Well, here is a little update on our nomadic lives!
Operation rescue James has gone well. His feet are doing better and he has been eating good ol' homecooked food! ;)
We have been having lots of fun with Grandma and Grandpa! What a joy to spend time with older generations! I love hearing Grandma laugh. The kids are really funny and make her laugh all the time, which makes me laugh as well. Grandpa and James are having fun talking about football together. James said that he has to cheer for U of M, and Grandpa told him that if he cheers for Michigan teams over Indiana teams that he would fix up the chicken coop for James to sleep in! (I'm glad they are getting along so well).
Speaking of football... James took me on a date to Scottie's is a bar/burger joint in Lafayette, we went to watch football. Anyhow, it was so packed full of Hoosiers watching the Colts game, that we had to sit at the bar (a first for both of us). Luckily, we found a T.V. that was showing the Lion's game. We had a great time cheering for the Lion's while everyone else was cheering for the Colts. We had a lot of fun watching Best and Suh and can't wait to see what they will do this year. That call with Johnson was ridiculous too... How upsetting for all Lion's fans! They really should have won. My Grandpa was even sympathetic for us... He said it was too bad because it was probably the only game they would have won this year. :)
Besides all that, the search for a home keeps hitting dead ends. It has been a bummer. The home we put an offer on is supposedly going to auction (that's why they didn't take our offer), but no one has any information on it so far. We might have to end up renting, but we keep holding out for a house... we'll see.
James job is okay. He is getting used to it. He came home yesterday and said that after someone gets a four-year degree, the point is to be able to use your mind, not your body to work. It made me sad for him. I can't imagine what it feels like for him to not be able to do what he really wanted to do, and not be able to use the education that he worked so hard for. He comes home pretty tired and his hands and feet are pretty roughed up from the job. However, we are so thankful to have a steady income, and to be around a supportive family network down here.
Suitcase living-
My major excitement about suitcase living today is that I am so excited that I brought some things to remind me of home. I learned that from my wise mother. Here is what I am so thankful that I brought to make our lives seem more like home:
- Pictures of me and James
-Our bedding (and the kids too!)
-Pillow Spray (at home I spray it on our bedding often, so now it smells like our house)
-A bunch of the kids toys
-My journals/notebooks
-My favorite- my beloved cast iron skillet! As silly as it sounds, it is so nice to go into the kitchen and use the pan I have used for the last couple of years. I know exactly how the food will taste and turn out because I am so used to working with that pan... :) (I brought my favorite spices to cook with as well)
Then only other thing I wish I would have brought is my teapot and my favorite teacup.
We will continue to keeo you updated!
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