The Octagon House

Tonight Floyd and I worked our butts off at our old house. We will be ready to list by this weekend which has me in a happy little frame of mind since that means we get to work on this magnificent house! Just thought I would let you guys know! I hate not being able [...]

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…that can’t stop me from dreaming can it? I suppose not! Hopefully we will have our old house on the market this week and we can turn our attention to back to our Octagon abode! I’ve become completely addicted to This Old House magazine and Country Living. I have two editions of TOH and one [...]

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Its been a crazy weekend, and sadly, not a ton was done at the octagon house. But we are well on our way to be free of the other home and soon all of our time and energy will be spent here in this brick house. Before drifiting off, I found the most interesting link [...]

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This morning found all three of us with some sort of cold/flu. It was a real bummer but it was bound to happen eventually! We’ve been running non-stop for almost two months and it just catches up with you! We had a lot of plans over at the old house tonight but had to put [...]

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Hey everyone! Just thought I would let you know that if you have facebook, you can become a fan by clicking on the link on the LEFT hand side. Its listed underneath “Blog Visits.” Its just a cool way to stay posted on the home! We currently have 83 fans and hope to keep that [...]

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The title? Per Floyd’s request as he has a great story to tell in tonight’s entry. So let’s start there. We are both collapsed in bed at the moment so I’m going to type for him as he narrates his tale: Well we’ve owned the house for nearly two months now and I’ve put off [...]

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I just have to praise God for all he has given us! Everytime I look around the room that I am in, I just feel enveloped in His blessings. This is such a big chance towards a future and I feel honored that God thought of this little sparrow as I fell. It was a [...]

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Well, maybe this post didn’t require such a dramatic opening but since I don’t have a lot to report, I thought I would keep things interesting! We spent another weekend at our old house, preparing to list it this coming week. I’m nervous, excited, scared and a plethra of other things as we move forward [...]

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Five days since my last post? Ah! Well if that gives you any idea how crazy and hectic life has been lately, man alive! This morning when I woke up and was looking out across the beautiful view and the gorgeous blue skies I realized that September ends today. Today!? This has always been my [...]

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