{Have I mentioned...}

That moving is hard work? Well, it is! But I am loving it! Go figure...I am so excited about our move into our new place...I know we are just renting it but it's going to be soooo nice to have so much more space!

Due to the different configuration of the new livingroom and because our sectional won't fit down the stairs to the familyroom in the basement I have put my sectional on craigslist. I am so excited because it means that I was able to go and pick out a new livingroom set for the new place...Have I mentioned that I am excited!!!

I found out what school the kids will be attending and I think that school will work out for us. They have a pre-1st grade class but it's called K-1. I am feeling sooo good about this move. However, I am going to miss all the wonderful people here who have welcomed us with open arms and befriended us. The ward here is wonderful and it will be missed along with all the wonderful and loving people who go there.

I know this move seems sudden and anyone who knows William and I, know that when we make a decision that it's usually quick and feels right, and this does feel right. I know it's where we are supposed to be. Everyday since we put our deposit down, the feeling just grows stronger and stronger about how right this choice is. It's such a great comfort to know that our choice is right.

I am so grateful and so excited for this move. Packing is going to be a chore but not too hard, I think I have become a better packer with each move we have had. It helps that most of our stuff is in storage, already packed up and ready to go...our boxed stuff has been so lonely spending a whole year packed away in storage because we just didn't have room in the house for it...but now we will have room!

I am super excited to know that I will be able to get cable internet at our new place!!!! Finally I will have fast enough internet that I will be able to watch netflix movies online without it having to "reset my connection because my speed slowed". It's going to be soooo great! Not to mention that I will be able to celebrate Thanksgiving in our new place and have enough room for everyone and not feel so cramped!!! What a great way to kick off our new place with a festive celebration of the holidays!

So here is the rundown...We move in and only have 5 days to get the house ready to celebrate Thanksgiving and then after Thanksgiving we get to set up our Tree and start decorating for Christmas! It's going to be crazy and hectic but it's going to be sooo worth it! I just know it!!!

Sorry for rambling on, but have I mentioned how EXCITED I am!!! If I haven't, I AM EXCITED!!!

{Webcam images}

Apparently, I forgot all about these webcam images that were taken after lunch with William, Ruth and I. They were taken during June...not sure where the boy are but they musta been playing outside or something, they are always trying to avoid the camera at all costs...

Enjoy!

{We found a Rental!}

We found a great place to rent in Caldwell. We are so excited. It's bigger and we will have tons of space. The yard isn't as big as we would like, but we have lived in apartments and enjoy going to the local parks with the kids due to not having any yard. This house makes up for it with all the space inside. We knew we wouldn't be able to find everything we wanted, especially since we have cats, (not just one, but two), and it's hard to find a rental that allows cats.

We did compromise on some things, but we didn't have to compromise on indoor space...thank goodness. We hope to move everything in and be all set up before Thanksgiving. We will get the keys on the 15th! We both really like the landlord and just feel really good about it. We know it's the right thing to do and the right place to be...WHOOOO-RAY!!!

When it's right, you just know!

{Life Changes}

I know in my last post I discussed our struggles with trying to find a home to buy, well we decided that this process isn't supposed to be this hard and that it's probably God's way of telling us to stop for now and take a breath and relax. We will resume looking for a home in a year or so. This will give us more time to save up money and pay off more on my student loans.

In the meantime we are going to find a new place to rent. We just need more space to stretch out. We were hoping to find something around where we live now so that the kids could stay in the same school but we are finding that there really isn't anything that fits our needs and those that do are waaaaay more then we are willing to pay in rent at this time, so we are going to look in Nampa, Caldwell, Boise, Meridian and surrounding areas.  On the bright side, in those areas I will be able to get better internet!! I miss having fast internet.

So the search is on for a new Rental...fingers crossed that we find what we want and that we can move in on the first of December. (fingers crossed) If you know of anything in those areas, let me know. I have been scouring the internet and calling on places left and right. I really hope we find something quickly.


On a lighter note, I received an order from a new vendor and they totally ROCKED the images my client choose from her session. I took them to my client this afternoon and she loved them. I was so ecstatic to see the smile on her face as she opened her packages. It was just like Christmas!

{House Hunting}

(image found on photobucket - thought it was fitting)

Who knew that house hunting would be so hard and emotionally draining?  We have looked at tons of houses and really none of them are 100% what we want, with the exception of one, but they raised the price and due to that, it took it out of our price range.

We put in an offer on a home, it's a nice house but would need work to make it more of what we want, which means $$ going into it, but would have to do that anyway with any house we choose. We still have yet to hear back on our offer, so we are assuming that their answer is "no" and moving on, looking and hoping to find a house that will be a good fit for our family...

This process isn't for the faint of heart and if you don't have patience, which lately I just don't have much of, it can be a bit nerve wracking and extremely frustrating and disappointing. I was hoping things would move smoothly but knowing our luck, I knew that may not happen, prayed that it would run smoothly, hoping God would smooth out the wrinkles, but it looks like we need the wrinkles, for some odd reason.

We are praying that we find the right home and are able to claim it as our own and be all settled before my birthday (Dec. 19th), but the way things are looking I just don't see it happening. I just wish this process was a bit more smooth and easier, I am beginning to dislike the hunt. How can anyone call this process fun, it's not! But I do know it's worth it and will be a great investment for our future, knowing that though, doesn't make this anymore fun.