You Don't See This In Your Average Back Yard

We spent all day at the new house today and were fortunate to meet some neighbors.  Mom and I were painting and I saw a woman walking next to a child riding a bike with training wheels.  I thought he looked about Zoe's age, so I grabbed my jacket, ran up the hill and down the road to catch them.  It turns out he is the same age as Zoe - just turned 5.  His mom and I started talking and I mentioned that I homeschooled and her eyes lit up and she got very excited and said she homeschooled too.  I told her I was part of CHEER homeschool group and it turns out she just joined at the beginning of the school year.  Crazy small world.

I wanted to introduce the kids, so we walked to the back of the acreage where Scott, Zach and Zoe were gathering pecans.  They became quick friends and gathered about 20 pounds of pecans before we headed back to the house.   The kids then rode their bikes in the side yard, climbed a few trees and then began to dig.  That is when Zoe made her archeological find.  She is fully convinced that she has discovered a dinosaur!

Zoe's "dinosaur" bone

In addition to meeting neighbors and finding fossils, we actually did get some work done, though I am convinced there is some sort of temporal vortex because in 8 hours I should have accomplished more!  Mom helped do the trim painting since I am not very detail oriented.  The upstairs is almost completely painted.  We just have a little more trim and the master bedroom.  While we painted, Scott managed to make a little bit of progress on Zoe's floor.

I have a countertop refinishing kit that I am going to try in the kitchen, so I am getting things prepared to begin that project.  I am not sure if this stuff will work or not, but it was only $55, so it is worth a try.  If it does work, it fits well in my "Design on Less Than a Dime" budget!   I have to get creative in how to work around the metal border pieces, but I think I have a plan that will work nicely.   When I delve into the project, there will be a post devoted solely to project details and "before" and "after" photos.

We have not had a single showing at our old house, so I am getting a little concerned, but we probably needed the extra time to get it staged better.  We have a LOT of stuff!  Between dogs, a cat and kids, I have constant cleaning to do to keep it in order to show.  It will be nice to get moved so there will be less pressure.  In the meantime, I am torn between two homes and working like a dog.  It is all worth it though!