MERRY CHRISTMAS!

We Hope You Have A Wonderful Christmas!!

All Our Love,

Doug, Sandy, Hailey, Tayler, and Cayden

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Getting Ready To Take A Family Pose

Finally, The Inside Pics Of Our House!

So, when I start posting, I inevitably forget to post pics in the opposite order so that the posts that I want you to see FIRST are on top! Anyhoo, to see the order I was shooting for, you have to scroll to the first post showing pics of the main floor and then scroll up! GRRRRR! :] Sorry!

ENJOY!

The Basement!

From the bottom of the stairs to the left: Bathroom area

Bottom of the stairs to the right: Framed for a bedroom/Doug's office

From the "bathroom" area is the mechanics room and storage space under the stairs

Looking to the right of the furnace: future Entertainment Room

Looking to the left of the furnace area: My future office

Master Bedroom!

It's SO BIG compared to what we had before!

I love it!

SHHHHHH, Don't tell Doug I posted a pic of our closet. He said not to, but I HAD to show it! It is just SO HUGE compared to what we had before! :]

Our Closet is about half the size of what our kids' bedrooms were in the old house!

It has it's OWN window AND outlet! :]

Our beautiful bathroom with TWO sinks! A huge deep tub!


A beautiful shower and a SEPARATE toilet room! :]

More Pics From Previous 2 Posts...

LOOK WHAT CAME WITH THE HOUSE...

A FRONT LOADING WASHER AND DRYER SET!

So AWESOME!


Three Car Garage:

Really, It's a 2 Car Garage With A "Toy" Bay (For our 4-wheelers) :]

Going Upstairs to The Bedrooms

Four Bedrooms Upstairs!

I love that we are all on the same level together!!

Hailey's Room, Linen Closet, Cayden's Room, Bathroom, Tayler's Room and then...

Our MASTER Bedroom--It's AWESOME!

More Inside Pics: Continued From Previous Post

From the Formal Living Room: Kitchen to the right

Kitchen Included All Stainless Steel Applainces:

GAS Stove/Oven, Side-by-Side Fridge, and Over-the-Stove Microwave!

From the Kitchen looking towards the Front Door

Off the Kitchen is a Great Room (Family Room)

Kitchen view from the Great Room

START HERE!

From the front door to the right: Bathroom

(Doug thought I shouldn't post the pic of the bathroom) :]

From the front door to the left: Formal Living Room

Living Room and Formal Dining Room

From the front door looking staight ahead: laundry room door to the right, basement door to the left, kitchen straight ahead

FINALS ARE OVER!

I'm done with my LAST semester of classes in my Education Program! The past two weeks were gruelling to say the least! The week of the 8th I had to pull an all-nighter (literally) and during finals week I had to pull two nights of staying up until 2:30 and 3:30 getting final papers and presentations put together! It's been a whirlwind! But I'm done! Now I get to relax and eat lots of goodies (well, not too many) for the next three weeks until I start my Student Teaching. I student teach from Jan. 12th-March 20th. Then I graduate May 1st! I can't believe I'm finally to this point in my life! It is SO exciting!

I have to thank Doug and my children for being supportive of my decision to go back to school during these past 2 1/2 years to do something I love--learn and TEACH! :] It hasn't been easy and we've had to make sacrifices, but it's been worth it!

I think it's a blessing that my children have grown up seeing that learning is important and on going. They know that you're never too old to learn or to go to school! I love that they talk about going to college all the time! They know it's very important!

Thanks to all those who have given me words of support these past couple of years. I really have appreciated their pep talks, words of encouragement, and prayers on my behalf. You know who you are and I thank YOU! :]

Well, I'm off to take a nap! I deserve it! hee-hee :]

Love to everyone!