House Pictures

Here is a house tour.When you walk in this is what you see....well, usually the vaccum is not there! I was lazy today and did not clean up before taking the pictures! When you come in you can go up or down. This part of the house was an addition and was poorly built. This part is not heated but it doesn't get too cold either.
When you walk up the stairs on your left is the toy room, it is part of the addition. The door leads to a deck. This room is heated.

The trampoline comes from my mother in law, it works great when the girls start running around I tell them to go jump! They really enjoy it, I will have to use it after the baby comes!

I didn't bother with a picture of the kitchen, but here is the dinning room. I have some curtains waiting to be hung but I need some curtain rods. I love how the sun comes in here every morning! It is such a bright and cheery place to work and play!

This is from the other side of the room, leading into the living room.

This is the little front porch, it is closed in but not insulated. We are looking forward to sitting in here this spring and summer!

The living room. THe stereo is in the corner, it makes the whole house so cozy!

The stairs going down when you come in the side door. All of our hats, mittens, and scarves are in the drawers. This area works very well for all that stuff!

Our storage area and hanging area. I still need to go through all those boxes and things, I just made enough room to hang the clothes. I now do a load of laundry everynight after 9pm and then hang it in the morning. I have just enough room for one load. It works well and hopefully saves some money!

My new washing machine!! I did mention that we are living a more oldfashioned life right!! My wringer washing machine is a great addition to this new life! But I must confess I have never used it yet! It is fun to look at and I do hope to try it out, but my front loader washing machine is to the left of it!

The hallway upstairs. To the immediate right is the bathroom. To the immediate left is Cassia's room and then the door on the right that you see is Bryan and I's room and the door on the left is the girls room.

The girls room, the 2 sets of bunkbeds fit rather nicely.

This is the newer set and yes that is Mr. Bingley having a nap on Alicia's bed!

The only closets in the whole house! The right side has the girls dresses, the left Bryan and I's hanging stuff and in the middle is a dresser for cassia's clothes and her hanging stuff on top. I do enjoy having one place to hang everything.

Cassia's crib just fits so we decided to leave the closet and not go with wardrobes.

That is the end of the tour for now I did not include the bathroom, Bryan and I's bedroom or the kitchen, maybe next time!

The girls are about to come home, I hardly did anything today! I didn't even do the dishes yet! I did make a skirt each for V and M and I spent lots of time catching up on the blogs I like to visit! Back to the real world in a few min. It was nice to have a day off but all this sitting around has made me tired too! I miss the girls and look forward to them coming home and hearing all about their day! And I look forward to Bryan coming home too, but he is playing hockey after work so he won't be home until around 8pm!

Remember you can always come and visit!!

Life in the Country

Before the snow came the girls and I enjoyed a daily walk in the fields. Then the girls discovered mud puddles!! They really enjoyed splashing the puddles. Now they are enjoying the ice and snow! It wasn't that long ago that the outside looked like this! Victoria and Moriah enjoying 'our' field. We have a little piece of field! It was not the plan, we were at first going to own the grass part, but found out that the weeping bed is in the field, so we will own (as of January 15th DV.) a small piece of farm land. We told my uncle to let the farmer continue to use the field until we are ready to do something with it, which probably won't happen for a few years. We dream of a orchard............but we will see!! :-)

Alicia Joy enjoying some sunshine, I was trying to get a glimpse of her muddy boots, but it doesn't really show up!

Cassia boo, running down the drive way! Notice the trailer in the background, it was very handy for moving. My dad has it for work but it was empty when we moved so we used it to move, we also borrowed a friends smaller trailer. Everytime we went to visit the house we would take a load of stuff, but I was still amazed at all the stuff we had!!

Victoria, she is loving the outdoors and has even tried to climb some trees!!

Moriah playing with her new cell phone!! All the girls got one and they just love them!! Bryan's work got new phones so he brought home the old ones and there were just enough for each girl, even one for Cassia. Cassia has to have and do everthing her sisters do! At the bottom of this picture Cassia and Alicia are playing!

What a see when I look down!! I think I have grown since this picture was taken! The baby gave me a good kick the other night, it really suprised me! The girls can't wait to feel the baby more, one morning Moriah was snuggling with me in bed and the baby kicked her. She was pretty excited about it! The girls continue to enjoy the pregnancy too!

