We Have Electricity!!!

We spent a good portion of the day on Saturday at the house. Trimming the ivy, scrubbing the kitchen floor, etc. The day wasn't too hot so the inside was not uncomfortable. My sister and brother-in-law came up for part of the time and kept us company, as well as sharing advice. It was a good day, but it was nice to get home and get cleaned up. Our bed felt extra good that night, too!

After church on Sunday, we headed up and had a nice brunch at Awful Annies. The food was good, but they were busy and the wait time was extra long all the way around. We headed from there to the house and enjoyed our afternoon cleaning and trimming - in the rain! I can't wait to move in and enjoy the great autumn weather!!! While we were there, we managed to cut away all of the vine that had covered the deck railing. It felt very satisfying to see the whole thing fall to the ground below. The spray of dirt, though, left us covered in black specks.  :-)

 No more vine growing out of control!

 More damage on the deck, though!

We also took off the board that was covering the window from the entryway out into the courtyard. What a difference! I can't imagine why someone would cover it up!!!

 Standing in the open courtyard looking past the Japanese Maple into the foyer.

Standing in the foyer looking out past the Japanese Maple.

One of the jobs my husband recently did was to remove the roll-up shades from the outside of the potting shed windows. Once these are cleaned up and painted they'll be great. Or, we might just tear down the shed altogether. Who knows? Not us!

So, upon getting the call today that the meter was in, we decided to go up and check things out. Yes, we have electricity! We flipped the main switch and heard the swamp cooler kick on. Several lights in the house were also on - and we couldn't figure out how to turn them off! A problem for another day. We were happy. Before we turned off the main, though, we headed out to the deck to catch a picture of the valley just after sunset.

Soon, we will see this often! Ahhh...

Day 59