Today is the Day

Today we finally close on our Longview House. Most of me is so relieved to have all of the waiting over. It is very nerve racking selling house anyway but to have a sell fall through after trying to get a loan pushed through for 6 weeks and then to have to wait on a more than qualified couple work their way through our incredibly screwed up banking system is down right aggravating! But, the day is here and we are so excited to finally be the owners of only one home.

I tell you what I do miss about my old house though

Hood Food Fights

These two NUTS who pull me out of my shell
I love you girls!!!


All of the noise that 5 boys in a house can make :)
And all of the apples they can eat!!

Snow cone stands

And last but not least... living in an old home that
is in constant need of repair :)

The only solice I take is that the new owners are such a great fit for the neighborhood. We really prayed that a nice and a little bit crazy (for Stephanie) family would come and join the family!! So far I think they have!! God is good all of the time!

So thank you to all of our wonderful neighbors that welcomed us into the neighborhood and loved us like family. We will miss you more than you can know !!

So now, we have no more excuses... we have to finish this house!!

Oh..... another milestone tomorrow. We begin our much awaited foster to adopt certification classes with Buckner. We will have 4 weeks of classes two nights a week. Steve and I are doing our best to rush the deal. We are taking one class early and a weekend CPR class so we can hopefully be ready to take kids by December!! I can't wait! God is going to grow us for sure. Hopefully in numbers of family members but also closer to Him!!

From the Mouth of Isaac

I haven't done one of these posts in a long time either!! And believe me, not because there hasn't been anything to say :)

Last night before bedtime prayer....

Isaac: "I don't like the smell of spit. The only time I do is if it's spit on a penny."

What?!? Explain that one to me! Strange child!!!

From the Mind of Ethan

It's been a while since I did an installment of "From the Mind of Ethan". Not because there hasn't been anything to report, just laziness on my part.

I posted about Ethan "biggest fear" here in 2008. Back then it was all about his computer crashing. But my how he has grown up. His fears have become so realistic and realivant to a ten year old boy. Oh wait... I am talking about Ethan, nevermind.

Ethan's VBS leader this year -
"There are so many things that you as young people can be afraid of. Bullies at school, failing grades, the dark or monsters. Can someone share their biggest fear with us?"

Ethan -
(hand raised in about .3 seconds)
"The scariest thing ever is treated wood! Did you know its toxic?"

I have no explanation for that but everyone at church got a belly laugh out of that one!!

Boy Rockers

The Boy Rockers
Andrew, Ethan, Noah and Spencer

Here is a great video of my unsocialized homeschooling son with his unsocialized homeschooling friends. They spent the afternoon after our first co-op classes decompressing with a little rock-n-roll..

Can ya feelin' it or are you still holding your ears :) I think I see a real future here!! If only Andrew (on the bongos) would stop reading for a moment :) Only a homeschooler would read while playing in a rock band!!

Here are the lyrics written by Spencer...

Love these boys!!!

Rain, Rain Don't Go Away

Yea!! I hear RAIN this morning!! Finally I can feel fall right around the corner! Saturdays low: 60 and high: 87 Woo Hoo!! I am so tired of 100 degree weather. I ready for CAMPING, coolness, long sleeves, smokey smells from leaves burning, pumpkins, hay, pumpkin spiced candles and of course all of the wonderful holidays that come fall!!

Maybe this year we can get one of these: