The furniture has arrived!!!

Well..the furniture arrived all intact....no breakage of anything!! So thankful for that! The two guys who went to Michigan were magnificent....as were the other helpers on both ends. We are so blessed with wonderful friends!! On this end, our handyman Charles and his helper got the major part of the furniture unloaded in 1 HOUR!!! Placed it all to our satisfaction....it all looks great. Since then have been busy unpacking boxes and putting stuff away. So glad that I got the kitchen all dealt with before the rest got here.



Now it pretty much is as it will be! Some pictures to hang up....some things to put out. The back porch and the guest rooms are pretty much not done yet at all....but it will all fall into place. If we have not communicated with you individually during this time, please forgive us! You cannot imagine how tired we are at the end of the day....up and down the stairs many, many times....lugging around and unloading boxes! Our feet, legs and back ache!! And half the time our mind is boggled with lists of things to do and get! I go to Walmart AT LEAST once a day. Thank goodness there is one in this little burg. I leave for MI tomorrow. I will leave the Internet connector (our Broadband) here with Mike. He HAS to have something to do as we have VERY limited TV!! Will be in touch as I am able. Will go to the library daily. And have my cell too! Better go now....Mike says the pork steaks are about ready....and I have corn to do to go along with those and the potato salad. Wish you were here....but really...we DO need this time together since we are not together much these days at all. Will add to this in about 2 weeks. Check it from time to time....when I send reminder emails, I don't mean to bug ya.....know that everyone is BUSY too!

Here is the foyer/sitting room....coming together really nicely. We are pretty happy with it!

Here are two views of our TV room....where we most likely will spend a good deal of time. It also does not have all the pics on the walls...and everything on the shelves. Need to bring the DISH box, the DVD player, and all the stereo stuff....then plug in the empty places with books....which we have PLENTY of!! It was hard...but we fitted our massive mission furniture into this moderate space! Right now we get NO channels on our new big screen HD TV (which we bought with our stimulus money like the good patriots we are!). So we spend time sitting on the couch and in the recliner watching a BIG blank screen!! ;-)

The dining room. If you do notice that there is no table....you are not hallucinating! We cannot find the bolts which they took out when they took the table apart. They are sure to turn up at some point. Til then...we will eat on our porch or outside. (When we get the patio set up!!)

Here is the pond area....really looking lush and good but needs attention and weeding! Our front porch

Our Rhododendron! Thanks Laura for confirming it to be that! And thanks to Micki and Barb for identifying that tree in the previous post as a tulip tree! They are sooo pretty...we love them!

Two photos of our bedroom....still a work in progress...but progress is being made!