New House Pic Update

My Sony Cyber Shot Digital Camera has been giving me alot of trouble lately (the battery cover has been broke for over a year now, it appears to happen alot with this model from what I have read on the web) so I wasn't able to take alot of pics with it. But I was able to replace it this past Thursday with Nikon coolpix and I am so happy with the new camera...just need to learn all that it can do. Anyways here are some updated pics of the new house, we are signing the papers for it on Nov, 1 and will get the keys on Nov 5, my birthday! :0)

They added the court yard wall & gate, light fixtures, & decorative wrought iron under one of the windows. They still need to put up some shutters, touch up paint, paint the court yard wall, front yard landscaping, and paint the fence.

The foyer light fixture, I won't show the foyer tile until they have finished it.

The kitchen light.

The black granite has a nice contrast with the toffee maple cabinets.

And here's part of the master bath.

There will be more pics over the next 2 weeks.

Oh, and I finally started packing....2 boxes of cookbooks. Actually it's still too early to really pack a lot of stuff. I know if I start packing now, I will need an item from one of the boxes the following day :0) This happened to me when we moved from Illinois to Arizona...I was completely packed 1 month prior to actual moving and every time I turned around I was digging through boxes looking for stuff and then repacking. So this time I will just pack the stuff once, lol!.

Vacation Days

Gecko Quilts will be closed from Nov. 1, 2010- Nov. 30, 2010

Do to the move, Gecko Quilts will be closed during the above dates, There will be no quilt pick ups or drop offs during this time. On December 1, 2010 quilt drop offs and pick ups will resume at the new location. Stay tuned for further info.

We Have Our Closing Date Set!

We have our official closing date set! Our final walk through and closing date will be on Nov. 2 and then on Nov. 5 (my birthday) we get the keys! We also locked in our rate this morning (rates went down again...yea!) so we got a really good rate for a 30 yr fixed mortgage loan.

We also have the final details of our current home rental agreement worked out with R.J. (our BIL), our movers are set, & the utilities have been scheduled to be turned off and then turned on at the new house.

Now all that's left to do is pack, clean old house, move, unpack & collapse!

I am so excited!!!! 

...and Baby Makes 3!

Monday night we picked up the newest addition to our family...

He is a 4 month old Chihuahua named "Kaner" after Patrick Kane from the Blackhawks (Chicago, Hockey). Over the weekend we were at the sales office (visiting & checking on the progress of our house) and they were talking about this little guy and how he needed a home (the back story is that the owner who owns the mother wasn't able to find a home for this one or his brother after they were born and was about to take him to the animal shelter when a hospice nurse who cares for the owner told her that she would find good homes for them...she founf a home for the one but this one still needed a home). Oh did I mention that he was free? :0) Kaner is a brindle colored short hair chihuahua, they are suppose to be rare. Anyways, we talked about it and decided to take him in...as if we didn't have enough on our plates right now with the up comming move and MIL moving in with us this spring. I figure God wanted us to have him because he was free, and that he has gotten along really well with the kids and our 2 other dogs.

Here he is sleeping with his new collar.

Check out his profile! He is also a really nice snuggle puppy, he crawls right up on your lap and falls asleep.

   

 

Mystery Quilt Update Week 3

I am feeling very confident with this mystery quilt, yesterday (Saturday) another set of clues were posted and I was able to complete clue #6 Saturday night....

Sample of clue #6.

Then today I was able to get the rest of the clues finished, (7,8, & 9).

Sample of clue #7.

Sample of clue #8.

Sample of clue #9.

So far I figured out the block size, it's a straight set, not on point. It is 5 blocks across and 5 blocks down, the 2 blocks alternate in the setting. The quilt center measures 60 1/2" unfinished (no borders). The only thing I can't figure out yet is how the "Border 1" pieces will come together. But won't have to wait too long for the end of the mystery, all should be revealed next Saturday! 

;0) Shhhh.... Don't tell Kristina but I worked up the center of the quilt in EQ7, and it is looking so good! For all of you who didn't play along on this one, you will be so wanting to join in on the fun the next time around!