09/15/2026
I suppose I owe an update!
I've gotten so used to working on the houses every day that social media isn't really at the top- or even on the first 3 pages- of my to-do list.
We have moved into the home my in-laws built 40+ years ago. It's a beautiful home and a huge blessing...and I feel a lot of self-imposed pressure to try and make it feel like us (i.e. comfortable and homey for our 12 year old) while honoring the home the Pies dreamt up and loved all these years.
There's a lot involved getting things sorted out and where they need to go.
Between getting the other home we have loved for the past 14 years ready to sell and working on this one I've painted and cleaned and hauled stuff daily for the last 2+ months- meanwhile my husband started a new job so he's working some long, odd hours and helps in the evenings and on weekends.
I'm not complaining, just explaining. This season of life is chock full of transition. It's been crazy and exhausting, but it will be good.
I found some ovens and a sink secondhand that still need to be installed, built a work table, and painted and repurposed some old furniture. My bakery area is coming together, but it's still a work in progress.
Aiming to be up and running the beginning of October- though probably not much for Halloween because I am doing desserts for my cousin's wedding out of state that week.
