Merry Christmas

I will begin by apologizing to our friends and family,  no Christmas card this year,  but we will attempt to get a New Years card out.

It has been a very hectic few weeks.  I have spent every waking moment tiling the boys bathrooms and the mud room.  I got the floor of our bathroom finished, but we are going to hire out the surround as I am sick and tired of tile.  It is a difficult and messy job.  The tile we did get done looks great!

With flooring and heat in the house we decided to have our stuff delivered from storage.  While we didn't plan to move in just yet,  we just had to start sleeping in the house.  Once you see your bed all set up there is just no going back to the RV bed.  On our first morning sleeping here,  we sure surprised the plumber when he let himself in at 7am!

One of our kitchen cabinets came in the wrong size so that has been a real hold up,  but 3inches makes a big difference.  Without the cabinets we can not install the kitchen sink, dishwasher or the cook top,  so meals are still mostly eaten out.  The waitress at our favorite Tuesday spot had to let us know they will be closed for Christmas.  Guess she didn't want to have to worry that we'd be standing there in the cold waiting for our dinner.

The gas and water are not hooked up just yet,  but they set most of the bathroom fixtures this week and  will hopefully turn on the gas and water soon.  Right now it is like camping we sleep in the house but have to go to the trailer for the bathroom and shower.

One of the first items we found when opening the storage pods was the Christmas tree.  So with some coaxing,  we set it up.  It is a little sad since we don't know where the ornaments are and only some of the lights work,  but at least we have a place to put our gifts.  I think as far as the kids are concerned,  it is the best tree ever since we can celebrate our first Christmas in the new house.