Getting Caught up

OK, we are home from sunny California. This week is about getting caught up on mail, school, laundry, etc. I have finished about half of my grocery shopping for Thanksgiving. I try to do little trips so I do not have to carry 30 bags up to the third floor. This experience of apartment living with a family has been a lesson to me of how much I take for granted in life. Pulling into a garage, running the dishwasher, washer or dryer at any time of day or night (we have thin floors and walls!). Having more than one spot to eat, do school, craft, color, sew. Sending the girls out back to play... and having Internet access! I thought that hopping down to the library would be easy when I needed to go online, it wasn't! So I caved and ordered Internet for the last 2 months (hopefully). As our move in date inches closer I find myself looking forward to these things. However, I feel grateful for how much we have and I know this is temporary. Also, because this is temporary we have not settled in so it does not feel like home to us.

As far as the house goes I am going a bit nuts because we are waiting on a call to tell us when our closing date is. It looks like we will close before Christmas but I have no OFFICIAL word yet. I really would like to start planning our move and can not do it yet and this is really bothering me. Apparently I need a lesson in patience.

We are going low key and staying home for Thanksgiving. Just food, football and movies for us. We are expecting snow tonight and tomorrow but not on Thursday. We went and bought snow boots yesterday. I believe I have completely updated our photo site to check it out if you are interested. We hope you all have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!