We're Moving!!!

I introduce you to our new house!! We looked at it last week (even though I have been eying it for a few weeks now) and are in LOVE. It has 4 bedrooms (although the 4th one is in the basement but not finished. It only needs Sheetrock), 3 of them are upstairs, 3 bathrooms (yes 3! The master bedroom has it's own bathroom! Nothing spectacular, like a jacuzzi tub, but it has it's own), one upstairs, and a full bath in the basement. The basement is finished (YAY!!) and HUGE. There is plenty of room for David to have a play area and for us to put the TV down there. There is a living room upstairs next to the kitchen and dining room. I'm excited to have counter space and storage space again! There is a pond in the backyard but we don't have a huge hill like we did at our old house. AND they have cattails around the pond! When we lived in our other house we had to cut the 'weed's' or the city would fine us. We didn't like this as this caused geese to come into our yard and there were hardly any birds. The house is in a cul-de-sac off a very quiet street.

The new house is about 5 minutes North of our old house! It'll cut over 20 minutes off of Daddy's drive. It increases my drive a bit but that's OK. All that matters is that Daddy's drive is decreased.

Today we are going to go put our notice in here at our apartment and I'm going to see if any of our friends are able to help us move. We don't have that much to move so it shouldn't be too bad. We'll be moving sometime in January. We're putting in a 2 month notice here so hopefully by mid January we'll be in our new house!

I better get going. Lot's to do today!

Quiet day

Little Man and I stayed home from work and daycare today. Little Man has had diarrhea for 6 days and I was worried he would pass this on to the other kids at daycare. Even though Ms. S. is wonderful and said she would still take him. We are having a quiet day. He’s colored, played with play-doh and even watched me clean the bathroom and put clothes away. When he wakes up from a nap we’re going to watch a movie.

I’m hoping we’ll have a big announcement to announce soon. Although if you are from Adoption Talk or friends of Daddy on Facebook you might have seen and heard what is possibly going to happen. We are so excited and petrified all at the same time.

It’s hard to believe next week is Thanksgiving. This past year really has flown by. We are staying home for Thanksgiving and will enjoy lots of turkey and food maybe a nap or 2. I am off that day and the day after. I’m looking forward to sleeping in and putting up the tree. Due to possible announcement we won’t be decorating as much.

I better go before I give away too much. 

Whoa!

I knew it's been awhile since I posted but I didn't realize it's been this long. Life is busy and Little Man is growing. Recently he 'found' his little Elmo computer (it's not a real computer mind you) and has been playing with it and talking with it constantly. It's funny because I hear him arguing with Elmo. 'NO! That is NOT an octagon!' Ha ha.

Daddy is loving his job and I am loving mine. Daddy has been on overtime the past month or so. So it's just been Little Man and I most nights. I hate to admit that we are watching movies most nights or cartoons because I am so tired. Little Man doesn't mind as he'll sit in my lap and we'll snuggle.

He loves going to daycare at MS. S's house. Who wouldn't if you were the only boy? AND! Ms. S's husband has John Deere equipment and Little Man is in HEAVEN! He asks to go every day and loves to show off all the projects they do. He is quite the drawer. Speaking of drawing he has been asking for me to help him write his name. His favorite letter to make is a 'O'. I wonder why. :)

That's a pretty quick summary on what is going on and hopefully I'll be back to writing rather continuously soon.

Wow!

Ok, Little Man is in daycare. Now most Daycares here in the Cities (agency run ones) are around $240 a week or $960 a month. When Little Man was in daycare (for 2 weeks) 2 years ago it was the cheapest agency ran one at $160 a week or $640 a month. I thought that was a steal. Now he is an in home daycare ran by a friend of ours friend's daughter. I was told how much she charged but, honestly, I forgot. I was filling out paperwork today and one of the sheets said what she charges. $125 a week! That's only $500 a month!!! That's $140 less than what I was expecting! Now I can put an extra $140 a month into our adoption fund.

Lord, you provide when we need it. You continually bless us beyond words.

Thank you.

