Saturday, July 9, 2011

Texas Veranos

Texas summers are hot. really. really. HOT. Moving day was July 29th and it was 100 degrees. I packed up the entire house in a zillion boxes to prepare for moving day when the 2 professional movers were to simply load it into their truck in what they thought would take easily 2-4 hours. (Clearing my throat now), Umm... not quite. It took a total of 14 hours and yes they were charging by the hour and yes I was helping load boxes with them. The worst part of it was that they FORGOT to load our entire attic onto their truck, so on closing day my husband and I not only had to lug it down to storage but rent an entirely new unit because it wouldn't fit in the other. Boy am I glad that part is behind us. 

There is something freeing about all of our belongings piled away somewhere we can not touch or see them.  It really makes you think about what is really important to you. I do believe there will be a lot more tossing the next go around before we move in to our next house.

Our next house....Still waiting to hear from the bank about the short sale that we have a contract on. They have until August 24th to tell us whether the house is ours. We are trying not to think about it and just enjoy not owning a house and being 100% debt free. We just got back from a wonderful trip away at a friends Lake House about 4 hours away with NO internet or phone service. I felt like I went through withdraws not being able to check FaceBook for the first day or so, but after that realized just how much a hate it. Totally addicted to social media via my iPhone. And H.A.T.E that I am. It is like a bad, bad drug. I must work on separating myself more from my phone.

I am pushing 40 in late August. Hopefully the bank will give us wonderful news early, and we will be all moved in before my birthday...best present ever! I am always trying to grow as a person, as a wife, as a Mom, spiritually... and I do believe this is a big year of growth for me. I am really excited about where I am in my life right now and am weirdly looking forward to my 40's. It wasn't until recently that I have really opened my heart to The Lord and asked him to help guide me and show me what it is I am supposed to be doing here. I have had constant tugging thoughts about adopting a child from Ethiopia. But my husband is not at all on the same page. I respect that, and know that if I listen carefully I will find exactly what I should be doing to better the world. Whether it is mission work with the family, or fundraising for needy children in 3rd world countries...I do know that I want to help save children, I am just not sure exactly how yet. I have such a heart for children.

My big kids go to sleep-away-camp tomorrow for the first time. We will be driving them there in the morning and plan to spend the rest of the week with our youngest daughter who just turned 5 last week at The Lake.

I will fill you in when we hear about the house! In the meantime, we are paying off  FULL credit card balances and cars, and medical bills as they come in the mail and are enjoying our stay with my husbands Mom who has graciously opened her home to our big family.