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| Leaving Memphis: On the day the movers arrived with our belongings in Ct, we received two offers on our house in Memphis. God is so good and His timing is perfect. Thanks for all your prayers! |
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| Snake Patrol |
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| I love the large trees that line our drive |
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| One of our many wild guest and probably our favorite to see and watch |
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| Happy Father's Day and memories made |
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| First pulled tooth |
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| Lily Grace has declared daddy the official tooth puller |
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| A visit from the Tooth Fairy |
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| A special request |
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| Loving their new back yard |
First let me say thank you to everyone who has called to check in on us. The move went well and I am happy to report that the last box has been unpacked. Still some decorating to be done along with some painting and other odd jobs but at least everything has a place. Now get ready for a mega post. Sorry it has taken me so long.
We all awoke early the morning of June 8, around 3:15 to be exact. It was the last morning that we would wake up in TN in the house we had called home. It was emotional and before we left we all went up into the attic and signed our names on one of the beams. We had a lot of great times in that house and we will certainly miss it. We pulled out of the garage while still dark and with tear filled eyes took one last look back and then headed for the airport. Lily Grace and I boarded a 6:00 am flight and headed for our new home in CT. Matt left the airport and swung back by the house to make sure all was clear, packed up Molly and started the long 22 hour drive. (Yes, it's quite obvious he drew the short end of that stick.)
Lily Grace and I were determined to spend the night in our new house as to avoid another hotel stay (After 4 whirlwind visits in a short period of time to look for a house in CT, we were tired of shifting our belongings for another hotel stay.) So, armed with the suitcases we brought with us, some packed sheets and air mattresses, we went about setting up house. All was great.... UNTIL DARK settled in. Did I mention that we own almost 2 acres of land and it's surrounded by woods? Did I mention that there are no street lights here and it gets VERY dark here? Yes, a stargazers paradise, but one creepy situation for a mom and a 6 year old. I tried not to let on to Lily Grace how scared I was. I thought if I did, I would send her a bad message and we had spent so much time stressing the positives of this move and new house. I called to check in with Matt often and finally around 10:30 confided in him as I hunched down in the only spot in the house that could hold the cell connection (surrounded by woods people) that I was scared and didn't think I could do this myself. I explained how dark it was and how there were so many new an creepy sounds, not to mention the new creepy sounds coming from this charming in the day 1958 Cape Cod. Matt encouraged me to hang in there but go to a hotel if I didn't think I could. Well, by this point it was getting very late and the thought of dragging a 6 year old out into the night where I would be lucky if I could even see her in the dark (ha!) and traveling roads I was unfamiliar with would be even worse. So, I wiped my eyes, (yes I cried) and told Lily Grace we were in for the night. I woke several times and called to check in on Matt who was suppose to stop and rest but instead filled up on coffee and a Five Guys hamburger near midnight. As Lily Grace and I lay on our air mattresses, she finally fell asleep, OK so it wasn't that hard for her this kid can sleep anywhere and has always been that way. I on the other hand lay terrified as now I was really alone, even my trusty sidekick had now left me and I'm pretty sure I have just heard a coyote howl. I work hard to convince myself it was my imagination and while I want desperately to call Matt again, I can't . Why? Well, that would requite me to walk back downstairs to the one spot and let's see here..extreme darkness + howling+ leaving the only other person I have with me = NO WAY! Now I probably should have prefaced this post by telling those of you who may not know that I am afraid of the dark and being alone. I really don't care for either.
I'm not sure when it happened, but I finally fell asleep for a couple of hours and woke a little before 6:00. I've NEVER been so excited to see daylight. Lily Grace on the other hand is still sleeping soundly. I slip off the air mattress, literally, my husband is too cheap to buy the ones that are raised up off the floor,
Matt said he was so excited to get here and just wanted to get out of that car so they pushed through. Actually, his first words when he got out of the car were, "well, you said you needed me." That's Matt for you. He will never know how much that meant to this scaredy cat.
Matt got in some rest that morning and for the record, we spent a full week on those air mattresses before our furniture arrived. By the time the movers got here, we were so ready for a bed, sick of eating out and just wanted to sit somewhere other than on the floor.
All of our nearby neighbors have been over to introduce themselves and they are all just the nicest people. And each has been sure to ask after we open our mouths, "Where are you all from?" Imagine that! ha!
Our neighbors behind us had us over for a bonfire the first night we were here and has since invited Lily Grace over to play and bring us fresh food from their garden.
