Saturday, October 27, 2007
our first guests - reality check
So, at least the start of this "trip of a lifetime" isn't exactly working out as we planned. Mom, Dad, Brooks and I have all had a nasty stomach virus for the last couple of days, and we've had to postpone our departure for Italy. We're not heading out until we're all mostly well and fairly certain that Sissy and Eric are in the clear - which I hope will be later this weekend. Thankfully, Eric and Sissy are both still feeling pretty good at this point, but I didn't even see my dad yesterday, as I don't think he left his hotel room. I'm glad they are here, either way, and I'm looking forward to all of us feeling better and being back on our feet soon.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Our first guests
Hurray! My family arrived today!! Mom, Dad and Sissy all landed in Heathrow from Nashville via Toronto this morning around 11am. Brooks and I were waiting for them outside of arrivals, bouncing up and down. Really, I was the one *actually* bouncing but as Brooks was strapped to me, he also bounced.
They will be here for almost four weeks - hurray again!! We're heading to Italy on Saturday with Eric and plan to spend several weeks reliving some of our "Sisters Celebrating 30" Italy 2001 trip. Until then we'll enjoy showing them around our neighborhood and seeing some of London's sights.
Oh, and there will probably be lots of playing with the little guy. Brooks is at a very fun stage - he enjoys making friends, he knows that he's cute, and he loves an audience, but I don't think he's entirely ruined by it - yet! Perhaps he will be by his first birthday. He has no idea all the wonderful affection that's about to be lavished on him over the next month.
I'll be checking email here and there, but will be mostly off-line for the next several weeks - being tour guide, travel agent and full-time mom, wife, daughter, sister. But there should be lots of great pictures and stories to match in a late November! :)
They will be here for almost four weeks - hurray again!! We're heading to Italy on Saturday with Eric and plan to spend several weeks reliving some of our "Sisters Celebrating 30" Italy 2001 trip. Until then we'll enjoy showing them around our neighborhood and seeing some of London's sights.
Oh, and there will probably be lots of playing with the little guy. Brooks is at a very fun stage - he enjoys making friends, he knows that he's cute, and he loves an audience, but I don't think he's entirely ruined by it - yet! Perhaps he will be by his first birthday. He has no idea all the wonderful affection that's about to be lavished on him over the next month.
I'll be checking email here and there, but will be mostly off-line for the next several weeks - being tour guide, travel agent and full-time mom, wife, daughter, sister. But there should be lots of great pictures and stories to match in a late November! :)
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
German Photo Shoot - Oh, the joy!
Happy glooming photo shoot moments...
What a happy Little, what a darling Dada, what a thankful Mama.
What a happy Little, what a darling Dada, what a thankful Mama.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Germany - 29-30 Sept 07
As promised, here are the rest of our pictures from Eric's birthday trip to Germany and Luxembourg!
After a day or so of touring Luxembourg's castles and seeing the beautiful Koln Cathedral, we had one more full day of birthday trip left. We got up Saturday morning in Vianden, Luxembourg and headed down to breakfast and took a seat by the window. Glancing out into the parking lot, I was struck by how many bright yellow cars were in the hotel's tiny little parking lot. I mean, how often do you see bright yellow cars?! Eric also started staring out the window and then got really big saucer eyes as he began counting... Look at the LOTUSES!
More than twenty of them were parked right outside our hotel. It didn't take us too long to discover that the German Lotus Club was actually staying at our little hotel, too! They group was on a driving holiday (surprise, surprise) and everyone was driving their favorite Lotus. The Lotus drivers were really nice, I chatted with a couple of them after breakfast before we took off. This was our favorite car... fun fun! But probably not a good family car, we kept reminding ourselves.
*** Parents, please stop reading now, and skip ahead a couple of paragraphs. ****
Speaking of cars, note to self for the future - don't rent a FORD when you're driving through Germany. Plunk down a few extra Euros and spring for a German-made car with a good engine, so you can enjoy the Autobahn properly.
Eric floored it several times while we were driving on the Autobahn and was sorely disappointed that he never got our rental car any faster than some of the speeds he drove during high school on the Ohio interstates!
