Wow, it sure didn't take me long to get so far behind. We have been on a whirlwind and I will take you through some of it as quickly as I can to get up to date.
Sept 18th Saturday Day 51 and 5 days left til we get to move in the house. Went to a couple of yard sales and found some enamel pieces, a key holder and some random stuff. But the best part was going to an antique mall in Sussex and I bought a vintage loveseat and small chaise for what will someday be my "she shed". Yeah when you see the pictures below, you will most likely give me the deer in the headlights look. It doesn't suit everyone's taste but I love it! My she shed will be named The Oasis and decorated in a Bohemian theme, very rich in reds, orange, pink, and gold.
The rest of the day I made some creative art tags and a pocket card for a journal. Tom went for a walk with the dogs and we made supper and then spent the evening hanging out with the other campers. It was our last weekend and we wanted to see everyone before we left. A little bit sad...
September 18th is a special day for us, Tom and I met on this day 41 years ago. Holy Toledo!
Sunday September 19th, I blogged all day long! And I haven't been back until today. I do make notes each day and try to take a few pictures, it is just to try and sit down and write.
Monday Sept 20th, only 3 more days....Tom went out on a new hiking trail and I made more art creations and now have given myself an art challenge to complete over the next few month. 100 art tags using a 100 page note pad I purchased as the base back of each tag. If I am able to complete this challenge, it will be quite the achievement.
We have set up our New Brunswick hydro account. Yay, the lights will be on when we get there, starting to feel a little more real.
Sept 21, Tuesday Day 54 in the camper. We met with the lawyer today to sign up the papers and finalize the deal. We are too antsy to just call it a day so headed to St John. Yep its Tuesday, senior discount at Value Village, score! Then headed to Home Depot to buy a fridge and stove. I like white, not black, not stainless steel. Just plain old white. And if that isn't plain enough for you, I also don't like glass top stoves. Yep, call me old fashion, but I love me an element stove. Those will not get to the house til near the end of October.
September 22nd, Wednesday. This is our last sleep in Camp Animal Land. While I am sad to be leaving, I am not sad to get out of the camper. We will come back to Animal Land next year, just not with 4 cats, 2 dogs and 55 days. Today we got the house insurance, dropped off the bank draft for the payment of the house and spent the rest of the day packing up stuff we didn't need in preparation for the big move out. It was going to be a very long night.
September 23rd Day 56 and the big move in! Because our beds are in the storage container coming the next day, we are still spending one more night in the camper for a total of 56 days. That is 8 weeks! Yep not getting back in that thing for awhile.
We met up with our realtor Stephanie at 9am to do the final walkabout. Things sure look different when the house is empty. Once we approved, it is a call to the lawyer and then we wait until we receive confirmation before we can actually say we own a house. It took til around noon.
When we first got there, we brought the truck with the pets and I had the car with the cargo trailer. So Tom had to make 2 more trips back to camp to retrieve the camper and a huge collection of stuff we had been gathering since we got to camp. I cleaned the fridge and when Tom came with the camper I unloaded most of the perishable foods while he went back for the 3rd trip. OMGosh, by then the day was over and we made supper and went to bed. We were exhausted. Our cats spent the night in the house, totally confused and the dogs slept outside by the camper. Yep, Highway barked alot.
Now we are finally home! We are officially "New Brunswickers"
This is our house, note the set of French doors up at the top right. This is actually our main level and we will be adding a balconey deck on the front of the house. The French doors on the lower level is actually a walk out basement that will host my studio and a family TV room. Also note the house is built into the base of a hill, so everything we do outside requires going up or down.
Welcome to 2034 Route 124 Hatfield Point NB If you search the address, you will find a video that shows you the whole house and property. (Note it may not stay up for long)
Back yard parking for now.
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