First Weekend

The past few days have been at full speed.  After pulling into the driveway with our moving truck at 2:30pm on a Friday, we managed to fully unload the contents and return the truck by 4:20pm.

I have to admit, I was aghast when we initially arrived to see a lawn more befitting for cattle grazing.  The recent late snowstorm, with it's heavy, wet snow resulted in an enormous number of large tree limbs breaking off century old trees.  A few of those ended up in our front yard from the neighbor's tree and many more in our back yard from our own mature White Poplar.

I spend the entire day on Saturday mowing, trimming, edging, pulling weeds,  and using my chainsaw to cut up the downed limbs. Compared to the day before, the result is more appealing.

While I was immersed in yard work, my Wife managed to unpack everything. It can't be said enough how much she accomplished in one day.  And, thanks to her, we can relax without looking at boxes strewn throughout the house.

It still hasn't sunk in that we won't be leaving in a few days, like we did on previous visits.  We are beginning to focus on the upcoming remodel of the kitchen and bathroom. The first purchase has been made for the kitchen--a gas range.  Since it was such a great deal, we couldn't let it go.

Our to-do list for the house is growing both with minor things to do this month and the more long-term items that need to be completed before Winter sets in later this year.  We realize it's necessary to adjust the perspective to a true four season climate from the previous one, which consisted of Summer and what I called "some other season"...