This pictures was taken awhile back but I think it is great. We bought a bike for Oscar from Wal-Mart the week after we moved into our new house. We bought the bike but he wanted to ride his bike as soon as possible. So since we now live only about 4/5 blocks from Wal-Mart, I got to walk home with Oscar as he rode his bike. He loved it. We passed lots and lots of puncture weeds. They don’t help your tires; but we made it home without a flat and he loved the bike.
I tried to get him to buy a Mongoose bike with pegs but he didn’t want it. He wanted the Huffy that his best friend from Provo had. We got his choice. Underneath it all, the price was better so I didn’t fight it. I said okay and he loves biking around since then. He has been riding and riding around our driveway and up-and-down the sidewalk in front of our house and the neighbors. He is so happy. I love seeing the kids happy. He is beginning to love the neighborhood and it is so great.
We’ll need to put up some photos up because we haven’t yet. But we are pretty happy with the home. We are starting to get more comfortable in the home. We have our internet, cable, and phone set up. We have been canning the pears, apples (sauce and juice), and concord grape juice. Marlene is quite the homemaker and keeper of the land.
I’ve been mowing the lawn, trimming trees and rosebushes. The lawn looks okay but not fantastic. We are getting more comfortable in the ward and enjoying some of the friendships with our new neighbors. Oscar seems to be liking his new school and is making friends with a few friends in the neighborhood (Madison and Chase). Oscar and Lily were playing last Saturday with Madison and her sisters running between our house and yard and theirs while I mowed and trimmed the yard.
We’ll get some new photos of the house soon.
We can say tonight that we’ve indeed arrived at our new home in Orem, UT. We are sleeping here tonight and we have probably 95% of our stuff moved too. We’re happy with boxes and not knowing where everything.
We could not have done this without the wonderful help from neighbors, hometeachers, and ward members that were willing to serve us and help us in this transition to a new home. Thanks to the Provo 3rd ward members. Also thanks to the Lakeview 2nd ward (our new one) for the help on the arriving end of this move.
Marlene said tonight “I’m lonely; I miss our nice and cosy house.” I agree there won’t be anything like 341 N 300 W Provo UT 84601 in our lives. We had so many wonderful friends and we loved the beautiful detail and handwork in this home. We’d have gone for it but the owners indicated they were not interested.
Also Lily and Oscar are going through a stretch to their little minds that we’ll live here now and not in Provo. We know it is going to be difficult for them and us to process the change in wards, home, and friends.
We love it. We’re excited for the adventure
Looks like we’ll be signing the loan and closing paperwork on Thursday. That was the best time when it worked for everyone. We’ll be homeowners. We are excited. We’ve been trying to pack up and get things ready for the move to Orem. Crazy, how time flys.
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I wanted to post a link to the home we decided to put an offer in on Saturday. We offered and they accepted.
We are pretty happy. It is a nice starter; not as much work as the previous home we were hoping for, for which I am grateful. it has nice mature fruit trees.
http://utahrealestate.com/798563
What do you think? They’ve lowered the price from 270,000 to the 230,000 and we offered even lower than that and they accepted it.
The process has been so smooth; in contrast to the first home we were pursuing in our current ward boundaries.
The current owner is Royal Skousen – older brother to Mark Skousen and nephew to Cleon Skousen. My grandfather Scoville loved talking about, speculating, and discussing Cleon Skousen.
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