Shae Mackenzie Friesen

Introducing our newest grand-daughter, Shae Mackenzie, new little daughter of Graham and Kristy, and little sister to Norah. She was born on September 20, 2020 in Kelowna, BC and weighed in at 5 lbs, 15 oz. and measured 17 3/4 inches long. She entered this world 5 weeks early and is doing well, but still in hospital. Kerry and I are here in Chilliwack with Norah and enjoying our time with her, but we may head back to Kelowna today so that Norah can meet her new little sister and get to see her Mommy and Daddy again who are missing her. We would like to get better aquainted with little Shae ourselves and also spend time with Kristy and Graham. Our time with them yesterday was brief, but we did get to meet Shae and I got to hold her for a bit. She is a precious little bundle, and so tiny still, but bigger than Norah was the first time I saw her.

Good bye temporary home!

Had to show these pictures yet too. I cleaned the RV on Wednesday morning before they came to pick it up. As I was cleaning I was thinking of our time in it and it was good. It was a good place to call our own for a while, but was I sad to be leaving it? NO! it was time to move on........................................

Hitched up and ready to go. They came and picked it up before lunch

Away it goes.

just my laundry room left standing . Looks a bit empty there now, but I'll bet it won't be long till there is some piece of equipment parked there.

Week 20

I know the week is not over yet but will just do a post anyway. On Monday there was still some construction happening here. Actually, on Saturday while we were out shopping our friend came and did more work on out window shelves. Then Monday, the trim around the bedroom windows got done, before the guys moved outside to start the work of screening in the porch. Inside the house, the cabinet folks were here and the countertops got finished, and the vanities in the bathrooms got installed. So far they have no doors or drawer fronts, but those are coming next week, and in the basement the drywallers were finishing up the sanding. Tuesday the plumbers came in and did the bathroom faucets, and installed the range hood, and a few other things. And the electrician came in the afternoon and finished up some projects that he needed to do. A picture of our dining room suite....we bought a folding table and 6 folding chairs in the city the other day and this is what we will use till we have time to go out and shop for a different set.

Our comfy bed. After 8 months of sleeping on an RV mattress, our bodies were in need of a decent bed and we have spent two peaceful nights on this one, soft enough to cushion our achy bones. Our night tables are our camping tables. We have our clothes in the closet, and our shower nearby, and we don't have to turn it off in between to conserve hot water.....

This morning, after enjoying a warm soak in the hot tub, which Kerry filled yesterday, after finishing up the screen on the porch, we ate breakfast and watched the sunrise out the east windows. It was beautiful! Then Kerry went out and helped with the basement floor pour at Erik's ...............

and I decided to try out my new oven. Baked a cake and some muffins as well as some cookies. The oven seems to work.

There is still much to do. Kerry is working outside on his drainage, and eavestroughs. I have windows to clean, nail holes to fill, and then another coat of paint of the trim. The basement needs vacuuming after all the sanding to clean up the dust so it doesn't track up the stairs, the basement could be painted, and we should be working on the laundry and bathroom so that we can use those rooms. There is lots of shelving needed in the closets, and more lights, and on and on. So, NO we are not done, but we are HOME!

MOVING DAY!!!

The time finally came. It was time to move in. The house is not finished yet, there is lots left to do, but the lease was up on the RV and we didn't want to extend it so we decided to make the move across the yard into our new home. Tuesday afternoon, after impatiently spending some necessary time in Wpg doing some more shopping for stuff, we started the packing and moving. Amber came over and helped me pack in the trailer, and unpack in the house, then back again to the trailer. We moved about 4 loads in the back of the half ton. Funny how quickly one accumulates stuff, and we haven't even started to replace most of our stuff yet. We had a bit more than the couple of suitcases full that we came home with in April.

Putting things away in the kitchen. There is SO much room, and I am sure I will have to be looking in each drawer and shelf for a while till I remember where we put things, and no doubt I will be moving things around a few times yet too.

The boys helped Kerry set up the bed, which we had gone out and purchased on Saturday, as well as a set of pots so I could cook on my new induction cooktop. There was also more clean up and other things happening while Amber and I went back and forth.

By the time it got dark, we were tired and ready to call it a day, but Kerry relaxed a bit by checking the weather, and other info before heading to bed. It felt good, it felt right, and we were ready to be HOME!

Week 19

I realized that I hadn't posted anything yet from week 19. There was still progress though slower than some weeks. My pantry door got installed as well as a lot of trim and baseboard in the west end of the house.

Installed the microwave.....

Put up some shelving in the master bedroom closet................

Installed shower doors in the ensuite shower............


In the basement the mudding and sanding was happening and 3rd coat almost done by the end of the week, and the plumbers also got a lot of the finishing touches done, but still not quite everything. We can heat our basement floor now though.



Stay tuned, more exciting stuff next week!!!!!

Week 18

The finish line is getting closer but we know that as soon as we move in it gets harder to get things done. It is getting so tempting though. This week there were a bunch of necessary things happening. We purchased and installed a couple of fans and some light fixtures. One fan is in the living room, and one is in the stairwell. The one in the stairwell is still giving us some problems so we hope we can get it working or we will have to take it down. It was quite a chore to get it up there and so we aren't wanting to take it down. It wasn't one of those 5-minute fans. The living room one was and it still took a couple of hours to install. We put lights over the island in the kitchen, and in the bathroom, the mud room and a couple of closets, as well as some outdoor lights on the garage. We purchased the chandelier for the dining room but haven't put that up so far. And we have more lights to buy yet......

There was a bunch of plumbing work done a couple of days as well. A lot of it happened in the basement and so I am not sure what all got done but there was work on the furnace, hot water heater, ducting, etc. We got registers put in and the central vac canister put up in the garage. AND we got 2 toilets installed, as well as the sinks in the kitchen and the faucets. Then on Friday, we got the water running and can flush and wash our hands. The fridge is making ice and cooling.

The kitchen install continued and the counter tops got made on site and put on. Not quite finished yet, but it is sure starting to look like I need to get in there and cook. Got the fridge in place and working, the cook top installed (now I just need to get a set of pots) and the double oven in place as well. We have the microwave but haven't put it in yet, and we need to purchase a dishwasher.

I painted what felt like miles of trim for casings and baseboards, and some of it got nailed in place already, but there is plenty more to be done. And the first coat of mud is on in the basement.
SO. Lots got done, but still a ways to go, and lots more shopping ahead. One of the first things we need is a bed, or maybe we should just borrow a mattress and sleep on the floor. We'll see.................................