Remembering why

We've officially made it through our first week in the new house. The adventure certainly continues as we finish moving out of the "old" house and getting it ready to put on the market. I can honestly say that the thought of more painting makes me sick, but alas, ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do to get a house sold these days.

On the more positive side, I've had some wonderful moments over the last week that remind me why we did this. Just some of the highlights...

Watching the sun rise through the trees across the river valley from our bedroom windows. (We don't have shades yet, so morning tends to come early in our house.)

Woke up Saturday morning to find 6 deer lounging in our backyard. They just sat there, relaxing and munching for a few hours while our family ate our breakfast and started the day. I wonder if seeing deer in our backyard in St. Paul will ever get old.

Enjoying a week without TV. All these beautiful trees spoiled our plans for DirecTV, so now we're on to cable...but without a cable line to the house. While I've missed watching any of the Olympics, it's been really nice to not have the kids...or me...get sucked into vegetating in front of the tube.

Seeing the special lighting we installed wash over the stone wall and redwoods walls in the hallway at night. I wish I had a better camera that could capture the look, but here's a try...

 

 

 

Well, that's enough blogging for one night. Back in the routine of getting a little work done before heading off to bed. Good night one and all!