Well-the move is now official.  After 4 weeks of cleaning, painting and repairing our old home, we handed over the keys this week and it's not ours anymore:(

When we drove away for the last time I was in my car alone, following Josh.  I had to let it all out.  Cryed and yelled about how that was my house.  I don't want anyone else in it.  We had 5  1/2 happy years there.  I don't know how people do it when they are leaving behind a home that they have lived at for 30, 40 or 50 years.  I just hope a sweet little family moves in and can make just as many memories there.

We have had a pretty smooth week here so far.  School was great yesterday, got all done in a timely manner.  Even got to get outside lastnight for some yardwork and took the kids on a bike ride.  Still no sign of socializing in the neighborhood but it will come.  We plan to be able to stay home for all of October and not have to make any trips back home until Thanksgiving.  This will help us to settle in.  Planning to go to church Sunday.  Where?  I don't know:) 

I looked into girl scouts for the girls and I am waiting to hear back from the troop.  They are both excited about it!  This will be Emma's third year as a girl scout!  How in the world is Ella old enough to start girl scouts this year?  Where has the time gone?

We looked into ballet and we need to get Emma back in piano but ....oh how in the heck will we get to go out for Mexican and margaritas with all this?  Lol, just kidding!  But seriously-raising a well rounded child isn't cheap! 

Most of you know that Joshua, my amazing 3 year old son is in a wheelchair.  He is so good in his chair-whips around corners, backs in and out of things without any hesitation.  It's wonderful that he can get around even though he is paralyzed.  The only problem, the manual wheelchair can only do so much.  If you have ever watched young children play for even a minute, you see they don't stay in one spot.  When outside in the yard, the kids run from thing to thing.  Joshua's wheelchair can't go in the grass so he just sits and watches:(  It's pitiful and even more so it's not fair.  Now I know the saying goes "nobody said life was fair" but I don't care.  When it comes to your child-you want it to be fair! 

Josh has searched for a power wheelchair for a couple of years now.  He always watches for used ones and even those-there is no way we could afford this.  Well-another blessing has come through-Josh's aunt found a power chair for $20!  We will hopefully get it soon and Joshua will have more freedom and independence to do the things that other children do!  We are so excited!  Thank you!

Okay-time to take my writer hat off and put on my teacher hat again.  It was fun while it lasted!