I know when my kids look back on our yearly blog books they're going to wonder what happened during the past month. All I can say it that life gets busy, and our priorities aren't always in line with what we think they should be in line with. Memory keeping is a huge part of my life, but as of late, I am just trying to stay afloat in the present.
Today I am thankful for so many things.
Dirty dishes--because I have a dishwasher to clean them.
Toilet bowl rings...because I have rubber gloves, Ajax and a scrubby to get rid of them.
The anticipation of my mom moving soon and the donation truck that will be parked outside my school this weekend because I have been sifting through my home for things that are no longer being used to give to others.
But most importantly, today I am thankful for snow days. That way I can add this posting to our blog!
Today I am thankful for so many things.
Dirty dishes--because I have a dishwasher to clean them.
But most importantly, today I am thankful for snow days. That way I can add this posting to our blog!
I can't really believe my district called a snow day today since there isn't really any snow to speak of, but "they" are forecasting a crazy blizzard to pass through and dump between 3-8 inches depending on the elevation you live at. My school should get about 3, but I live about a 1000 feet higher, so we are anticipating those big drifts to be gracing our driveway again. We shall see. Right now the wind speeds are anywhere between 30 and 60 miles per hour. So it seems to just be blowing the snow right on through without giving it much time to land to the ground.
Thank you Jesus for unexpected gifts!
On the home front:
I know I haven't updated about Pam's place for a while. Things are still moving along. In fact, there is a worker here this morning. The appliances are scheduled to be delivered on Thursday, so we are diligently praying for a weekend move out. Please pray for us as we are all ready have our own spaces back.
During spring break, the long dreaded process of updating our septic system was actually one of the easiest parts of this whole process. I smile when I think back at how much I was worried about this part. But in actuality it really only took about 2 hours for them to disconnect and reconnect our water system. We now have a system that is twice as big and the best part is that we won't have to call an excavator company if it ever backs up. They put risers and lids where the four access points are, so it will be a breeze to have it cleaned out every few years.
(When we were looking to buy the place in July 2011 Craig, our realtor and I spend several hours digging in the dry dirt trying to find the cement lids and had no luck whatsoever.) We knew it would be a minor fix, so we bought the place anyway...clearly!
The septic tank itself is a concrete box. Underneath the black risers are cement lids. In the pasture they had to add a new leach field so the amount of dirt that had to be dug up and moved around was a whole lot more than we anticipated. All worth it in the long run. The "peace of mind" feeling is worth every ounce of dirt!
Pam's place is moving right along...
The hearth and fireplace are ready to go.
Kichen cabinets and counters are installed. Just need a few adjustments.
The bathroom tile is installed and just needs to be grouted.
Appliances are scheduled to arrive on Thursday, the second coat of stucco is to be applied on Friday (weather permitting) and we are praying, praying, praying for a weekend move in.
We have entered week 11. Our patience threshold feels like it has been tested to it's maximum limit, but we keep reminding ourselves that our Father gives is only what we can handle. We have grown so much during this past year.
Today I am thankful for so many things...
During spring break, the long dreaded process of updating our septic system was actually one of the easiest parts of this whole process. I smile when I think back at how much I was worried about this part. But in actuality it really only took about 2 hours for them to disconnect and reconnect our water system. We now have a system that is twice as big and the best part is that we won't have to call an excavator company if it ever backs up. They put risers and lids where the four access points are, so it will be a breeze to have it cleaned out every few years.
(When we were looking to buy the place in July 2011 Craig, our realtor and I spend several hours digging in the dry dirt trying to find the cement lids and had no luck whatsoever.) We knew it would be a minor fix, so we bought the place anyway...clearly!
Pam's place is moving right along...
Appliances are scheduled to arrive on Thursday, the second coat of stucco is to be applied on Friday (weather permitting) and we are praying, praying, praying for a weekend move in.
We have entered week 11. Our patience threshold feels like it has been tested to it's maximum limit, but we keep reminding ourselves that our Father gives is only what we can handle. We have grown so much during this past year.
Today I am thankful for so many things...
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