Ok it's been a year since my last post and lots has changed.
Let's see where to begin...
We moved to a HUGE fixer farmhouse
on many acres in upstate NY
It was to be our dream house.
See the potential?
Ok look close.
We did...(not close enough)
We did...(not close enough)
Found out our neighbor up the hill enjoyed crime
LOTS
Found out termites had eaten the support beams
YIKES
Found out the well water not exactly safe
P-U!
Found out our land contract was bogus
um...WHAT???
UN-loved it.
Cried lots.
~word to the wise~
Hire an attorney to read a land contract
BEFORE
you sign a useless piece of paper
& get an inspection
& get an inspection
~You will thank me~
We were far too trusting.
Our very big bad.
Bad. Bad. Bad.
We were far too trusting.
Our very big bad.
Bad. Bad. Bad.
I still miss that old house in so many ways.
But it wasn't ours.
Never would be.
That still hurts.
So...we decided to move to a home that was truly ours.
3000 miles away.
Sold my horse...I cried...lots (sob sob)
Gave my chickens to awesome neighbor.
Moved back to my the area of my birth (kinda).
~then~
Hubby gets a call from NY with huge job offer...
?????
So..
What is in our future?
I dunno but it is an adventure and I hope it will all work out.
OK there it is...my sob story...
Let's move onto something fun!
I have been trying to find furnishings for
cheap cheap cheap...
I sold most of what we owned to get back home.
So...I began the task of refurnishing...on a very tight budget.
Voila!!
This was one of the beautiful things I found on CL
~for free!!!!!!!~
After endless days of scouring CL
and driving all over the planet
I now have:
2 sofa sets,
3 diningroom sets (2 to refinish & sell),
a very nice bunkbed set,
2 french provincial coffee table sets
3 french provincial dressers
a buffet used for our tv
a french provincial style desk
a gorgeous wooden old desk chair or castors,
an oak desk,
an adorable old ice cream parlor set
~free~
yes I am a thrifty mama
~freeeeeeee~
It's hard work finding a good bargain.
but oh so worth it!!!
(ignoring under table clutter)
Yes I need to revamp the French Provincial Table set...
but
it was free!!!!
Yes I need to revamp the French Provincial Table set...
but
it was free!!!!
I know...one lamp looks taller than the other.
Not perfect yet.
I just moved in...
(2 months ago)
I love that it doesn't exactly match the other set.
I love it's cute little feet & carved trim detail.
I love that it was all free. I already owned the lamps and pictures.
(which need to be hung with a level)
Freeeeeeee!!!!
This makes up for moving away from our "dream" home.
Kinda.
This makes up for moving away from our "dream" home.
Kinda.
Now if I could find another house that we could own... *sob sob*
We will... :)
We will... :)
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