our little man

"My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet."

- Edith Wharton

As many of you know, our dog Cooper is our whole life. He truly is like that of a toddler most days...although he has outgrown most of the terrible two's stigmas. He will be three years of age this August 10th. He brings our family so much joy and laughter. The "novelty" of having a puppy has never once worn off. I find it funny how people say it will...to each their own for sure. This little man will always be at the centre of our hearts. He is a one of a kind Beagle who loves to be off leash, will never let us out of site, and adores his frogs. He is well known to many from our countless photos of him on social media (trust me he loves the attention). Beagles are a breed full of such character and personality, I highly recommend them! 

twenty days left

"The future is exciting!"

Time is flying by. I am really glad we chose a longer closing date, it's the kind act to do if the sellers have a lot of things to pack, plus, we are not in a rush as we are not selling a house. This time has given us the ability to step back and plan, budget renovations properly, pick paint colours for rooms we are painting right away, and more. I have said this before, but God whispered to my heart this past year, "March". So March 6th seemed like the perfect closing date. After all, (we are learning this more and more each day) - His timing is the best timing. I am thankful He made it obvious to us that the other homes we looked at were not the right ones. Our prayer for this house-hunting journey was, "God, make it obvious to us if this is not the right decision"... and boy did He ever. There was one house, this past July, that seemed perfect. It was above our budget but had everything we wanted. We knew how important it was to stay within budget and even below, but we still put in an offer. I am thankful the seller was not willing to budge on the price and the deal fell through, but at the time when we walked away from it, it brought a lot of tears. When it finally sold a month later, it brought more tears, but also a sigh of relief. After that experience, God made it very real to us, how important it is to stay within budget and to not let the emotions of buying a home get in the way of our values.

Anyways...back to twenty days from now. We are blessed to have our best friends and family helping us move and tackle some tasks. There is a lovely orange carpet upstairs that will be coming out on that Friday. There is hardwood underneath it that looks to be painted white, so we will be bringing that back to life. We are also painting the dining room, master bedroom, guest bedroom, music room and kitchen ceiling and wainscoting. We will be using Benjamin Moore paints, and here are the colours we have chosen...

Dining Room - "Moonlight Natura"
Master Bedroom - "Whitman Gray" 
Guest Bedroom - "Palladian Blue"
Music Room and Spare Room - "Antique Jade"
* The kitchen trim, crown moulding, ceiling and wainscoting will be a basic white.