It's been almost an entire month since I last wrote.
Just a few things have changed in the Shepard family.
We are now homeowners, which is anxiety and excitement all wrapped together in one big ball!
We have new neighbors who are quickly making friends with the kids and we are quickly figuring out who we mesh well with.
Ethan's 5th birthday party preparations are well on their way. And the thought of 15 kids around age 5 being in our house all at once has launched us into a frenzy. But a bouncy house might be the way to go.... I have already started praying for sunshine that day. And I don't think there's anything wrong with that!
Our best friends could possibly have a daughter soon. In May. But we're not quite sure yet. The situation looks very promising but anything could change. I am also praying fervently for this as well. And the young mom who is thinking about placing her baby for adoption. With our friends :-)
Reese will turn 21 months in a week. That means that I only have 3 more months to enjoy having a child under the age of 2. How the heck did that happen?
We had to replace one toilet already and it looks like other repairs will happen soon. After we pay an arm and a leg in state, federal and property taxes. Sigh.
A few birds have decided that our grill is a great place for a nest. We don't have the heart to move/burn their nest right now, so grilling out is not an option for awhile.
Management has decided to move our cheese once again at work in more ways than one. It's a good thing that I adjust easily. :-)
Jimm seems to think that he needs to go to a training for his job and it just so happens to be in California in June. I contemplated making a family trip out of it with the kids but quickly nixed the idea when I looked at the cost of airfare. And did I mention that we owe a LOT of money for taxes? No family trip for awhile.....
The kids appear to have adjusted pretty quickly to the new house and neighborhood. They love the next door neighbors and I'm sure that having a bouncy house in their yard our first weekend there probably helped the bonding :-) Our new neighbor Mackenize just turned 5, so her and Ethan will be going to kindergarten together! And then he went down to play at another neighbor's house for a little while with Easton, age 4, and Addison, age 6!
I love the sound of my dishwasher. :-) I haven't had one since I lived with my parents. It's awesome.
I love my laundry room.
I love my garage.
I love my deck and backyard.
I don't like my mortgage payment, property taxes, repairs, cleaning a big house or constantly telling my rambunctious kids to stop touching things/stop turning off the lights/don't touch that cord.
But.... in the end it was all worth it.
Anyone want to buy a hot tub? It came with our house and we need to sell it to make some money. Plus we'll probably never use it anyway. :-)
Wow, that was definitely rambling.
