...where did August go? Seriously! I turned around and the yawning expanse of summer before me is now behind me - just a small blip in the road behind me. Hot damn where did the time go?
My parents were up for most of the summer (they left today) to get the exterior of the house finished. And it *just about* is. Woohoo! Three years of living in the woods in an Airstream, and the end goal is in sight.
Kinda.
My parents and the Redneck have spent the summer toiling away against the weather to get us a finished shell. And it shows. Our (future) house is beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. White pine siding, metal roof, porch, idyllic setting...
We have had some losses this summer - most notably my beloved grandfather passed. While it was a long time coming, it was still a very sad time for us. The brighter side is that everyone -
everyone - went to the funeral. We had a nice little fast family reunion. I got to meet my amazing 9 month old niece for the first time. We stopped by to see my godmother on the way back, fresh out of surgery and looking amazing (and her sister. SO GLAD to have gotten to see her, too!). We found out that 3 days in the back of an F250 is rougher on me than on the Mr Snarkles (who had NO problems riding, minus one 20-minute stretch of gas-induced screaming). We got to see my godfather who drove up to upstate NY from CT for the funeral. MY sisters, my cousins, my aunts, my distant aunts, my distant cousins.... It was great.
The Acorn spent most of the summer away and his grandmother's - and boy oh boy has he grown! Wow! I missed so much...
I'm not a church goer, or the most religious of people, but the way I'm feeling about my life right now - and this may just be the exhaustion, post birthday let down, and impending cold talking - can only be described as
blessed.
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| He hangs out during the day during construction... |
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| Getting there! |
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| Framing inside has begun! |
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| This will be my new view coming down the driveway... yay! |
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| Dexter, supervising. |
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| The Redneck and the Mr Snarkles |
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| Mr Snarkles Snuggles |
3 comments:
Couldn't be happier for you, Caitlin! You just beam with happiness and so does Mr. Snarkles! I'm sure Mike is too, but I just haven't seen him in person lately...
Sorry to hear about you losing your G'Pa.
That baby is growing so fast. He's a cutie.
Beautiful house. I know you're anxious to get in! I was only in the RV for 8 months, and only pregnant, not with the actual baby (though we also had a then 3 year old) and it is ... confining. I can't wait to see what you do for the inside!
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