.Place.

Here are the pics of our place... finally!

Kitchen, laundry behind white doors

Kitchen with front door seen on the left

Laundry, what you can't see is the lovely deep shelves that go above the washer and dryer. Love me some storage, even if it is just a shelf

Living area from the kitchen

Master bedroom

Master

Master bath and his/her closets

Master Bathroom

Master Bathroom

Hall from master bedroom, looking toward the living area, open door on the right is the half bath

Half bath

Hallway to bedrooms, linen cupboard on the right then open door is the boys room

Boys room

Boys room

Jack and Jill Bathroom from boys room

Jack and Jill bathroom

Bathroom from 2nd bedroom

Second bedroom

Second bedroom

That is the grand tour.

My favorite things,
- by far the tile instead of linoleum, tiled showers and bathrooms, entry ways and kitchen/laundry. Heaven!
- The higher ceilings.
- A dishwasher again!
- Living on one level, with the washer/dryer on the same level as the bedrooms.
- Central air.
- A pool and a nice patio to bbq on.

The things I don't like.
- Living on the 3rd floor, which means hiking 4 flights of stairs with groceries and a tired 2 year old not wanting to walk but instead be carried. (He walks, and cries the whole way up)
- The snotty kids that live here, that play outside unattended.
- There is no park here (as we have the pool) so we make a daily trek to another park, there is a small one across the road which is great, I just have to wait for the late afternoon so little bums don't get burnt on the slides.
- I hate not having a yard for the kids to play in anymore, soon enough.

We LOVE our ward. Although we were on the program our second week there as speakers and not told. We walked in and the councellor goes, "Oh good our speakers arrived, you won't have to listen to me the whole time" and we literally looked around to see who he was talking about. UMMM us!! We made it through. Talk about freak our for a little while though. I am filling in for the gospel doctrine teacher this week as he is going to Minot to help out for a while. I have NEVER taught gospel doctrine, so this is all new and out of my comfort zone, good think I love the lesson this week!!

We are settling in well. Have been busy looking for a home to buy GASP!! I know, big girl pants!! We are excited/nervous. Just waiting on a place we know is going to be listed to be listed. Total buyers market here right now with like 500 properties for sale at the moment.

Sorry this was super long, but newsy. Hope I got you all caught up.

.Slacker... well not really.

Sorry, no photo update yet, life has been busy. Boys have been busy, I have been busy entertaining said busy boys!!

Here is the floor plan atleast, so you can get a little taste...

...to be continued...

.Moved.

We are here and adjusting to life in G town. We arrived Tuesday evening and Cory started work bright and early Wednesday, so we have been busy, busy.

I have 2 boxes left to unpack and pictures to hang, but other than that we are all unpacked. It has been horrible this time round trying to unpack. Not sure why. Maybe that fact that moving 3 times in a year has me sick of it, but I am trying to toss what has not been accessed or used in the last 9 months, hence it is taking a little longer than I previously remember.

The weather has been lovely. Hot but totally bearable. We have yet to go swimming and make the most of the nice days, but we have taken walks and played at the park and with great friends we haven't seen in a good while. It has been fun.

I will get photos up probably in the next day or so.

.Last Day.

Tomorrow is my last day at work. This is totally bittersweet for me. I have loved, loved working there, more so this time around than before I had Cade. It has been a great confidence booster and I have found a great deal of satisfaction and validation. (I know that sounds really sad and in some ways is a selfish statement, but no judgement or justification, my home - husband, children and church ARE my life and the reason I do what I do). I had to work in order to meet our obligations while living in Laramie, and I am just so very grateful that Cory and my schedules worked so well that I could help out and for the blessing of enjoying my work and those I worked with. I will miss them a great deal.

The last 2 weeks have been full on for me at work, with my co-worked on vacation, holding down the fort and trying to get loose ends tied up with renovations I have been overseeing has been the kicker. It has been something totally new for me and I really had enjoyed it, but I tell ya, after 3 and a half months, I am ready for that to be done with. It is oh.so.close.... just finishing touches now I am hoping.

I will miss the happy, fun personalities of those I work with and the fact that I slotted right back in after being gone for over 4 years. It really was a win win situation and one I am so very thankful to Heavenly Father for. It filled a physical need and an emotional one I never realised I needed at this time. What a blessing.

On that note, I am super excited for a fun summer with my boys, in a new town and with old friends! I think it is time for me to refocus and I am excited for that.

.The One Constant...Change.

News is... We are moving... back to Australia...
Just kidding! .....About the Australia part!
Cory accepted a job ....and we are moving to G town....
I know, I know, never thought we would live in G town either, but we are excited for the opportunities this will bring. (They are heavily involved in Australia.... in my home town....who knows... down the track...)

We both gave notice today and Cory is due to start at the end of the month. We literally have 3 and a half weeks to find a house, pack a house and move all while working! It is going to be a crazy, hectic month to say the least.

We are sad to leave jobs and people we love. We have really, truly loved our work especially the people we work with, but we have been blessed with this wonderful opportunity and feel that it will grant righteous desires to be fulfilled.

We are excited for this new chapter in our lives.

Much To Do

Well, I have been slack... again...

Things have been hectic and I have a lot to update and blog about, but life has called and we are busy getting things sorted and cleared for the move on Wednesday. Then it is knuckling down and getting the final cleaning done before family arrives this weekend for graduation. We are excited... nervous... stressed.... but thankful and healthy.