We have a rough dirt/gravel driveway now and the basement is still in the process of being dug out. As I type, Cory is out there putting up the new temporary gate with his dad. Emma and Cody are there with him. I was supposed to join them but Beau has what seems to be a mild stomach virus. :( So that's why I don't have pictures to share. I'm just here loving on my baby, taking him for walks, reading books, and cleaning up what he can't seem to keep down. :/ It's turned out to be a rather peaceful day though. He is currently taking a nap. Right now it's quiet, and I'm grateful for the peace. :)
I'm excited to watch the progress of our new home place. Gravel and dirt thrill me! Especially because I know it's getting me one step closer to our new home. Building a house is no joke. As I watch my husband manage everything, work a full-time job, AND spend time with us I realize how blessed I really am. Several weeks ago I showed him a quaint little picture of a claw foot tub with a chandelier hanging over it. It was on Pinterest. Doggone that Pinterest! Anyways, he had already planned the claw foot tub for our bathroom. When I showed him the picture of the chandelier he said something like, "we'll see." I thought that well, if it didn't work out then it just wouldn't work out. No big deal. Well he just finished the electrical plan for the house this week and don't you know he designed it with the chandelier/lighting right above the tub. Bless him. He aims to please and I am...well... I am just tickled about a claw foot tub with chandelier!
This is the picture I was describing.
The next several months will be trying. Building a house is, for lack of a better description, a pain in the butt. But it will be worth it in the end when it's finally complete.
I have lots of dreams for our place in the country. A lot. Many of them won't happen as soon as we move of course. Apparently you can't build a house AND have a farm complete with animals, barn, and mini-crops! Oh well. :) I AM looking forward to slowly building it up though. We'll start with a garden and a dog and just go from there I suppose.
My kids will have acres of exploring and imaginative play. Many of my fondest memories were of playing outside as a kid. I loved being outside and I still do! I want that for my kids. Kids were made to be outdoors. It's also necessary to the sanity of mothers. Amen? Yes.
I still haven't met the neighbors across the road but Cory has met them. They seem like very nice down to earth country people from what I gather. And a young couple bought the house neighboring our property and are expecting their first baby. How fun?! Cory's best friend from childhood lives literally right around the corner with his wife and daughter. I see lots of get-togethers in our future. :)
I imagine bonfires with family and friends, raising animals, trying my hand at planting (vegetables and flowers), nature walks with the kids, decorating our simple rustic home, and getting to know the neighbors.
It's the country life for me. Big trucks. Fresh air and wildlife. Boots. Country folk and gun shootin'.
Where the green grass grows I suppose.
When Cory and I were dating we had a song that was "our song". It was "Where the green grass grows" from Tim McGraw. It's an oldie but goodie and I still love it.
"I'm gonna live where the green grass grows
Watch my corn poppin' up in rows
Every night be tucked in close to you"
"Raise our kids where the good Lords's blessed
Point our rocking chairs toward the west
And plant our dreams where the peaceful river flows
Where the green grass grows"
It sounds alllllriiight to me. :)
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