Around the house: Crazy cleaning, organizing, decluttering, house projecty stuff the last couple of weeks. See the "Thinking About" category for why :)
Clothing myself in: Jeans. Stripy maroon shirt. My mom had a ton of striped shirts- this shirt reminds me of her.
Toddler: Hit a bit of a snag with the babysitter. Being defiant and *ahem* hot-tempered. Lots of biting :-/ I am really looking forward to staying at home with him again, I think it'll help.
Kiddos: They have all been enjoying summer school, which is done in a couple of days. I am glad they have had a chance to do that, keeping them busy with fun, brain-stimulating activities.
In the kitchen: Gah. Don't even ask. My menus are so boring lately. Two jobs, ya'll. We do what is easy.
Thinking about: .... which brings me to this. To preface: before the kid's school closed, but when it looked like it was going to happen, we prayed. We prayed for the school to stay open if it was God's will. But more than that, we prayed that if it closed, that some good could come out of that sad situation. As you know, it closed in April. And then we decided to homeschool the kids again, which meant I was going to have to leave my job at Catholic Word.
Joe has been working remotely from the rest of his team since shortly after he started. So at the end of April, we got the go-ahead from his bosses to have him work remotely... from the mountains.
It has been on our hearts since before we ever left Idaho that we should be in the mountains. It was crazy hard to leave in the first place. And we have talked and dreamed many times about returning. The timing seemed about as ideal as it could be. So we have been working the last two months to put our house on the market. We are (trying fervently to be) realistic in our expectations- it often takes houses in this area a while to sell. But it's a beautiful house and it'll be perfect for another family. I am glad we get the chance to pass it on.
Next up: Mountains. Home.
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2 comments:
Woohoo! To the mountains. Selfishly, that is a funner destination to come visit you guys.
Yay - you got the sign up!!! Congratulations, I'm sure that felt like a huge accomplishment in itself. ;) Now hopefully it will sell...quickly. ;)
I'm so excited for you to return to a place that brings you all so much peace and joy. And...like Jackie said, a place we'd love to visit! ;) (We were going to visit you in WI, eventually...)
I love your meal plans - sounds like mine! I think that's how we should all approach meal planning - easy!
Prayers for guidance and grace as you wait for His guidance in all this!
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