We love the weather and all that there is to see and do around here. The wildlife on the other hand...... Just in the first week or so, we have found where we have a fox who has built a den in the woods to the side of us, had a wild turkey just walk in front of the car on our road, deer coming to feed, tons of bunnies, robins, cardinals and chipmunks as well as a confirmed coyote and snakes. Oh yes, let's talk snakes.
Our neighbors to the side of us have lived there for 48 years and they are super nice and sweet. One day in the yard we found a snake skin. Well...... I am not about snakes. So when they came over that Saturday afternoon, I asked them, do you get snakes around here? Mrs. Sonya begins to tell me how they use to get them a lot and loved having them because they would take care of the insects and pest. She proceeded to explain how there are no poisonous snakes in CT and how they so wished they (the Gardner snakes) would come back. I'm thinking yeah, you can just keep them over there.
Well, Monday morning rolls around and Matt is off to work. We still have no furniture mind you we had just arrived the previous Thursday and Friday, but I can still get a jump on some cleaning and painting. It's just before 8:00 am and I start down into the basement (now that creepy thing while immaculately clean and great for storage and a finished out room, just doesn't settle well with me. I happen to find it just plain CREEPY but have to go down to check on some paint the previous owners had left.) when I see an odd looking object. I turn on the stair lights and continue to make my way down to turn on the floor light when I get a better look and declare that the object is none other than a SNAAAAAAKE! I run upstairs, grab the phone and call Matt. Through tears and screams, I insist that he get home RIGHT AWAY and get this thing out of this house. Can I just tell you that Matt has the nerve in a calm voice to say to me, "Well do you think it will move before I get there? It might make it difficult to find it." Are you kidding me? I let him know that I didn't take time to check with the snake on his plans and now sobbing just tell him to hurry it up. Matt arrives 10 minutes later. With a shovel in hand, (thank goodness we made a Home Depot run over the weekend) he makes his way down and yells up that it's just a harmless little snake. I'm like what are you waiting on, take care of it. Matt proceeds to do so and then I hear a little laugh followed by "Oh my." I yell down to inquire and Matt informs me that there is another one and while they are only about 12-14" long, I want them OUT and NOW! So Lily Grace is loving this and rubbing my shoulder at the top of the stairs telling me that it is OK and not to worry that she will take care of me. Yeah right kid! It's a snake and last I checked you aren't the biggest fan of wildlife. But nonetheless, she and Matt are having a good time with this one. Matt asks Lily Grace to come on down and take a look. Lily Grace makes it about halfway down and even though Matt has whacked the snake (sorry nature lovers, wrong house) his body still moves and Lily Grace lets out a yell and comes running up the stairs. Why the screams great protector? HA! HA! Matt comes up to get her and they are down there looking at these things. Finally in a garbage bag, we are snake free. Matt found the little hole where they had made their way in and plugged it up. Needless to say, I haven't been back down there and have no plans of returning.
We really are enjoying our new home and town. We are already busy making memories here. Matt celebrated his first Father's Day in our new house the weekend we arrived and with that came a new John Deer. Matt's push mower days are behind him. This yard is just too big for that as it would take a whole day to mow. While it was a busy and crazy time, he had the best time riding that mower with Lily Grace. They both wore smiles and Lily Grace will tell you that she and daddy own that John Deer. Too funny! We also enjoyed a nice brunch at a restaurant down by the water after church. Lily Grace had the forethought to make Matt a card before we left Memphis and put it in a safe place so she could give it to him here in CT on Father's Day. It was the first time I had seen it as well and it was adorable. She wrote to him that she was excited for our family to be together in CT and that he was a cool dad and the best in the world. So sweet! That's all he needed. Those two can be seen each Saturday out riding the mower together and I'm not quite sure which one of them is enjoying it the most.
Another memory made has been the loss of a tooth. Lily Grace lost her first tooth two weeks ago. Daddy pulled it for her after dinner. He was proud and she was excited. She left a note for tooth fairy asking if she could keep her tooth. The tooth fairy left her $6 since she was 6 years old loosing her first tooth and left her tooth as well. She and I got busy sewing that tooth fairy pillow before leaving Memphis and it served us well.
Molly is loving life here. She loves the running room. We had a white picket fence put up in the back and Molly couldn't be happier. She loves the weather as we all do. (not too hot) She also loves watching the deer and birds and she hasn't skipped a beat.
I'd say we are pretty happy. Having Matt so close is a blessing that we are all enjoying and thankful for. Our house in Memphis has sold and we've already closed on it. Our new home is just that...home. We love it's charm and the community that surrounds it. God has certainly blessed us and we couldn't be more grateful.
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