Monday, September 24, 2007

Moving Day

We now have an official moving day on October 6th and 7th. I have rented the truck again. I hope I don't have to rent one again soon. This has been a very long move. We are excited, but I am sure there will be a lot to take care of once we get there too. I hope the house will actually be cleaned and bug free. We have been told it will be, but I don't know that for sure until I get there.

I also wanted to let you know about Brenna. She is learning new words and sounds daily now. It is so hard for me to believe that she can learn so fast. I think she learns a lot of words from Tanner. Her newest words are "uuh-ohh", "nite-nite", "neigh", and almost "no" (unfortunately). She will be talking all the time soon. I am actually excited that she will be able to express what she wants better as she learns new words, but I also believe that she will not stop talking just like I did.

I know I am short today, but I will talk again soon as moving day comes along. I can't wait to add pictures again too. I know you are all missing them dearly.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

News

No, there still won't be any pictures. We don't have our computer set up yet due to the problem of no house yet. The good news it that we have found a house to rent. It is available for us to rent on October 1st. Not too much longer. It is the right price, but there are some problems with it. The house is much smaller than the last one we lived in and it doesn't have a dishwasher. Actually those are my biggest problems. There were also a lot of bugs, but I am hoping a little extermination will take care of that problem. There are also some good things. It does have three beds and two baths. It has air conditioning. It has a fenced backyard for Annie. Although we do have to finish the fence. It also has a very large two car detached garage with plenty of storage space. It isn't pretty, but it is a home. I think it will be nice to start getting settled finally.

On the flip side, I will be sad to leave my brothers house. I have enjoyed my time here with them and I am sure I will visit often even though it is an hour and a half away. I have loved watching Brenna play with her cousin and learn from him. She is saying so many new words now. I can see how children with older siblings develop faster sometimes.

They are so funny playing together. Tanner always wants Brenna to play in his box with him, but Brenna doesn't really like getting in boxes. Also, Tanner really believes that baths are much more fun with a friend. Anytime someone mentions bath time, he grabs Brenna's hand and takes her with him. It is very cute. Brenna also loves sharing her toys with him except for the books. Aaron believes that Brenna wants Tanner to remain illiterate. She tries to keep all the books from him. I don't know why she wants to share everything else but books. She also loves to dance with him when there is music. This is one of the reasons I am glad we moved. I will enjoy watching the two of them grow up together. I hope they will remain friends.

Nathan still loves his job. I love to hear him talk about his day with excitement. It is definitely a blessing compared to last year. I am thankful God found him a place to belong and find success. There are so many things to be thankful for. I forget to share them most of the time. I am thankful for a place to live this past month. I am thankful that everyone is well again. I am thankful for my family and my friends. I have a good life.

One last statement. If any of my friends from Toddle Time read my blog, will you leave me a comment. I don't have any of your email addresses and can't get on the website that we have. I would love to talk to you. If not, I'll have my computer soon enough.

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

I'm a Texan again

The whole family is officially in the same time zone now. Yea! This has been one crazy move. I hope to never repeat this one. It is not the way I would suggest, although I can now give you great tips of what not to do. Mom keeps calling the move a comedy of error, but I think comedy is the wrong word right now. Maybe I will laugh in a few years. I have no pictures to post yet because our computer is packed away. Hopefully I can get it back out eventually though and start adding the pictures.

I will start at the beginning for those who don't know. First, we didn't have a job and were moving in with Nena. Then Nathan got an interview with a school in Karnes City, Texas. He ended up doing a phone interview three weeks ago on Thursday. He got the job Friday and then we had to get him ready to go. It was a good thing that I had already started packing the house up to go live with Nena. As you may be guessing now, Brenna and I were left packing alone for a week. I actually did more of that packing than Brenna. Nathan had to drive all the way to Houston alone. Well, he wasn't really alone because he had both the dog and the cat with him. That must have made for some interesting potty stops, but you will have to ask him about those. We somehow managed to get the house packed for the small group and church friends to come help load it into the moving truck. What better way to load than in the rain. Would you believe that Watkinsville, Georgia, being in the drought that it is, had rain the entire time we loaded that truck. But the helpers were trouper. Thank you guys. I couldn't have done it without you. They helped clean and then I finished the packing and checked out of the house. Brenna and I then began our stay at multiple houses. Poor little girl didn't sleep in the same place two times in a row. When we finally said our sad goodbyes, we got on the plane for our two hour flight that turned into five. Yes, I did say five hours with the almost one and a half year old child. She did great considder how long she had to sit still. I never thought I would make it to Houston. I had to drive through rush hour traffic to get to Mom and Dad's house. Which by the way, I took the earlier flight to avoid that traffic in the first place. The truck made it to San Antonio thanks to Keith from Watkinsville to Houston and my dad from Houston to San Antonio. Then Dad lost the keys to the truck and had to spend all Thrusday waiting for the locksmith to show up. Meanwhile, Mom, Brenna, Annie, and I drove to San Antonio without any major problems thankfully. Now Nathan, Brenna, and I are all living in San Antonio with Aaron, Elizabeth, Tanner, Reagan, and Joey. It is definetly a full house, but we are all doing well. It is fun to be able to spend time with Aaron and Elizabeth. I haven't really been able to do that in years.

The good part in all of this is that everyone is safe and we are together again. Nathan also loves his job. Thank you everyone for praying for the job. Brenna likes playing with and getting to know her cousin, aunt, and uncle. And I am thankful to be near family again. We are still looking for a place to live since this house will be even more crouded in March. We would welcome any prayers on a new home. I also know that it will take time to get used to this new life, but I would welcome prayers for an easy adjustment for me and Brenna as our schedule has changed. We are missing all of you in Georgia. I do wish we could be in two places at once. I will try to be better at writing more often as I settle into life here.