Country Livin'

It's been over a month now since we moved.  It's been a while since I've blogged which is because we don't have internet.  That's right we live off the grid.  Map quest can't get you  here and internet can't find us.  We are getting settled in.  We have our good days and our bad days.  Adam is in the middle of transitioning to new birds which means long days and usually 6 day weeks which makes finding friends difficult.  He's supervising up to 10 other guys.  There are lots of frustrations but I think he will soon have the hang of it.  He seems to really enjoy riding the tractor all over the 40 acre farm. 

Elias and I are getting settled too. Adam's long days make for long days for us as well, filled often with frustration on mommy's part.  It's rough getting used to 12 hour days with a toddler.  I am really enjoying it much more than I thought I would.  I was really worried that I wouldn't be able to do it and that I wouldn't like it but with the responsibilities of work gone my new "job" is presenting with new and fun challenges of it's own.  It was just about this time last year when I had to go back to work after Elias was born.  It crushed my heart to leave my precious baby.  After being in the work force full time for a year I couldn't imagine not working and spending endless hours with a tiring baby that never runs out of energy.  I'm getting to cook a lot more, usually with a screaming toddler at my feet, and actually don't mind play "house wife" as much as I thought I would.  I never saw myself as taking on the role of good little house wife with dinner ready at 5 and the kids in bed by 7 but it's those things that now bring routine to my life.  I long for girlfriends and time of my own.  Thankfully my parents love having Elias for sleep overs which offers some sanity to my life.  Otherwise I am with him 24/7.  We eat together, pee together, play together, shop together, go to the Doctor together, etc.  After sharing with Adam about what grocery shopping is like with a 1 year old he kindly reminded me that I am now one of those moms I used to walk past and think "Can't they keep their kid under control".  Things like flying food from the cart and screaming down the aisle make shopping really fun.  The last month as brought more changes than I can share in one post.  All in all staying home fits my personality for the time being.  I'm a home body so I am getting plenty of "home" time and enjoy being out on the weekends with my family when it used to be very stressful to me.  I will however, go back to work someday. 

Adam and I try our best to spend time together at least once a week.  Usually it's to run the errands that are difficult to do with Elias.  Like picking out counter top or buying things for the house.   We have visited several churches and are really enjoying fall in the Shenandoah valley.  We are looking forward to several visitors in October.  We would love to see you so plan to stop if you are driving through.