December Update

Just a brief update on our life and times in 2008. We've both had an interesting year with the economy the way it is and are glad to settle into some semblance of a routine with the Winter now at hand. Libba is quite happy to mark the start of her third year at Grandfather Mountain in the Nature Museum and is looking forward to a very blustery Winter with lots of snow (fingers crossed!). Come and visit the mountain and see the changes taking place up top or just enjoy some warm soup or coffee at the Nature Museum. By the way, the bears hibernate in Winter - just in case you were wanting to see them when you visit...

Henry's big news is that he has landed a new job at Earth Fare "the healthy supermarket" in downtown Boone, NC. It is a great bit of serendipity that has led to this since that is the same store location that brought us up to the High Country eight years ago with Harris Teeter. Henry says it is a strange feeling to be back in the same spot but in a very different environment from what it was before. He likes it quite a bit and is just taking some time adjusting to the routine of a store versus his past six years as a full-time Realtor. He will still have his license hung at the office of Coldwell Banker in Boone and has plenty of time to devote to his clients - thanks to a flexible schedule at Earth Fare. He looks forward to making his real estate business a viable second income and savings booster for us.

We both work during the holidays (as per usual) and are hoping for some down-time around the house together before the new year. As the newbie on the job, it seems that Henry will be working New Year's Eve and New Year's Day and I will most likely do the same since we have no plans, but we certainly hope that many friends will make plans to visit us in the year ahead! We have a wonderfully cozy guest room and some extra space upstairs as well. Just give us a heads-up so that we know you are coming and we'll make sure we are ready for you! We love to have visitors and joke that our house is a B & B for our friends. We really do cherish the time we get to spend with friends in our home!

You can make yourself a follower of this blog (top right section of the page) to keep up with our adventures throughout the year or you can check in with us the old-fashioned ways of email, phone calls and the post office! We send holiday blessings to you all - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Love, Libba & Henry

Our Home is on the Market

This house is wonderful. I love it and don't want to move out of it. However, we are having to look at other options for our future, including one or both of us going back to school. In order to do that, we need less bills and smaller bills and we would probably have to move to a different region of the state. We aren't planning a move right now (stop freaking out!) but we are aware of the possibility for that need. So, all that being said, our fabulous little cottage in Blowing Rock is now on the market.


One great thing about the listing of our house is that we are finally getting around to a dozen projects that we'd had on the list of things to do but never had the full justification for doing them. It is amazing what you will live with in your own home but don't expect a purchaser to live with! So, we are looking into new screen doors, I'm adding hanging rods to two closets, we've added some extra shelving, I'm painting the stairs and my brother is supposed to be coming over to finish a couple of ceiling fan projects. Henry is pressure washing the house and then we are painting the window exteriors before it gets too cold. I'm trying to clear out the basement (parting the Red Sea might be easier!) and cleaning up my photography/project nook upstairs. I'd love to overhaul the yard, but that is back-burner for now. A girl still has to work and get a bit of rest, you know!!














I'll link to the listing and the MLS # is 79666 so you can take a look at it. I may put some before and after project pictures up here as we go along. Send the info on to those you think might be interested in buying our house! Maybe I'll get some friend testimonials on the adorableness of my home. Ugh. I don't want to move - I just got the house the way I want it!! Oh well, such is the life of a home owner. : (