The Countdown has begun!

I have 28 days left in the apartment. That is roughly 12 more laundry days, 4 more grocery trips, and numbering the cups of coffee/tea was just too much adding to do this early in the morning :) Only 4 more weeks of telling my kids "Stop jumping. Stop running. Not so loud".

One of the things I look forward to the most is setting my kids free!! Letting them dance and jump! Letting them sing as loud as they want! Listening to their squeals of delight without worrying about bothering neighbors. Letting them run free in the backyard when the weather is warmer. My children have endured "upstairs apartment living" well, but it kills me to think that I'm having the reign in their joy. They had so much fun at my Grandma and Mom's house. They were well behaved and joyful, and I know a big part of that is because they had so much more room. I'm just bursting to give my kids that kind of freedom! Only 28 more days :)

God is good!!!

I can't believe it, after 5 months of twists, turns, tears, and a LOT of praying, we signed the closing papers on our house yesterday. I don't think it will REALLY sink in until we have the keys (official closing is tomorrow), but the small stack of boxes in my living room is just filling me with joy. We've been in this apartment for 5+ years, and there were many times in this journey that it looked like we would have been here for many many more. God is good though, and I am so excited about this next phase in our lives!

*Disclaimer: the yard is not really that pretty at the moment...but we intend to change that.

*Whew*

Adding 1 set of "pee bedding" and 1 set of "nose bleed" bedding to your usual Monday laundry loads (yes..it's already plural) makes for a LOT of laundry. However it also makes this moment that much more enjoyable.

I decided I get 2 truffles with my coffee today.