I took this picture as Eric drove. This is approx 160 kilometers per hour - just under 100 mph. And yes, it is legal to drive as fast as you want on the open road, though they do post "suggested speeds". The only actual speed limits are when the Autobahn takes you through urban areas. And the Autobahn isn't a specific road, as I had previously thought - it's basically just like our interstate system. Autobahn = Interstate... Only with more BMW's zipping along at 100 miles an hour. Surprisingly, I never felt un-safe, even with the other drivers passing us at top speeds. There seems to be a good balance of folks knowing their appropriate limits and getting out of the way of the speed demons. I can't explain it, but somehow it works.
*** Okay Parents, thanks, you can join us again! ****
We drove to Heidelberg, to visit their lovely ruined Castle destroyed by the French during the 30 Years War. One of the tour tidbits that we heard was that the castle was much more beautiful as a ruin than it ever was intact. There was certainly something quite haunting about it. And the rain and fog cleared just in time for us to enjoy the mid-day tour with some patchy sunshine.
This tower is just MASSIVE, and it looks like someone just took a big knife and sliced off one side, like a pineapple. Amazing! The portion of the destroyed wall is still intact and is leaning precariously against the tower, looking like it just slide right off last night.
We got the audio guide for the castle and grounds which worked great for Castle #2 the day before, but there was NO way we could share this one (not enough volume, way too wordy, etc). Instead, we took turns listening to the commentary and giving each other summaries of what we heard, while the other one snapped photos, enjoyed the views and entertained Brooks. We eventually got to the point where we turned 10 minutes of informative narration into this: "building on left constructed by Fredrick in the 1600s, who married English princess, Elizabeth, great royal wedding, lots of kids, lots of love, then he ticked off the French, who blew up his castle"... We definitely lost some of the finer points, but at least we were able to get through the whole tour with a squirmy Little.
Brooks is looking pretty calm in that photo, but I've gotta tell you, he LOVES the wrap (thank you Emily!!) ... He enjoys being up at (almost) eye level with folks on the street and whenever Brooks is strapped in and riding in front, we get lots of smiles from complete strangers! And when he gets tired, we can turn him around and he can curl up for a nap right there on our chest. It's fantastic.
After Heidelberg, it was time to head to Dusseldorf and Duisberg, where we were staying for our last night. There were a lot of "miles to go before we sleep", but we knew that one of the best drives in Germany was a small road that paralleled the Autobahn right along our route. We decided to take the scenic route, lengthening our trip but providing some breath-taking views. We drove an hour or two along the Rhine river valley and saw one castle and fortress after another just up from the water. It was really spectacular. Here are some highlights.
In the above photo, note the terracing on the hillsides on the left... that's for the vineyards - they grow grapes for their yummy German wine up on the most rocky, steep hillsides. How did they plant all those vines?! And the tracks that carry the grape harvesting carts up and down the mountains were amazing. Definitely impressive German engineering! :)
These aren't the best pictures - most are snapped from a moving car, but I love the way the movement of the clouds and the bright afternoon sun impacted the mood of each of the palaces and ruins. It was really beautiful!
When we finished the drive, we made our way out of the last town, up to the ridge line of the western hills to cross over the countryside and jump back onto the Autobahn. At the top of the hills, we spotted a dramatic view point and decided to jump out of the car for a few final pictures. I have never been more pleased with a spontaneous photo shoot in my life. I admit, I got a little camera happy. Those photos will come in my next blog entry, but let me just say here, that that moment was one of my favorite from the trip. I often tell Eric that my favorite time of the day is the glooming - the day is fading into evening, and everything is warm and bright. To me, it's the light of heaven. As I'm snapping pictures of Eric and Brooks (who's SO happy to be out of his car seat!), the clouds part and the sky just poured out happiness on our little family. JOY! I only wish that I was a better photographer, as these photos hardly do justice to the *feeling* that I had on that mountain top... So alive, so free, so at peace with my husband and my child and my life in general.
Thank you, Lord, how could I ask for more...
