1. It's so nice to be near family
2. I love waking up to quiet mornings with a cool breeze
3. There is a really good ice cream shop in town that Baby #2 has convinced me stop at multiple times.
4. I love being able to rock my baby every day and meet his needs in a way no one else can. I love hearing his sweet little voice in the next room rabbering away. I was missing so much of him I didnt even realize.
5. I love not feeling rushed everyday. Getting to take care of my home and family and not feeling the pressure to meet anyone else's needs.
6. We are 20 min from the edge of town with a 1/2 mile long driveway with hills and gravel. A far cry from our previous drive that barley fit two car links and it took us about 5 min to get to almost anything we wanted.
7. There are a lot of bugs here!! I mean a lot and weird ones. I was sitting on the couch last light when I looked down to see a cricket on my leg. Really? In my house?? I never thought of myself as a city girl but the bugs and weird animals are a little much for me.
8. I dont have a diahwasher. Enough said.
9. I miss my friends (work friends included) Especially having really good ones two doors down. I needed brown sugar last night and there was no one to call. I also wanted to rip my hair out earlier which was able to be resolved with a text but still I miss u!!
10. I dont like boxes. Our upstairs is completly unpacked. Granted most of them are in the basement as planned to be out of the way. But I cant find what I need and being 22 weeks pregnant with a baby the size of a large squash in my belly limits what I can do. Plus I have the most amazing little helper that reorganizes my recipe box, puts tape in the toilet, gets splinters, hits the dog, empties the snack cabinet, and so much more for me. I love every second (ok not every second but must) of those little blue eyes and blond hair and that precious little voice.
Friday, August 26, 2011
It has been a week since the moving truck unpacked all of our things so I thought I would do a top 10 list of likes and dislikes so far.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Today has been difficult as the excitment of moving is wearing off and the reality of it sets in more deeply. Adam starts work tomorrow and I'll spend my first day alone at the house. Elias is overtired and grumpy as we shuffle back and forth between mom and dad's house and our new house. I feel guilty for the time I'm not spending with him and he demands. Soon enough we will be back into a routine and find familiar things in a place that seems so strange.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Events of the last week
Sunday Dad, Elias, Riley and I left for VA. We arrived and settled in leaving Adam to take care of the movers. We tried to avoid saying bye to people. This has been and will be a difficult transition. Sunday night I woke up throwing up and continued to be sick for about 24 hours. In addition I had an infection and no Doctor to treat me. Thankfully my previous OB agreed to prescribe some antibiotics. Monday the movers were at our house packing all of our belongings. Tuesday was my first official day as a stay at home mom. Granted we are staying at my parents. Wednesday I woke up and mom and dad had been up all night throwing up. They took two days off as they just returned from Honduras and finished recovering from the bug they got there. The movers were at home loading all of our belongings into the truck and Adam's parents arrived to help in MD. Thursday the movers arrived in VA to unload. Why do we have enough stuff to fit into a semi? We are gonna have to have a yard sale! Adam's parents helped us all day Thursday and Friday unpacking boxes and cleaning. My parents barley felt well enough to make it to work but manged to get back into the swing of things. Friday night we took a break and enjoyed some fun at the County Fair. We rode the Ferris wheel with Elias for the first time, played fair games, ate fried Twinkies, saw all the cows, sheep, pigs, goats, etc. and an acrobats show which Elias loved! An introduction into the new life as farmers!
Our house is 15 min from the edge of town 20 min from a grocery store, and 30 minutes from mom and dad's. The property is beautiful and the house is coming together. But for now we are still at mom and dad's while we unpack more and try to settle in. Riley's not sure what to think of her new yard. Elias seems to like playing amongst boxes and paper. The whole upstairs is unboxed except for the new babies room and the guest room is coming together so plan a time to come visit. I'll post some pictures in a few minutes. It's been hard leaving behind all of friends and the familiarity of a town we've lived in for a long time. But it's refreshing to feel the cool morning breeze and remember how perfectly this came together.
Our house is 15 min from the edge of town 20 min from a grocery store, and 30 minutes from mom and dad's. The property is beautiful and the house is coming together. But for now we are still at mom and dad's while we unpack more and try to settle in. Riley's not sure what to think of her new yard. Elias seems to like playing amongst boxes and paper. The whole upstairs is unboxed except for the new babies room and the guest room is coming together so plan a time to come visit. I'll post some pictures in a few minutes. It's been hard leaving behind all of friends and the familiarity of a town we've lived in for a long time. But it's refreshing to feel the cool morning breeze and remember how perfectly this came together.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Moving
We are just days away from moving. The movers will be arriving on Monday to pack us and will load transport and unload everything! I have know idea how we would have ever done this on our own. Moving is so stressful even when someone else is doing the work. I can't imagine the wreck I would be if we were doing this ourselves. Elias and I will head to VA with my dad on Monday. Adam will stay behind an finish up with the movers and his parents will come over with him on Wednesday. So excited about his adventure but nervous and sad to leave behind good friends and a job I have loved. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers for safe travels and that this would be an easy transition for us.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Changes
My last post was about disappointment and not feeling sure of God's plan for your family. In this post I will explain more about what has been happening over the last several months in our lives. God is surely at work around us!
