A little about our new house.
Whew.
Well, to tell you the truth we’ve been feeling a little like we got magically transferred into the movie “The Money Pit.” Until just a few days ago, it’s been pretty much non-stop house/appliances falling apart since the day (before) we moved in.
It started with the huge 50 gallon tank of water that the seller dumped all over the (carpeted) living room floor while we were at closing – where we had to tear up the carpet, replace the pad and the house still smells like mildew.
And then there was the water softener – which was there, but didn’t work – and the receptacle – that they were supposed to install, and did, but not to functioning.
Oh, and did I mention that after J replaced the water softener and added a new whole house water filter (we’re on a well) the kitchen sink faucet no longer worked? So we had to buy and replace that too.
And while we were at it, the air conditioning stopped working – which we got fixed after a week or two. And then there were some uncapped loose wires hanging out on the back porch, and when J went to cap them the air conditioning stopped working again.
Oh and the dishwasher doesn’t work either – well, technically it runs, but when it makes the dishes dirtier than when they went in, I don’t count that as working. So we bought a new one of those this weekend too. Hopefully J will get that installed ASAP, because hand washing dishes is really getting old.
We’ve got lots more fun things and projects that have come up – some that we knew about going in – others that were surprises. I thank goodness that J is so handy, because otherwise we would have been in some serious trouble on this house. I felt pretty bad for him, though. One day he just looked at me and said, “I’m so tired of being wet.”
Trust me, we’re still REALLY happy we bought this house. Every day when I look out my windows it seems like I’m living in a park. I can’t see a single neighbor’s house from any window – which is a pretty big change, considering at our last house I could look INTO my neighbors bathroom.
At first when we moved in, I felt like we were camping. The street is pitch black at night, so you can really see the stars – it was so dark it took some getting used to. And when it rains, the sound of the rain on the tree canopy sounds like you’re in a tent. We also have tons of birds, squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits and toads. The toads are my favorite. And there’s a bird house with a Wren living in it that we can see from the kitchen table. Bug and I call it our “Wren-Friend.”
The increase in actual bugs is taking some getting used to… but considering my aversion, I think I’m handling it quite well.
And all in all, the catastrophic hiccups seem to be waning. We’re settling in and trying to get those darn boxes unpacked. We finished painting Bug’s bathroom last night – one down, about 10 to go!
Did I mention I’m NEVER moving again?
Although it's really a dairy farm, Bug was more impressed with the chickens. What you can't get from the picture is her constant "Chic-y! Chic-y!" as she fearlessly chased the poor birds all over the fields.
...and even into the coop.
Dinner was good, the market was great. And at the end of the night, we got classic Bug - not quite ready to leave.
This picture pretty much sums up Bug's mood swings these days. Can you say, "Drama Queen" ? 
