Thursday, June 18, 2009

Busy Month

What a month it's been! We are all moved into our new home. LOL! Well... we are moved in. We are not all un-packed. But we have unpacked most of what we need. It's been quite an experience.

The last time we moved it took us a few hours from the time we thought about it, until the stuff was moved into the new house. The 2009 move was a huge process.... I'm still trying to figure out where things go and if I really want this or that. Sorting and flinging.... and it feels good to fling it!

The kids all came home for Taylor's graduation. We had BBQs and parties for a week long celebration of family. It was wonderful having all my kids home. The kids all played frisbee, soccer, and football in our yard. The guys sat around our porch with Bibles open having discussions, and everyone pitched in when it came time to eat.

It was funny... we don't usually have more than a bowl of oatmeal and a fruit for breakfast, but the boys all got together and cooked big breakfast meals every morning.

The grand babies are growing up. I loved waking up to baby hugs and giggles each morning. One of the babies learned to walk in our front lawn just over a week ago. Now she's walking all over the place.

Graduation was really nice. Taylor earned an honor cord... top 1% of his class of 374 graduating students.

Taylor went back to the Midwest with Andrea and Mitch. I'm not sure when he will be coming home... just so long as he's home in time for fall classes. Waking up to an empty house on Monday was exceptionally hard. I cried for a minute... then decided to get out and do something. So mom and I went shopping and bought more flowers.

Well... my time here at the library is about up. I thought I'd be here every few days, but right now, I'm really enjoying the lack of tv and internet. So it may be awhile before I log on again. We did change our cell service so I now have some contact with the outside world. We are considering internet this fall... we'll see.

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Making The Move

So we are finally making the move. We've been living amongst a maze of boxes, eating off paper plates, with plastic forks... I'm looking forward to setting my dining table with my own dishes, real forks, and glass tumblers. Relaxing in my living room, with coffee and tea served up in my favorite mugs.

We are moving farther out in the country. It is beautiful. The night sky is lit up by the moon, and the only noise is the sound of nature. I love looking out the front door and seeing the cows grazing in the fields. For now, I love hearing the rooster... but I imagine he'll be a bit annoying as the sun rises earlier during the summer months.

Did I mention I won't have internet service? Yeah. I was shocked to learn there isn't DSL available. I understand we can sign up for dial-up but my first reaction was no way! I didn't even know dial-up was available. I can only imagine our frustration with slow internet... I don't think we'll go there. I'm going to miss daily contact with my kids. We relied on the internet for webcam visits with the babies and cell phones for daily conversations. No cell phone service and no webcam... I'm going to miss my kids even more than I do now. I think this is the first time since 1994 we have been without the internet. I guess I'll have lots of time for being a homemaker.


I'm looking forward to settling into my new home. I heard the average family takes six months to unpack and get totally settled in after a big move. Oh goodness... I'm hoping we aren't an average family. I guess, since there isn't going to be television or internet, we just might be able to get unpacked faster than usual.

Our phone number is the same. My cell # is the same, but I don't have service for about five miles from my house. My email is the same. Feel free to keep in contact!

I'm logging off now...

Friday, April 10, 2009

Kiddo Kudos!

T-man has earned two scholarships so far. When he graduates high school in June, he will have a full year of college. So far he's keeping up with a 4.00 GPA in college and somewhere between 3.75 and 4.00 for high school.

One of his scholarships will cover full tuition. We are pretty excited!