Home Sweet Home...

 

We are moving.

Again.

You are probably wondering why & even if you're not, I am going to tell you. We found this cute little house for almost HALF of what we are paying in rent right now. It is smaller than where we are living but we really don't need so much space...less house for me to clean! And the bonus room above the garage that I was so excited about rarely gets used since the boys prefer to play closer to wherever Jeff & I happen to be. No, we are not struggling financially & that isn't our reasoning for moving. Jeff is actually doing quite well in his new job & is loving it. He is even ranked 16th out of all the people in his position company-wide (more than 200 others)...and he has only been doing this for 4 months! We may joke about the long list of jobs he has held since we were married 8 years ago, but I haven't had to work since we had Ethan & I'm so grateful that he does whatever it takes to provide for us. Anyway, we are going to be saving more for a down payment on a future home of our own since now the requirements are something like 20% down on a purchase.

Ethan will be able to finish 1st grade at his current school & the boys will have the summer to make friends in the neighborhood & at church before starting 2nd grade & Kindergarten at a new school. And yes, I am well aware that this will be the 4th school Ethan will attend since starting Kindergarten in Emmett. 

The boys are excited, although the move does mean that we need to find a new home for Pudge...which caused Ethan to start bartering with me & I now supposedly owe him the following items:

1. A trip to Lagoon

2. A Nintendo DS & a Mario game

3. Bunk beds(which we were going to do anyway but don't tell him that)with the stipulation that HE gets the top bunk.

4. A swing set for the backyard

He's only 7 & he already knows how to work the system. Not that he's going to end up with all of that.  

We are still going to be in Meridian & only a few minutes away from where we are now. We actually discovered after looking at the house that Jeff's friend from Declo (who is also our dentist) lives just around the corner so we are excited that we already know someone in the neighborhood. There are 4 pools in the subdivision & the K-8 school is also there but is too far away for them to walk, which is alright since that gives me a panic attack anyway.

We are excited & looking forward to getting settled...again. But we are going to be able to take our time moving & will be out of our current home by the end of April. So get your swimsuits ready, if the summer weather ever decides to show up!