Sorry about the long break between updates. We've been busy!
Packing,
mostly, but also looking for a place to live. We thought we'd be
in
Pennsylvania by now. It looks like we will be moving the 21st, as
we
*may* have found a house on the outskirts of the town we are moving to.
This
is pending, as we have not signed the lease yet, and are still waiting
on
Tom's company to let us know what we need to do to get the moving truck
lined
up.
Tom is doing well in his new territory, with his brand new store
open
now, and his other two doing well after some problems with winter
weather
in one of them. (even having to close once!) He is getting
tired
of living out of a suitcase in the various area hotels, and looks
forward
to FINALLY being able to go to a real home after work each night (and
sometimes
home for lunch) Yep, you heard that right, he misses our chaos
hehe.
We had a good Thanksgiving and Christmas. Thanksgiving was
Michael's
birthday, and we had a great day with the missionaries over for dinner
and
to watch a movie with us. December was a bit difficult with Tom
out
of town every other week, in Pennsylvania. He was home the 2nd
and
4th weeks, so he was home for Christmas. The last week of
December
(starting the 29th) was a little mixed up as he relinquished his old
stores
to a new rep and started full time with his PA stores. He was in
PA
until New Year's Eve, and then came home and was home for a lot of the
rest
of the week. Ever since then our routine is the same.
Monday
mornings he drives to PA, to return Friday evenings. The weather
has
been bad at times for his travel, but we are grateful that he has
always
arrived safely.
March 10th...
Well, we are moved in to our new home in
Pennsylvania. The move took place on a snowy day in February...
wonderful weather for packing the day before, nasty weather the day of
the move! You should all have our new address and phone number,
if not, email and I will send it again. We are getting unpacked
slowly but surely. Obviously we have the computer up, just a few
boxes in each room that need our attention. (other than the
kitchen and the front *upstairs living* room.)
The kids are adjusting
well. The huge yard is nice, and I didn't let the kids play
outside when the creek was really high from snowmelt last week (it
flooded the yard for the building supply next door) It's nice
that we can actually find our driveway now that the 2 feet of snow
melted. It was sure fun trying to figure out what to do with a 26
ft moving truck in that much snow!
We were able to get enough done
that we were able to get to church the next day (with careful planning
from before we moved) and the new branch was so helpful! They
brought meals and also helped unload the behemoth truck.
Tom got his company car after a
week in the new area and so I have my van again to get things done
during the day, like working on car insurance, utilities, banking,
shopping, etc.
As for the kids- quick updates-
Michael is 7, loving the new
house, new class, turning 8 this year and being baptized, the cool
basement family room, huge yard, checking the mail himself, and
exploring. He is also getting a huge appetite, maybe a big growth
spurt is coming on!
Benjamin is 5, misses his
library, (so do I!) , having trouble adjusting with worse mood swings
than normal, but loving the new place other than all that. We are
working on getting back to a routine that fits everyone.
Emilie is 3, but tells everyone
that she will be 4 on Easter this year (although for a while she was
telling everyone she would turn 12, or 6, or 9...) She introduces
all her siblings as well. She likes the new house and her new
room (which she is sharing with Nat) and seems to be adjusting well to
a small Primary and there not being many girls anywhere near.
Nathanael will be 1 in 2
weeks. He can stand on his own, but not really much interest in
walking other than a few steps here and there between Mom and
Dad. He is fascinated with the basement stairs, and we all work
hard to keep him off them. He can climb up them fine, but there
is no railing on either side and I would prefer a little more safety
first! He claps, says Mama and Dada, has 7 teeth, and blows
excellent raspberries.... he can also "click" his tongue, to the
excitement of the kids. He is learning to drink from a cup.
We will try and keep this site
updated better in the future! It's just been a busy 4 months!
Please visit or email or call! We're all here!
HUGS
Thank you all for your love and support.
Tabitha, Tom, Michael, Benjamin, Emilie, and Nathanael
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