The Butlers Two-Again

We moved! After 24 years in the same home we moved 5 blocks to the north and we love our new home. It's all on one level and has a 2 car garage. It's just the right size, especially as we prepare to become empty nesters later this year. The hardest thing was moving to a new ward, but we do like our new ward and know that with some time it will feel like home. We closed on February 9th (We're so grateful to Quinn for his expert help and advise-it really got things moving along fast) and went home and decided to sleep at the new house that night. That was a 5;00 pm. Adam, Randy and I started loading beds and dressers and later Andy and Aaron got home and helped. By 11:00 pm we dropped into bed in our new home-it was very exciting. As we drifted off to sleep we realized we had failed to call Nate, our insurance agent, and insure our new home! I laid awake making sure nothing bad happened and called him first thing the next morning)!I realized that none of our neighbors or friends actually knew we had moved. We were determined to do it on our own-so didn't call for help. I felt like Lehi and his family sneeking off in the night! Friends were very surprised when they discovered that we had actually moved out of our old house. It took several weeks to finish the move, but we are settled in. I would suggest that everyone at least pretend to move every 10-15 years so that you can de-junk. I thought I wasn't a keeper, but after cleaning out closets, etc I discovered I kept far too much.
The family room and kitchen are the reason we fell in love with this home. Shannon had sent me looking for homes for her when I found this one. When she and Brad bought their home we decided to pursue this home and we're glad we did. There is room for our children and their families to gather!


The kitchen is spacious and well designed with room for many to work and lots of cupboards space for 'stuff'.' I have always wanted a lazy susan and this kitchen has one-unfortunatley Randy and the boys have nicknamed it a 'lazy laura'-I think I'm offended by that.

This is our office/music room



I have a laundry room-which sounds like a little thing, but I love it. The utility sink is great for bathing the dog.

Our bedroom is our sanctuary. It's on the opposite end of the house from the other 3 bedrooms and is quiet and peaceful. Shannon gave me the 2 swags and I was able to match the drapes, but when I got them home I also discovered that the pattern in the drapes matched the pattern in the quilt! I'm actually an accidental decorater.