Weekend Updates

Happy 4th of July!!! Okay, I know that was a little late... but here are some pictures and updates from the past couple of weeks.

My Dad driving the Jeep.

I probably shouldn't have let him... he now wants one, bad!! I think he looks pretty good in it and should get one! Don't you?! My Mom and I rode along on his Jeep adventure. He took us to "cut the gut" as my Mom calls. Which means drive down main street and show off! : )

My home town put up this memorial wall for all the veterans in our town. We stopped here to check it out. It is right along the river. Very neat spot for it! I found Jesse's Great Uncle on the wall and lots of my Mom's side of the family on the wall.

Bailing Hay!

This is Jesse's side of the family making hay! I thought it was so funny! Not very often that you see this many people on a hay wagon out in the field!

On the road again!

We have been doing a lot of traveling over the weekends. I caught this great picture on our drive back this weekend! I loved how I could see the sun rays!

The reason for all this travel is because we are trying to find a place to live! We have been house hunting, which is loads of fun! I have learned that some places are not what the pictures show... and some are better then what the pictures show! One of the houses that we really liked in photos was not at all what it was cracked up to to be! Right next... and I mean right next to a bar!!! The little neon sign that says "Friday Night Fish Fry" was practically right out the living room window! I couldn't believe it! We didn't even get out of the car to check it out further. And then some houses were so much better then what the pictures show!

Anyway.... we found a house!!!! I know!! How very exciting!! This picture above is of Jesse and I learning what happens next once you find a house! : ) That concern look on our face of "Don't you dare let anyone else get this one! It is ours!"

What happens now? Well, we put in our offer on it and we gave the owner 2 days to accept, refuse, or counter-offer. I haven't heard anything yet... but it is also only 10 in the morning!! I am sitting on pins and needles just waiting for my phone to ring!

A sweet elderly lady lives there. We didn't have an appointment to see it but she let us right in! She was cooking chicken and it smelled fantastic! She was such a clean lady... which I loved!! I didn't even find dust!! Anyway... the house is a split level house and from the 1970s... so it has lots of that dark wood paneling! Thank goodness my Mom (the ultimate designer) came with us so she could help me envision it with no dark wood... and lots of sass and Lynn style! : ) So we have a few projects to do on it... but I think they will be fun ones. Taking down a wall between the family room and kitchen. No Dad, that is not a supporting wall!!! Even the homeowner said it was just a dividing wall.... did you hear that... dividing wall!! : ) (My Mom has this thing for tearing down walls but they are walls that shouldn't/can't be tore down because the house could fall down!)

The yard was a big selling point!! The house is in town... but there is no one behind it!! You back yard over looks a big beautiful field... and I think there even might some trees back there. The neighbors to the right have a gorgeous yard w/ flowers and a fire pit! (My Mom kept trying to sneak over there to check out her gardens!) We have some competition! We even picked out our perfect fire pit spot! : ) And the neighbors to the right we can't really see because there are pine trees dividing us.

Anyway... I shouldn't get so worked up because now I have to go to work and try to focus on work stuff. And... we have to see if the lady accepts our offer! So... now the waiting and patience begins! Ahh!

I'll keep you posted! Have a fantastic week!!