The rest of the day was more driving, getting really lost and then eating pizza in Dussledorf (pizza fixes a lot of troubles in the Wheeler family!), driving circles through German towns in the dark with no clue as to where to find our hotel (the directions were printed out ahead of time but left on our kitchen table back home). Finding our hotel, collapsing into bed for a 3 hour nighttime nap. Then, waking before the sun on Sunday (Eric's actual birthday), loading a very sleepy baby back into his car seat, driving 80 km back to the Weeze airport (again, WHY is this airport way out here?!), stressing that we were going to not be able to find a gas station to fill up the rental car before turning it back in, then stressing that we were going to run out of gas before we made it to the airport, then earnestly praying for extra fumes as the gas light came on (Eric HATES the gas light, and never wants to see it lit, ever), then turning one of the last corners and discovering a beautiful modern gas station that is A) not only open at 5:00am on a Sunday but is also B) freshly stocked with delicious warm croissants! When is the last time I described a gas station pastry as "delicious"?! Um, never!! But it was! Oh my! What a birthday gift!
Overall, the trip was fantastic. Eric and I realized when we got home that we probably can't keep up this fantastic travel pace much longer though. As Brooks gets older, he gets more ... opinionated... about how we spend our time and more, um, VOCAL, about his needs. No more just strapping on the baby and going, whenever and wherever we want. Plus, by the end, WE were exhausted! So happy, but exhausted. We spent Eric's birthday in London (we were home in our own flat by 10:30am) napping, unpacking, and then eating steak in honor of his big day - it's not a birthday without steak. It was a good thing that we had a post-trip recovery day at home, because going straight from all those travel adventures right back to work might have a bit too much! Anyway, we're loving the fact that so much wonderful stuff is just right around the corner or a quick flight away from London. And we're definitely taking advantage of it!
Happy Birthday, darlin'. So glad that you were born!
After a day or so of touring Luxembourg's castles and seeing the beautiful Koln Cathedral, we had one more full day of birthday trip left. We got up Saturday morning in Vianden, Luxembourg and headed down to breakfast and took a seat by the window. Glancing out into the parking lot, I was struck by how many bright yellow cars were in the hotel's tiny little parking lot. I mean, how often do you see bright yellow cars?! Eric also started staring out the window and then got really big saucer eyes as he began counting... Look at the LOTUSES!
More than twenty of them were parked right outside our hotel. It didn't take us too long to discover that the German Lotus Club was actually staying at our little hotel, too! They group was on a driving holiday (surprise, surprise) and everyone was driving their favorite Lotus. The Lotus drivers were really nice, I chatted with a couple of them after breakfast before we took off. This was our favorite car... fun fun! But probably not a good family car, we kept reminding ourselves.
*** Parents, please stop reading now, and skip ahead a couple of paragraphs. ****
Speaking of cars, note to self for the future - don't rent a FORD when you're driving through Germany. Plunk down a few extra Euros and spring for a German-made car with a good engine, so you can enjoy the Autobahn properly.
Eric floored it several times while we were driving on the Autobahn and was sorely disappointed that he never got our rental car any faster than some of the speeds he drove during high school on the Ohio interstates!
I took this picture as Eric drove. This is approx 160 kilometers per hour - just under 100 mph. And yes, it is legal to drive as fast as you want on the open road, though they do post "suggested speeds". The only actual speed limits are when the Autobahn takes you through urban areas. And the Autobahn isn't a specific road, as I had previously thought - it's basically just like our interstate system. Autobahn = Interstate... Only with more BMW's zipping along at 100 miles an hour. Surprisingly, I never felt un-safe, even with the other drivers passing us at top speeds. There seems to be a good balance of folks knowing their appropriate limits and getting out of the way of the speed demons. I can't explain it, but somehow it works.
*** Okay Parents, thanks, you can join us again! ****
We drove to Heidelberg, to visit their lovely ruined Castle destroyed by the French during the 30 Years War. One of the tour tidbits that we heard was that the castle was much more beautiful as a ruin than it ever was intact. There was certainly something quite haunting about it. And the rain and fog cleared just in time for us to enjoy the mid-day tour with some patchy sunshine.
This tower is just MASSIVE, and it looks like someone just took a big knife and sliced off one side, like a pineapple. Amazing! The portion of the destroyed wall is still intact and is leaning precariously against the tower, looking like it just slide right off last night.
We got the audio guide for the castle and grounds which worked great for Castle #2 the day before, but there was NO way we could share this one (not enough volume, way too wordy, etc). Instead, we took turns listening to the commentary and giving each other summaries of what we heard, while the other one snapped photos, enjoyed the views and entertained Brooks. We eventually got to the point where we turned 10 minutes of informative narration into this: "building on left constructed by Fredrick in the 1600s, who married English princess, Elizabeth, great royal wedding, lots of kids, lots of love, then he ticked off the French, who blew up his castle"... We definitely lost some of the finer points, but at least we were able to get through the whole tour with a squirmy Little.
