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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 01 2008 : 11:23:36 AM
Hi All!
Phew! It has been a long couple of weeks! I have missed you all sooooooo much! I am glad to be back and plugged into the Connection again!
So, Mom and Dad drove up on the 14th of June to help me pack, and Doug was driving down to Billings on the 14th as his first day of his new job was on the 16th. We thought we had an apartment all nailed down, we were just waiting for some other people to fax in some information for us.
So my parents and I packed and cleaned from Sunday till Wednesday Morning. It was a long hard couple of days, but we did a fabulous job if I do say so myself!! I kept calling my to-be landlady asking "Are we approved yet" "Nope, still waiting" ARGH!
So we hit the road on Wednesday and at this point were were scrambling trying to find somewhere else to live as the place was just not working out. Unfortunately, most of the places took at least 4-5 days to approve you and I needed to find somewhere to live ASAP. So I finally, after going to look a few places that might have worked, found a little house that the landlord said he could get us into that day.
Ladies when I went to look at this house here was no carpet in the living room, just torn up old linoleum that they had been laying carpet over, everything was dirty and the repair guys had stuff all over the place but no one was working on the place. I had to sign the lease though. So the landlord went over and cleaned all night and the guys got some carpet in, but it wasn't finished being laid. We had to get the truck unloaded and returned so we unloaded the whole moving van into what had once was a sun porch but now was walled in to make two smaller rooms.
A neighbor came over and helped us unload. What a kind man. We are very lucky to have him as our neighbor.
The house is working out. I bought a washer and dryer that should be being delivered today or tomorrow and our landlords are bringing a used oven since the one hear leaks gas and is unsafe.
It has been a long and stressful month and I finally am feeling like I can get back to normal. I am going to use one of the sun rooms as a sewing/crafting/office room and I am so looking forward to having it all put together.
We still have boxes all over the place and Nora and I have been sick for the last few days. It really hit me hard yesterday so I am taking it easy today. Ugh.
I actually really like our little house. The sun porch is a sweet little area, the master bedroom is huge and we have leaded glass windows in the bedroom and the living room. It's an old house, probably built around 1900-1920 and has a rose bed along the eastern wall of the house. The yard and roses have been sorely neglected but we are fixing that and we have our MJF Greenhouse up that I won from the PayDirt farm school! WooHoo!
Oh I have missed you all so much and have a lot of catching up to do!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
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| okiequilter |
Posted - Jul 08 2008 : 10:39:53 AM
Hey, Grace!
I got a question about your remedy for the roses (I've got some old ones here that are in sad shape). Is there any special way to apply the coffee grinds, egg shells and banana peel?
Thanks!
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Originally posted by katmom
Welcome back Alee,
Now you and little miss nora need to enjoy that sun porch,,,take pic's for us.
Oh and talk to your roses, tell them how special they are and be sure to till in some banana peels, crushed egg shells and some used coffee grinds in the soil beneath the roses...this concoction did wonders for my roses.
hugz
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 05 2008 : 8:44:37 PM
Hi Amy Grace!
I am going to the MSU Billings college and will be getting my accounting degree.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Jul 05 2008 : 7:37:47 PM
Alee where are you going to go to school? And what are you studying?
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" |
| Alee |
Posted - Jul 05 2008 : 08:14:34 AM
Thanks All!
The move is thankfully almost done. We just need to get a little wrinkle ironed out about the deposit from my old place (Seems to be lost in the mail somewhere) and paying my deposit on the new place.
Doug seems to really like his new job. They are a good company and try to keep their employees happy. It's great.
Nora seems to be settling in just fine. She is getting over her sleeping difficulties that came about from the move so that makes me really happy.
School is rapidly approaching again and I am excited and a little intimidated. I knw I can do well, and I want to do well. So I just need to _LET_ myself do well.
I am really looking forward to just plowing through my courses and hopefully I will be holding my degree in about a year and a half.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
| whispering pines |
Posted - Jul 05 2008 : 07:11:20 AM
Welcome back Alee! I hope youe move is going well...
"Greetings from the Gateway to the North Cascades." |
| goneriding |
Posted - Jul 05 2008 : 07:05:24 AM
You're in Billings?? I'm sorry I don't have time to read all the posts, just got thru the first page... I go thru Billings on average of 3 times a month! I was just there late last week! Wonder if we passed each other on I-90...hehehe...
Anyway, I'm glad you're doing well and I'll get back to you, must get on the road! Send me an email if you'd like to meet up sometime!
PS I was in Billings and missed the turnoff for the Billings Horse Sale. I saw it too late and hubby didn't want to turn around (HE was in a hurry...not me! There were horses to be looked at!).
Winona ;-)
When you lose, don't lose the lesson!!
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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Jul 03 2008 : 11:36:01 PM
Alee - so glad that you're back. Glad that you're all moved and sort of settled. Your little house sounds wonderful - especially the sun porch. Can't wait to see pics.
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| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Jul 03 2008 : 11:30:06 AM
Alee,
Really looking forward to seeing the house and the yard. Hope you can get some pictures soon. Maybe some before and after.Did you have to paint any of the rooms? Is it a one floor plan? Is there a basement? Boy I just need to know everything don't I?
