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 Here we are, a relaxing Sunday morning before a relaxing Sunday day! The weekend before now has been a busy weekend of visiting with friends who dared to make the long drive out here, and back, to see us. It's weird how our apartment life seems so far behind us now - a closed door that I dare not forget but care not to open again. Since we moved in, nearly two months ago, we've been able to have family and friends over to visit and even stay overnight. Our open house brought thirty-nine people into our house, comfortably! We (I'm sure I can speak for all of us here) absolutely love having the space and the surroundings to enjoy having guests, which was not the case in our apartment. I also appreciate knowing that we have still have good ties with friends and family, even after the years that we did not see much of them because of our apartment. It is so nice to have people over, to cook outside and sit on the porch in good weather, or sit inside when we feel like it, to have a campfire and roast marshmallows, and to walk and talk, all at our home.

I would also like to say how grateful I am to all of the people who have gifted us items for our home! A grill, tool chests, Nana and Ga's bookcase, gift cards, pictures, tools, patio furniture, exercise equipment, flowers, food, dressers, a beautiful quilt wall hanging, lawn mowers, a bathroom set, scrapbooking supplies, a shed, and whatever else I forgot! So many people have been so amazingly generous to help us with our new place, and we are so very thankful for that!

School starts this week for the kids. Hopefully the kids will love their schools and I need to finish cover letters and put my resume packages together for my area school visits/job hunt. So, I guess that summer is coming to a close and fall is beginning, and our schedule will change for the school year. Lots of stuff to do inside and outside the house still, but we have time. I'm looking forward to planting our trees soon, and cutting some old brush out. We still have a busy fall ahead, and we're looking forward to all there is to prepare our farm.
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  1. AnonymousAugust 21, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    I love reading your posts...reading about our home and new life from your point of view. I find it incredible that so many people are willing to make the hour long trek (here and back) just to sit on our porch and laugh the lazy afternoon/evening away. I like that people love our home as much as we do. You are right, there are so many projects that we want (WANT, not NEED) to do. These projects will continue to make the space our own and provide food for our family and a space for us to tread lightly on the Earth.
    Love you~Fresh Eggs

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