Brooks is looking pretty calm in that photo, but I've gotta tell you, he LOVES the wrap (thank you Emily!!) ... He enjoys being up at (almost) eye level with folks on the street and whenever Brooks is strapped in and riding in front, we get lots of smiles from complete strangers! And when he gets tired, we can turn him around and he can curl up for a nap right there on our chest. It's fantastic.
After Heidelberg, it was time to head to Dusseldorf and Duisberg, where we were staying for our last night. There were a lot of "miles to go before we sleep", but we knew that one of the best drives in Germany was a small road that paralleled the Autobahn right along our route. We decided to take the scenic route, lengthening our trip but providing some breath-taking views. We drove an hour or two along the Rhine river valley and saw one castle and fortress after another just up from the water. It was really spectacular. Here are some highlights.
In the above photo, note the terracing on the hillsides on the left... that's for the vineyards - they grow grapes for their yummy German wine up on the most rocky, steep hillsides. How did they plant all those vines?! And the tracks that carry the grape harvesting carts up and down the mountains were amazing. Definitely impressive German engineering! :)
These aren't the best pictures - most are snapped from a moving car, but I love the way the movement of the clouds and the bright afternoon sun impacted the mood of each of the palaces and ruins. It was really beautiful!
When we finished the drive, we made our way out of the last town, up to the ridge line of the western hills to cross over the countryside and jump back onto the Autobahn. At the top of the hills, we spotted a dramatic view point and decided to jump out of the car for a few final pictures. I have never been more pleased with a spontaneous photo shoot in my life. I admit, I got a little camera happy. Those photos will come in my next blog entry, but let me just say here, that that moment was one of my favorite from the trip. I often tell Eric that my favorite time of the day is the glooming - the day is fading into evening, and everything is warm and bright. To me, it's the light of heaven. As I'm snapping pictures of Eric and Brooks (who's SO happy to be out of his car seat!), the clouds part and the sky just poured out happiness on our little family. JOY! I only wish that I was a better photographer, as these photos hardly do justice to the *feeling* that I had on that mountain top... So alive, so free, so at peace with my husband and my child and my life in general.
Thank you, Lord, how could I ask for more...
The rest of the day was more driving, getting really lost and then eating pizza in Dussledorf (pizza fixes a lot of troubles in the Wheeler family!), driving circles through German towns in the dark with no clue as to where to find our hotel (the directions were printed out ahead of time but left on our kitchen table back home). Finding our hotel, collapsing into bed for a 3 hour nighttime nap. Then, waking before the sun on Sunday (Eric's actual birthday), loading a very sleepy baby back into his car seat, driving 80 km back to the Weeze airport (again, WHY is this airport way out here?!), stressing that we were going to not be able to find a gas station to fill up the rental car before turning it back in, then stressing that we were going to run out of gas before we made it to the airport, then earnestly praying for extra fumes as the gas light came on (Eric HATES the gas light, and never wants to see it lit, ever), then turning one of the last corners and discovering a beautiful modern gas station that is A) not only open at 5:00am on a Sunday but is also B) freshly stocked with delicious warm croissants! When is the last time I described a gas station pastry as "delicious"?! Um, never!! But it was! Oh my! What a birthday gift!
Overall, the trip was fantastic. Eric and I realized when we got home that we probably can't keep up this fantastic travel pace much longer though. As Brooks gets older, he gets more ... opinionated... about how we spend our time and more, um, VOCAL, about his needs. No more just strapping on the baby and going, whenever and wherever we want. Plus, by the end, WE were exhausted! So happy, but exhausted. We spent Eric's birthday in London (we were home in our own flat by 10:30am) napping, unpacking, and then eating steak in honor of his big day - it's not a birthday without steak. It was a good thing that we had a post-trip recovery day at home, because going straight from all those travel adventures right back to work might have a bit too much! Anyway, we're loving the fact that so much wonderful stuff is just right around the corner or a quick flight away from London. And we're definitely taking advantage of it!
Happy Birthday, darlin'. So glad that you were born!
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Our sweet home, with us in it!
