- Large, Beautiful house
- A great backyard for our family to enjoy
- Close enough (as in, right across the street) to Jon's office that Caleb and I can go over any time we miss him
- Jon comes home for lunch every day
- Our truck has left our driveway only a handful of times
- We got our drivers licenses and our license plates the day we applied for them
- The license plates numbers are still stamped on, instead of just printed
- Trees, and lots of them!
- A nice park within biking distance
- Friendly people
- The fire station is just as close (two blocks away) as in Texas, yet I never hear sirens
- The only gunfire I hear is during hunting season
- The neighbor's huge oak tree gives us morning shade
- The neighbor's little dog, Chip, gives Caleb constant delight
- A carport that fits our van
- People stopping by to chit chat when we're outside
Things I'm still adjusting to:
- Wood floors that don't hide all the dirt we accumulate in a day
- No Wedgwood Sunday School class
- 10 hours away from my brother
- 5 hours away from grandparents
- Limited shopping choices
- No cell reception in the house
- Limited childbirth options
- An hour from a major road
- Hot water heater that doesn't keep water quite hot enough
- Refrigerator that doesn't keep food quite cold enough
- A postal system and area code that's got me confused about my own address
- TONS of junk in people's yards
Yeah, I thought I would really like wood floors too. But with dog and hubby going in and out so much, it is quite the challenge. Shows quite a bit, and requires A LOT of cleaning. But at least it's not as hard to clean as carpet would be.
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Looks like the things you love list is longer. That is promising! I saw an article about El Dorado in Southern Living. It talked about what a nice "main street" town it is. It looked pretty. I have a friend who has a steam mop for her wood floors and really likes it.
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in my grandmother's house in college I loved the hard wood floors. We just used a little Swiffer and it did just the trick. It is good to see your love list is long but being away from family is a big adjustment. Hope the trip in May works - we can't wait to see your home.
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