Updates

The good news: we bought a new house. The bad news: it's a new-to-us-but-actually-really-OLD-house. It's a 1925 bungalow with lots of original flooring, woodwork, bookcases etc. It also has original wiring, plumbing etc. Before we can move in we've got a LOT of work to do, including putting on an addition so that we have a human size bathroom downstairs, a laundry room and a bit more living space. We'll also be adding a garage. We just closed on the house last Tuesday. We're still trying to finalize plans so that we can get building permits, but we've already been hard at work cleaning up the yard, taking down wallpaper, ripping out old cabinets and cleaning. I'm actually looking forward to having a project to take my mind off school. It's been an extremely stressful year so far and I need a distraction.

The in-laws are joining us for Thanksgiving (the first time I'll be cooking Thanksgiving dinner for company!) and will be lending a hand to the project. Hopefully I'll survive the weekend.

I'm nostalgically remembering the pre-Christmas party we had a few years ago on Thanksgiving weekend. Any plans for this year?

P.S. The pic is the original ad for our house. It's a Sears Kit Home.