I have no photos of my Mom, who worked almost around the clock for two weeks before we moved in. She supervised plumbers and painted the entire house and did a million and a half other things. THANK YOU to Mom and everyone else who helped get our home ready for us!!!

Moving day was a long day and it is taking a long time to get the house put together. There are so many little projects! And big projects! And huge projects! I made a list. If you want to wear yourself out, you can read it. Otherwise, scroll to the end for a photo of the Gent's first day at work.

Kitchen
Paint dog food bin
Paint stools
Make cushion
Order plantation shutters
Fix refrigerator
Tighten knobs

Office
Unpack supplies
Arrange desks
Buy piano
Bulletin board
Bookcases
Recover chairs

Entry way
Reglue chair
Make cushion
Buy rug

Family room
Hang tv and set up electronics
Slipcover chair
Bookcases

Dining room
Finish molding
Recover chairs

Sun room
Paint table
Paint chairs

Nursery
Saw shims
Hang picture frame
Pictures in frame

Play room
Paint laundry doors
Fix blind
Level washing machine

Guest room
Refinish cedar wardrobe

Master bedroom
Buy dresser
Buy coatrack
Fix bolt on armoire

Garage
Organize

Basement
Label bins
Demolish bathroom
Organize

Basement closet
Hang curtains
Hem curtains

Throughout house
Accessorize and hang artwork
Touch up wood furniture
Touch up trim work
Add window treatments
Energy audit
Childproof

Big projects
Rewire electric
Transplant boxwoods and monkey grass
Add topsoil and plant grass
Replace rotted wood and repaint exterior

Smaller projects
Brace deck steps
Replace basement stairs
Recaulk windows
Repair rotted wood on garage
Improve drainage on garage
Repair mortar
Put up new house numbers
Fix sump pump
Brace basement beam
Install vents in basement
Dowel rods for windows

Someday projects
Refinish play room floor
Work on landcaping
Plant garden
Install crown molding in master bedroom
Install crown molding in office
Attic insulation

Far in the future projects
Refinish hardwood floors
Renovate kitchen
Install flat ceilings and trim work upstairs
Install new windows

And last but not least, the Gent started his new job on Monday! Isn't he handsome? All is going well so far and I am so proud of him! Annie did not want her Daddy to leave and go to work after having him around every day for two weeks. She spit up on him as a delay tactic. :) This is shirt #2 in the photo.