Changes all around

Note: I started playing around with the layout and colors and I hate this but I haven't had any time to go back and change it. I know exactly what I want it all to look like, but I have to figure out how to make it work. We haven't hooked up our internet yet, so it may be a few days before things start looking better around here.
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Our new digs are shaping up to be quite nice, and so much treasure in heaven has been earned through this one move! I had a huge amount of help from friends on the front end, and now new friends (and a lot of family) are serving me on the tail end. It is such a blessing and I feel like it's made this move as easy as possible.

Thanks to glowing reports from our previous landlords :) we were "chosen" on Friday to be the renters of the smaller house. I'm not surprised she had a flood of inquiries since the price was much lower than anything else around of that quality and size. We signed the lease at 10am on Saturday, had a truck by 11:30am, and were moving in by early afternoon. There was no rush to leave the basement, so we decided to transition into the new house over the course of a week, which has turned out to be a really easy way to move with preschoolers. Monday we unpacked the whole kitchen, yesterday some new friends from church came and stayed for EIGHT HOURS helping me unpack everything else. There are about 10 boxes that need sorting and a few for the attic, but everything else is finished. Not bad for 3 days. I'm waiting to hang most things until my mom comes (anytime is fine, Mom). After dinner tonight we will head over and make the final move. WH's sister has been such a gracious host and we will really miss being here! (Not enough to keep us in the basement.)

And Laura B., it is about 20 minutes from our family, but near 5 or 6 families from the church. It has a yard big enough for a swingset, and a front yard that we may fence in at some point to make it easier for the kids to play in safely. All in all it's a quiet little neighborhood of retired people, and Mrs. Feeny has already been over twice to check on us. :)

I'm off to restock my fridge...it will be so nice to be back in my kitchen. I got excited just making menu plans; it sort of feels like I'm still playing house.