The Count Down Begins!

We had finally taken the last of the pictures of the house to put a flyer up in a few selected places to see if we could find a renter for the house.  We had been hoping we'd find someone we knew, but it wasn't looking good. Funny how the universe works.... before we got a chance to put the flyers up, within a few days we got 'the call' from a friend.   She is absolutely perfect (and Logan approved ~ actually I think he's got a huge crush on her) and we know the house will be well taken care of.  What a relief! We've negotiated that we can keep the garage and use it as storage which makes things so much easier for us. The clincher... our move out date is March 15th!!!  To say the least a fire has been lit underneath us and we are on a rampage around here. Boxing, fixing, painting, organizing, tossing and ordering all sorts of stuff.  How did we accumulate so much STUFF!

Logan loved it, JUST his size!

We were very excited though to finally buy our new stove for the boat!  We can even fit a regular cookie tray, and muffin tin inside.  So here it is, our Dickinson 3 burner stove & oven.

We can't wait to get it installed, we're waiting for some additional parts but then we're good to go.  In the meantime G is working on installing the fridge system.  He has almost finished the lid (it turned out beautiful) and we have a friend who has generously offered to make a custom fit cutting board for the top lid. Jim does amazing work and we feel so honored we'll have a piece of his work on our boat.  Slowly but surely it feels like our boat is not just a house but becoming a home.  We've also decided to make the V berth L's area which I think logistically will work better, but I also love the idea of him having his own space.  I've been daydreaming about decorating it and truly making it his own.  I hope we can make a ladder so he can go in and out as he pleases during the day.  I've noticed lately here at the house he really likes "his" room and loves to show it off to anyone who comes over and loves hiding and playing in there.  I also love the idea of somewhere to put all those toys!!

We're so excited to move beyond the planning phase and into action!  To keep from getting too overwhelmed we just take it day by day, but it all seems to be falling into place. We'll keep updating as progress is made!