The Girls' Mom Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I was sitting in my home in the city, surrounded by concrete and listening to the sounds of the interstate and general city noise. Tonight I am sitting in our new home in TN, listening to nothing but the sound of the blower on our wood burning stove. Today we got our chicken run finished, and I have gotten the majority of our things unpacked. The kids and the dog have run and roamed the 15 acres until they are exhausted. They have spent days prowling around this old farm finding all the typical leavings of a farm at least a half century old. They are in love with the barn :) My dh got to use the tractor all evening bush hogging the field that we plan to clear for cow pasture. We are tired and it is good :D I'm glad that, in spite of our worries, we made the move. There are pics on my blog if anyone wants to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I was sitting in my home in the city, surrounded by concrete and listening to the sounds of the interstate and general city noise. Tonight I am sitting in our new home in TN, listening to nothing but the sound of the blower on our wood burning stove. Today we got our chicken run finished, and I have gotten the majority of our things unpacked. The kids and the dog have run and roamed the 15 acres until they are exhausted. They have spent days prowling around this old farm finding all the typical leavings of a farm at least a half century old. They are in love with the barn :) My dh got to use the tractor all evening bush hogging the field that we plan to clear for cow pasture. We are tired and it is good :D I'm glad that, in spite of our worries, we made the move. There are pics on my blog if anyone wants to see. Any coyotes howling yet? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 Nope, not yet. We expect some though, especially after the chickens get here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 It's beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Mama Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 It sounds wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 It sounds blissful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Envious! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WistfulRidge Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 So. Stinkin. Jealous. Enjoy your new home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Oh. my. goodness. It looks like pure bliss. Quite jealous. Enjoy your new slice of heaven! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Beautiful photography! Congratulations on your new home and life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Jealous. I wish my DH could telecommute so we could do something similar. Enjoy it and soak it all in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Congratulations, and welcome home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live2Ride Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I just love your new place! How awesome! I love living in the country and I love those blue jars too. I even have one with an original metal lid that is in suprisingly good shape.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 :thumbup1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Life in the country is good. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltop Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 It sounds and looks lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Congratulations!! Now tell me what type of chickens, what hatchery??? And chick pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmvaughan4 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 So. Stinkin. Jealous. Enjoy your new home! :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 :D Congratulations!! Now tell me what type of chickens, what hatchery??? And chick pics. We are lucky enough to be be given 10 Rhode Island Reds by a friend. They'll be just about ready for laying when we get them. I'll definitely post pics when we get them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 It all sounds wonderful! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I enjoyed looking at your photographs, and I think you are a good photographer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoamiracle Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 wow! I am so jealous! I love the country. We live on one acre and it's not enough. enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom4him Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I was sitting in my home in the city, surrounded by concrete and listening to the sounds of the interstate and general city noise. Tonight I am sitting in our new home in TN, listening to nothing but the sound of the blower on our wood burning stove. Today we got our chicken run finished, and I have gotten the majority of our things unpacked. The kids and the dog have run and roamed the 15 acres until they are exhausted. They have spent days prowling around this old farm finding all the typical leavings of a farm at least a half century old. They are in love with the barn :) My dh got to use the tractor all evening bush hogging the field that we plan to clear for cow pasture. We are tired and it is good :D I'm glad that, in spite of our worries, we made the move. There are pics on my blog if anyone wants to see. You are living my dream or at least it was a few years ago. Blessings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I am glad you guys are enjoying it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeidiKC Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 So. Stinkin. Jealous. Enjoy your new home! :iagree: JEALOUS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-2-7 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 So. Stinkin. Jealous. Enjoy your new home! :iagree: Someday soon I hope to be in your shoes. Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nyssa Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 So how did you decide to arrange your laundry room/entry/office? :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Enjoy! We've thoroughly enjoyed raising our boys on a similar property here in PA. They've loved the pond and the creek as well as the fields to roam, explore, ride ponies and bikes, and just be boys. I've enjoyed the garden, chickens and deer as well as the lack of city noises and issues. We're on the other end now though. Yesterday hubby and I sat around thinking about what we're planning to do as our boys leave home for college (one is gone, another leaves next year, the last is a sophomore in high school). We're planning to sell so another family can enjoy the farm - while we move into a small class B motorhome and travel 24/7... Since he does a significant portion of his engineering work on the internet now, it's all soon to be a reality (or so we think - pending an actual sale of our place sometime in the next year or two). Life does go in stages. Enjoy the one you're in!!! For us, it's been terrific. I couldn't ask for anything more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 So how did you decide to arrange your laundry room/entry/office?:001_smile: I'll take a photo soon. It isn't much to look at, but it will work. I managed to fit my desk, two ikea shelves and a couch in there...lol. There is a shelf thing over the washer and dryer that needs to be replaced. It had what appeared to be 20 year old contact paper on it, and when I pulled it off, it smelled like cat urine :001_huh:. It got promptly recovered with new paper until we have time to replace it. The decor for this house is very much library-ish. We had to put bookshelves in every room! A friend asked when we were hiring the librarian. The biggest challenge to moving into this house: There hasn't been a woman living in it for over 30 years! It has been a long term bachelor pad. I had years of dirt to clean before we even got our stuff here. I counted 11 mop buckets of nasty black water, just from cleaning the floors and doors alone. Thankfully it wasn't nasty kind of dirty, just plain old DIRT dirty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedmom4 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 So jealous!!! You must be near my parents. They are in Louisville, TN outside of Knoxville and Maryville. I absolutely love east Tennessee! God Bless, Elise in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I'm so happy that everything has worked out so well for you, I remember your deep misgivings and anxieties before the move. It sounds like heaven. May you spend many long, happy days enjoying your new home. Best wishes Cassy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Looks lovely! Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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