.Old = Out, New = In.

Kinda random post here...

- Plans are moving along, but my previous post.... ppfft! Waste of splendid time! Plans have totally changed.... I will let you know when we do.

- On another note, we have now lived in the USA for 8 years this week. C.R.A.Z.Y!

- I start a new decade of life in less than 2 weeks. S.C.A.R.Y!

- I have our name down for first call on a puppy, arriving on my birthday... I. WANT. HIM.

- My husband is rocking at working out, he is totally putting my lazy butt to shame.

- I have something weird going on with my knee, think it is a torn ligament or some cyst. Going to the ortho next week to get that sorted I hope.

- I have visitors gallore this month. SUPER excited. My dad and step-mum are here right now and my mum arrives after them.

- My boys are in their new beds, fast asleep. Loving their beds and the little loves in them even more!

- We went to Tie Hack today and I so want to learn to fly fish. (Did I just say that out loud?)

Random, I know. Just life as I know it right now.

.Dreaming.

I am totally crushing on a few things lately. We are in the process of 'THE' house hunt. Two options have come up and we are waiting to see what happens...

but how I would love this little house... today anyway...

I am loving the floor plan. There is full unfinished basement, so room for growth. The price is just not right for us at this point.

The other 2 options we are looking at would allow for a bit more movement and some cosmetic sweat equity which is what we initially really wanted anyway, so we will see what happens.

Option 1 - we will call RC, would allow for me to have my fresh and clean kitchen and some easy to do's to make it lovely. Totally liveable and enjoyable as is, but has an unfinished basement also, so we can dream with that and save for summer projects. It is a ranch style home, one level with basement and I love that for our family at the moment. (hence why I love the plan above)
Here is what I am crushing for RC....

Option 2 - we shall call Sutherland
This is a home that is 20 years old, but very cute. We are going to look at this tomorrow, but from what I can tell, it has a great yard, deck etc but a small kitchen. That and the fact that there is 2 bedrooms upstairs and 2 downstairs, might be a deal breaker for us. We will know more tomorrow. This is a split level home.
Things I am crushing for Sutherland...

We have plenty of time to decide and will be praying and weighing options all along the way but we are excited for the opportunities and possibilities.

Most of my images are on my pinterest board so feel free to check it out.

.Good Stuff.

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My spunk of a nephew Kallan (who kicked the pants off cancer) was on the front page of the local newspaper in my 'old' home town with his gorgeous sister Shay. We are just so proud of him and can't wait for the exciting time they will all have as a family in Disneyland. What a fun time making memories together.

I love you and adore you Kal, Shay, Krinny and Dash!

.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.

.Change.

I have decided to make our blog private. We have some changes and exciting news. I really didn't want to do this, but the change is being made! Send me an email or leave your info and I will add you to my blog (even if I don't know you and you like to check out the blog).

.All Things Cade.

On Sunday Cade was holding the door open for me and others to walk in for church, the last one in was a little girl, probably 7 or 8 and she was wearing an all white dress and Cade goes, "Awww, you look very nice today, you have a very pretty dress!" It was the smoothest thing ever! Her dad was inside waiting for her and heard this and we had a good old chuckle.

Cade is very aware. He is too smart at times and wants to know everything as though life is a test. We will talk about things and he will want to recall them and remember right away without much practice. It can be challenging as he is also one that gets frustrated and frets when it isn't perfect. Want to tie his own shoes for example... oh this will be the death of me!

He is so ready for pre-school but we have yet to hear back from the place we applied. I am stressing if he doesn't get in as I put all my eggs in that basket and will be scrambling to find another.

He adores babies and will ask when we will get one whenever he sees a baby. He tells me Jesus wants to know when we will be ready.

Cade loves to help. He wants to do the dishes and set the table and will often get me things I need without me ever asking, he is a smarty.

He is a beautifully sensitive child and when he thinks about me being at work and not with him for the day, he gets teary just thinking about it and constantly tells me he will miss me.

Cade loves to pray and will say the same prayer each time, in the same order. Just lately he has added a little 'flare' and prays that we can have a pet or go on a holiday or have a baby etc.

He loves to draw and when drawing people puts a big smile on them right away.

Cade has a serious imagination and won't switch it off when needed. I have to tell him, "Ok Cade, I need you to get dressed so switch off the control so you can get dressed" He is often loud and screechy when playing and has to be told not to make the 'warning' noises inside. It can be seriously annoying!

He is affectionate and gives kisses and 'huggles' freely. He is a sweetheart.

Signs of irritation with Ethan have been showing up lately, which is another indication to me he needs time away just for himself. I totally understand this need and hope that preschool will be a good outlet.

Cade is addicted to TV. The only thing better in his world is to be outside, he loves to dig in the dirt and find bugs... oh funny story, earlier in the week we were outside watering the garden and Cade found an earth worm so I picked it up and he wanted to take it to the flowers so I put it in his hand and he squealed and said, "AHHHH, it's too wormy!" and he dropped the worm, I cracked up. Guess, you had to be there, but it was funny as.

Cade has great coordination, and can throw a ball and hit it and Cory is often playing ball with him, it is really nice to see them both enjoy this and will be even better when they can do it outside!

He so wants to be a big boy and often talks about his mission and going to Ireland or Island, we aren't sure! :)

We sure love our Cade. He is such a good boy and I love that he is tender, fun, genuine and mine!