Miracles Do Happen! I finally decided that my blog needed some help so I changed the background from Thanksgiving to the 4th of July, and have downloaded some pictures from October to December 2010.
As you probably know, Dave was layed-off from his job in October 2010 when the company announced the closure of their Tallahassee division. So, he and 191 other employees were given notice that at the end of the year, they would be unemployed. Dave was fortunate and blessed to find a job with GE in their transportation division in Melbourne, Florida. He works on train switches.
After 2 weeks of searching for a decent rental apartment, it became apparent that it would make more fiscal sense to buy a house in this downturn period of the economy as the monthly mortgage payment would be cheaper than rent.
This is the home Dave found and jumped on. It's a 4 bedroom, 2 bath, 1800 sq ft with huge enclosed porch and pool built in 1978. The good part: Great price, great bones, 3 blocks from the beach. The bad part: a fixer upper with pink carpeting and simulated wood laminate on particle board cabinets.
We had the inspection of the property on December 31st just hours before we were meeting up with good friends, Ron & Donna Davis in Tampa (we were headed out on a cruise on Jan 2). So here are the house pictures from the inspection:
Looking out through the kitchen windows out to the porch and pool (lovely green don't you think?)
Looking into the kitchen from the family room and laundry room (where I am standing)
Backyard
Family room
Our beach - 3 blocks away!
Christmas 2010Ethan was Joseph in his preschool nativity presentation
Our wasp's nest in the yard in Georgia
Our Christmas tree - full of bears
Ethan
Ethan, Danny, Stef (with Riley on her lap)
Emily
Christmas Eve at Danny's Dad's & Step-Mom's HouseEmily and her new camera - she loves cameras and taking pictures!
Ethan
Danny and Emily
Our Church Christmas Party
Ethan with Santa
Emily loved her candy cane
It was a cold December in Georgia and this was the fountain out front of the hospital where I was working
Early December we headed to Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney WorldDanny and Emily
The gang outside Mickey's house - Barb, Danny's mom came along - we had a ball!
Stef, Danny, and kids with Mickey and Minnie. Emily called Mickey "Hotdog" after a song he sings on the cartoon show
Mickey was quite the gentleman!
The frosted castle at night - pretty huh?!
November 2010
Marianne and me!
Stef, Danny, and kiddos
Aaron and Megan
Dave and I with Marianne and Bob at a nearby restaurant
Stef's 28th birthday on November 22nd
Presents
Happy birthday girl!
October 2010
Flagler University - used to be an upscale hotel
The beach across from the Inn-
Our ghost tour of the Ripley's building (one of the most haunted places in the US) took us to the media room which actually was a former hotel room and the place of a murder. Note the orb in the right hand corner.
The lighthouse. Stef climbed the 120 steps but I was too chicken
October 2010
Megan and her brand new baby
Guess who was the Queen of Hearts--funny thing, another department dressed up as all the characters in Alice in Wonderland except for the Queen of Hearts. I ended up fitting right in with them and it was NOT planned!
She didn't want to look at me...
And, finally, I got a smile!
Aren't they cute? I'm blessed to have them nearby. Sure wish we could have Caleb and Caitlin closer.....ah well, we are blessed.