The beginning of April Adam I contacted a realtor who is also a family friend to discuss the possibilities of selling our home in the hopes of finding something outside the City limits. We figured there was no better time as it is a buyers market and we have nothing to lose. The only problem...selling our current house. We started looking at options and discussing listing prices, of course disappointed with what our profits would be but hopefull we would make up for it when we bought. The end of April we found out we were pregnant again and were still debating about selling our house.
The beginning of June, after much prayer and consideration, our house went on the market June 3rd. Adam also had a promising interview with the school system in Harrisonburg, VA, near my parents. We also had a showing the first week our house was on the market and became very optimistic. Unfortunately, Adam was passed over for the job and the buyer was so turned off by our neighborhood they didn't even bother to look at our house.
A month goes by and we are loosing hope as the job market is dry and houses are not moving, no additional showings and our realtor assured us the market was slowing even more and our house was in one of the worst areas of town to sell.
The week before July Fourth Adam was turned down for a position at Cargill, where my dad works. Not knowing he had been denied my dad went to check in HR about the status of his application. It had been thrown out with no consideration along with many other able applicants. Adam had an interview the next week. A week goes by and Adam is offered the position for a lower salary than originally discussed and we turned the position down. For a whole week we both second guessed the decision. The position offered housing but with the lower salary I would have to find work until our house here sold. (Little did we know we would have three showings scheduled in the week to come.) Five days after Adam turned the position down the supervisor called to explain why the salary was lower than expected. By the end of the conversation which happened on a Friday Adam would be reconsidered for the position with the new applicants the would interview the same day. The day before, Thursday, our house showed and on Tuesday we had an offer. Still not knowing about the job we counter offered and signed a contract on Thursday. Friday morning Adam heard back that he got the job for a second time.
What I must mention is that during the week of doubt and second guessing our prayer was that if this was meant to be God would bring it back to us or something similar. God answered our prayer and the job was re-offered at the same exact salary. Most people would think it's dumb to take a job you turned down for the same amount of pay. But for us it was conformation that God would provide for your needs we need only to trust in Him. The other cool part is the supervisor had approved new HVAC expecting we would take the position and the first time turned it down. God was already working to care for us and we didn't recognize it.
God is a God of all times, all people and all things. He is working all around us we just have to open our eyes and look for Him.
The plan is for me to stay home. I recently posted that I could not be a stay at home mom so stay tuned for the adventures over the next several moths as we make major adjustments to our life. We will be living on a 40 acre farm about 15 minutes from the town where my parents live. Adam will be a Farm Supervisor for 17,000 turkeys. Let the fun begin!!
The beginning of April Adam I contacted a realtor who is also a family friend to discuss the possibilities of selling our home in the hopes of finding something outside the City limits. We figured there was no better time as it is a buyers market and we have nothing to lose. The only problem...selling our current house. We started looking at options and discussing listing prices, of course disappointed with what our profits would be but hopefull we would make up for it when we bought. The end of April we found out we were pregnant again and were still debating about selling our house.
The beginning of June, after much prayer and consideration, our house went on the market June 3rd. Adam also had a promising interview with the school system in Harrisonburg, VA, near my parents. We also had a showing the first week our house was on the market and became very optimistic. Unfortunately, Adam was passed over for the job and the buyer was so turned off by our neighborhood they didn't even bother to look at our house.
A month goes by and we are loosing hope as the job market is dry and houses are not moving, no additional showings and our realtor assured us the market was slowing even more and our house was in one of the worst areas of town to sell.
The week before July Fourth Adam was turned down for a position at Cargill, where my dad works. Not knowing he had been denied my dad went to check in HR about the status of his application. It had been thrown out with no consideration along with many other able applicants. Adam had an interview the next week. A week goes by and Adam is offered the position for a lower salary than originally discussed and we turned the position down. For a whole week we both second guessed the decision. The position offered housing but with the lower salary I would have to find work until our house here sold. (Little did we know we would have three showings scheduled in the week to come.) Five days after Adam turned the position down the supervisor called to explain why the salary was lower than expected. By the end of the conversation which happened on a Friday Adam would be reconsidered for the position with the new applicants the would interview the same day. The day before, Thursday, our house showed and on Tuesday we had an offer. Still not knowing about the job we counter offered and signed a contract on Thursday. Friday morning Adam heard back that he got the job for a second time.
What I must mention is that during the week of doubt and second guessing our prayer was that if this was meant to be God would bring it back to us or something similar. God answered our prayer and the job was re-offered at the same exact salary. Most people would think it's dumb to take a job you turned down for the same amount of pay. But for us it was conformation that God would provide for your needs we need only to trust in Him. The other cool part is the supervisor had approved new HVAC expecting we would take the position and the first time turned it down. God was already working to care for us and we didn't recognize it.
God is a God of all times, all people and all things. He is working all around us we just have to open our eyes and look for Him.
The plan is for me to stay home. I recently posted that I could not be a stay at home mom so stay tuned for the adventures over the next several moths as we make major adjustments to our life. We will be living on a 40 acre farm about 15 minutes from the town where my parents live. Adam will be a Farm Supervisor for 17,000 turkeys. Let the fun begin!!
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