A New Home

Our DD and HOHO will soon be moving into their brand new home. They are having a house built for them and enjoying the excitement of watching their home become a reality. As a young couple, they are very fortunate to be starting their married life this way.


Hubby and I visited their under-construction home this week. DD was concerned about not having the proper cables for Internet in the room that will be the upstairs home office, but her Dad assured her that he would help them run the wires after they move in. To make that future job easier, he wanted to mark the rafters in the attic where he would need to run these cables. With nothing to stand on, he offered to give DD "ten fingers" so she could mark the rafters with a pencil for him. Here is their resulting collaboration. DD is learning that home improvement projects start early and that Mom will be there with a camera ready to record the occasion!

Hubby and I are thrilled for them and can't wait to see them tucked away in their little house. The neighborhood is wonderful, their house is an Energy Star home so it will be very efficient, and best of all, it will be new with very little to go wrong in the first five years. But there will be decorating and landscaping to do. I'm already planning which perennials I will divide and take to her next spring, Hubby is telling her she will need to plant a few trees, and DD is wondering what colors she will paint the rooms. All this, and they don't own a ladder, a shovel, or a lawnmower yet! It's going to be fun to watch them become homeowners!