Since I'm always being asked to post more photos, I thought I'd add a few more!! :)
We have a little guy who loves the water!! Here are some pictures of Brooks enjoying bath-time. His dad's current favorite game is to see how many letters and numbers he can stick all over him before Brooks starts taking them off (Susan, your shower gift has been a big hit!)
And where's Little right now? Shhh, he's sleeping!
Oh we tried this trick and it worked!! Soft toys left at the foot of the crib give him something to play with if he wakes up at 5:00am...
Notice in the picture of the kitchen - A dishtowel is tied around the cabinet handles under the kitchen sink. That’s the extent of our child-proofing in our temporary efforts to keep Brooks out of the cleaning supplies and laundry. (The washing machine/dryer is underneath the microwave.) My family is bringing some magnet child-proof locks (thanks for the tip Kellie!) when they come next week.
Also, from my mom’s brilliant suggestion, I created a Brooks-friendly drawer in the kitchen, so he could go exploring there whenever he wanted. Right now it’s full of Tupperware, but I’m thinking it might be fun to empty that out every once in a while and fill it with something else just for the little guy. I love watching him touch and feel and chew on everything while I’m working on supper.
One more thing… Brooks LOVED the delivery day when the truck arrived with all our stuff. Actually, I’m not sure if he was at all excited about the contents of the boxes, but he really loved the cardboard and wrapping papers. Such fun!!
Where’s Brooks?!
There he is!!
And finally, the item from our shipment that we were most excited to unwrap and start using?! The highchair!
So, there you have it - our little home. Come see us!
We have a little guy who loves the water!! Here are some pictures of Brooks enjoying bath-time. His dad's current favorite game is to see how many letters and numbers he can stick all over him before Brooks starts taking them off (Susan, your shower gift has been a big hit!)
And where's Little right now? Shhh, he's sleeping!
Oh we tried this trick and it worked!! Soft toys left at the foot of the crib give him something to play with if he wakes up at 5:00am...
Notice in the picture of the kitchen - A dishtowel is tied around the cabinet handles under the kitchen sink. That’s the extent of our child-proofing in our temporary efforts to keep Brooks out of the cleaning supplies and laundry. (The washing machine/dryer is underneath the microwave.) My family is bringing some magnet child-proof locks (thanks for the tip Kellie!) when they come next week.
Also, from my mom’s brilliant suggestion, I created a Brooks-friendly drawer in the kitchen, so he could go exploring there whenever he wanted. Right now it’s full of Tupperware, but I’m thinking it might be fun to empty that out every once in a while and fill it with something else just for the little guy. I love watching him touch and feel and chew on everything while I’m working on supper.
One more thing… Brooks LOVED the delivery day when the truck arrived with all our stuff. Actually, I’m not sure if he was at all excited about the contents of the boxes, but he really loved the cardboard and wrapping papers. Such fun!!
Where’s Brooks?!
There he is!!
And finally, the item from our shipment that we were most excited to unwrap and start using?! The highchair!
So, there you have it - our little home. Come see us!
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Home sweet home
I promised pictures of our new flat in London. Even though I feel like it's not yet "finished", it's certainly close enough for a little tour. So, come on in...
It's a long and skinny unit, so I'll walk you through from the front windows to the back rather than from the entrance.
I love the view from our front windows. It looks out of the private park on our block. We are still awaiting keys for the park gate, but we certainly enjoy looking at it until we have access!
The front room, facing the street is the "reception" which what the Brits call their living rooms. It's an old building so it has the original ornate ceiling trim, a dainty chandelier with a huge medallion, and marble fireplace surround. The kitchen is tucked into one corner and the dining room takes up the other wall.
You might not notice it in the pictures at first, but one of my favorite features of this house is the door to the kitchen. During the day, I'll often shut that door and Brooks has a hey day exploring - just in this room! I'll work in the kitchen or catch up with things online and not wonder what he's up to out of sight! :) Perfect!
Just past the kitchen is a small foyer that leads to the master bedroom, our front door and the long hall to the rest of the unit... The foyer has a floor to ceiling mirror which Brooks particularly enjoys. Here's the view looking towards the front of the building.
Our bedroom sits just beyond the kitchen, and it's very comfortable.
Note, the wardrobe picture is from BEFORE our shipment from the states arrived. Just imagine adding 9 boxes of clothes and accessories to that space... yeah, right! So, moving on, this is our front door, across from the foyer mirror.
