Growing Everyday

First, yes I stink at updating the blog. Life has just been chaotic with settling in and trying to figure out where all the basics are.

So far, Indiana is different. It isn’t bad, terrible or horrible. It is just an adjustment. The people are friendly enough and everyone tends to be helpful once they find out you are new here. But it isn’t home yet; it is getting closer but not quite there yet.

Second, onto the kids. Beka is doing great in school. She is excited even anxious to go everyday. She has made friends there and here in the neighborhood. There are 3 kids so far that she seems really close to. One of the kids in the neighborhood is a friend to both Beka and Jared and spends a lot of time over here. Jared is just as excited about school as Beka. Jared’s school is pushing his limits and it is great to see him meet the challenge and excel. Jared’s teacher is all about critters too. So far, Jared has had a frog, fish, tarantula, snake and mice in his classroom. Every school day, Beka and Jared ask if there are any animals in the room. Right now, Jared is all excited about Halloween. Not about the candy, though, he is all about the dressing up.

Third, Andrew is absolutely estastic about his job. Since that was the whole reason we moved here, that makes me pretty happy. He once again enjoys going to work. He doesn’t carry around tension all the time.

Lastly, me. I have settled into my routine. It is different being one of the very few SAHM’s in the subdivision. I actually had one kid tell me I had to work because all parents work. He had no understanding of me just staying home to raise my children. Since I am “just at home”, I have become the back up plan for some of the working families. I really don’t mind. The children are all getting to know me and I like that.

I forgot to mention, we once again have a praying mantis as a pet. We have kept it alive long enough for it to have actually laid an egg sac in the aquarium where we keep it. Beka and Jared love it. Beka name it Manti and both of them are diligent about finding crickets for Manti to eat.

I am putting some pictures at the end of the post just because I like to put pictures up. They are all pretty self-explanatory. The one of Jared was his first day of preschool.

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In the time we have been in Indiana, it has been really hot. Today it is actually a little cooler and as soon as this post is done, we are going outside. But I realize this is still the Midwest and this is August in the Midwest. Anyway, things are coming together. The kids are happy here. Now, that the house is mostly in order, I feel like I can start settling in a little more. I have found Jared a wonderful preschool that he will attend in the afternoons while Beka is at afternoon kindergarten. They are both really excited about going back to school. Beka is especially bored lately. In an effort to keep them entertained, we have made sock puppets and done puppet shows and Beka is making a book out of pictures she is coloring.

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I have a few pictures of the house and surrounding area that I will post here too. The pictures are of the smaller pond/lake, I will try to get some pictures of the bigger one when we get outside.

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Well, we made it to the new house. Andrew is at his first day of work now. The kids have adjusted beautifully. They love the two ponds that are in walking distance, the playground and basketball court that are right across the street, and the extra play space in the house. I, on the other hand, am having a hard time adjusting to the new space and where to put things. I know it will get there, but right now I have no desire to unpack because I don’t know where anything will go.

I will try to get pictures up as soon as I find the camera.