soon to be home sweet home
it sits on Lake Michigan, it has more than 5,000 people per square mile and it qualifies as a BIG city, with REAL buildings downtown and get this... SUBURBS!!! Ahhhh, music to my ears. A city girl, should NEVER leave the city. Iowa has it's good points, but it was never really the comforts of a city. Anything that has more than 10 things to do all year long is better than where we are now. :) no offense, Iowa, you're just not for me..So, here we are, just 12 days until Moving day and still NO address to move to.
I am hopeful and I can't help but think with a lot of faith that we will find something this week.
I was taught from my early teens, and honestly probably a lot earlier than that, to always pray for the things that we were in need of.
When we needed a new car, I would pray every day for 6 months that we would find something that would not only fit our needs, but was reliable and affordable. 3 cars later, we have still been blessed with this method.
Now our prayers are turned to help us find a home. We have been doing our part, Cory, there- looking. Me, here - looking. Calling, emailing. Having a hard time finding something that is not only in our price range, in a good neighborhood, but something that will be available by the time we need to move in.
We made a list of 7 bishops of the local wards in the Milwaukee area. We called all 7. But there was one that stuck out to me. I am not going to call it inspiration, but there was something about it that stuck out to me. I told Cory to make sure he called them, I felt hopeful.
Only one bishop called us back. The one I had felt hopeful about. We told him that we were moving to the area, but had ONE problem. No place to live. We asked if he knew of any homes for rent in his area, and we got a resounding, "are you kidding me?" Apparently, there are a lot!!! So then the bishop proceeded to tell us how, just 15 minutes earlier he was on the phone with the Stake President, who asked him if he knew of anyone that needed a place to live, because he had a rental (in this ward) available. Seriously? What are the chances?
Now if you believe that everything happens for a reason, then we are on the same page. I just laughed. This is too good to be true.
We didn't stop there, we are still looking, because we don't want to count on something and then not have it be the right place (not enough bedrooms, etc) so we kept looking. About 20 minutes later, we received a phone call. The bishop said he had called his ward into action to help find us a place to live and that he also called the Stake President. We should be expecting some calls. five minutes after that, our first call. A brother in the ward, was calling us about a rental that was just posted in his neighborhood, that day. It met all of our needs and was above all, affordable. There is just one catch. It won't be available until the end of August. Well, so back to the drawing board. We still haven't heard from the Stake President so that is still an option.
Cory is going to be having dinner with the Bishop's family later this week and hopefully we'll have more of an idea on something then, but so far we have made more progress on this one phone call, than we have all week. I can't help but think that this IS an answer to our prayers. The Lord calling to action his angels here on earth to help and answer our prayers. What a great thing to know that this is true and that our prayers are heard and answered, whether we always know it or not.
The house is almost packed all the way, just beds and clothes up stairs. The couch and a tv downstairs and about 150 boxes and bins cluttering every wall, stacked 5 high. I'd be lying if I didn't tell you how much that bothers me. I feel so crowded and unorganized. I keep walking around the house looking for things to pack and while I know there is a lot to clean, I still procrastinate that. I am happy to clean anybody else's house in a second, but my own...... blech!
I told Cory that we can't move any more after this. 4 kids and all there stuff, is WAY too much for me. I have already taken 2 Huge loads to Goodwill and thrown out just as much stuff too. The not knowing we have a house to go to is overwhelming with a move date of 12 days away. Oh and did I mention my teeth are still bothering me? Yep. 10 months and counting. I feel so old..
You found ME!!!
As cute as can be- exploring the room, sitting in the faux fireplace.
Playing in the sheer curtains. I love this picture. Look closely, you can see her silhouette.
I was playing with different settings on the camera. I focused in on the couch, while she played in the window and sheers. I love her smile.
This one makes me laugh. You cannot tell, but she is "reading" 
an AARP magazine. HA!
Hiding behind the chair- Peek -a- Boo!
