So what has been keeping us so busy over here? We have had about a billion (minor overstatement!) showings and cleaning a house top to bottom really eats up a day! In the end, though, we rented out our house to a young family. They move in on December 1st and have an 18 month lease with an option to purchase at the end of their lease. So, is the house sold? We don't know and ultimately don't really care. The good Lord brought us a great family who will take care of our home and pay us rent that will cover our mortgage.
So, where are we going to live? We found a rental home less than 2 miles away from our church and less than 10 minutes away from Todd's office....BINGO! We move on November 22nd and really need to get our butts in gear and start packing....if only we weren't right in the middle of "crafting" season. We are busily preparing for the Regional Hearts at Home conference in Rochester, MN, in less than 2 weeks. I always think that we'll do a better job of planning and working ahead, but it always comes down to frantically sewing into the wee hours in the weeks before the show.
And of course there is this home schooling thing that we do all day. The younger children recently took their "standardized test" and we found out what we already knew. They are all progressing well and learning their stuff. The further along I get in our educational journey, the more strongly I feel against testing for testing's sake...but that is a blog for another time.
That's the ultra quick update on the family. I gotta sign off and go sew another hour or so before I can hit the hay for the night. Hope that you are all doing well and am going to try and be a better poster in the upcoming weeks!
God Bless!
Heather :-)
Oh my gosh!!! Remember to sit down and breathe!! I will continue to pray for your family. This is all good news, especially since you have tried to sell for so long. And I was just thinking of you the other day…wondering how things were progressing. May God be with you and give you strength and good health as you enter into this new chapter of your life!
ReplyDeleteThank you! There is so much going on that it's really hard to even get a grip on any of it. I've got a legal pad full of lists which continues to grow each day. Now, to start crossing items off those lists....that will be progress!
DeleteI am so happy for you! So happy that you are finished with the cleaning and dusting and prepping for showing!
ReplyDeleteI remember the stress of that...
Best wishes and prayers for the upcoming weeks.
So happy to see you pop up on my Dashboard! : )
As am I happy to be done with the continual cleaning!
ReplyDeleteYour prayers are appreciated in the busyness of the weeks ahead!
OK, so you are all moved now, how is it? How are things going?
ReplyDeleteHoping you are settled by Christmas!
What do you sew to sell?
I agree about the testing thing....
We have a minimal amount of boxes still to unpack and are slowly settling into routine, just in time for Christmas!
DeleteI have a small crafting business which consists of gifts for babies, children and moms so there is a variety of blankets, toys and some shirts. The big girls are starting to really help/contribute so it is fun!