A favorite place to play in our new house! It took me a little to get use to Cassia playing on the stairs, but so far no one has fallen down. I was doing school with the older girls and wondered what these two munchkins were up to as I heard them going from the pots and pan cupboard to the stairs! They were playing 'birthday party' on the stairs! I did take away the really big pots as I could see them falling and either someone getting hurt or the hardwood floors getting banged up. The girls love the pots and pans and I will often find a little toy in one when I go to make supper! They also like to play 'train' and slidding down the stairs on their belly is oh so much fun!!

Daddy and his girls sitting together!! This is when we first moved in so it looks rather boring!

A few weeks later I hung a picture!

And then I made curtains!!

I have rearranged since then but it does look better with curtains and a picure. The couch is a favorite place for reading and watching a movie. I love how Cassia sits with the girls now, she loves reading too and is usually up and down for the movie. In this picture she is doing her usual thing sucking her thumb and playing with her hair! It has only been in the last few months that she started sucking her thumb during the day. Ever since she was a few days old she has only sucked her thumb in bed, but not anymore!! It sure is cute though!!

This is Christmas at Bryan's mom's. She had bought the girls these dresses the month before and she wanted them to wear them to her house for Christmas. They all look so grown up!!

Our beautiful 6 year old!!

Our crazy almost 5 year old!!

I use to be so thankful that we never had a mouse in our house, but life has changed now that we live in a country house!! Here is the second mouse that we caught. We gave Mr. Bingley a few nights to catch it, but he didn't so we had to get a trap. In the last few weeks about a week or so after we moved in I noticed what I thought might be mouse poop! It was just a very little bit and I never noticed a mouse getting into our food! But then lately there has been more and the favorite place was under our stove where I keep all the cookie trays! But still Mr. mouse was not getting into anyfood! The first night we.....well, I mean Bryan, put out the trap he put one by the stove and one in the pantry. Both had peanut butter. Mr. mouse was pretty smart and licked the peanut butter right off without setting off the trap by the stove. The one in the pantry was not touched. The next night Bryan wedged a chocolate chip on the trap by the stove and left the peanut butter one in the pantry. Mr. mouse was still pretty smart and got the chocolate chip, but he or his friend was not so smart with the peanut butter in the pantry, we caught him there! I was so happy to have caught the mouse and thought we were done, but Bryan was smarter then me and said that where there is one mouse there is probably another! So last night he set the trap by the stove, this time with a noodle! Sure enough we caught another mouse this morning! I let Bryan take care of the mice, and while he was getting rid of this one he commented on how he wants to get rid of the mice before they have babies and I couldn't help but comment to him that 'we know how quickly that can happen!!' I think one person, who shall remain nameless, once commented on Bryan and I being like mice, multiplying quickly!! :-) It was said in jest..........but I think that person was also hoping we were about done with the multiplying!! Though Bryan and I have enjoyed our babies, we would prefer to not allow the mice in our house to do so!! :-) By the way, I thought I would be so grossed out to have a mouse in my house, but it isn't that bad since they have not got into our food! Alteast not that I have noticed!

There is a glimpse into our country life!!

A day to catch up.........

