Starting Over

still early and the sun wasn't up yet, she wasn't surprised. Kristoff usually woke before her

ture in the house at this point, Kristoff had parked himself in a chair at the table. Since Serenity had not yet signed up for any internet services, he was attempting to watc

ee cup that had been unloaded onto the counter the evening before. She qui

ed, "Not very

in silence for about 5 minutes before Serenity asked Kristoff if he knew where they had sh

. He was usually well organized and had already knew that they would need to start using one notebook to write down plans as they made them and the othe

going shopping for the supplies that they already knew they would be needing or they could take some time and go through the downstairs of the house star

's not even 6 AM yet, maybe yo

4 or 5 hours every Sunday before they took off back home. They would constantly be in a t

in frustration. "I kn

hours and on top of that, he often had at least one day, if not two, every week in which he didn't even have to physically show up to the shop. It wouldn't be very difficult for him to keep his life and home running smoothly until they were ready to move into the new house. She knew that to make this work she would be dedicating 5 days a week to her job and the other 2 days to travel and whatever work she could accomplish at the new house. Since this was her dre

room and bath. She then went ahead and added pages for each of the rooms upstairs so that she could start brainstorming while doing the actual work downstairs. After she had started those pages, she made a page for the yard surrounding the house and anothe

the pen, got up and refilled her coffee cup

ther we spend the entire day here going from room to room and just making list and compiling lists and ideas on paper? You know, if you wanted to

ed on the poles and out buildings outside and determine why they aren't working. It will be important to have exterior lighting as we work later down the line and I want to be able to see

int things and come up with some ideas for storage, since the mud room is completely empty. Later this afternoon we can make a run for whatever paint and supplies you come up with plus whatever we need to get the outdoor lighting working again. After we go back home, y

ide of the house while Kristoff headed towards the basement. As Serenity walked out the door, daylight had just started to light the yard as the su

purely for looks. She thought about getting more fencing installed and finally being able to get a few miniature goats to have around as new friends. Her mind roamed to bringing the tiller from back home here and being able to put in a larger garden where she could spend many an hour during the summer months pulling weeds and harvesting crops. Serenity had not grown up as a farm girl. She had grown up mostly in farm to

ss with whatever he was doing in the breaker box. As she walked into the house she ran into Kristoff heading towards the side door with some tools. She let him know that

inside as he came down the ladder he was perched on. By the time Kristoff got back in the house, she already had a few pans on the old stove, ready to cook up a f

a few pieces of toast with my eggs or am I out

sausages in the first pan and start eggs in the second. She told him, "Wel

new we would have to replace the kitchen appliances because the stove is ancient and the fridge doesn't work at all. Plus we were hoping to add a dishwasher in here. Since the kitchen

verything he would have to do to get them in working order. It seemed as though there was only power ran to the first pole and not to the other 3. He had figured out that the other 3 lights did work, if he could get

off some lumber to repair the broken hand rail, a gallon of stain to seal up the wood floor of the porch and some burgundy paint for the exterior sides of the doors. They had already decided that they would be putting new siding on the exterior of the old farmhouse in the future, and they had chosen a d

length of that whole side of the house. While it was only 15 foot deep, the room was almost 40 foot wide and was split almost in the middle by the doors leading from the side porch and

for the room and look at options for new cabinetry for both the laundry area and the area that they would use as a panty and extra storage. Serenity turned to the supply list page in the notebook and started writing down everythin

ieve that cooking or cleaning was 'woman's work' but she spent many years raising her kids and doing much of that work on her own. While she had taught her children that chores were equally everyone's responsibility, she still found some comfort in the routin

place, raised one fist into the air and loudly declared, "Onward ho!" Kristoff rolled

decided that they would first head off to the building su

ng by his side. For all the years that she had known him, Serenity had wished that for once he would interlace his fingers with hers and walk hand in hand. She had gone so far as to

hat, although she had a dominant and strong personality and would take on the world alone, certain circumstances made her feel vulnerable. While she was dominant and strong, she knew she di

ad a take charge attitude that didn't shy away from the most awkward situations. But being surrounded by throngs of rude people that treated

ds of people as they entered the store. This was supposed to be

thought would be useful. As they stood in line to pay, Serenity leaned her head against Kristoff. She was

urants they had passed on their way into the city. Kristoff ordered a burger and fries for ea

r. That would probably take him the rest of the afternoon. Serenity planned to start with repairing the handrail of the side porch and fixing the window trim in the mud room. O