Plowgirl Farm House Series #4
We sold the house we were living in to some of our best friends who had just been married and we moved into my parent’s vacation rental until this house was ready for us. My mom accidentally rented the vacation rental, so we moved into our camper. We were very ready to move into this house. We compiled a crew of friends and family to help us move our belongings from a storage rental into the house. We came roaring in with multiple vehicles and trailers and began moving in.
Our first look at the front of the house.
My cousin approached me and politely inquired why we were moving into the house when it was filthy. I had seen that but wanted to move in so badly that I had not acknowledged it, and had just kept moving. All of the women who were helping us move stopped moving and began cleaning. What a beautiful community we have!
The previous owners, due to some hard life circumstances had asked us if they could leave some of their belongings behind. We agreed and benefited by receiving a beautiful piano, a sideboard, and a freeze-less refrigerator.
We also became the owners of a house that was half full of things, including old spices, silverware, and loads of Knick knacks. We began moving things out, cleaning, and moving our things in.
Our first look at the inside of the house.
There was so much chaos that I have no memory of the first two months of living in this house besides waking up, feeling overwhelmed, and working for 12 hours straight, every day.
First look at the backyard, complete with combine cab “art.”
All told, we have taken two truck and trailer loads of metal off the property to recycling, and over ten truck and trailer loads to the dump. There was a lot to clean up! One big oversight we had before moving into our house was a home inspection. We did not know that when you put down over 20% on a property, the financer does not ask for an inspection. We realized it was too late to get an inspection before we bought the house and then forgot once we moved in. That proved to be a problem.