My mom took the girls today and let me borrow her Internet as I had some banking and some other stuff to do. My iron has been low again and I have been very tired so I also had instructions to get some rest and not be too busy. I have been up since about 6:30am I stayed in bed and spent some time praying for my husband and girls and then I got up with Bryan to get his breakfast and lunch. Bryan told me to go back to bed and so I did, but I could not sleep instead I laid there for a while thinking about something coming up. And for the last hour I have been catching up on blogs! I read one that brought tears to my eyes, the writer just had her 12Th child and wrote about how important it is to rest and just enjoy the new baby. So often woman are expected to be up and going right after giving birth but really our bodies need time to recover. I tend to be the one running around with the new born (I went to a church service less then 24 hours after Cassia was born) but I have noticed that with each child I am getting a little more tired after giving birth, so I have resolved now that this time around I am going to take it easy and just enjoy this baby and my girls! It was such a good reminder for me!!
Anyhow, I am looking forward to getting some things done today and to get some pictures on here so you all can see just how much we are loving our new house!! We really are loving it here but there is one thing I don't like and have really been struggling with and that is Bryan coming home later. He was not home for supper at all this week. I make supper for 6pm that is about as late as the children can wait and the earliest he was home was 6:30. On Wednesday night he was only 10 min. from home at 6pm and got stuck on the 401 as there was a major accident and did not get home until 9:30. As frustrating as it was knowing he was sitting there so close we were just so very thankful that he was not part of the accident (he was only about 20 cars back from the accident) and that he had a cell phone so I knew he was okay!! Needless to say we are really looking forward to Bryan's time off for the holidays. I really don't mean to complain, we are also very thankful that Bryan has work and the overtime pay is nice, but we did just move, I am have been struggling with being tired, I don't have a vehicle, it his busy time and I don't know about everyone else but I just enjoy having my husband home and being together as a family!! But even in the hard times God gives grace and last night my parents surprised us and took the girls. Bryan and I got to go on a date, we went grocery shopping!! Also I was really having a hard time at the beginning of the week and by Wednesday was feeling much better and had peace, of course that was also the night Bryan was almost home early :-) God knew what I needed!
So besides not having Bryan home, which happened even when we were in Chatham, we are loving this country life. Our house is so bright so I don't feel closed in on the days Bryan is gone and we don't go anywhere. The girls were thrilled to have snow this week and we got out and did some sledding on our little hill in the back yard. The girls went out by themselves yesterday, I am always amazed that they take the cold so well. They get snow up there sleeves and pants and no complaints!!
I am dreaming of spring, I want to get to the library to do some reading on gardening I would love to get an apple tree and strawberries this year along with a veggie garden. Lots of dreams, but I do have to remember I am having a baby in April, so that might just slow me down!! :-)
The girls and I have been home a lot lately, and I do love that. Victoria is learning to sew on the sewing machine and is making little bags to fill with candy to give to her friends for New Years. I have been sewing a lot, there is nothing cozier then sewing away at the kitchen table while the girls sit around coloring! I made a nightgown for Moriah and let her help me, all she did was put her hand on top of mine as I guided the material through the machine, but she was so thrilled! The girls get so excited over such little things and it is such a pleasure to see that excitement. I would like to make the girls each a skirt for New Years, but will have to see if I have time!
Something new in our country life is the radio!! We don't have TV. though we still watch movies on the laptop once in a while, but we do have a radio! Each night around 7:30pm the house is all cleaned up, the girls are in their pajamas and we all sit down and listen to Adventures in Odyssey. I am not a big fan of this series, but I don't mind it and it is so cozy all sitting together. Usually the 3 youngest get books and quietly look at them, Victoria is the only one of the girls that really listens and understands. The radio is on pretty much all day, the girls love to turn on a Cd. too. It is a big radio with 5 disk Cd. and tape player and 2 big speakers. The only station that we listen to is the Christian one, sometimes I have to turn it off because the music is a little too rocky for me then the Cd. 's work, but we do enjoy the programs, last night Bryan and I sat and listened to one on marriage that was very encouraging. We hope to catch the continuation tonight. I love the background music and the sense of peace it brings to our home!
Well, that is all for now I had better get dressed and do at least some work!! :-) I need to find the camera and upload some pictures to put on here. So stay tuned, I am not sure how many posts I will do today but I do hope to give you some glimpses into our life!!

Where have I been..........

I am sorry to those of you waiting for picture updates on our house or an e-mail from me telling you about our new house, but we do not have internet anymore! When I called to switch the internet to our new address they never said it would be a problem, but then the day after we were suppose to have it we found out that where we live it is not available. The first week I really missed not checking all the blogs I like and my e-mail, but now I am very use to it and am enjoying the extra reading time, well, reading books instead of blogs! :-) I do hope to update with pictures of our life in our new house, but that will have to wait for now!
We are loving our new house! I just love being in the country, I love having no neighbors and I love our house and all the big windows and how bright and cheery it is! I have not minded being home with no vehicle, no internet, no tv., and I haven't even missed the dishwasher yet!! I have not been gaining as much weight now that I have to walk upstairs to go the bathroom! We love having everyone sleeping on the same level and well, I guess we just love everything about our new house!!
The pregnancy is going very well, I do think my iron is low again I have a midwife appointment tomorrow so I will find out then. The baby is moving and growing and now that we are settled into our new house I think about our babe more and am looking forward to having him or her. I still continue to be nervous about the possibility of having aboy, but am also getting more use to the idea! We do not know if it is a boy, it is just that everyone thinks it is a boy and the heart beat is lower then my other babies.
I am sorry to all those waiting for an e-mail from me, but I figured this would do for now!! :-) If you want to come for a visit we would love that! I am mostly home so give me a call and please come visit, I would love to show you are new house!!

Goings On........

