Home * Sweet * Home

Hello everyone...I have returned to Front Range Fork and Cork once again...I have missed you.  It has been five months to the day, since my last post and story.  For several reasons, I also shut down all my social media sites and some of you have wondered what has happened to me.  I also wasn't going to continue my blog, but with the encouragement of my husband and daughter, here I am.  It has been a very...and I mean very, interesting five months to say the least.  So, sit back, pour yourself a cup of whatever fancies you and welcome back to my life of twists, turns, laughs and tears...and where a new adventure always awaits.

It has been nearly a year since we put a deposit down on a lot to build our new home.  After 8 years of a long journey and rebuilding our life again, we have been blessed to be homeowners once again.  Last November we took a leap of faith and found a new town and place to call home...and we told no one.

You cannot imagine how difficult it is to keep a secret like this for eight months!  To be picking out finishes, colors, going over floorplans and not being able to share it with anyone.  We made an agreement, because as we have unfortunately learned from our past...the house is never yours until those keys are put into your hands.  We had to stop inviting friends over for dinner because in the final months leading up to what we prayed would be our moving day, we were floor to ceiling and wall to wall in cardboard boxes...and we kept praying.

Finally at the end of June our prayers were answered, we were handed our keys and moved into our house.  This move did not go without being bittersweet though.

Three days before our move, our girls moved out.  They are now out into the big world and living together in their own apartment, on their own, full-time work and college...and we have never been so proud of them.  In the past four months though, I have learned that I don't do empty nesting very well...at all.  More on that another day.

Missing "my guy" Theo.

Five days before our move, we had to say good-bye to my sweet boy.  Liver cancer took him as fast as it came and we miss him so much every single day.  He is the fourth Labrador we have had to say good-bye to and it never gets any easier. 

We have a new vet here and they treated our time with such kindness and graciousness like I have never experienced.  There is a candle and sign on their front desk and it states "If you see this candle lit, please respect as someone is saying good-bye to their loved one right now".  Tears still come to my eyes when I think about that candle and sign.

Our new home is straight out of The Andy Griffith Show.  It is small town USA and is full of character and charm.  (I will share with you another day about me registering our dogs with the Town Hall).  Down the street from us next to our neighborhood is a county protected bird sanctuary full of trails, bridges and benches where you can sit and ponder.  It is such a beautiful walk at sunrise and sunset.  There is a farm on the other side of the sanctuary whose cows have much to say every morning.  In the evening we can hear a very curious large owl somewhere in those trees.

Princess Brinkley positively loves her new home...of course, she also thinks she rules her street!

Well that's everything for today.  I will be sharing more about our moving and remodeling adventures...yes, we did move into a brand new house and yes, true to my husband's and my nature, we were remodeling before the first cardboard box made it in.  Stay tuned for more.

Two Years Ago: Pluot Crostada

Three Years Ago: BLT Macaroni Salad

Four Years Ago: Spaetzle with Gruyere and Carmelized Onions

Five Years Ago: Greek Salsa Chicken