New Years resolution

Here goes....after a lot of thought and discussion, I decided to try my hand at blogging and; therefore, made it my New Years resolution. As far back as I can remember, I narrated my life, I have an internal dialogue for whatever I am doing each and every day. This prompted me into believing that I could be a shoe-in for a blogger.

I am dedicating this blog to my family, as they will be the majority of what my blog is about. My husband, Tyler, has been my best friend for 14 years. We were high school sweethearts, and I can honestly say that I love him more every day. He makes me laugh like no one else, he helps me stay grounded (and sane), and he truly inspires me. My son, Harrison, is an amazing 18 month old. He can make me laugh and can melt my heart all in the same sentence. He is incredibly smart, I am blown away by how much he knows/understands, and is able to do daily. Our dog, Ollie, is a 5 year old boxer. He is a clown in biker clothing. He is so patient with Harrison (really all children) and he loves all people (even though he is allergic to humans). If it were up to Ollie, he would rather scratch himself raw from too much human interaction, than never see his people again.

So why do I call us the "Glesne Village?" We are truly a village, because there are 11 related Glesnes that live in three houses within two blocks of one another, by choice.  Tyler and I actually just moved into our new house literally next door to Tyler's sister (Tracey), her husband (Chad), their four children (Riley, Gunnar, Harper, and Hason), and dog (Herman)....by choice. Key words there. I joke, but we really love our families and want to live close as it takes a village to raise a child. (In case you were wondering, my folks and one of my siblings families are just 3 miles from our new house, too.) We wanted Harrison, and other fun/adorable Glesne baby(s), to be well rounded children, so we made our own village!

The house that we bought, is a diamond in the rough. it has a lot of potential, but it will be a lot of work until we get there. We are still in the honeymoon stage of the excitement of what is to come, realizing that budgets and chaos are looming in the very near future. But until then, I will blog!

Let me tell you about this house that I love and call home. It is a two story, seven bedroom, four bathroom, three stall garage, 4400 square foot home. That's what sold us. it feels a little empty right now, but trust me, I will enjoy filling this house. Unfortunately, to my chagrin not with children. But I was told that one of the basement bedrooms could be my wine cellar, someday.

Now let me tell you the downside. The house was built in 1967 and the original owner was the seller to us.  They were a family of 8. That's right, they had six children (holy cow!). The house has not been updated since.....1967. You guessed it, lime green linoleum in the kitchen, wallpaper on every wall, the most unique light fixtures I've ever seen, and many rooms with wall to wall carpet (including the guest bathroom, yuck!). To top off that little nugget of fun, I'm not sure if the house had been cleaned in.....lets say 10 years.

As you can imagine, it has been a tiresome act of getting this house clean enough to live in it. But the rewards are and will pay off, soon. I will attempt to post some before photos of the house and (as we get them done) post the after photos as well.

Thanks for reading, as I'm sure this will only be my poor husband (as i make him check it for mistakes) and maybe my family (true pity) reading....but I will make this commitment to myself to blog about our crazy life, known as the Glesne Village!