It has been awhile since I last updated, probably because I have been busier then I ever remember! I am also exhausted and ready for all this moving to be done! The official move date is this Saturday, the painting went faster then I thought and we have already moved over half our stuff, so the last of it will go on Saturday. I have been so busy painting and cleaning, organizing and packing. I miss having everything in one house and am so ready to move into our new house! I have had some help and am so grateful for it, especially to those who took care of my girls while I was working on the house. It is so much easier to get things done without worrying about the girls.
We also celebrated Victoria's 6Th birthday on the weekend and she had her first birthday party on Saturday. I kept asking myself why I decided to do a birthday party when we were in the middle of moving!! It sure gave me me some extra work, but it was fun too!
Our house here in Chatham is looking very empty, no pictures on the walls and some furniture gone. The more we move to the new house the more I wonder how it is going to all fit! I guess we will have to see once we get it all there.
Today my grandparents watched the girls! I am always so amazed at the energy they have to take care of the girls! They even took all 4 girls to McDonald's! I do believe they are enjoying their great grandchildren even more then their grandchildren! I hope I have the energy and time and great grandchildren near by, to enjoy when I am their age!
Well, I should get some work done here, I really will be so happy to live in one house and have only one house to take care of!!
The next time I post will be from our new house, though I do have to call to change our Internet service and hopefully we can get high speed at our new house!! :-)


Oh, the pregnancy is going well and I am feeling much better. I did throw up this morning but that was because I did not take my diclecton last night and I took Bryan to work this morning and didn't have something to eat right away. Tomorrow I am going for my 21 week(half way, I am planning on a 42 week pregnancy as I am always 10 days late) ultrasound and we talked about finding out the gender, but have decided to wait until baby is born. Bryan doesn't want to know because then he thinks it won't be as exciting and I don't want to find out because I am afraid that if it is a boy I will be a little disappointed. I know that once the baby is born I will be thrilled with a boy of a girl! So for now the gender of this, our 5Th child will remain unknown!! We still don't have any names picked out, but I do have a girls name I like, Bryan just isn't so sure! I am looking forward to seeing the baby tomorrow, it will be a nice break from all the business!

Bathroom new/old

This is our current bathroom. I love the color of it but will most likely keep our new bathroom a more neutral color. I remember when we moved into this house, thinking the bathroom was so small I was almost clasterphobic when taking a bath with the door closed. Now I am thinking taking a bath in our new bathroom will not be as cozy becuase the bathroom is so much bigger. I guess one gets use to what they have! I do love having such a small bathroom when it comes to cleaning! I tired to up load a picture of our new bathroom but it is not working, so just scroll down to when I posted about our new kitchen and bathroom. In the new bathroom we are taking off the wall paper and getting a new ceiling, so it will look different when we move in.This is suppose to be at the top of the post, but I can't seem to move it there.



So after taking a bath and thinking about what I wrote in the previous post, I realized that I probably wrote it because I have been rather 'emotional' the last few days. I can tell that I have more energy now that I am taking iron, but I have also noticed the 'emotional' side of me coming out. Bryan was sweet and watched Pride and Predjudice with me Sunday night. It was the short new one, as that is his favorite. Whenever I get tired and emotional Bryan will pop in either Emma or P&P, we both enjoy these moves and find them quite comical. Bryan understand girls so well, it really amazes me considering he grew up around mostly boys! He is such a great father for his daughters and a wonderful husband for me, but back to what I meant to write! I thoguht I would add a post that is a little lighter, since those reading my previous post probably had no idea what I was trying to say. I really do not claim to be a great writer, I know I am awful at keep my thoughts together, writing sentences, and paragraphs, and everything else. So please be patient with me and just enjoy the pictures!

Baby......and some thoughts....

