Merry Christmas One
and All from our new house in Yellow Springs!
This has been quite a
year, and the process of moving house has been a big part of that. We had about
a bazillion showing from the time we listed our house in September of last year
until May, when we finally received an offer. I lost count early on, but I know
that we had at least one showing nearly very week the house was on the market,
and one memorable week with nine showings! Being out of the house that much is
a disruption I don't miss one bit. We found a nice old house in Yellow Springs
that was built in the 40s. The July day the movers came was the hottest of the
summer, no joke! We have put some not-fun work into the house -- updating the
electric and plumbing, for example -- and we're just starting the fun part of
painting walls and renovating our small kitchen.
The other big change
is that the weather the weekend of the Cityfolk Festival was miserably hot and
stormy, and the resulting financial loss led to my hours being cut way back,
and working from home. I have since picked up work from Culture Works and the
bluegrass band Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers, as well as a little
transcription. Working from home is proving to be a harder adjustment than I
expected, but it's a change for the best.
Tom is still at
Dayton Metro Library. A levy was just passed in November which will lead to his
branch and two others merging into a new building in the region. It will take a
couple of years for that to come to fruition. At home, Tom is stretching his
handyman skills to fix up the new house, including building a decent coat
closet, which is the first stage of the kitchen reno. (Come visit, you'll understand when you see
the layout!)
Zach is now five fun years old. His birthday is three weeks too
late to make the cut off for kindergarten this year, so he's in preschool here
in Yellow Springs. Most days I can take him to school by bike, which is a
treat! The school is right across the street from Glen Helen and the bike path,
and I taks advantage of running there around those pick ups and drop offs when
weather allows. Zach loves
Legos--especially Ninjago--drawing, playing dress up, playing outside on the
climbing tower Tom built, and being read to. His teacher predicts that he'll be
reading on his own by the end of the school year, which is exciting! We're
teaching him to ride a bike without training wheels; riding to the library,
park and ice cream shop under his own power are great incentives. Back in
September, he started taking piano lessons and is doing great. He and Daddy
have played some duets on piano and fiddle (Twinkle Twinkle, Up on the
Housetop), which is cool! He likes to sing in general, and to make up new words
to songs, which is great entertainment in the car. Zach still loves to help and
is good at playing by himself, which has made the whole process of moving out
and settling easier. Listening to his solo play is delightful.
After a very hectic
summer, we are enjoying staying home a lot, making this new house our own,
hiking in Glen Helen and doing all sorts of cool stuff in our new home town. The
path to get here wasn't terribly fun, but all the change was worth getting to
where we are now.
May you know peace,
joy, love and laughter in the coming year!
Holly, Tom and Zach
320
West Davis Street
Yellow
Springs, OH 45387
937-767-0193
hollybu@gmail.com
Photos are at
https://picasaweb.google.com/hollybu. I'll post more of the house changes soon!
