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Papa’s World – A new church for us and the stacked stone installed in the new house!

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Our life has moved on – left behind memories of our former church – just as we did 22 years ago.

Each one holds a special place in our hearts – the first where we were married –

the second where we found a home and friends.

And now the journey begins – another one near our new home.

The stain glassed window – the same as in our last church – a reminder of friends and services – memories!

Right now – this is our future choice – Saint Lukes Lutheran Church

in Ocean Isle Beach right on route 17.

We have to call to be put on the list each Sunday – because of covid restrictions.

But – we were welcomed and social distancing practiced.

Time will tell if we have found a new place to worship –

one that is but 4 plus miles from our new house being built,

Our first time inside the roof and walls of a place of worship in over 13 months.

We left the service and drove to the new house build –

The windows and doors are all installed – the roof is done and almost all the siding and outside trim is done.

Driving up – the beautiful stacked stone is all done!

Our first view of the siding and the stacked stone and the outside trim.
A closer look – the front porch and the garage – the front door and the front bedroom.
This will be my place to sit – the covered front porch – I had told Sherry when selecting which house to build – I must have what we had back in NVA – for I loved sitting on the front porch in the rain or just talking to people walking past!

I have always loved front porches – we had a large one as I was growing up –

I would spend hours on it watching the cars go by with my mother –

Talking to people as they walked by – everyone knew “MARY”

and would call out to her or honk their horns –

I am most like her in tat way!

The two car garage – which will have pull down stairs and storage overhead!

Our thoughts on this – have shelves with towels as the outside water bib is just to the left of the corner.

That way – when coming back from the beach – a place to wash off the sand!

Second thoughts we have discussed – putting a enclosed white vinyl fence with a gate –

And a tank less water heater – for a place to shower – as a third shower for the house if we have lots of company!

I have seen them all over down here – really nice with a place to sit and a place to hang clothes and towels!

On our wish list along with taking the screens out of the enclosed covered patio and glass it in with sliding windows!

It has been a adventure these past six plus months.

Building a new home – and moving South!

But – the electric is done as is the plumbing – they are starting the insulation and then the dry wall.

We are excited – and ready to move in and begin out next phase of our new chapter.

Going to miss our view – but we will have pictures and memories!

THE VIEW FROM THE CONDO – WE ARE BLESSED!

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Papas World – social distancing – grand kids

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Sherry sitting on chair from garage
Tammy – Bode – Cassidy and Taylor
on tarp at end of the driveway

Yesterday – Tammy had to bring the twins to the school

to pick up their Chrome Books at school

so they could continue their classes from home.

This is the closest we have been to them in 18 DAYS!

Throughout all of this MorMor – Sherry – each night

gets a phone call from Cassidy –

her soft little voice asking “WHAT ARE YOU DOING MORMOR”?

Or – ” I MISS YOU MORMOR AND PAPA”!

This breaks my heart –

and then when Bode chirps in – is so hard to tell which one is speaking.

Our home
where we are sheltering in place
and social distancing

The kids – little ones – before this happened –

would spend a lot of time with us here

in our home.

Taylor once told us

“You can’t sell this house MorMor – I have too many memories here”!

And this coming from a nine year old.

Upstairs off that deck is a laundry room.

And on the backside of that door –

is a growth chart we have kept since they could stand up

all three of them.

Sherry told me if we ever decide to move

THAT DOOR IS COMING WITH US! LOL

Tammy and the three youngest grand kids
They wanted to take home the pool so I got it down
and we gave them the tarp to put under it

We would set the pool up in the patio when it got hot enough

It is not a big one – perhaps a foot and half deep

but enough to let them play and cool off

in the shade of the patio.

Social Distancing is hard on them and us.

They seemed not to really know just what to do

Usually they are right next to us – and especially Bode.

The last time they were here
19 days ago
Cassidy to the left
Bode behind her
and Taylor to the right

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