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A Video Tour of Our new Lakehouse

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Hey friends! I’m so happy you popped in today and I’d like to welcome you to our new home.  I’ve never tried to upload a video here before and it’s been a test, to say the least. I tried shooting both vertically and horizontally from my iPad but still, I get these two black bars on the sides of the video.  The good news is, that if you’re viewing from an iPhone or iPad, you can touch the screen to enlarge it, but on our old desktop computer this is the best view possible. I really want to get this figured out so I can do more videos in the future so if any of you have any advice or tutorials you can direct me to I’d truly appreciate it!

For now, I’d like to welcome you to my home.  It is about a 12 minute tour so if you’d like to pour yourself a glass of whatever you like to drink, go ahead and do that.  Then get comfortable as I show you around 🙂

Thank you so much for coming by.  I hope I didn’t make you too dizzy with my shaky iPad.  I promise I’ll try to get better at this in the future.

Blessings friends,

 

Bursting With News to Share!

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Where do I even begin to tell you everything I have to tell you about life over the past couple of months?

The last time I wrote, before leaving on a long Christmas vacation and much needed break, I was here, living in our Southern Colonial.  What I didn’t tell you at the time was that our house was SOLD.  In fact, it sold over Thanksgiving weekend but our Realtor, wanting to err on the side of caution, suggested that I not make any announcements until the final papers were signed. THEN, we held off the closing until January – so of course I haven’t shared the news until now.

But wait, this is March.  Yes it is, and I’ve been doing a ton of things I’m bursting to tell you about, but this post is going to give you a only glimpse of what’s been happening here, because I have far more important news to share today.

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Woodland Christmas in the Den & a Special Treat too!

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Do you want to be the favorite guest at all the holiday parties you attend this year, AND assure that your name stays on the party list for years to come?  BRING. FOOD.  Not just any ol’ food mind you, but my very favorite treat to make at Christmas.

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When Your Stager Nixes Christmas – Home Tour

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No holiday decorations allowed!

These were the exact words of our stager as we began the process of de-cluttering our house to put on the market.

So while Thanksgiving banners waved gaily on our street, our house had nary a wreath upon her door.  And when neighboring halls began their be-decking, our house stood naked of outward adornment.  Naked yes, but confident in her own Southern charm to bring a quick sale. 

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Sometimes My Hubby Really IS Right

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It can be difficult to put two stubborn people together and make a marriage work (strong willed would sound so much nicer than stubborn but let’s be real).  Especially when you both thought the one you were marrying was nothing but wonderful and accommodating and perfect in every way.  Okay, maybe you never thought he was perfect, but “purtin’ near,” as my dad would always say.

Everything is great in the beginning, until the day comes when you realize your spouse has some flaws, and you try to fix those flaws with all your might, but fail.  Why?  Because,

He. Is. So. Dang. Stubborn. Click To Tweet

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