Packing and Closing Day

Closing Day

Matt was out of town so it was up to me and the kids to get everything signed and closed. Matt had signed a power of attorney before he left so I could sign everything for both of us....it was a lot of signing!

Then moving day came on Nov 1st and officially on Nov 2nd. My parents, Nic, and Matt and I had moved pretty much all of the boxes and gotten unpacked on Friday so on Saturday when we had the help we pretty much just moved the big stuff. Amy kept the kids...which was amazing so we could focus on moving. It was cold but we had a bunch of help we got it done in a couple hours. Once we packed our decor the house no longer felt like ours. It was strange and sad all at the same time. This move has really made me realize that what makes a house a home is the people and things that live in it. Now on to the next adventure. Hopefully all goes well.

Offer

We got our first offer on 8/19 and after a little back and forth on 8/24 for 817,000. Here is the breakdown as to where that leaves us. It definitely feel surreal. I love this house but we couldn't save that much money in a very long time and the idea of building again sounds so fun. I guess we will see.

For Sale

We put our home on the market in hopes of doubling the money we put into it and using it to build again in the Valley. It has been hard to have showings but I have relaxed quite a bit from the last time and so that has made it so much easier. Matt took all the pictures of the exterior and then Angel from Sold By An Angel sent her person to take the interior ones. I love how they turned out and we will treasure them when we, one day, look back on them.
 

Basement Family Room

Master Closet

Game Room

Emery's Room

Master Bedroom

Basement Family Room

Master Bathroom

Liam's Bedroom

Family Room

Hallie's Bedroom

Basement Bathroom

  
Entry

Half Bath Off Laundry Room

Upstair Bathroom

Main Floor Laundry Room

Basement Guest Bedroom

Basement Bathroom

Main Floor Family Room

Basement Playroom

Kitchen

Dining

Gracie's Room

Master Bathroom

Kitchen

Yard Work Begins & New Trees

With the first signs of spring showing a couple days each week those days we try to get out and get stuff done. Next time we put in a sand box we will make sure to put more high quality sand in. The sand we have when it gets mixed with the clay below becomes like concrete. We try to til it a couple times each summer but once it dries out its almost impossible to break up unless it gets fully soaked again. I love the way it feels when its freshly tilled and hopefully someday we will have sand that feels that way all the time. We have debated about just replacing the sand but were unsure if the clay below would ruin higher quality sand as well.

When I planted the raspberries I did a poor job planning for future growth and good space for weeding and picking. It drove me crazy last year and so this spring I decided we were going to rearrange the rows and condense 7 rows into 4. Hallie is at an age she is such a great help and she is usually happy to help. It took a couple hours but we got the rows condensed and they are now 4 full rows and it looks much better and has a lot more room to grow.

We realized as our landscaping was filling in that we wished we had a few more trees than we originally planted. We also noticed that we really had no big pine trees like most of the landscapes around us. Lucky for us Cade has the hook up and was able to get us some awesome trees from a great price. We also replaced several of our aspens because the deer ate them basically to the ground. We bought much bigger ones to replace the old ones and the new ones so hopefully they will do better. They are between 10-20 feet each so they actually look really good with the plants we put in originally.

Liam was my partner in time in helping Matt place the trees. It rained and was cool all day so we stayed bundled and warm

This time around I actually learned to run the mini excavator. Liam loved riding in it. Also have you noticed Im wearing a cream jump suit...why on earth did I do that? Who knows

                                                       

The yard is looking so good and everything is filling in. I love seeing something else that Matt and I planned and did come together to something beautiful. This yard is a family project and it has come a long way. Im proud of us