New House...New Baby!

Meet the newest member of our family...OLIVER!

The boys wanted a puppy last summer. We had just decided to put our house up for sale so, getting a new puppy was not in the cards-with potty training and keeping the house immaculate. SO, we promised them last September that as soon as we got into our new house we could get a puppy. We had them earning "puppy bucks" for everytime we asked them to clean their rooms for a house showing. Little did we, or they, know it would take so dang long for us to sell our house. They really "earned" little Oliver.

It is such a joy having a puppy! I am an animal lover-especially dogs. (I even worked a couple of years at an animal hospital before I met Todd. I loved that job.) We've really taken a step up from the hampsters we've had over the years. Oliver is a Shih Tzu. He is 8 weeks old and sooo darn cute! I think he looks a lot like the ewoks in Star Wars. His little face melts my heart. I'm excited to wake up every morning and play with him and smell his puppy breath when he licks me. The boys love him, too. There is nothing like having a new puppy!

Settling In

Whew !!!!!

We're finally out of the old house and into the new one! We had to be out of our house in West Jordan on Sat. Aug. 1st by 5:00 p.m. We just barely made that deadline-thanks to our very dear friends-the Browns. Seriously, at noon that day, I was in a panic wondering how we were going to get it all done-packing and cleaning. No sooner had I said a little prayer did the phone ring. Todd answered. It was Tera. She told Todd that their whole family was on their way to help us and that they were coming with Slurpees, too! When Todd came into the bathroom where I was cleaning and told me, I nearly cried. I think I was at the end of a very long and emotional rope. I was very humbled and grateful for the help. The Brown's helped to give us the additional energy we needed (both physically and mentally)to get all of the many tasks remaining-finished! A BIG thanks to our wonderful friends! Unbelieveably, the new homeowner showed up, ready to move in a half an hour early! CRAP! Needless to say we were not all the way ready. I hadn't even had the chance to go look through my house one last time and say goodbye. Maybe it was better that way. So many memories-nine years worth. How do you say goodbye for the last time??

I have never felt so totally and completely exhausted-except after having babies. It has been a long time since I have slept so soundly. (Unlike after you've had a new baby;)

From West Jordan, we went with suitcases and boxes packed with our day-to-day necessities, to my brother's house. We stayed with his family for 5 days and then packed it all up again to stay at my dad's for 4 days. Finally, yes, finally, we moved in to our new home in Riverton on Monday, Aug. 10th. YEA!!! Let me just say moving is one heck of alot of work-and stress. My hair is falling out, kinda like it does after you have a baby. In fact, there are alot of similarities between being preggers, giving birth and the adjustment to looking for a house, moving and the adjustment of relocating. Can you say ANXIETY?? But it comes with the thrill of having something new and different.

Our new house has a 3 car garage. The third car garage is double deep-so I guess technically, it is a 4 car garage. You would not believe that the whole side is completely full of all of our years of stuff. Boxes and boxes and boxes of stuff. I made the decision that once I got it all here (from 5 different places) I was going to be really careful about what came into the house. Because, surely, truly, we just don't need all of this "stuff"! And, I never want to move it all again-EVER!
One box at a time, things are finding their new homes. We are adjusting to a new area, neighborhood, friends and a lovely home. (Not to mention new schools for both of the kids-both get to take a bus-I am jumping for JOY I tell you. No more commuting to South Jordan!!)We are glad to finally be at our "destination". I will post pictures sometime soon-when I find the camera and the stuff to download it to the computer. For now, I just wanted to get you up to speed on our move. And to re-assure you all that I survived and that I am alive.