Anyway, after months of wondering and drama (on my part) it finally happened! We had come out here a couple of times to see about the area and well, we LOVED it! And I have to say that in the couple weeks we have been here, we love it even more! It is amazing that just less than three hours from the Phoenix metropolitan area, that it could be so incredibly different! Not just the weather either, which is it's own discussion, but the feel is totally different. People move at a slower, more relaxed pace, and I haven't even felt an inkling of road rage since we moved here! Phenomenal...
We arrived here on a Tuesday night and our kids started school on Wednesday. It was absolutely nuts trying to figure out a school since we didn't even have a real place to live, but we at least knew the general area we wanted to live in, so we just pretty much closed our eyes and pointed at that point. It's all worked out though, and they love their school! Everyday I walk through the halls I love it a bit more too. All the staff was so jolly that at first that I thought that they must be sprinkling Prozac on their Wheaties, which I thought might be a good idea, but I've come to decide that they actually like what they do and are content with the school and the resources they have. What a great thing! There's no more fighting in the morning to make them go, and they meet me with smiles on their faces when I pick them up! It makes my life inestimably better!
Here they are on their first day of school. We were running late because the school is in the middle of nowhere and somehow, even though my husband has seemingly built in GPS, we managed to get lost. That's why the terrible picture. Also because the sun was in their eyes.
This one is day two and it's a little better except for the retarded photographer that cut off the picture so wonderfully.
Here's Jack's happy new workplace. And let me tell you, he is soooo happy! Life is good here if you're Jack. It's quiet, nice, organized and we haven't gotten any calls at 2 AM, 3 AM, or anytime even. Lovely...
And I would like to take this time to thank my friends for putting up with my anxiety, depression and PMS issues related to this whole mess. It's all worked out and I'd especially like to thank Rochelle and Heather for listening to me on the I'm-crying-because-I'm-a-hormonal-raging-ridiculous-paranoid-stressed-unreasonable-hormonal-hormonal FREAK day. Reasonable things suddenly seemed unreasonable that day and wow, I think I even knew it at the time but couldn't control myself. Not knowing where you'll be living in a week sometimes makes me awful, but I would like to take this time to blame Walgreen's.
Warning!!! Tangent to follow: Ok, so here's my tangent to lay the blame of THAT day on Walgreen's. So I started taking birth control about five months ago, which is a bit redundant since I had that surgically taken care of, but it helps with several other problems that I never had to deal with before, including...PMS. So I'd had several months of trials and the day I left for Oregon I went to pick it up at Walgreen's for the first time and they tried to charge me $58 for it! In my book that's alot of money for something I sorta need, plus I figure it's nice to use that insurance that we pay for. I didn't have time to call the insurance before I left, and therefore had to deal with all the hormonal issues and stress all at once. The next month... the Dr. had called in something she was sure my insurance would cover, and when I went to pick it up they were trying to charge me full price again!! I called the insurance company myself because those schmucks wouldn't, and found out that they would indeed cover it and they promptly called Walgreen's and told them so. At that moment I wanted to strangle those idiots for letting me go through THAT day because they were lazy bastages, plus several other days that were similar but to lesser degrees. Eff off Walgreen's!!! Thank you though to my poor friends that had to listen to my unreasonable sobbing!!! Love ya!
Anyway, here is a lovely picture of the place we're staying at right now. We love it because it's beautiful, comfortable and there are eight fenced acres for the kids to run in. It's awesome...
And here it is from the back. It was post storm, so things were tipped and in disarray. Our place is the little one. They have something like 8700+ sq feet in their place. I think that small is good in my world. With my turds, I'd never be done cleaning with that much room to make messes in! Ugh...
3 comments:
Yay!! You're finally there! We'll need to get together! I think you're only 1 1/2-2 hours from me.
Why can't you just stay there? It looks perfect. Im glad things are going better!
That place looks awesome!! Never fret my dear....
I can't believe how old the girls are getting. Take it from me, they are getting older- I know old age has set in for you and you can't remember how old your own children are. Don't worry, I will always be around to help you....
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