I finally felt the baby move a few nights ago while lying in bed. Some woman seem to feel baby way before I do, though the books say it is impossible to feel it before 16 weeks. I have heard woman say they felt their baby move at 9 weeks! I have a book that goes week by week telling how the baby is growing and all the changes, I had read it the night I felt the baby move and was in awe of how big our baby is getting! I think it is finally sinking in that there really is a baby growing inside of me. I was struck for the 5Th time with the awesomeness (if that is a word) of how a baby grows and develops. How much they change in such a short time. Right now our baby is as big as my hand and it is fully developed on the outside, I know there are some organs and things that are still developing, but it looks like a baby complete with fingernails and toenails. I look at my other children and how much they have grown, especially Cassia, they learn so much in the first 2 years. Cassia has changed tremendously since I got pregnant and I am sure she will know even more by the time the baby comes. It is just amazing how God designed our children from nothing to what they are now and will become in the future. I am so excited to see how my girls grow and mature and to see their relationship with God do the same. I know it is our responsibility to help shape our children's character, but so often my own character is changed by them. Being married helped Bryan and I understand the relationship between Christ and the Church that is talked about in the Bible and having children helps us understand Christ as our Father and just what 'child like' faith is. I enjoy thinking back on what I was like 8 years ago and what I am now and to think of what I will be like in the future with God still working in me! Each pregnancy has been difficult in it's own way, but also each pregnancy has taught me so much. Moriah's pregnancy was the most life changing for me, it was during that time that I learned more about true Faith in God. Hence the reason Moriah's middle name is Faith. I feel like God has something more for me to learn this time around, I think He is still working on me, in what and for what I am not sure.
People seem to think that I come by mothering naturally that I am a patient, sweet mother, or maybe that it is just easy for me and that is why we have children close together and a bunch of them. This is so far from the truth, I am not patient or sweet, yes, I try to be. I do not come by it naturally, and I never dreamed of having children this close together. I am rather nervous about adding a 5Th child to my already busy and life. But my life is not about me, it is about glorifying God and enjoying Him Forever! Being a mother continues to teach me about living a selfless life, I am not selfless, but I am working on it. God keeps showing me areas that I need to work on. Do I think that I am better then those who have less children, NO! It is only by God's Grace that I do what I do and that our children Love Him.
The purpose of writing all this is not to benefit anyone reading this, it is to give me encouragement when I look back on it. This blog is like a journal for me to help me remember what I was thinking and how God is working in my life. Bryan and I were talking about people in our life, who's lives have not been filled with happiness, who have chosen a different path then us, it did not give us a sense of thinking how much better we are, but it really humbled us and made us see that it really has nothing to do with us but instead what God has done in our lives! So my reminder to myself is to Give God the Glory and again I see this and feel this when I think of the life inside me and the lives entrusted to me!

A Family Picture

Here is a mommy who is so happy to be 'alive' again and spending time with her girlies!!

We had a church picnic/bike ride back in September. I was so happy to be feeling well enough to go, though that Saturday ended up being a very cold one. We had a lot of fun and Victoria got to be in her first 3 legged race, egg toss, potato sack race, and potato on a spoon race. She had a lot of fun. The girls didn't make it for the entire bike ride, but they did their best. Anyhow, when we first got there my mom snapped some pictures of the girls and me and the whole family. We are trying to make up for the lack of pictures in August. To be exact we took NO pictures in August! I thought you might all enjoy seeing some family pictures!

Old Bedroom....New Bedroom

I have been going around cleaning up our city house and taking pictures so that we can remember our old house and all the memories we have had here. So I thought I would do a post that had our current rooms and then what our new rooms will be. So I am going to start with the girls room upstairs. A room that their daddy worked very hard on. There were no walls (as in no drywall, it was just studs), no insulation, and no plumbing, but Bryan turned it into a wonderful bedroom, bathroom, and walk in closet. We have truly loved this room and I am sure we will miss it. Here is the view coming from the stairs. I will confess that before I cleaned up this room you could hardly see the floor, it had really gotten out of hand. The girls enjoy getting blankets out of the cedar chest and making beds on the floor.

This is our 'Polly pocket' play area. I love it because it keeps all those little pieces together. They do fall down the stairs sometimes, mostly when Cassia gets into it. I will miss this special area and I think the girls will too!

Moriah's bed, last year we bought all the girls quilts. You can see they all have their baby quilts that I made on top of their big quilts. This is the same bed I slept on before marrying Bryan!

Victoria is on the top bunk and Alicia the bottom. We got these bunk beds with the mattresses for $50. They fit perfectly in their room since it slops. We bought another set of bunk beds, they are already at the new house, we paid $200 for them, but they are nicer and newer and have a drawer on the bottom. Alicia will probably sleep on the top of the new set once we move.

The girls own bathroom! We will be going down to one bathroom, but it will still be close to their bedroom.

The other side of their room. I love the color, it is so bright and cheery! I bought 5 different different yellows and mixed them together and this is what we got!

The walk in closet! Usually this room is a disaster and I must say I am really looking forward to NOT having this room any more. The girls can't seem to keep it clean, but we have cleaned and re organized so now that I am feeling better I hope to keep it up!

The other side of the closet.

