Moving Up....

Only 4 1/2 years after John graduated, but finally we are at a job that is.....um...good, yeh, that's the word.  :-)


Lots of exciting things about moving (yes i am also amazed that i can say that after knowing that this move is #12 in almost 11 years of marriage).  However i do think that this will be a place we can actually call home for a decent amount of time.  We like the new town we are moving to.  It's got class and character and many things are within walking distance to our new home.  Springfield is a smaller town about 40 mins directly north of Nashville, (click on Springfield to see the town's website).  It has parks that connect together, along with other sections of the town, with a walking trail, called, The Greenway, that at it's longest stretch i think is 2.1 miles (if i remember right) that will be perfect for Mum and Mollie, and let's face it myself and the kids too.  The Library is about 2 blocks from our home and so is an old timey cinema that shows current shows for a cheap rate.  


Then there's our new home......John and i are still in disbelief that this home fell into our price range, not to mention the way we found it......it's just gorgeous.  I love that it's old (but new because it's been completely gutted and redone on the inside) and has character.  Even our landlord seems like a great guy.  I know the pictures aren't fantastic, but it was with my phone and i figured if i waited to take pics once we moved in it would be a while as then i'd have to unpack, lol.  We are also very grateful that my mother has decided to stay with us and move to Springfield too.  :-)


I will do my best to explain the pics below.  But we would love to have visitors and so please feel free to stop by or call us if you need a place to stay while in the Nashville area, and if you do then you can see it for yourself.  Just an FYI, the Nashville Tennessee Temple is about one hour directly south of us for those of you that go, heck if you give us enough notice we can even watch children while you go.  :-D


Okay, so the house was built in the late 1800's and as i explained before has been completely redone on the inside.  It is beautiful and has REAL hardwood floors throughout and even though they are no longer in use, it has six coal fireplaces that add a lot of character to each room.  It has a back yard that's .27 acres with a huge tree that the kids have plans for and the landlord is working on finishing the fencing on the sides of the house, so it's completely enclosed so i don't have to worry about the kids or Mollie.  The kitchen and dinning room are quite large and even the cabinets he had custom made for the house.  Like i said, John and i are amazed.  We feel very blessed and know it has come though many of your prayers.  Thanks to all.  I hope to update the blog more often once we have moved as now with John's new job with LDS Family Services i can stay at home full time with the kids again.  :-)

 Entryway....

 A view of Mum's room (the only bedroom downstairs so she can have more privacy if she desires).  It's one of two master bedroom/bathroom suits in the house....

 Another view of Mum's room.  

The open door is her bathroom, which even has a double sink vanity....

 First house i actually have a pantry in, nice!

 Balcony that has a small area, perhaps for a reading nook?  This over looks the kitchen area.

 Dining Room....

Living Room.... 

 Another view of the stairs.  The door under the stairs is where my mother's room will be.  Going straight back will take you to the kitchen after passing the laundry on the left as you can see in the pics, and the half bath on the right opposite the washer/dryer.  Right where you can see a small part of Sarah's head is where the entrance to the living room (the picture above this one).  

 This is the "t.v" room/den, whatever you wanna call is.  This room is in front of the living room.  Actually where Sarah is in front of that blocked off doorway connects to the living room that has that built in bookshelf.  

 Standing in the area where the balcony is that over looks the kitchen (behind me).  You can see here the front door of the house down the stairs and then the door that leads out to the outside balcony upstairs.  My bedroom is the first door on the left in the picture.  The boys are the room after that one and then the girls room, which has a bathroom connected to it and the hallway where i am standing, is opposite where the boys room is on the other side of the stairs.

 This picture is exactly opposite where i was standing in the last picture.  The blur is Immanuel.  ;-)

 The door upstairs going out to the balcony.

 The girls room.  The door next to the closet in the corner there is the bathroom door.

 Boys room...

 My bedroom, going into the master bath....

 Master bath.....

 and more....

 more....

 more....yes i know, i am definitely excited about my new bathroom.  :-)  

The garden tub is actually a Jacuzzi.

 a small view of the backyard though my bathroom window....

 Both this pic and the next one are views of the kitchen from that balcony area......

 Kitchen, obviously

In the kitchen. The door that leads to the backyard.

What i am leaving behind......Luckily Springfield is also in a more "country" type area, although those mountains are not there.  I will miss the Knoxville/Cumberland Gap area, very much indeed.  The Lord knows what he is doing though and we are excited for the adventures ahead.  :-) 

(FYI my mother took this one, i love it.)