We’ve Been Pedigreed!
In terms of construction, that is.
We received our papers on Thursday. In the long line of inspections to be passed, we finally arrived at and aced our final inspection and as a result, were given our CO, our certificate of occupancy. We got our papers! Only one greatly anticipated day remains! Our first full day and night of residence in Stella. Yippee ki yo ki yay!
In anticipation of the CO, Sharon and I began lining shelves and cabinets on Wednesday, using 137ft of lining (and counting as we may find we need to use more in places not anticipated). As soon as Friday rolled around, I loaded my car with boxes for the transfer of belongings from the rental to Stella. It was an awesome feeling to know John and I were beginning the process of being reunited with our things.
It is said that if you’ve not unpacked a box in a year or more, you aren’t in need of its contents. That is a bold-faced lie. John and I may have forgotten what’s in a box that has written on it the abbreviated word “etc.” or the word “miscellaneous”, but we’re in need of whatever comprises “etc.” and “miscellaneous.” Bet the bank on it!
Today I included two boxes from John’s kitchen in the boxes to be transferred. It was like Christmas for John in some instances of box content discovery. In all cases, it was like being reunited with long lost friends.
John’s Bells, given to him by his sister Kay
Today also included the delivery of all the rug pads and all but two rugs. I am childlike in my anxiousness to see the rugs on the floor. While I know they cannot go down until we’re set for the movers to transfer our furniture from the rental on Lou Lane to Stella on Georgetown Road, I want a peek at how they will look in the room. Did we do well in picking paint colors to go with rugs? Did we do well in picking rugs to go with paint colors and window treatment fabric? Oh yes, in our impatience, we put the cart before the horse – we bought two rugs long before we broke ground. So, to satisfy the child in me, I unrolled the foyer runner on top of two rugs, to keep it from touching and possibly scratching the floor or picking up dirt, doancha NOSE.
OH EMM GEE was it beautiful. The foyer runner matches the dining room rug which made it like a 2-for-1 deal – I got to imagine how the runner would look in the foyer and how its larger sibling would look in the dining room. It satisfied a need and also left me yearning all the more. For a person who possesses much patience, I have had it up to yonder with the constant testing of my patience!
Moving in is going to further test my patience which means I’ll further test John’s (poor dear), but it also is exciting and fun. I mean Christmas in March! Whose fancy wouldn’t be tickled by having a Christmas in March or by having a reunion with long lost friends?
Woo hoo, we got our papers! We’re pedigreed!
John’s cooking tools in his Salmon Falls pottery
John’s Kitchen Aid mixer