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It's no secret that I love the fall season.This time of year always makes me smile.So while there may be tons of unpacking to be done, I did find time to decorate outside.

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This may be my favorite room in the house.Dad2Amara freehand part of the castle and stenciled part of it.But no matter what, it's a great little girl room.

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The new washer and dryer have been running literally nonstop since we moved in.

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We have a long way to go decorating. But it's ours.

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5 days until we do our final walk thru with the builder.9 days until we get our keys.12 days until we are officially moved in.I haven't posted lately because I no longer have access to the inside of the Grey House. And that means no pictures.But here's the quick update.My lighting fixtures are in.The garage door openers have been installed.I have bought our new washer and dryer.We picked up a new

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I always knew I wanted subway tiles.This is the view from the kitchen into the family room. I love the view. I love the hardwood floors.And no, this isn't part of the kitchen but it's the half bath next to the kitchen. And I love how the flooring looks with the wall color.Yeah, I love a lot about the Grey House.

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We're still not in the new house. But the school bus picks Amara up from there. So while hanging out, we took a peek into the construction process.They have started our flooring in the Grey House.I am infatuated with our hardwoods.And the tile in our master bath looks better than I expected.But I will admit, I am not loving the bathroom countertops.The subway tile for our kitchen backsplash are

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Dad2Amara and I attended the first of our final two walk throughs.And when I heard "final," I thought that meant we were nearing the end of the construction process.Not so much.The site superintendent informed me we were 6 to 8 weeks away from completion.That's two weeks after what I had always hoped would be my move in date.So now we must extend our lease on our temporary housing.And my dream of

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We got inside the house.I can't tell you how until after we have possession of the keys. But let me tell you. I'm amazed at how easy it was.Here's the kitchen. As much as I complained, I do like my Cardell cabinets.I couldn't get a good look at the fireplace from the outside. But from the inside, I love it too.Amara of course loves the beginnings of her pink castle-themed room.And her love of the

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The stone's up. We have a driveway.The doorway they had to rip down and rebuild because I hated how it looked. (And it wasn't done according to Dad2Amara's blueprints.) The development's landscaping is going in. And while it's fuzzy because I couldn't use a flash taking the picture through the window, here's the start of my kitchen cabinets.

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The Grey House is starting to really come together.The siding is nearly complete. We're just waiting for the stone.And I love the copper above my front door.All of our inspections have been given the "green" light.(We were let into the house by the painter this past weekend...just in case you're wondering how I got in.)

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...because we can't break in. (We tried.)But apparently we now have most of the house drywalled.We're getting closer...

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My luck must be changing.After a few weeks of feeling like the world is pitted against me, today we literally opened a new door.When building, the construction site is technically off limits.But Dad2Amara turned the knob to our side door and found it was unlocked.And in walked all three of us to see the progress on the Grey House.Here's the view from the kitchen into the family room. See my

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We're building a house. Yet I went two weeks without even visiting the construction site.And that would be why I haven't posted here for a bit.The last few days have been filled with our move out of the Yellow House and into the new apartment.I hadn't seen Amara's bedroom empty since we had first moved into the Yellow House. It seriously brought tears to my eyes. It was the only emotion I felt

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Ask anyone. Amara's excited to move to the new house. Even if it means a pit stop in an apartment.But that doesn't mean the move has to be easy on a child.Amara has her moments where the term "moving" means nothing.Last night I packed up her bookcase. And she cried because she believed she'd no longer have books for a bedtime story.So I've come up with a few tips that have helped us get Amara

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Our realtor put this up this weekend. Good thing considering this is what my living room looks like. We're swimming in boxes for the upcoming move.

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It actually looks like a house now. Our front door. The kitchen.The staircase off the family room.Amara and Dad2Amara standing in her bedroom closet.

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