NANCY JO
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
| Alee |
Posted - Jul 03 2008 : 07:45:34 AM
I really like the size of the house too! Just the right size so there is _almost_ a place for everything (Who forgot the linen closet?!) And the housework is manageable. It might be a while before the boxes are unpacked so I can feel okay taking pictures! LOL
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
| kissmekate |
Posted - Jul 02 2008 : 9:36:12 PM
Welcome back Alee, good to see you, this place isn't the same without you!
Hope you and Nora are feeling better soon, so you can enjoy your new house.
Little houses are fun, I love mine!!! Can't wait to see pictures!
Don't miss out on a blessing, just because it isn't packaged the way you expected. ~MaryJo Copeland |
| Alee |
Posted - Jul 02 2008 : 7:23:52 PM
LOL My mom got some one moving in day that had carpet on our front lawn and boxes and junk from the rental people :( Supposedly they are going to put new siding on the front this summer so it will get prettied up at least facing the street! LOL
I have to send the nice camera in to get repaired and so I will wait for a sunny day for the back up camera (when it works best) and try to get some photos for ya'll :D
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
| nubidane |
Posted - Jul 02 2008 : 6:31:35 PM
Welcome back Alee!! Unpack that digital & get some pics of the new digs! YOu can do some before Alee & after Alee pics!
Kiss that sweetie Nora for us |
| Meg |
Posted - Jul 02 2008 : 09:25:05 AM
Welcome back, Alee! Your house sounds adorable, a big meant to be.
MaryJane's daughter,
Meg
megan@maryjanesfarm.org |
| katmom |
Posted - Jul 02 2008 : 08:27:53 AM
Welcome back Alee,
Now you and little miss nora need to enjoy that sun porch,,,take pic's for us.
Oh and talk to your roses, tell them how special they are and be sure to till in some banana peels, crushed egg shells and some used coffee grinds in the soil beneath the roses...this concoction did wonders for my roses.
hugz
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
mjf#72
Sisters on the Fly#472
www.katmom4.blogspot.com
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 02 2008 : 06:43:39 AM
I love my abandoned roses. As I was trimming them back and weeding around them and such (still a long way to go on that!) I kept thinking that this was my own version of "The Secret Garden". It might not have a wall around it or a romantic story behind it, but I can imagine that at one time this house, these roses, this garden were someone's pride and joy. I can imagine some woman out there in dress or stylish slacks planting and weeding her garden, tending her roses. I can almost feel her sadness in their current condition and as I pull the horrible weeds and get things straightened out I can almost feel her sharing her joy with me. There aren't any pesticides in the ground as far as I can see. The dirt is alive with all sorts of bugs. I have pretty high hopes for my garden to come back to life this year :D I hope the little roses will start blooming again.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
| Farmtopia |
Posted - Jul 02 2008 : 06:35:45 AM
Hey Alee, we missed ya something fierce 
Sorry to hear you are sick, but I know you will bounce back like you always do! Hope life looks good in Montana!
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| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Jul 01 2008 : 11:12:19 PM
welcome back Alee, get to feeling better and give that wee baby girl a hug from all of us. glad things are working out for you.
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| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Jul 01 2008 : 8:35:04 PM
Welcome back Alee - I hope you get some time to regroup, it sounds like the rose garden might be just the thing. I love living in houses with old gardens and helping them come back to life...Hope it's not too hot over your way
Happy settling!!
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" |
| Alee |
Posted - Jul 01 2008 : 7:50:15 PM
You guys are so sweet. I found an herbal health food store today and bought some elderberry/echinachea /golden seal drops and they seem to be helping. At least my poor tonsils feel better after the stuff (which tastes horrible) gets on them.
I missed you all and already I feel my farmgirl batteries recharching. After picking Doug up from work I actually found the energy to do the dishes and make dinner. :D
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
| oldfashioned girl |
Posted - Jul 01 2008 : 7:40:49 PM
Alee, It's nice to have you back!!! It's not the same here without you so it's good to have you back I do hope that you and Nora are feeling better
Monica |
| ruralfarmgirl |
Posted - Jul 01 2008 : 7:33:02 PM
Alee,
It is so great that you are back.. there were questions while you were gone that I found myself saying, "if Alee was here, she would know that"... hahha!!! I am so glad that you found a place and you will have it into a home in no time with all your special touches. I am sorry to hear that you and Nora have been feeling alittle sick.. But the forced rest is probably exactly what you needed.
You were missed!
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
" Plant goodness, harvest the fruit of loyalty, plow the new ground of knowledge. Hosea 10:12 |
| lisamarie508 |
Posted - Jul 01 2008 : 7:04:39 PM
Woohoo, Alee! I'm so glad you're back. Not that it's been boring or anything (is that even possible?) But it's just not the same without you. I can hardly wait to see pics of your new house and of course of the greenhouse. True farmgirl...you get the greenhouse up and going before the house you live in! I love it.
Hope you and Nora feel better soon. Give that cutie a hug for me.
Farmgirl Sister #35
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| CountryBorn |
Posted - Jul 01 2008 : 6:41:11 PM
Alee !! You are back. I really missed you! I know you will have that little house adorable in no time at all. I'm glad you are starting to feel better. Welcome home!
Hugs MJ
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| bohemiangel |
Posted - Jul 01 2008 : 2:46:07 PM
YAY! Alee is back....I missed you hon on aim and all:)
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| Lainey |
Posted - Jul 01 2008 : 2:38:14 PM
Welcome back Alee! I think we've been out at the same time. Congrats on the house and I look forward to seeing the pics too. I hope you all are very happy there.
Farmgirl Sister #25
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