I'm SO happy to be back!!!
 

Whew!! It has been a crazy 5 months for me!
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I spent almost 3 months in CA getting my mom ready to move - painting, clearing, repairing and packing! Then, I came home, and I had to get our house packed.
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We moved into our new house last weekend, but there is still construction going on in the kitchen and master bathroom.
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The kitchen should be finished & painted this week, so we'll be able to cook (okay, seriously, I love eating out, but enough is enough! :D )

Anyway, I just wanted to say "hi!" again, and tell you I'm so glad to be back and able to scrap again!!!!
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What have y'all been up to for the past 5 months??!

Welcome back!!

Welcome back! I've been wondering when you'd have a chance to get here & hoping things have been going as smoothly as possible for you!

"welcome back" xo

Yay! Light at the end of the tunnel! ;)

I'm so happy you're back!! <3

You've been on busy gal! Hope you love your new home. Bet you can't wait for the renos to be done and you were getting a craft room weren't you? I thought you had said something about that.

Nothing new with me, working, scrapping, lots of walks with Taz and lots of photos taken of Taz, wildlife and family candids. Oh yes.....of course lots of TV binging too :)

wahoo, so happy to have you back and in good form. sounds like one huge job but you are on the other side of it, almost. yay. xx

Glad you're back in your own space! I hope things are great with your mom living with y'all.

I'm so happy to see you here again! :wub:
Welcome back my friend.

Congratulations with your new home.

Welcome back Tammy. So glad you've gotten all moved even if there is a little construction.

Whew, that's a lot! I hope you have lots of time and opportunities to recover! Glad to see you back!

Welcome back! Sounds like a crazy five months. Here's to things settling down and you getting into a comfortable routine.

Welcome back! I haven't been at SSD much, so I don't know all about your move other than this thread. I hope you enjoy your new home! Packing and moving is so hard (physically and usually emotionally), but to do it for two homes is A LOT! How strong you are! I read on a response above mine that your mom will be living with you. That will probably save you a lot of time with the running around that you were probably doing before. Hopefully you will be able to rest a bit soon and get to your new normal. I agree with you about eating out -- as much as I love it, it can get old pretty quickly.

It's been a LONG 5-months and I've not done any of the stuff you've done!! I bet you are exhausted and can't wait for your house to finally be done and fully unpacked!!! SO glad you are back (somewhat) in these last few steps of this chapter of moving!!!!! :wub:

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Welcome back Tammy! I love seeing your house updates!

We also bought a house and will move mid-march! So exciting!

Yay! Welcome back, we've missed you! So glad you are finally starting to get settled in!

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Glad to read that things are starting to settle down for you. I know it has been a crazy ride.

I hope you enjoy your new home.

Welcome back!

Thank you Wendy!

Thank you all SO much!! I really have missed you!! :wub:

I'm sure we'll love it once the renos are done! LOL! It's been a a challenge! Yes, I have a craft room now! It's not anywhere near ready yet, but I do have my computer set up :)
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Honestly, a slower pace sounds ideal right now, Rae!

Yes, my mom is living with us now. Once she feels settled, it will be a lot smoother. It's been a bit of a struggle for her.

It really has been a long 5-months!! :rolleyes: I'm so glad that I can at least scrap again!!

Oh my goodness!! Congratulations, Lea!! I'm so happy for you! I can't wait to hear about it and see photos!
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Welcome back! I'm glad you're through all the craziness that was both house sales and the move. I hope things settle down into your new normal soon. Nothing much new here--school and work have been keeping us all busy. I'm finally making progress again on some of my scrappy projects, which really wasn't happening enough over the summer and fall.

WoooooHoooooo!!!!! I've totally missed you!

Thank you, Stacy!!

Thank you, Rebecca!! It has been a lot of work, but I'd say it is going relatively smoothly (knock on wood! LOL!).

Thank you so much, Laura! :wub:

LOL! Hopefully the light isn't a train! :D

Thank you so much, Amber!! :wub:

Thanks, Jo!! Getting there. The kitchen was prepped for painting today. I can't wait to see it all done!!

Thank you, Kellie!! Hopefully once mom settles in, she'll be much happier! It's been a big transition for her.

Thank you so much, my friend! Missed you! :wub:

Thank you, Kiana! It's moving along, so that's a good thing!

Thanks, Ally! Haha! I'm thinking it's going to take MONTHS to recover! :p

Thank you so much, Lynn! It has been nuts! I'm really looking forward to the settling in part!

Thank you, Dawn! I've missed y'all, too!!

Thanks, Melinda!!

Thank you, Rachel!! I'm glad you're scrapping and making progress!

Thank you so much, Kjersti! I've missed you, too!!! :wub:

Yay! So happy to have you back, Tammy! I've missed your gorgeous layouts and positive presence. :)

Aaaw!! Thank you, Kendall!! :wub:

Glad you're back-back! I don't think I could have lived without my computer for months as you did when in CA!

The renovations sound exciting and loved seeing your selections, so will love seeing "done" pics too!

What's happened here in 5 months? Some difficulties with one son and some health issues with my MIL. She's been with us the last 2 months and she can't drive so that's my new "job". That's it here! Can't imagine doing all you did in the last 5 months! Glad you're getting settled.

Your layouts were deeply missed, welcome back!!

Welcome back Tammy :)

I am so happy and excited you are back!!!!

Welcome back Tammy!!

Haha! I had some false starts, that's for sure! It was torture not being able to scrap!

I will be so happy to show "done" pics!

I'm sorry you've had difficulties with your son. Will your MIL be a permanent resident? My mom has (so far) decided she's done driving, so I get you there. I hope things start getting better with those two :wub:

Thank you, Ella!

Thank you, Carolyn!!

Thank you so much, Melissa!!

Thank you, Aud!!

It's so good to have you back !! Hope you're getting settled into your new home (so happy it all worked out !!) and all the renovating/decorating will be over soon :)

Thank you so much, Biancka! I'm hoping we'll be completely settled by the end of March!