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We kicked the yr off having simply damaged floor on our new dwelling. That was tremendous thrilling but in addition highlighted the actual fact we had lots to do to get our earlier home able to promote. In February we started a complete kitchen renovation to extend the worth of our dwelling for a faster sale. We aimed to listing in late spring to benefit from the most popular promoting market. From there we balanced our current-home renovation whereas making selections for the brand new construct and making an attempt to keep up some sense of normalcy for the youngsters.
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We hadn’t discovered our precise plan of motion but, however had it in our heads that David would retire from his present place and tackle working Sweet Home Bearolina and The Overlook full time. Since we’d be (hopefully) promoting earlier than our new dwelling was prepared, we received a camper and deliberate to move west to discover and camp, filling our hole of time between properties with journey till the brand new construct was prepared.
During all this we visited some enjoyable locations like snowboarding in Steamboat, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter for Kaitlyn’s tenth birthday, Hammock Beach Resort, The Montage Palmetto Bluff and spent an evening tenting at Stone Mountain Park.
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Summer introduced the massive modifications, like promoting, closing, and shifting. After trying to promote twice in 2020, this sale course of was a lot smoother and faster. Packing and shifting although is not any joke! It was a difficult course of as we packed ourselves and moved every little thing into storage items unfold between two states.
We then moved ourselves to Georgia to reside with mother for just a few months (isn’t she beneficiant?!) as a substitute of touring within the camper as a result of David ended up accepting a brand new place (a promotion!) along with his identical firm. I beloved having the additional time with mother, however dwelling pretty uprooted had its emotional challenges.
As summer time started to fade into fall all of us received knocked down with a virus that enjoyed to linger and make us cough. We began our homeschool yr, went tenting in West Virginia for Hailey’s thirteenth birthday, and took a household journey to Sea Island. The journey was great but in addition had a cloud dangle over it, because it was lower quick for mother. She left early to be with Nannie because it was clear she was nearing the tip of her time right here on earth.
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We laid Nannie to relaxation and I couldn’t pull it collectively in any respect at her funeral. I cried onerous, even after I received as much as attempt to say just a few phrases.
Finally on the very finish of October, the day earlier than Halloween, we had been capable of transfer into our new dwelling. It was chaotic after all, however we had been SO excited to be there and get to begin rooting into our new group. We hit the jackpot with our neighborhood, not just for the climbing trails and mountain proximity, however with the unimaginable folks. The youngsters had prompt associates which has been such a blessing.
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Unpacking our final shifting field landed us smack in the midst of November and the ladies (OK, me, too) had been itching to embellish for Christmas. Up went the decor and stuffed our new dwelling with a degree of cozy, acquainted consolation. We loved our bittersweet Thanksgiving at Nannie’s home and got here again to the whirlwind that’s December, culminating in internet hosting household for Christmas in our new dwelling for the primary time.
And now Christmas decorations are packed away and the home is trying fairly, however naked. But I see it as exciting- a clean canvas to take my time with, including colours and textures that make me really feel at dwelling and make the place inviting and comfortable. I do not know what I’m doing however I look ahead to the problem, in addition to the journey of establishing my backyard and… a hen coop?!
January, I feel I’m virtually prepared for you (although sure, I do know you’re right here). Last night time David and I did our annual State of the Family assembly and it was invigorating. It is thrilling to see progress made, proof that some robust selections bore fruit, and dream about what’s to come back. More about that as I dive into some 2025 targets, however I feel I’ve chatted your ear off for lengthy sufficient for now. What stage of the brand new yr you might be you at the moment in? Resting, reflecting, revving up? Thanks for stopping by in the present day, and I hope your day is an effective one!
