We arrive in Owensville.....

Well....of course this is not the first time we have arrived here...but this time we are here to actually get possession of and inhabit our new home in Missouri! We have had lots of problems getting this all done....the last of which have been that the renters were not given the 30 days notice that they were suppose to have gotten before closing. So we had to close on the house and then not be able to get in there!! Hard!! Thanks to our good friends Barb and Charlie who put us up in their home, lent us a car (so we would not have to use the van all the time) and were so gracious and generous with letting us use their washer and dryer, kitchen, food, TV etc, etc. The communal living was fun for all of us...but most likely they are at least somewhat glad that we are gone now.

We left today and are staying in our travel trailer in the City Park in Owensville. We love this town....great park...golf course and pool, walking trails etc. Nice town...we will be able to walk to the bank, library, post office, grocery store, restaurants etc. We are about 1 1/2 hours west of St. Louis....able to get to the suburbs of St. L in that time. The countryside is hilly and pretty...esp this time of year in early spring. We are close to neat, historic towns such as Washington and Herrman. Having fun exploring the area!

Today we drove by the house and saw that the renters had actually moved most everything out!! We were ecstatic! The curtains were off and we could peer in the windows....all looked pretty good. Mike went back this evening and they were there taking more stuff out of the basement. They have some stuff still in the garage and shed and on the patio...so hopefully will get that out tomorrow. The seller is to take the next day...the 1st... and remove anything they have left and clean up....and install the appliances which came with the place. We did buy a new stove and fridge though and will have them delivered on Friday. On Thursday we are having the carpets and tile floor cleaned.

So...that is it for now. Will keep you all informed on how things are going and put pics on as I can. Our Verizon Broadband is a little slow from here for posting pics....so there might not be too many. But will do the best we can! We are excited to be here and to start on this stage of our lives!