No More Old House!

Lots of progress this past weekend!  





And, much more to come, now that we have direction and a concrete plan.  What a relief!

Friday.

Don finished disassembling the old house, while the girls and I gathered up the small debris for the burn pile.

My pile is much smaller that Don's!

We have to leave this one little corner of the house standing because of the power lines...already had one issue with that, so Don is being extra-cautious around that area!

Sunday.

In order to set our new house in its place, we have to do some tree removal...5 or 6 trees, actually.      

Sadly, this pretty, mature Japanese maple has to go.  Don tried to find a way to work around it.  If only it were three feet to the right, we could do it....

Thankfully, there are several other nice Japanese maples on the property, so letting go of this one isn't a huge deal.  And, Don thinks he can make something cool out of the harvested wood...bar stools or something.

One of the compromises with bringing in a modular is not having the ability to build our character into the house as it comes together.  However, I am impressed with the choices and flexibility we do have, and there are many creative ways for us to add character to our home in the coming years...adding hardwood floors, a front porch, a deck off the kitchen,  even just painting, since the house will be all white when it is set in place.  We'll also be finishing the second floor on our own...

Among other things, I found this old door that is definitely going to be re-purposed for decor in our house!  I'm going for that "farmhouse" feel inside, and the open floor plan is perfect for it!

Our peaches are ripening!  They are super sweet, too!  I've never canned peaches before, but I may just have to learn this year.

There's an air of both relief and excitement around here these days...less tension, Thank the Lord!

We'll continue to prep the property for what's to come, as we wait on the bank to give us a settlement date.  Here's hoping they can get it done by mid-August, so we can keep this project rolling in the right direction.   In the meantime, I am looking over the builder's options for cabinets and flooring and such...😊😊  From the settlement date, it will be 8-10 weeks until our house is set in its place!  Yipee!