The Octagon House

I’ve had people ask how they can vote. I think for right now they are just going to pick who they think are the top five. Then you will have an opportunity to leave a comment on their blog to vote for my entry. My entry was the “One Month” post. I’m seeing other people [...]

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That it is almost the weekend again? It doen’t even begin to make sense to me! Its been a fairly good week with a good dose of doctor’s visits, hard work and some good family time here and there! We are constantly trying to take deep breaths and slow down. This time of our lives [...]

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On September 18th, we celebrated owning this home for one month. Due to my hospital stay I wasn’t able to write the post I wanted on the actual anniversary, but I figured there is no time like the present to reminisce about where our journey started and where we are right now. A little over [...]

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So! What a week it has been so far! And we are only two days in! Oh dear! We’ve spent three nights total in our 8 sided abode. Each night has gotten better and better. Floyd brought Grady’s crib from the old house here and that squelched our son’s fitfulness. Infact, last night was possibly [...]

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I’ve changed a few things around in the past couple of days. “The House” page now hosts albums with pictures and a descrption of each of the 14 rooms (a work in progress!) The information once on this page seemed better suited on a new page: “The History.” I’ve also updated “The Plan” with some [...]

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Hello Everyone! I’m very excited to say that I’ve entered our blog and story in the “Old House Blogger Contest!” We are thrilled to have this opportunity and of course hope to win! The following is a description of the contest: “Love writing about home renovations as much as doing actual home renovations? Got a [...]

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Time sure does fly! Last weekend was the last of Floyd’s four day weekends. Now the weeks will seem longer and the weekends shorter! If only life could slow down for a bit so we would have time to make descions and savor the journey. We constantly have to take moments to just look at [...]

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I am going to post pictures soon but there is FURNITURE in our house! I’ve actually been in the hospital since Thursday morning hence my absence. I’m not quite up for a full update, but I thought I would share this little video that I just taped. Its in our living room and it shows [...]

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Sunday was a very busy day…I am not quite sure why I even say that! Every day has been insanely busy since we bought this home! But there is nothing like standing on our front porch soaking in the view or sitting in my kitchen feeling the evening breezes float through the window to very [...]

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