A close up of the railing and this side of the room. Notice the Rubbermaid container sitting

by the stairs ready to go to the new house!!

Look what I found!! I cute little girl, but don't worry we are going to take her with us!

Now onto the girls new bedroom! Imagine all the things that you just saw in the above pictures and cram it all, plus another set of bunk beds into the following pictures!! :-)

This is the way the Mrs. Brooks had the room. In the corner in this picture, you can't see it, but there is a big crack down the wall. We think there might have been a door there leading to the bedroom next door.

The other side of the room!

So can you picture all the stuff in there!! :-) Well, I guess that not ALL that stuff is going in here, like the cedar chest, that big mirror, the rocking chair, and all their hanging clothes. But I think it will still be full! I have wonderful plans for this room and all the other rooms in our new house!

The girls would like to paint their new room pink, I am thinking of going with a very soft pink, but we will see! We have to wait a few weeks for the plaster repairs to get down and then I can get in there and clean, then paint! And we can't wait to move in!! :-)

Stay tuned for the rest of the house!!



Note: It is a little busier around here taking care of 2 properties. Bryan had to cut grass at our new house and it takes 3 hours there, compare that to the 15min. our current yard takes!! :-)

Some New House Pictures.........

This is our big barn! I love this barn, because it looks so country! My plan is to get a family picture in front of it before it falls down. If you look closely the right side is coming down. Mrs. Brooks (owner before us) told us that there was a tornado a few years back and it knocked the foundation out. So the right wall is sitting on a crooked foundation. We really don't expect this barn to fall down anytime soon and maybe in a few years will have it taken down, but in the mean time I will enjoy its beauty and we will store unimportant stuff in the left side. Behind the barn are some beautiful old trees and a hill going up to the barn that we hope to toboggan on this winter.
The yard in front of the barn is our side yard it is very flat and long and will be perfect for soccer, baseball, and any sport. Maybe one day I can finally have my dream of a back yard skating rink!! :-) I am very excited about all the hours our family will spend in this yard!

Here is our one and only bathroom that is on the second level. It is much bigger then our current bathroom. Notice the lack of shower! Bryan is enjoying his last few weeks of taking a shower! There are no cupboards in the bathroom but in front of the toilet Mrs. Brooks had a dresser as you can see and I have a big cupboard for there that will fit all our bathroom things. I think I am going to get a lot of exercise going upstairs a hundred times a day to use the bathroom and to wipe kids bums!!

We do plan on adding a bathroom on the main level, but that probably won't happen for atleast a year due to a needed new roof!

Now I will show you my lovely kitchen!! This is the pantry which is under the stairs going up. The kitchen is just off the back entry, so you have to go through it to get to the living room and dinning room. To the right of this picture is the door to the back entry. To the left of the door is the doorway to the living room.

This picture is taken from the doorway of the living room. So to the left of the stove is the door to the back entry. Mrs. Brooks has a table and chairs in there, but I will only have a table for working on as the counter space is very limited. We are also switching the stove and fridge around as our fridge does not fit where the current one is.

Here is the other side of the kitchen. This picture is taken from the doorway of the back entry. So to the left is the dinning room and the right is the living room and the pantry is just behind the door that you see here. That is all the counter space I have about 3 feet! There is no dishwasher, I will probably really miss that, but am also looking forward to some time spent with the girls doing dishes. The cupboards go all the way to the ceiling so there is more cupboard space then our current kitchen, but I will need a step stool to reach.

That ends the 2 most important rooms in the house, or at least the rooms that I will probably spend most of my time in! :-) I will try to post some more later of the living room, dinning room and bedrooms. There is a really cute closed in front porch and a play room on the back. There is a lot of storage room in the basement. There really are no closets anywhere except the baby room. We were going to take them out, but decided to leave them as the crib should fit. That way we don't have to buy wardrobes right away. I have this dream (actually I have been having a lot of them lately) of having all antique furniture for the bedrooms so I kind of want to keep my eye out for it. antiques are usually pretty expensive so it will probably take a long time.

I have been spending a few nights dreaming about decorating this house and where everything is going to go. I find it funny how when I think about living there the children are always happy and wanting to help we are such a cheerful family enjoying our country property. The kids are never hollering and running around like crazy kids, they never fight or argue! I never get annoyed and push them out the door but instead we all sit around doing things as a family! :-) A girl can dream right!! I am sure the reality will be different, we are all sinners right! But sinners saved by grace, and hopefully His grace will see me through those long winters living in a small house.