New Year, New Beginnings

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season!  We enjoyed ours!  But, honestly, I’m glad it is behind us now so we can get back to focusing on moving!  Al and I kenneled Herc and Teenie for a week so we could spend some time at the property together.  We exchanged our Christmas gifts the day after Christmas and we brought in the New Year there as well.  Al returned to Georgia on the 2nd and I remained at the farm.  I stayed until the 4th.  Tag teaming is working pretty well.  It was a little stressful for me coming back to Georgia.  I still had all the Christmas stuff to pack away and put up and my house was in such disarray!  Al does a great job maintaining but, all the packing and stuff was just so out of hand.  But, I can sit here and blog now because it’s all caught up.  My life feels like it has some order to it once again!

I must say driving back and forth from the farm has given me a new found love for ’70’s music.  I have been listening to it on my past two trips and it brings back so many wonderful memories!  Truly enjoyable and makes the drive so much better!

Much has happened with the cabin over the past few weeks!  It’s beginning to look more and more like it may actually get finished soon!  Framers have been focusing a lot on trim work.  In a cabin there is A LOT of trim work.  Floors are being laid and even kitchen cabinets are being installed.     I was so excited to see the cabinets!  We picked them out back in August!  I almost forgot what they looked like!  The painter showed up the day I left to began the staining process.  Al sent me a few pictures.  I can’t wait to see it in person.  It’s so hard to imagine how all the colors will come together.  The stain, the cabinets and the flooring….but, I think it is going to look perfect!     It’s amazing how stain brings out all the character in the wood.  I just love it.  Oh, and I can’t forget the front door!  Obtaining this beast was not an easy task but, I insisted on this beauty.  Thanks to my wonderful husband he made it happen!!   I initially planned on painting it red but, after seeing it and the knots in the wood, it will be stained instead.

We finally finished picking out the light fixtures over the holidays and got them delivered to the cabin.  Sinks, faucets, mirrors have all been done as well.  I think we only need the counter tops and toilets at this point.  We’ve picked them at least.  I think all the picking and deciding is completed!  Thank God!  And, of course, I cannot forget Honey and Bun and the cats!!!    Honey sure knows how to sleep on her bed now.  One day she stayed in with me for most of the day!  Of course, it was raining and she had no inclination of getting wet.  Bun still insists on staying outside. One never gets a solid nights sleep there.  Bun barks, Honey wants out. Honey wants in, Bun barks, Honey wants out again.  It reminds me of having a new born baby in the house!  But, if this is the way it must be, then so be it.  The cats….we have five.  Three females and two males.  These are the males and the only friendly ones really.  We named them Chip (chocolate chip) and Zeb (Zebra stripes).  They love to be petted.  We walk to the mailbox and stop in at the barn to visit them daily.   The outbuilding (garage) foundation has been poured.  We hope to have it built in the next two weeks.  Once that is completed then, the moving can begin. We are finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel!!  Finally!  The road has been a long one but, I know it will be so worth it!

Everyone is posting their word for the year 2020. My word for 2020 is CHANGE.  Our way of life will change in so many ways once we move.  Change can be scary but, with change comes growth.  Growth is healthy no matter what stage you are in life. I will never be too old grow.

~Elisa

“The only way that we can live, is if we grow. The only way that we can grow is if we change. The only way that we can change is if we learn. The only way we can learn is if we are exposed. And the only way that we can become exposed is if we throw ourselves out into the open. Do it. Throw yourself.”  ― C. JoyBell C.