The Distance Traveled and the Distance Yet to Go
It has been a long time since I have written a blog. I have been caught up in motherhood and living life in general. So much has changed since March of 2015 that I don't even know where to begin. Our home, though still missing a few minor things such as light fixtures in the stairway and outside behind the house and the mural behind the stove, is essentially done and we have been living here for over 2 years now. Our home has become our very comfortable and perhaps not terribly rustic primary residence. The small
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This caused the upstairs floor to bow to a frightening extent when tread upon. The other problem was that the house was molding everywhere due to an increase in rain in recent years and the lack of someone living there to heat and improve air flow in the house. Oh and the roof that had been replaced recently by the previous owners was leaking everywhere. We had come to Italy that year with the delusion that we would have a few more major things fixed and the house cleaned. Then in a month we would move in and remodel the house slowly over time. Our enlightenment on the true nature of things was heart breaking and we spent the first month in Italy slowly accepting the fact that it would be a long time before we moved into our home. 
