Finally....Settled In!!

Wow is all I can say. It has been an amazing month. We are so happy to finally be here in our new home. And the amazing thing is, is that it really feels like home. We have been in the new house for about two weeks. We are 90% unpacked. I still have a couple boxes in the basement to go through. Now we are trying to get the walls painted and new furniture ordered. Scott has been back to work for a week now and is enjoying it very much. He has a ton of new numbers to memorize...grrr. Pager number, two office numbers, OR numbers..it just goes on and on. We have met a ton of very nice people and I am so looking forward to the start of school. So Grisham can start making friends. There are a few kids in the neighborhood but we haven't meet them all yet. Grisham and Genevieve have been enjoying the massive backyard and the freedom of playing in the driveway without mommy getting worried about traffic. We have this perfect little hill on the side of the house that makes a great water slide area. So we have been spending a lot of evenings out there. It is amazingly hot right now. Like most of the country we have 100+ degree temperatures with stifling humidity. I do enjoy the beautiful countryside. Living in a small town has its advantages and disadvantages. In Columbus we got used to going to Target or Sam's club that was just down the street. Now they are events. We drive about 50 minutes to the nearest Target and Sam's club. I don't mind the driving but I think I will doing more shopping on the Internet to save on gas. The kids and I are planning a trip back to Iowa this week. We are going to Corn Days in Dows and then to Bailey and Jenna's birthday party. The first we have been able to attend in 7 years. The house in Columbus has not sold yet. We did receive an offer but it was just way toooooooooo low and we would have to bring an insane amount of money to the table. We tried a hundred different ways to make it work but it just wouldn't be possible so the offer was turned down. So now the house sits. I am going to have cleaners and carpet guys there in the next couple weeks so maybe we will have it rented soon. Thank you all for being so patient this summer. It has been so busy with the move and now that it is done I will be more consistent with the blog posts.