moving to 219 Carter Road

We had figured that we would spend quite a few more years at 914 S. 8th St. That is why we began the kitchen remodeling project about one year ago. That kitchen project expanded to include plumbing & electrical updates as well as improvements in the upstairs bathroom.

Early in May, our friend and realtor, Jeff, showed us a house that got under our skin. The new house is larger that our current home, however the remodeling project we completed in January was more of a heart and soul project rather than a simple update. We invested more time and money into the project than we would have otherwise because we anticipated living at 914 for a long time.

Saturday morning we were pleased to accept an offer on our house from a couple that is moving to Goshen. They are planning on raising a family one of these days and we are so glad they seemed to really love the kitchen. 914 is a great place to start a family. It worked for us for 12 years and could have served us well for quite a bit longer.

Tomorrow we close on our new home, 219 Carter Road. We will clean and move some items over during the week and have the “big” move July 21. It is difficult to visualize how all of our stuff will actually get moved, but we also aren’t forced to get out of our current home. We hope to close on 914 during the first week of August.

little eden 2007

The week was fantastic. Friends and family spent time lounging, swimming, playing, eating, sitting by the fire, and fishing. Next year we'll transition from fishing to fishing & catching.

walleye on erie

I was fortunate enough to accept an invitation to fish for walleye and steelhead trout with Jeff, Todd, Mitch, and Paul. We left around 5:30 am so we could be on the water around 10 am just off the coast of Lorain Ohio. Todd, Mitch and Paul obviously knew what to do and soon the boat was filling up with big walleyes and steelheads. By 3:00 or 4:00 pm, we had caught 30 walleyes and 3 nice steelheads.

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