(cute little stinker in a box)
(Playing at the park by the Hydro plant - isn't it beautiful?)
(Too much TV)
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Together time!
Like I mentioned these four 'motel' walls give me an awful case of cabin fever but we've tried hard to keep busy and come up with things to do --the kids have been extra 'creative' from turning the stairs into a slide to playing in Lyzti's bed (ie, pack n play). Of course we still have too much TV time and are extra happy to be in the nice winter weather of the Northwest so we can hit a park once in a while, even in the middle of January & February!
We're here!
Our first couple of weeks in Washington were crazy! Due to overbooking the Residence inn that we started in was full just three days after we got here so we had to move to a different one for one night then back to the original. I was so happy to get settled and unpack our stuff and make ourselves 'at home'.
We've now been here going on 6 weeks and we are D O N E. It's nice that they have breakfast everyday and clean our room and change our beds but we are pretty sick of the food and being cooped up in these four walls - they also feed us dinner on Monday, Tuesdays and Wednesdays but we're getting sick of that repeated food too :)
For what seems like Forever we've been on the hunt for a home - the company has a home at the Merwin plant that we were planning to move into, BUT the more LeGrand learns work in and outs and the more we get used to being close to all the conveniences, the more we feel like we should live more south - either Ridgefield or Vancouver. So we started focusing our search in those areas. The market is crazy, prices are high and we have been so discouraged so many times, not know if what we were trying to do was even right --but in the end we were able to find a house the beginning of this week and are set to move in on February 28th --it's not everything we hoped for, but it's most things and we feel really good about it. And I'm PUMPED to know I have a home to move into :)
LeGrand is getting used to work - it's not the same but he's getting the hang of things and still loves what he does. He commutes about 40 minutes everyday, I don't love it but it doesn't bother him - when we get moved into our house the commute will only be about 30 min.
Laexin is getting used to and starting to really like his school in Woodland - I'm sad we will have to move him once again but am glad he is so adaptable. I have to make the 30 min. commute everyday to get him there then he rides the bus after school to the hydro plant and rides home with LeGrand.
The girls and I are surviving :) we try to keep our days busy with shopping, making treats and I'm doing Loa a little 'home' preschool which she loves.
We've now been here going on 6 weeks and we are D O N E. It's nice that they have breakfast everyday and clean our room and change our beds but we are pretty sick of the food and being cooped up in these four walls - they also feed us dinner on Monday, Tuesdays and Wednesdays but we're getting sick of that repeated food too :)
For what seems like Forever we've been on the hunt for a home - the company has a home at the Merwin plant that we were planning to move into, BUT the more LeGrand learns work in and outs and the more we get used to being close to all the conveniences, the more we feel like we should live more south - either Ridgefield or Vancouver. So we started focusing our search in those areas. The market is crazy, prices are high and we have been so discouraged so many times, not know if what we were trying to do was even right --but in the end we were able to find a house the beginning of this week and are set to move in on February 28th --it's not everything we hoped for, but it's most things and we feel really good about it. And I'm PUMPED to know I have a home to move into :)
LeGrand is getting used to work - it's not the same but he's getting the hang of things and still loves what he does. He commutes about 40 minutes everyday, I don't love it but it doesn't bother him - when we get moved into our house the commute will only be about 30 min.
Laexin is getting used to and starting to really like his school in Woodland - I'm sad we will have to move him once again but am glad he is so adaptable. I have to make the 30 min. commute everyday to get him there then he rides the bus after school to the hydro plant and rides home with LeGrand.
The girls and I are surviving :) we try to keep our days busy with shopping, making treats and I'm doing Loa a little 'home' preschool which she loves.
Sunday, February 8, 2015
And then we move...
Literally 3 days after arriving home from TX the movers showed up to start packing up the house --it was a whirlwind couple of days as we said goodbye to our Patchy dog (who luckily is headed to live on a ranch which he will love and we are thrilled about!)...
Watched our house get packed up and the next day loaded up and hauled off and we were left with an empty house, much like it was the day we arrived in Grace. My heart was so heavy and sad.
In those last couple of days while LeGrand finished up work we had so many people step up and bring us meals and stop by to bid farewell and the great Norm and Nina Johnson had us come stay in their basement for two nights -so many acts of service from so many wonderful people.
We had a fun 'New Years Party' with all the Johnsons, yummy food and games - said our goodbyes which totally sucked, slept good then got on the road nice and early Jan 1st for the next adventure and chapter in our lives, driving out of Grace pulled at my heart strings - a part of us will always live there.
We took an 8 hr drive, with a stop in Boise to have lunch, and settled down for the night in Pendleton OR. On the 2nd we drove the rest of the way to Vancouver -stayed one night at the Best Western, then 'moved' into our Residence Inn.
Watched our house get packed up and the next day loaded up and hauled off and we were left with an empty house, much like it was the day we arrived in Grace. My heart was so heavy and sad.
In those last couple of days while LeGrand finished up work we had so many people step up and bring us meals and stop by to bid farewell and the great Norm and Nina Johnson had us come stay in their basement for two nights -so many acts of service from so many wonderful people.
We had a fun 'New Years Party' with all the Johnsons, yummy food and games - said our goodbyes which totally sucked, slept good then got on the road nice and early Jan 1st for the next adventure and chapter in our lives, driving out of Grace pulled at my heart strings - a part of us will always live there.
We took an 8 hr drive, with a stop in Boise to have lunch, and settled down for the night in Pendleton OR. On the 2nd we drove the rest of the way to Vancouver -stayed one night at the Best Western, then 'moved' into our Residence Inn.
Off to Uvalde TX for the Holidays
I arrived back in Grace at about 2:30 am, packed/re-packed everyone for our holiday trip to TX and we were back on the road by 6:00 am. We finally arrived in San Antonio around 7 pm and made it to Uvalde about 9:30.
We had lots of days of relaxing and catching up, cooking and eating & letting the kids play. On the 21st Mom & Dad arrived and on the 23rd Kenz and Jed arrived - then we were all in Texas!
On the 23rd we took the kids to Sea World - it actually ended up being about the coldest day we were there, guess we didn't plan very well --but everyone were champs and we still had a good time!
We had a laid back Christmas eve with yummy food and games and a visit from the Pajama Elf!
We had a fun, enjoyable Christmas morning and lunch
- then we were on our way back to San Antonio headed for home --arrived back in Grace in the early morning hours of the 26th.
It was such a great trip to visit with family - we really got to relax and enjoy ourselves, I'm so grateful we had it planned and 'had' to go because it was the perfect time to get my mind of all the crazyness that was our life at the moment.
We had lots of days of relaxing and catching up, cooking and eating & letting the kids play. On the 21st Mom & Dad arrived and on the 23rd Kenz and Jed arrived - then we were all in Texas!
On the 23rd we took the kids to Sea World - it actually ended up being about the coldest day we were there, guess we didn't plan very well --but everyone were champs and we still had a good time!
We had a laid back Christmas eve with yummy food and games and a visit from the Pajama Elf!
(And of course I had to make the traditional Borsch)
Kids putting out the Reindeer food
We had a fun, enjoyable Christmas morning and lunch
- then we were on our way back to San Antonio headed for home --arrived back in Grace in the early morning hours of the 26th.
It was such a great trip to visit with family - we really got to relax and enjoy ourselves, I'm so grateful we had it planned and 'had' to go because it was the perfect time to get my mind of all the crazyness that was our life at the moment.
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