Ahem...Is This Thing On?

Even though the SMJ family has found itself to be a victim of the domino-effect refund delay (thanks to some online tax program that we didn't even use!!!) and we have to *sigh* wait another whole week - we are not going to be bitter. Because hello? Only 7 days. We are lucky and thankful and ever so grateful for even qualifying for a little cash back from Uncle Sam. Why? Well because it will finally put us on target for....

DRUM ROLL PLEASE.....

.....moving into our new house!

Ok, clearly its not a brand new house - though parts of it are, like the new kitchen and the attic that has been renovated into an additional 2 bedrooms and a bathroom. And it's new to us!

The search is on for porch furniture! And a flag. But I'm having a small dilemma over the flag. Should we also place a US Flag out front or go for a decorative cutesy flag? While I am a lover of the Stars & Stripes, I'm leaning more towards cutesy. The reason being is that I am very respectful of our country flag and that means that I would have to adhere to the tradition of how to fly it. That might be too much for me right now - the whole remembering to take it down each night unless it is lit up thing...not that I am *that* lazy - but I am *that* busy and often exhausted long before bedtime.

Standing in the front yard and facing east gives one a one-block view of the beach!!!! And the lifeguard station...I so want my older boys to get their lifeguard certification, but what I want for them and what they want are generally not the same thing.

So that's it...my announcement. Aren't the gabled windows cute? Our very own beach cottage.