In January we were still trying to find out what is wrong with Joel's heart. He was hooked up to a Holter monitor for 48 hours and it recorded his palpitations. His doctor had him try a couple of different medications. They haven't been working so this Friday (Feb. 28th) he will be having an EEG Stress test for more information, then seeing a cardiologist in April. We also did some more packing in preparation to move, went through inspections, and played the waiting game.
On February 6th, we closed on our house in GR. We signed all the paperwork and got a nice check! Then we had to continue to wait to close on our new house in Hesperia. Our mortgage company insisted that we have a survey done before we closed because we have 20 acres. With the snow & sub-zero temperatures, the survey company couldn't get out right away, so it really slowed things down. We finally were able to close on Feb. 14th, 2014. So this year, I got roses, lunch, and a new house for Valentine's day. We couldn't be happier! We got possession of our new home on Thursday, Feb. 20th. We went to see the new house, made a list, went to GR to get needed items & some cleaning supplies, ate dinner, and came back to Hesperia. That night we pulled an all-nighter to vacuum, clean carpets, load wood stove, and change all of the locks. Then Friday at 9:00 am, the movers came to get all of the big things & some other boxes. They hauled just over 10,000 lbs of items for us and it was such a blessing. I can't imagine having to move all of that ourselves. We had Two Men (But really, we had 3) and a truck. When we got to the new house, the truck got stuck in our drive way and the poor guys had to carry items all the way down the driveway & into the house. Finally, a wrecker came and pulled them out. They were able to move the truck closer to finish the job. They finally wrapped up around 7:30pm or so. Then later that evening, my wonderful father-in-law came over with our new tractor & snow blower. He had been traveling since 8:00 am to pick it up, near Ann Arbor, and then drive across the state to bring it to us in terrible weather. Saturday morning we went back to GR, picked up 2 Uhaul trailers, met up with my parents, & Joel's mom and sisters. Between the 8 of us, we loaded 2 trailers & took 2 trips between the houses. Again, we were blessed to have such wonderful family to help us out! On Sunday we took another load from GR to Hesperia and Joel's mom & sisters left. On Monday we took the trailers back, got the last bit of stuff out of the house and said our goodbyes to the old house. Then Joel's dad headed back home. Then on Monday evening we saw our first deer in the backyard. We had 11 total (probably all doe) walk by. It was amazing! We are slowly getting unpacked and settled in to the new house. We just LOVE it here! Pictures below of the move. Pictures of the house to come later, after everything is settled & a few rooms painted.
We sold our house after being on the market less than a month!
Goodbye, GR!
Stuck truck
Unstuck after nearly 2 hours
In front of our new home!
Wooded, winter, wonderland!
