Be It Ever So Humble... our new house from the outside

The deal was completed on Monday, June 30, 2008, and we slept there the first night!

View from the front of the house. The living room is on the left, and the kitchen is on the right as you enter the front door. Brian & Conor occupy the upper room on the right, and the left is the spare bdr, which will also be our schoolroom. The dormers at the top are part of the master bedroom.

Side view of house/yard from the front. That's a cherry tree on the left, a small dogwood in the middle, and a Chinese Chestnut on the right. We have trees. Trees!!!


The upper half of the yard, taken from the lower half, with the patio to the left and the wooded lot in the rear

The Patio (plus a bunch of junk waiting to be put away) taken from the playground area
View of the wooded lot out back, taken from the patio
The rear of the house, taken from the wooded lot. The large room above the garage is where the previous owner had a preschool. We are going to build two bedrooms into the near end, and use the far end as a rec room (with a kitchenette). Sarah and Scott will occupy the bedrooms for now.

View of the yard from the rear, taken from the patio. Hi, Clare.


There are patio stones set in the middle of the yard under a dogwood tree, where we have set up patio furniture and the chiminea. We can finally "legally" burn the chiminea!!The yard is completely fenced in, which does wonders for my peace of mind, and beautifully landscaped. I feel so lucky!! However, we are quickly learning that some of us CANNOT spend time in the yard without bug spray. The proximity to the woods is beautiful and certainly quieter, but some of us get eaten alive by bugs. Noelle and Michele in particular are sporting some monster bug bites.


This is a shot of half of the living room. Those blinds open up to the front window which can be seen just behind my van in the first picture. Along the right wall just past the television are two built-in mirrors which flank a hearth and a wood-burning stove. I had to take this one because both babies passed out in front of the tv.



Here's Noelle in front of one of the mirrors, to the left of the stove

Natalie put herself for a nap yesterday.


More photos of the inside will be coming, as soon as I get some more boxes unpacked!