We are finally going to be making the move. We will actually be moving about 10 minutes up the mountain, away from the rolling hills filled with large oak trees and to the vast deepness of the tall pines. This house is tucked way in at the end of it's street and only 4 minutes from the freeway. The entrance itself is virtually unseen from the road and the drive in is narrow and shady from the towering trees all around. As the driveway curves, it opens up to a really large black top area and the 2-car garage and house just beyond (this is the first time we have ever had a real garage...yeah!). To the right is a huge log-built carport that could easily house a large RV and a car with a boat attached to the back.... or spaciously park 4 cars underneath. To the left of the generously paved area is the beginning of an expansive treed forest, which expands also down the back of the house. Over there is an unfenced 50 acres, not to mention the 1.3 acres of the property itself. Talk about exploration and hiking! The home has a back deck that is fully covered, and it has a panoramic view of the forest just beyond the open area down below for the kids to run around and roll and play soccer and...

In the front, there is a mini-deck walkway to the front door that we are going to line with bamboo because it has only a 1 and a half foot tall (I am guessing) railing that is asking for someone to trip on it. Inside the doorway is the dining space with pergo flooring(once again, guessing) with the beige-carpeted living room opening at an angle at about 1:00 (directionally speaking) if you are standing at the doorway, where you can completely see the large sliding glass door and the deck and forest beyond. At about 11:00, there is an angled doorway(or archway) where the guest bathroom and the bedrooms (and master bath and walk in closet) are down the hall. To the right, is the opening of the dining area and the kitchen that has newer wooden cabinets and nice appliances (this is cool because we currently have a home with particle board cabinetry, 70's yellow linoleum, and a dishwasher that doesn't work for crap). There is a large pantry and of course the door to the garage. There is not a laundry room in this home, but our last home has a laundry room that is the only house link to the back deck, and furthermore we didn't have a garage. So, having a house with a garage and laundry hookups, without a laundry room works for me..and having a normal slider to the back deck works for me, too.

Anyway, we are pretty excited and half of the house junk is packed. The carport-turned-to-a-garage is going to be the challenge because there are endless building materials, tools, car crap..... We will be moving this weekend and luckily our friend and her husband will be coming to help us out (hey, we need a babysitter and some more muscle power). Let's now just cross our fingers to ensure it won't snow up there this weekend....