Casa Blanca

I know you have all been dying to see what our new house looks like, so here it is! Our house on Blanca Avenue:


2800 sq ft split level home on a .45 acre lot.

3 car garage

Backyard

View of the backyard from the master bedroom balcony.

No one behind us but sheep.

The updated kitchen and family room.

The formal living room. We are going to turn it into a library/music room.

Upstairs are 3 bedrooms, a bathroom and a master ensuite. Since you all know what bathrooms look like, and ours aren't anything spectacular, I haven't bothered to include any photos of them.

Liam's room.

Kyla's room.

Master bedroom.

The hot tub on the balcony outside the master bedroom.

Looking on to the main floor from upstairs. The kitchen is to the left and the living room is on the right.

The downstairs "bonus room". Moira's room and a laundry/bathroom are also downstairs.

Moira's room.

There it is. Our new home. I will update photos as we get things unpacked and set up. Yesterday Will and I bought a new dresser for Moira and one for us, plus we bought ourselves a new bed (headboard and footboard). We got some bar stools for the kitchen counter and a friend gave Moira her old desk. Things are coming together slowly. Unpacking is about as much fun as packing and we would all much rather go swimming in the pool.

Poll Results

Thanks for voting everyone! Here are the results for what animal you would like to be reincarnated as:

3 votes cat (one of them was me)
1 vote flamingo
1 vote lion
1 vote monkey

I think being a cat would be wonderful. I could lie around all day and eat and get scratched behind the ear. I could choose to be social or I could find a nice hiding spot when I wanted to be left alone. I also think it would be so cool to be able to purr.

Check out this week's poll.

House Update

Will and I signed the papers for the new house yesterday. It has been a long time coming. Our bank lady and realtor both congratulated us on getting a great house at a great price. Will and I feel good about it and are looking forward to having more room for our growing family.

Of course, in all big changes, my stubborn Taurus bull is showing up and, boy, is it ever a killjoy. It keeps whispering in my ear, "You'll lose your compost bin and won't you feel guilty for throwing your banana peel in the garbage," and "You won't have your clothes line to hang up your laundry when the weather is nice." I try to ignore it by thinking about all the great stuff I can now look forward to like riding my bike to the library and watching the sheep in the back pastures. I'm just not very good at change even if it's for the better.

Will, on the other hand, is very excited, eventhough he hasn't said anything. He got the flat bed trailer from his parents and it's already loaded and ready to go as soon as we get the all clear. He's taking 5 days off this weekend so we can get all of our stuff moved and he's talking about having our first pool party. Will is always on such an even keel so to see his excitement, no matter how subtle it is, is such a treat. I'm happy for him.

I'll get some photos posted soon. Before we start hauling all of our stuff in, I'll take some pictures of the house so you all can see. It really is a nice place and will make a great home for us.

Poll Results

Well, we only got 2 votes for earlobes and we both have danglers, although one of my lobes hangs down farther than the other one. Odd.

Check out my new poll.

Rogers/Taylor Update

In case there are any of you out there that still don't know, we got our house. This whole thing has been going on since Easter! I'm a bit nervous to even officially announce our move because we don't close until June 11th and, as we have found out, anything can happen. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that there won't be any more trouble between now and then.

Kyla and Liam don't realize what's going on, but Moira is quite excited and keeps asking when we will be moving. Yesterday Will's parents looked after the kids so Will and I could get some work done. We cranked up the tunes and got busy cleaning and packing. We got a lot done, but there is still a lot left to do. We are keeping our current house and renting it out to a friend of Will's. He won't be moving in until July 1st so even though we can move into the new place in the middle of the month, we still get two weeks to move stuff over and get this place cleaned up. We can move at a more leisurely pace.

Moving is taking precedence right now, but I'm still trying to find time for my other projects. The Highland game season is in full swing so Will and I are both trying to get stuff done to sell at the games. I have to fit Avon in too and my poor Etsy site has been neglected. I've also come up with an Avon rep bag that I'm trying to get off the ground, but I've had to put that on hold for a while. Too many irons in the fire!

Moira has been on track break for the past two weeks. This is her last week then she goes back for a few more then she is off for almost all of July for her actual summer break. I can't believe that she will be in grade 2 by August. She will still be able to attend her school when we move. It's a good school and we didn't want to pull her out of it.

On Saturday night, our book club met for the first time. It was fun and at 10pm decided we better leave even if none of us wanted to. It was just nice to have some uninterrupted adult conversation. The next book we will be reading is "Mansfield Park" by Jane Austen. This is my first attempt at reading any of her books. PBS did a whole series on her works and I thoroughly enjoyed the movies so I'm hoping I will like reading them too.

Poll Results

I was so happy that the four people who voted had lower than national average carbon footprints. Yeah for us! It was mentioned on the news a few nights ago that out of 100 US cities, Boise was ranked fifth for lowest carbon footprint. Yeah for us again! The number one city was Honolulu.

It's hard to be "green" all the time, but if we do our best then that's all we can ask for.

I want to thank Amanda (again!) for inspiring this week's poll. I love you, my freakish friend!