It’s been awhile since I’ve updated my blog. We have been busy with this, that and the other…you know how it is. So, instead of writing one blog, I’m going to write several in succession. This way you can choose what sections you want to read. I’ll start this one with the general goings on in the Van Luven household.
We are fully integrated in PC now. All of us have friends to hang out with and feel very comfortable here. Everyone (including Turner) is very happy we moved here. It’s like a new beginning for all of us…more like an “awakening.” We just feel so blessed to have had everything fall into place so nicely.
Kids started school August 23rd and things have settled back to normal. Both kids are really enjoying school. (More on this later.)
We’ve been focusing much of our extra time on preparing for winter. In purchasing a 15-year-old home, we have a long list of things to accomplish. Happy to say, though, that the list is dwindling.
Most recently, we re-landscaped part of our front yard, had a three-panel sliding back door installed, re-finished our deck, painted Em’s room, TJ’s room and the family room and are just finishing our flooring on the main level. We’ve been living on particle board in our family room because the carpet was pretty bad when we moved in. So, we pulled it out. We are having hard wood installed in the family room, informal dining room and my office. We are also having our existing wood flooring re-finished so that it will match our new flooring. It has been an arduous process; but will be worth it once it’s done. I have to say, though, I don’t ever want to do this again!
I’ll post pics of our remodeling adventure in another blog post.
