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A QUIET MORNING FOR A SUNDAY.  Devotions.  DEVOTIONS FOR SUNDAY was relatively a simple one.  Kept it that way as we are staying HOME from a brick and mortar church building.  I believe the day will come when we attend church again where I wear a dress and my hubby wears a SUIT and tie.  I believe we will find that church which we are to be a part of and have a church family once again.  I'd very much like to be moved to the COTTAGE before looking. 

Over the week-end, my gut is feeling better.  Finally, no cramping.  Long week though being ill.  We continued to stay busy working on the COTTAGE.  We went to HOME DEPOT today to select the bathroom grout that we will be using.  Grout color is ROLLING FOG.  This week, HUBBY will begin to grout the floor tile.  It will be wonderful to see this take shape.  

AS FOR THE TUB, he has to take one of the tub's claw feet off to see what style it is.  We have our eye on some nickel plated ones and we have to see if they are a match or not.  If they are, we'll need to purchase them so we are ready to move forward.  Also need the tub faucet.

We made a GOODWILL DONATION DROP, Starbucks, went to HOME DEPOT, Menards and Aldi.  Drove HOME to unload and reload with things to take to the COTTAGE.  Had supper at the COTTAGE, watched the tele, cleaned the stove, did some laundry, tidied some in the cottage.  Drove HOME and watched a movie.   

On the agenda, I'll continue to work on laundry getting my basket full of sweaters laundered then packed away for the year.  They'll stay in a box until the closet is ready for me to stack them on a shelf.  WON'T that be awesome?  I think so as I watch the COTTAGE move come together very slowly.  

With each passing day, I am imagining where things will go once in the COTTAGE.  Today, we managed to relocate the metal push cart that will hold my large mixer, the toaster, a blender, metal and plastic mixing bowl sets and silver plated trays.  Maybe some cutting boards.  It's sitting in the living room right now until I can make room for it in the Kitchen.  There are some boxes of tiles that have to be moved first.  

The Kitchen is a tad bit difficult to get around in with a boxed Bathroom vanity sitting in there.  ha.  Shortly, the vanity will make her way to the actual Bathroom.  That will be exciting to see come together.  

With the Living room now cleared of excess boxes that held Kitchen odds n' ins and pots 'n pans, I can clear out the front bedroom's stuff and lay it on the Living room floor.  Hubby's tools are in the front bedroom right now.  I want to go ahead and pull up the grungy old carpet and cut it into 4' wide pieces that the trash company will haul away for us.  Underneath the carpet is original wood floors from 1900.  They are reddish in color and I think I can live with them knowing they are original.  I hope as I pull the carpet up that all are still in good shape.  If not, we will have to decide what we want to do about this.  Replace with new, paint the existing boards, cover with a area rug.  Not sure.

In my head, I thought the color of the wood would be honey gold, but I am so far off on this.  It will be a huge surprise to see what is there.  Ta-daah.  WOOD.  We will cover the floors with area rugs for the time being.  I'm not sure if we'll carpet the floors for now.  The important thing is that the floors are in good enough shape to use as we move in.  It's Southern Yellow Pine.  

The front of the COTTAGE is getting leveled a little each day and my dear Husband believes that in about two weeks if everything goes well that the COTTAGE will be leveled.  Playing this by ear.  THEN if it's a go, heavier pieces of furniture can be moved over one room at a time.  

This week, I hope to get the antique file cabinet moved over to the Utility room on the back of the COTTAGE.  It's a large piece that comes apart making it easier to move.  

I believe the Vintage Bedroom Suite should be the first bedroom set to go and be moved in April.   

So that's the file cabinet to the Utility room this week.  Contents will be boxed this week and moved over later.
Vintage Bedroom Suite will be moved sometime in April.  Headboard, footboard, side boards, mattress, box springs, vanity with mirror, vanity chair, chest of drawers, cedar chest, lamp and contents of drawers and closet.  Contents are being boxed.  I can carry the chest of drawer's drawers downstairs one at a time to the Living room and have them waiting.       
Victorian Desk and chair to the Dining room.  Contents are boxed.
Grandma's Sideboard to Dining room.  Contents are boxed and moved to COTTAGE already.
Mom's China Cabinet to Dining room.  Contents are boxed and moved to COTTAGE already.
Red Velour Victorian chair to Dining room.
Antique Walnut Chest to the Living room.  Contents are boxed and already moved to COTTAGE.

If we get this much moved over then we shall see where we are with leveling the front of the COTTAGE.

The Victorian Bedroom Suite will go into the front Bedroom after I get the go ahead and to move the furniture in.  Then the Living room furniture will be moved.  Pictures, mirrors and lamps will need moved.  Bedding as well.  Then our clothing and personal effects.  

What we have left behind will go into storage until we figure what to do about the pieces.  

I should know what I am doing by now as this isn't a first time for me.  It's just terribly different having to downsize as I go. 

It helps me to continuously remind myself the steps to take to get from point A to point B.  A record of what has been done and what needs done helps with this thought process.  Even if the COTTAGE isn't finished when we move in, it will be a relief being there.  One step closer to this next chapter in LIFE.  Perhaps I can relax about this.

~d