Somersett Here We Come!!!

Our entire family is so excited!!

Today we signed on the dotted line

and purchased our lot in

Somersett to build our new home!!

Everyone is excited about this . . .

and this . . .

and this . . .

Yep . . . We cannot wait to get

started!!!

Playhouse for Grandkids.

Designing our new home

is so much fun!! One essential

element is an indoor playhouse

for the *grandkids*!!

This playhouse happens

to be an outdoor playhouse,

but it is so dreamy.

*This one is my favorite!*

Someone is very creative to

be able to build this awesome

playhouse!!

Luke Joins Reno Troop 245!

Today was Luke's first meeting

with Troop 245 sponsored by

Grace Church Reno!!

Having two brothers who are

Eagle Scouts, Luke has big

shoes to fill!!

Continuing with the "Get to Know

Reno Spirit" . . .

We went to one of my very favorite

places on Earth . . . THE BOY SCOUT

COUNCIL STORE!!!!!

Luke is now part of the Nevada

Area Council.

We are so excited to continue our

scouting journey here in Reno.

Luke's new troop participates in

tons of camping and outdoor activities.

Troop 245's official neckerchief.

Love.love.love the Boy Scout store.

. . . counting the days until we celebrate

our next Eagle Scout!!

Reno Find of the Day . . .

If you have not shopped at Winco, you

really have not lived!!! Sam, Luke,

and I had so much fun going up and

down the aisles. Winco is a cross

between Wal-Mart and Costco.

The "bins" are what make Winco

so much fun. Pasta, wheat,

flour, candy of all types, chips,

and millions of snacks are

stored in the bins. Using the

big scoop, you scoop the items

from the bins into plastic bags . . .

It is pretty difficult not to

snack just a little bit while

transporting items from the

bins to the bags . . .

Winco: part of our find out

about Reno tour!!

Home Sweet Home.

2335 Eagle Bend Trail

Reno, Nevada 89523

We.are.so.excited.

. . . can't wait to get started!!

90th Annual Candy Dance in Genoa, Nevada.

To get this . . .

Oh, yeah . . .

My mom and I had to walk uphill . . .

2.7 miles . . .

passing this . . .

and this . . .

yep . . . the parking lot was full . . .

and the road was closed . . .

But we hoofed it up the hill

to the 90th annual Candy Dance

Harvest Festival held in Genoa,

Nevada about 60 miles from

Reno.

We had so much fun!!!

Cathy, Diane, and Betsy were

also there!! Too much girl

fun for one day!!!!!

We.made.it.

Ready or not Reno . . . we're here!!

1. Made it to our rental home.

2. Found Wal-mart.

3. Purchased provisions for

breakfast.

4. Ordered pizza for dinner.

5. Unloaded what we loaded

all day yesterday.

6. Thanked the Lord for

such a wonderful family!!

. . . Headin' Out!!

Although I am VERY excited about

our new exciting adventures in

Reno . . . I am going to miss all

of the cozy times and memories

that our family made right.here.

in.this.house.

Next to Last Night.

Considering we have not been to

Seemore's Ice Cream all summer,

it only seemed fitting to get a

tasty little treat from there tonight!

Yum.Yum.

Courtesy of Amazon . . .

Guess what will be waiting to

greet me in my new rental

home in Reno . . .

Definitely.a.good.thing.

Moving Update.

My little fingers have been working

to.the.bone.

Sam's Good-Bye Pool Party!

Sam celebrated good-bye with a few

of his good friends today with a

farewell swimming party.

I must say, Sam has chosen some

really great friends!

Chicken fights were great . . .

But the biggest hit of the entire

party was the wheelchair races

out on the driveway . . .

Go figure, a $$$$ pool in the

backyard and these guys would

rather play with wheelchairs!!

On the Way to Reno . . .

Today we:

1. Loaded EVERYTHING from our

house into trucks and trailers.

2. Went to the dump . . . twice.

3. Vacuumed the front and back

porches.

4. Revarnished two pantries.

5. Vacuumed Grampa's apartment,

upstairs, downstairs . . . every

nook and cranny.

6. Went to Wal-Mart.

7. Went to Subway.

8. Ate a ton of Smartfood.

9. Went to Star Nursery.

10. Got a HUGE truck stuck

in our beautiful grass in the

backyard . . . technically,

is it still OUR grass?

11. Washed bedding, including

comforters.

12. Vacuumed out EVERY single

drawer and cabinet.

13. Cleaned every single

drawer and cabinet.

14. Loaded more stuff for

tomorrow's load to the dump.

Moving.is.awesome!