Love at Home

Back in June, we moved to a new house, I finally have the tour put together.

This was day one of our move.  While Jacob was at work, I would box up things, take it over to the new house and unpack.  I got tired of it looking like I hadn't even made a dent so I started moving the big things!  Over the week Jacob and I moved our entire house with just our minivan and a little trailer. 

 

Here is our new home.  We only moved 1.5 miles (I know because our new neighbor is a running friend of mine and I have run to her house to run with the group several times.)  Our reason for moving was a smaller house, smaller yard, and cheaper rent & utilities.  We managed to stay in the same ward and same school boundaries.  The whole explanation of why I couldn't look at houses on the other side of the main road was one that my realtor didn't understand.  When trying to explain that the church that I attend is based off geographical location and that would put me in a different "meeting place", his response was, "Can't you just lie?"

While I walked outside to take a picture, I noticed these. Swirling, fast, moving clouds.  Minutes later, it was a downpour. I love it when it rains!

Back to our new home.  Here it is!  The walls are tan.  It was driving me nuts.  So I have tried to add a little more color with paintings and rugs.  Just for the record..... I love this house.  It feels so much more like a home.

We still have our "media" room as I like to call it.  Its suppose to be the dining room but I like having all the computers together.  It's also become the music room with McKay's instruments and the piano.

The game room still looks the same.  I haven't switched out the curtains yet upstairs.  I'm not a big fan of the big red and golden paisley prints. 

 Cruz still has his own room,

 

and space for his beloved Legos. 

Kirsten has her bedroom that is still the #1 automatic guestroom.  She got a (generic) Lovesack for Christmas and she loves to read on it.  There have been a few nights that she has fallen asleep on it even.

She has tried to decorate it to be a little more colorful.  She has taken a love for color too.  She keeps saying how she hates brown walls.

Katanya and McKay share a bedroom.  They got the biggest room and it actually fits two queen size beds.  

For Anya's birthday, she picked out some flowers and paintings to put in her room.  After we decorated, McKay decided her half was too "technical" and it required another trip to Ikea and more color.

 The new duvet covers were less than $15!  YAY!

 

And she finally got the pictures that she received on her birthday with the "hidden letters" put up on her wall.

This is my sewing area.  It's just off the game room in a little space that overlooks the living room and stairs.  It's perfect!  I've used it several times already.

After we moved in, and while Betsy was visiting, I got the responsibility of moving Jacob's three car garage junk into our two car garage.

Thankfully Betsy had a truck and we got this done in only one 105 degree afternoon.

That same week, Jacob and Isaac put together our play scape.  We have a smaller backyard but that only means less yard work.  Yay again!

8 on the 8th

It was 8 years on September 8th for us. I was going to use one of our wedding pictures, but I didn't for a couple reasons. When you have a 6:20 a.m. wedding, you don't get a lot of sleep and for some silly reason you can tell we are very tired in our pictures.

Yesterday as I worked along side, still moving trees, I thought about our wedding day a lot. Another reason it's so special is McKay was sealed to us. I remember her running around our house at four in the morning that she was going to go to the temple. She was only 2 1/2 but she knew the temple was a special place. We had been there often. I am very glad I found a special man that wanted both of us in his life. Love you!

The Aftermath

So after Jake's mean trick, (okay not mean, pretty interesting actually,) there were a few things I wanted to add about the damage done.

1. McKay read the blog and flipped. She doesn't handle stress very well. She came upstairs and asked why we were moving. Then she asked if she would be riding the same bus. I started to explain what dad was doing, but she had bottled it in too far. It took a good half hour to calm her down. Even after I explained the kerksiek.com thing, she still was on edge and couldn't eat her spaghetti.
2. I hate lying. For those of you that called and asked....that is why I passed you off to Jake. Thanks Betsy for not bringing it up because I probably would have spilled it. I was about to tell a couple of you but Jake had made me promise not to squeal. Sorry.
3. Now I sorta like the thought of moving. It's getting too close to winter and that means cold and wind. Texas sounds great right now!!!! (Not joking.)

At the same time, I still love my house. It's my one place that is my "happy" spot. I just couldn't live without color.

AND the winner is....

JacobandAmy.blogspot.com is moving to

www.KERKSIEK.com

Please update any links that you might have with this new address.

(and you thought that I was talking about a new house.)

It was interesting to note that everyone feels that the place they call home is the place that others should call home.

P.S. apologies to Karl..I know he would have to to own the domain.