Goodbye, good ole' Lowell....

We closed on our house in Lowell today. We were so glad to finally get this done. We now can focus all of our attention on Pinnacle Court.

We met the buyers - a very nice couple with their first baby due in November. The moment that I saw she was pregnant, it brought back all the memories of this house. They sounded a lot like us when we were buying this house...they knew they wanted to be in Lowell, and there weren't many choices - the same position we were in. This was our first house, and we put a lot of our time into it. Well, Eric did. Not that I didn't help out, but he deserves all the credit for all the renovations around here - totally remodeled bathroom, ceramic tile, decks, new siding, new roof, and many other things.

This is where we brought Scout to after we got her. She spent 6 months with us in the apartment, and then she got lots more room here. She loved the backyard, especially after Eric put in the huge fence for her. Shortly after we moved in, we got our 2nd dog, Duke. He was such a good puppy, and we were heartbroken that he passed away at 6 months old. This is where we celebrated when all of our nephews and neice were born. And where we got our 3rd dog, good ole' Moose.

This is where we spent two long years wishing to become parents. We were finally blessed with Dane. This is where we got up in the wee hours of the night to change, rock, and feed him. This is where we were shocked to find out that I was pregnant with Abel when Dane was only 6 months old.

And who can forget, December 25, 2006? This is where we left in the early hours of Christmas morning, thinking that we were going to have Abel at the hospital, only to be sent home to "precipitously deliver" (that's what my chart says) our little Christmas present.

And where we lost our dear Scout.

My memories certainly aren't limited to those I mentioned. But, now it's time for us to move on and make memories in our new house. And, for another family to make memories of their own at 1120 E. Main Street. I can only hope for them that they make memories here that are as great as mine. And, I hope that she doesn't get sent home from the hospital with a baby still in her belly. She doesn't know our story of Abel's birth - that's a story that would freak out any first-time mother-to-be.

We close on the Plainwell house on Friday, and have that night and Saturday to move. Our internet will be shut off Friday, and we probably won't have it back up until next week. So, goodbye for now. I'll post more from my new location on Pinnacle Court.