More house news

I haven't posted for some time as we've been moving. Its all done now but was a bit of a job. Hard for us to do it ourselves but having done it. It is possible. Our son and friend helped move all the big stuff, bookcase, bed and such which helped alot. We took car loads day after day and were so tired every night.
We've been here about a week and are slowly getting things together. Being a 60s house has some good things and some bad things. The kitchen has limited storage which I'm used to having been in the condo for  a year. But the house does have several large linen closets at each end of the houe which are nice.  Cooking electric hasn't been a problem as long as you keep an eye on the cooking. Our son ddidn't while cooking bacon, result, burned bacon which the dog enjoyed.

One of the best things we worked on was replacing the old worn and very dirty carpeting. We and our son went  to Lowes and found this pretty gray flooring that looks like wood. Its very durable and much better with all the pets in the house.

It wasn't difficult to put down and didn't take too long. The hard part was removing all the old tile that was underneath the carpeting. Once done, installing the flooring was a snap!


There is still some painting to be done, mainly in the dining room and kitchen. That will probably be done this week. Light gray, Here is the china cabinet in the dining room. Alan built it years ago and I just love it.

while Son was working in the backyard, trying to remove a large cactus, he noticed some kittens hiding among the leaves....evidently they had been abandoned and it took several days to lure them out but he's rescued them as they were starving and thirsty. They were only about 4 weeks old and should have been still nursing from their mom but she never appeared.

After a time, they came out to eat and he was able to get them inside. They sure appreciated the milk and love we've been giving them.  I learned a long time ago to feed kittens diluted evaporated milk.They are eating solid food now and use the litter box.

Our grandson wants to keep one who he's called Fluffy, she's a little girl and the one in the dish. So I guess our cats will have to adjust not only to a new home but a new little friend. That takes time, and care. So far, they stay in our bedroom much of the day, venturing out at night into the house.

Last but not least, Alan found a old photo of my family. my dad and mom, brother and myself. This was probably around 1974 at their condo they bought. My brother was around 18 and I was 23. Now mom and dad are gone and both of us are grandparents. Time does fly, doesn't it?