Hi Ya'll! We're back in the blogging world, and oh boy was November a busy month for us! Here's what's been happening since our last post:
We found renters!!!
Heavenly Father listened to our prayers, even though it took a few leaps of faith on our part. After a few fall throughs, including one that happened after the lease was already signed, we decided to go public and placed a sign in the front yard. Less than 3 days later we had our renters. I believe that Heavenly Father's sent us the exact type of renters we could want to take care of our home. They're an older couple who both work, and don't smoke or have pets (pets would have been fine, but the smoking thing turned out to be a deal breaker for some other renters and calls on the house). They seen to be really quiet-type people, who love our house as much as we did.
We moved!!!
OK, our house isn't finished. In fact we had a few stalls in that area because of the trouble we had finding the right renters and once we had them, they wanted to move in immediately. But thanks to some very wonderful friends and a few compromises we are currently staying with said friends and sleeping in our camper at night. It's been a challenge, but it will all be worth it in the end.........i keep promising my self.
Bye-bye Bullseye!!!
After eight years with Target, I've finally said "goodbye". There were several reasons that contributed to my decision to leave, none of them pretty. I won't be specific here, but lets just say that it was time I found another job that suited my personality and life style better. That being said, I have found another job, with a different company where my primary role is to input information that I find on criminal background checks. So if you do anything bad...I'll know! and I LOVE IT!!! It's only been a week and a half there, but I love all the people so far, and the hours are just the best that I could ask for. And in addition to all that, I feel like I finally have a "grown-up" job. Is it too soon to say that I think I'm happier here than I ever was at TGT? Maybe. I was positively miserable there the past year or so, but I don't think I've been at my new job long enough to tell for sure. But we'll see.....so far I really like it!
Branching out!!!
Since our move, we are no longer in the Irmo Ward, even though we still see most everyone every week. We are now in the Chapin Branch. We have been fairly warned that the callings are coming, but I say that's fine by me. I suppose it's because I was raised in a small branch, but I just feel more at home when it's such a small group of saints. I have a serious problem with names, and the less I have to remember the better. Just joking! But really I am loving these people! They've already made this family feel so at home, it's almost as if we were always here.
Thanksgiving
With so much gong on this year, I didn't get to make a grand feast like I wanted to. (You know me...I LOVE to cook!) But we did get to enjoy one! Aunt Mel and Uncle Troy hosted this year's spread. Everything was so good I didn't want to stop eating. In addition to all the good food there was something else to be grateful for this year. Just a few days before Thanksgiving Day, Aunt Mel and Uncle Troy signed adoption papers for their son Jacob! They've been working through this process for almost a year now, and now it's final! YAY!!! He's officially theirs! We're so excited!
All in all there have been so many changes this month it's been a little crazy. But all of these changes have been for the good. Now that we're all settled in at our friend's place, I can tell a definite change in myself. I'm not nearly as stressed now as I was at the beginning of this month. Soon we'll have the tree up and Christmas will be here before we know it! Get ready!!!