Day 2

I suppose your wondering if I mean Day 4 but nope I mean Day 2. Daddy's car overheated on Thursday so he had to take my car to work and I missed work Thurs and Fri. Not that I'm complaining but I missed some things at work I would have liked to be at.

So tomorrow will be Day 2 with Little Man at daycare. I know you all are wondering...He LOVES it! When I picked him up on Wednesday he was barefoot, flushed, and wet with the HUGEST smile on his face. It was so good to pull up to that. I was thinking about him all day and wondered how he was doing. His daycare gal (I'll call her Ms. S. so we won't confuse her with S, Little Man's birthmom) had nothing but praise and awe over Little Man. She said he was so good. When it was time to eat she would ask him to sit at the table and he'd say 'OK' or how about taking a nap and he'd reply 'Sure'. He told her a few times he had to go potty and got on the big potty all by himself.

Also, when I pulled up a lady was dropping off her 2 daughters and I thought she looked familiar. She made a comment to Ms. S. about me looking familiar and she said where I go to church. Come to find out we go to the same church. Her mom use to teach the 3rd and 4th graders (she retired last year). I find that refreshing that member's of our church recommended Ms. S. and now a fellow member sends her 2 daughters there. By the way, Little Man is the only boy out of 6 girls.

Also, Ms. S.'s husband, R, drives a motorcycle. When he came home on Wednesday Little Man let out the loudest shriek and was SO excited to see a motorcycle up close. Now that's all Little Man talks about. 'R has a motorcycle and I got to see it!'

Oh, Daddy's car is fixed...$500 later. Ugh. I thank God we had the money to fix it even if it leaves a pit in my stomach.

Well I better go look for Little Man's shot card. Ms. S. needs a copy and I have no idea where it is. Nothing like looking for something at the last moment.

Day 1

Tomorrow is Day 1 of Daddy's new job and Little Man's first day at daycare. I was getting a bit worried when she never called me back (she was on vacation last week) and was hoping I wouldn't have to miss work tomorrow. Come to find out her father in law (and mother in law) are in town and he had a heart attack on Friday. He's doing well and will be going home to Florida on Thursday.

I'll be dropping Little Man off at daycare at 7am. And I'm petrified. Not because Little Man is actually in daycare but because I've never driven to her house by myself. She lives in the country by our church and the past couple times Daddy has driven. I'm going to Google her address and put it on my GPS, just in case.

Tomorrow becomes our new routine. Wake up at 5am, drop Little Man off at daycare by 7am (requiring me to leave around 6:30am), Daddy will leaving a little before 6am to be at work by 7am, work, I'll be leaving around 4pm, Daddy will be leaving around 3:30pm, he will pick up Little Man, and I will head home to clean up a little and start supper. Hello normal, you will become routine in no time.

No more nights with Daddy away. We continue to be overwhelmed at how much God continues to bless us.

Work and life

Well Daddy FINALLY got the job! Yoohoo! Now reality is setting in. Not that unemployment didn't but having to juggle dropping Little Man off at daycare and picking him up and Daddy driving a total of 2 hours everyday. It will work and we are truly blessed for him to finally be working. We are beyond excited. A huge weight is lifted off and we feel we can live. Not that we haven't but we have not gone up North in a year and 3 months. Daddy and I are itching to get up North and take Little Man out into the great outdoors.

Work for me is going great. Because of Daddy's new job he needs to go up and get a physical. He has to do this tomorrow and since our daycare gal is on vacation this week (perfect timing huh?) I'll be staying home tomorrow morning. I thought I'd ask my supervisor and see if I could work from home that morning. She emailed our manager and she said yes! How cool is that?! It's suppose to be hush hush, which is fine. I'm so thrilled I get to get a few hours of work in and won't have to make it up, use vacation or risk not getting paid at all. And the fact this could be an option whenever Little Man is sick and I could get some work done while at home and not have to use up vacation or sick time.

I also ask for your prayers as one of my friends dad just passed away unexpectedly a couple days ago. This is a rough time with her and her family.