Out of the blue while on our way home from AM Kindergarten, Michael wanted the answer to the blog-post-title-question! I asked him why in the world a five-year-old would need a FB account and he replied, "So I can stalk Krista!"
Say WHAT?!? I explained that he didn't need a FB account to stalk his sister when we're all together practically 24/7!!! What a crazy child!!!
While waiting for Michael to finish his 2.5 hours of Kindergarten, I've been reading
With Every Letter by Sarah Sundin (loved the WWII time period it was written in) and Brandt Dodson's
The Sons of Jude (an addictive and pulse-pounding police thriller set in Chicago!). I'm trying to savor the time I have now for reading because when we close, reading will be a distant memory in the light of everything else that needs to get done in the house!!!
I can't believe we'll be moving in a few weeks!!! I'm elated about the move and yet, I'm concerned about the financial pressure we're under because of the huge purchase and all the expenses that go with being home owners again.
Ugh. You can't have one without the other, right?!? But my excitement wins out and I can't wait to organize everything!!! And while we're not in the house yet, I still like to plan ahead so I have all my appointments lined up for the things that need to get done before our things come out of storage. My good friend Beth is helping me figure out which Melaleuca cleaning products can be used for hard wood flooring, granite and marble, etc. so I don't wreck the countertops, tiles and flooring!
Here, take a look at a few pics of the interior...
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| The 1st floor great room/family room |
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| Here's the kitchen |
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| The lower level great room |
I'm definitely hiring out for someone else to clean the baseboards, windows & window sills and other hard to reach areas, but I want to clean everything else because I'm picky!
Of course, I may regret being so OCD about cleaning when my back begins protesting...!
I already know that I'm going to miss the bi-weekly housekeeping service we currently have! I'll also miss our community room with the three large tables where we can hang out with friends and share a meal. I think the kids will probably miss the theater room and being so close to Yard House! I'll miss the Glen vibe.
But! I'm excited about having our own place again.
Hearing the neighbors through the walls is tiresome! I'm excited to have space and privacy again...finally!
I'll be able to resume my 1st Thu of the month calls to Beth again...Yippee!!! I love organizing so I can't wait to get things put away in their right place.
It's so much fun to start over in a new house! And I can't wait to be back in my own bed snuggled under my five comforters again.
Boy, I've missed those blankets! I'm looking forward to upgraded bathrooms and counter tops after viewing so many houses that needed face lifts these past few months! It's so easy to get attached to our comforts and things, isn't it?!?
But I hear God's whisper that He's
all I need. And, He has a better place prepared for me.
The mansions in Heaven will surpass anything I've ever seen or dreamed of!!!
I don't want our family to be attached to this house or to our "stuff." I want to keep things in perspective---this house isn't to be the object of our desires but merely a tool for kingdom ministry and opportunities.
John 14:2-3 reminds me that my soon-to-be-new-home is just temporary---yup, it's temp housing in the light of eternity!!! I like how the NLT puts these verses...
2 There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? 3 When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.
Now that's worth getting excited about!!!
