Trying Something New

Mr. M. said, "mmm!"

Mrs. M. said, "ahhh... success!"

THE END

The Welcome Mat is in Place...

Happy Anniversary to Us!

...I promised him I would love and honour him "for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sicknesss and in health"-

I still do.

PRIMAVISTA

810 Matson Place
Cincinnati, Ohio 45204

Food with a view!

I really wanted to take a "proper" picture of the view from our table but, for a variety of very good reasons, my husband forbade me from doing such.

Of course I am savvy enough to know that it would be ridiculous of me to pull out my camera-

**flash ablaze**

- and start snapping pictures in the middle of this

dimly lit,

oh- so- romantic,

fine dining establishment...

I would never dream of it!

BUT

I am not above sneaking a picture from under the table...

Ahhh- sweet compromise.

(Below) I took this picture after dinner- outside.

This really has to be the best view of the city in Cincinnati.

A side note for all you Skyline Chili lovers out there-

This view is the very skyline for which Skyline Chili was named...per my husband, per Wikipedia. **smile**

It was a lovely day.
And now you know.

Family Time

The Creation Museum

2800 Bullittsburg Church Rd.Petersburg, KY 41080

Since moving to Ohio, we have the pleasure of going to the Creation Museum twice! Our first visit was with Bill, Sherilyn, Matt, Sara and Chloe- and our second visit was with Jennifer, Chad, Zach and Jake.

If you ever are in the area, I recommend that you build this in to your itinerary...it will edify your faith.
Oh, and while you are there, I highly recommend that you take the time to visit the Planetarium- They have a show called Created Cosmos- it is really well done and amazing!
The Petting Zoo is great for kids- I even enjoyed it! The animals are so friendly...and cute...even Wilbur.

City Slickers?

Finally, I have summoned the wherewithal to get started on catching up!

A lot has happened in our lives since my last REAL post on father's day.

I have pictures by the hundreds- seriously- but, I will share just a few of them.

(Above) Thank you Bill and Matt for flying to Florida to help us move- we couldn't have done it without you!

(Above) Kirk- in "the zone".

Well, as you can see above and in the following pictures- the house wasn't "move in ready" when we arrived- But thanks to many, many people- it is now a very nice place to call home.

Thankfully maintenance fixed our leaky pipe very quickly. We have no more leaking pipes- as far as we know!

The leaky basement, however, is an ongoing frustration for us.

About 3/4 of the basement is unfinished- and used for storage. The remaining 1/4 had been "finished" to be used as a bedroom. Unfortunately- it is not possible for us to use it in this capacity, due to the aforementioned problem.

Currently we are using the dining room as a bedroom.

As you can imagine, there is no quick fix solution to a wet basement.

One thing I love about the Hilltop is that so many people plant pretty flowers outside of their homes. I have never been great about keeping flowers alive- but I decided to try it...again.

I chose Irish moss, bright pink begonias, and some purple flower- I am not certain what it is called...

The clay flowerpots in the kitchen window are herbs: sweet basil, spicy basil, thyme, and oregano. These are another experiment of mine.

So far they have survived me.

OUR THANKS!

I have thanked most of the following people personally- but I still feel that I want to publicly thank each of them.

Special thanks to my mother and father-in-law, Sherilyn and Bill for ALL the time they spent helping us clean, paint, patch, carry heavy furniture and boxes, for giving us a place to crash- and for many, many delicious meals.

We appreciate you!

Also, a BIG BIG BIG thanks to Matt and Sara, who spent there vacation time helping us. They really gave sacrificially of their time and energy.

Matt, thank you for being a drywaller extraordinaire!

Thanks also to Aaron and Lisa Proffit for helping us unload the truck and for making us a very tasty meal.

Thank you to the Fredrick's family for loaning us their son, Anthony. His help unloading the truck was greatly appreciated. Thank you also for the the food and fellowship- both were refreshing.

Thank you Pastor Durr for installing our light fixture! It is perfect.

Thank you Mark Foster for taking time out of your day off to install our ceiling fan.

Thank you Mr. George, Donny Hollenback, and all the other maintenance guys who kindly helped us in so many ways.

Many others stopped in to welcome us to the neighborhood- and all of them know who they are...hopefully!

Thank you ALL.

An Update...

We packed our little truck...
We drove many hours...
We arrived.

We are still getting things in order.
Soon, there will be pictures galore...and stories a mile long.