I didn't realize how long it has been since I last posted....since our trip to Oregon in April! I must say that time has definitely gotten the best of us. We've had a few ups and downs, as of late, and have been pretty busy, but now that it is summer, *hopefully* things will simmer down a bit.
As for our ups and downs, well, we attempted to buy a house a few months ago. We actually qualified for a great loan and didn't think we would get it because we recently foreclosed on our home in Wyoming. We had our hopes high, thought it was in the bag, when the underwriter decided otherwise. It was majorly disappointing, to say the least. In reality, it was probably for the best, but sometimes we don't necessarily see things in that light immediately. It takes time to let that digest. So, we thought we were staying put in the house we are presently renting and figured, two more years until something better comes along...
Until Mid-May we received a response from an ad I had posted in Craigslist about a house to rent. We went to check it out after the Rhody Run in May and it is our "dream" house. It's only a few blocks from the Strait, a private beach to boot, and a gorgeous mountain view from a large sun room that encompasses the back of the house. It's on 2.5 acres and secluded from neighbors. It is just perfect for what we are looking for right now. There are fruit trees and a plenty of room for Maddy to play. So we have been busy packing and prepping for a garage sale and the move in a little over two weeks.
That is the news on our front. School wrapped up on Friday and I am thankful, and excited, to be done. It has been a long year and next year looks to be even more exhausting, I think, than this year. I am going to miss our group of 8th graders, as they are pretty spectacular. It will be fun to watch them grow and blossom as high school students. I am also teaching part-time, two sections of composition at the college again in the fall, so this will be fun and busy!
But summer looks promising with a wedding in July, a trip to Colorado the end of July, a road trip back with my mom, and then my mother-in-law visiting in August. I intend to work on my PhD Prospectus and get that hammered down and finalized, so I can move on with the dissertation piece. I am close to the next steps in my degree program, that it is pretty exciting, and nerve wrecking, how final that is becoming.
Miss Madelynne is growing and changing fast. She is always so sweet and kind and rarely has annoying days, unless she is not getting the attention she craves when we are doing other things. She is taller and losing some of that toddler look, as she is growing into that little girl form. She keeps us laughing and smiling with her quirkiness and humor, and always questions us about the world around her. She will be 3 in a few more months and hopefully fully potty trained by then. We are definitely working on it and she is pretty close.
Otherwise, that's our lives in a nutshell. Here are some pics of growing Maddy.
As for our ups and downs, well, we attempted to buy a house a few months ago. We actually qualified for a great loan and didn't think we would get it because we recently foreclosed on our home in Wyoming. We had our hopes high, thought it was in the bag, when the underwriter decided otherwise. It was majorly disappointing, to say the least. In reality, it was probably for the best, but sometimes we don't necessarily see things in that light immediately. It takes time to let that digest. So, we thought we were staying put in the house we are presently renting and figured, two more years until something better comes along...
Until Mid-May we received a response from an ad I had posted in Craigslist about a house to rent. We went to check it out after the Rhody Run in May and it is our "dream" house. It's only a few blocks from the Strait, a private beach to boot, and a gorgeous mountain view from a large sun room that encompasses the back of the house. It's on 2.5 acres and secluded from neighbors. It is just perfect for what we are looking for right now. There are fruit trees and a plenty of room for Maddy to play. So we have been busy packing and prepping for a garage sale and the move in a little over two weeks.
That is the news on our front. School wrapped up on Friday and I am thankful, and excited, to be done. It has been a long year and next year looks to be even more exhausting, I think, than this year. I am going to miss our group of 8th graders, as they are pretty spectacular. It will be fun to watch them grow and blossom as high school students. I am also teaching part-time, two sections of composition at the college again in the fall, so this will be fun and busy!
But summer looks promising with a wedding in July, a trip to Colorado the end of July, a road trip back with my mom, and then my mother-in-law visiting in August. I intend to work on my PhD Prospectus and get that hammered down and finalized, so I can move on with the dissertation piece. I am close to the next steps in my degree program, that it is pretty exciting, and nerve wrecking, how final that is becoming.
Miss Madelynne is growing and changing fast. She is always so sweet and kind and rarely has annoying days, unless she is not getting the attention she craves when we are doing other things. She is taller and losing some of that toddler look, as she is growing into that little girl form. She keeps us laughing and smiling with her quirkiness and humor, and always questions us about the world around her. She will be 3 in a few more months and hopefully fully potty trained by then. We are definitely working on it and she is pretty close.
Otherwise, that's our lives in a nutshell. Here are some pics of growing Maddy.
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