The phone is the front door buzzer so guests can ring us to let them in.
The front door leads to the building's entry hall and then right outside, only just a few stairs and we're off in the stroller - hurray!!
Now here's the rest of the unit... From the front door looking back down the hall towards the bathrooms and second bedroom.
The first door (with the robe on it) leads to the shower room. It's about the size of an airplane bathroom, but it's quite functional and has great water pressure!
Next is the bathroom, which is Brooks' favorite room in the house.
Just past the bathroom is the second bedroom, currently Brooks' room, but easily converted to a cozy guest room with a little bit of notice (hint, hint!) It's a bit dark because he was napping while I was snapping pictures...
Leaving Brooks' room, we're back in the hallway, looking towards the front door. Just in front of us is the bookcase that our landlady loaned us. She was so pleased because she found an Ikea bookcase that fit perfectly in this spot.
Here's the view of the bookcase from the bathroom door
Did you notice an incredible lack of closets on your tour? That's right, because the place only has one! The under-stairs closet holds everything - a "tidy rail" of coats, the vacuum cleaner, the drying rack, iron and ironing board, my guitar, the stroller when not in use, some off season clothes, a bit of luggage, plus all the stuff we wish we hadn't brought with us when we moved here. I'm so very grateful for this space, because without it I'm sure I'd never feel like things were "put away".
So that's our home! Thanks for praying with us about it as we were searching. I feel so fortunate to be here, and consider it a gift! Next up will be some pictures of how our family actually LIVES IN the place! :)
It's a long and skinny unit, so I'll walk you through from the front windows to the back rather than from the entrance.
I love the view from our front windows. It looks out of the private park on our block. We are still awaiting keys for the park gate, but we certainly enjoy looking at it until we have access!
The front room, facing the street is the "reception" which what the Brits call their living rooms. It's an old building so it has the original ornate ceiling trim, a dainty chandelier with a huge medallion, and marble fireplace surround. The kitchen is tucked into one corner and the dining room takes up the other wall.
You might not notice it in the pictures at first, but one of my favorite features of this house is the door to the kitchen. During the day, I'll often shut that door and Brooks has a hey day exploring - just in this room! I'll work in the kitchen or catch up with things online and not wonder what he's up to out of sight! :) Perfect!
Just past the kitchen is a small foyer that leads to the master bedroom, our front door and the long hall to the rest of the unit... The foyer has a floor to ceiling mirror which Brooks particularly enjoys. Here's the view looking towards the front of the building.
Our bedroom sits just beyond the kitchen, and it's very comfortable.
Note, the wardrobe picture is from BEFORE our shipment from the states arrived. Just imagine adding 9 boxes of clothes and accessories to that space... yeah, right! So, moving on, this is our front door, across from the foyer mirror.
The phone is the front door buzzer so guests can ring us to let them in.
The front door leads to the building's entry hall and then right outside, only just a few stairs and we're off in the stroller - hurray!!
Now here's the rest of the unit... From the front door looking back down the hall towards the bathrooms and second bedroom.
The first door (with the robe on it) leads to the shower room. It's about the size of an airplane bathroom, but it's quite functional and has great water pressure!
Next is the bathroom, which is Brooks' favorite room in the house.
Just past the bathroom is the second bedroom, currently Brooks' room, but easily converted to a cozy guest room with a little bit of notice (hint, hint!) It's a bit dark because he was napping while I was snapping pictures...
Leaving Brooks' room, we're back in the hallway, looking towards the front door. Just in front of us is the bookcase that our landlady loaned us. She was so pleased because she found an Ikea bookcase that fit perfectly in this spot.
Here's the view of the bookcase from the bathroom door
Did you notice an incredible lack of closets on your tour? That's right, because the place only has one! The under-stairs closet holds everything - a "tidy rail" of coats, the vacuum cleaner, the drying rack, iron and ironing board, my guitar, the stroller when not in use, some off season clothes, a bit of luggage, plus all the stuff we wish we hadn't brought with us when we moved here. I'm so very grateful for this space, because without it I'm sure I'd never feel like things were "put away".
So that's our home! Thanks for praying with us about it as we were searching. I feel so fortunate to be here, and consider it a gift! Next up will be some pictures of how our family actually LIVES IN the place! :)
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