Last Chapter Of The Trip aka Home For Good

Well, I'm home for good. It was a long time to be away but it was so wonderful to catch up with some family. My Mom and Dad came up from Virginia with one of my sisters and my brother the last week I was in Pennsylvania. We talked, went for walks, visited Bethel, cooked, ate, painted, read books, etc. We made the most of our few days together. I always feel like I haven't enough to pictures to really tell the story but you can get the feel and imagine the rest.

 



 



Raise That Roof!

 Mixing mud for the chimney

Our bedroom (with a few missing pieces)

 

Wow. Eight days of working and this is where the house is!

We had an inspection of the framing and electrical yesterday and got a thumbs up. So next steps are insulation and drywall. And this is me: 'Can I paint then?' No, we need trim and a floor. 'And then I can paint??' I want to work! But it's been fun to see the progress.

I go back to PA on Monday so no guarantees on current photos for a little while but I promise some when I get back.

 

Talk to you then!

The Weekend

 The Barn ^^

 Mommom was at her assembly in Grantville Saturday and Sunday so we went exploring. We went to the silk mill in Hawley where they have set up some shops inside. The coolest part though is the coffee shop that they made in the old stone building where they used to hatch the caterpillars. It's called cocoon and I had some of the best coffee ever. Also an excellent croissant that London decided she could bring herself to share(it was that good).

An Explanation Is In Order...

... I know I know, I have gone AWOL for quite a stickin' while, now.

I've been in Pennsylvania at my grandmother's farm for a week plus while the top comes off of my house and is put back at a higher elevation aka we're putting on a full second story aka we won't be sharing a bedroom with London anymore. Cue the heavenly choir.

So London and I got out of there for the really noisy, really dirty, really cold part. We'll be gone for about another two weeks. She just started getting officially homesick. She's had some moments of acting out where I could just tell it was because she missed her routine, but the other night she was being pretty ornery at bedtime and she finally plops down the bed and says "I just want to go back to my house in New Hampshire. I want to go home..." And she started crying. I felt so awful. But I'm trying to keep her busy by going to the park here, walking to the pond, we had a bonfire and Mexican food party last night... Here's hoping the time flies!

As you can imagine, I'm not taking pictures of my home's metamorphosis but I have been shooting pictures of our adventures.

 Her "speedy motorcycle"

 London and Edyn playing with glasses...

 So at dinner time London was being picky. Edyn walks over, grabs London's fork and starts tuckin' in! I say "London, look. Edyn is eating your dinner. Maybe you should." London pats her on the back and says "Thanks Edyn..."

 On the dock at the pond...

Talk to you soon!

CG