Starting to Feel Like Home

I have to admit that since moving in our home it has felt quite surreal.  I'm not sure if it's because of our 14 weeks in the camper or what, but I have walked in the house several times and just looked around and thought, Is this really ours??!  It truly is a dream come true in so many ways....a dream that we planned and prayed.  And here we are, a lot of patience, planning and prayers later.  It's kind of felt like a hotel or vacation home!  But is starting to feel more like home.  Today our island countertop came.  This was something we've been a bit nervous about because we went with a quartz that closely matched the laminate countertops on the rest of the counters.  Now, I have to say that I love the WilsonArt laminate countertops we chose.  And from the sample quartz, we found something that while slightly different, it would match and compliment these countertops nicely.  But with quartz and granite, the sample and what you get can vary a bit.  So I was a little scared but confident in our choice.  Well, it's here and while it is a little darker than what the sample we chose it from, I love it.  It's not exactly what we were expecting but after 14 weeks in a camper, it really changes how you see things....we have a beautiful, quartz countertop for Roger to bake and make candies on, it's great! We now have to get the kitchen backsplash tile done.  That brings us to the debate of the night....rectangular subway tile, or 4x4 square tile behind the stove....it could be a long night!

While debating this topic tonight we worked in the kitchen to make a mini Thanksgiving dinner.  I decided on this dinner tonight because we are just feeling so thankful for our home, this experience, the friends who have been so great to help, and the people who have worked to make our home so great.  A big shout out to B and B Homes, Commodore Homes, Dean Thole Construction, Ford's Plumbing, and all our awesome friends who have helped from cleaning, to painting, to running the electrical lines.  Our blessings are so abundant and we are SO VERY aware of EVERY one...even the smallest like shelves in our closets, and shower curtains!...which by the way, I STILL have NOT found!  I may have to just go buy another one so the boys don't have to use our bathroom.  But more importantly than finding the shower curtain, I feel like our family is finding our purpose and finding that God has big things in store for us...and our home. 

Now, for what so many have asked for....some pictures.  These are some of the areas that are "pulled together" a bit.  I still have a lot of decorating to do but these show the beginning stage. :)

Totally beats a camper bunk!

You'll notice we still have some plastic coverings to remove from the lights and stove hood. haha!

The boys' favorite room while they are watching one of their favorite shows....The Andy Griffith Show.

The boys' bathroom...minus rugs and a shower curtain!  Hoping that box surfaces soon!

Notice the duck.  The boys seem to always find a place for the duck. Glad to have found one of my seasonal décor boxes so I could put out a few Fall decorations. Brings back memories of my grandma Dot and all the decorating she did for each holiday.

 

The dining room is coming along...love having dinner every night at this table as a family. Priceless.

 

There you have it.  The beginning stage of our house becoming our home.  I have to say, my husband is awesome.  He paints, puts together stoves, fireplaces, does dirt work with the backhoe, runs electrical connections, and more.  He is so talented and such a blessing to our family.  I see him teaching our boys so much throughout this process....here are a few pictures I've gotten of him at work.

 

He enjoys painting...and that's a good thing! Even better, he's good at it. 

 

 

After about six hours it took to put the stove together...he started the fireplace which took about another four hours.  Patience is a virtue he has.

While Roger was in the backhoe, Carter and Joel used the tractor to drag and smooth out areas of the yard.  They are a great team.  It's crazy to think that my boys are growing up and are able to help so much.

 

A guy once questioned, what kind of a guy bakes and decorates cakes....the kind that can build or fix almost anything and then turn around and make someone's day with an amazing cake or dessert.  That's my guy!