We recently went on a mini-vacation to Oklahoma to see Ben's family and we had such a great time. My 30th birthday was in the beginning of January, so Ben's mom treated me to a girl's day. I got a pedicure, a new dress, a great new pair of candy apple red shoes, and it was amazing. I felt like it was a movie. The kids got to spend some good quality time with their grandparents as well as Ben spending time with his parents and brother. I didn't want to come back. But alas we had to, for duty called.
We have also gotten a new puppy. His name is Kevin,(Yes, I know weird name for a dog), and he is a short-haired dachshund. He is a mess and so much fun. He's hyper and likes to lick everything!
I do have a bit of fantastic, amazing, great...Well I could go on all day with the adjectives, but I'll just get to the point. We live in a place that could be considered not so great. The ONLY reason we're are in this apartment is because the job pays for it. Ben's job that is. Most people would say, 'Free living, and you want to move?!' Well yes we do. Free living maybe, but it comes with it's down side. Some of the activity that goes on is questionable. And I never get to take my kids out to play because I just feel like it's not safe enough. We've been saying for a while now that we want to get out of these apartments, but we didn't see an open door OR window. So I just kept waiting on the right time. A little while ago an incident happened with me and the management of the complex. I won't go into detail because that's not what this post is about, but it was enough to make me very serious about getting out of here. I called Ben and told him we were moving and I was going to start looking Monday. I knew of a house that no one lived in, in town, and I asked Ben if we could rent it. He said it was only for sale. I put it out of my mind because I didn't think we were in the position to buy. But God always knows better than we do.
The next day I went to pick Carter up from school and I thought about driving by it and but decided not to. I didn't want to torture myself like that. But not to much longer after that Ben called me and told me to go look at it. "Ummmmm, sure", is what I said. Long story short, we applied for the loan to get it and now we are buying a HOUSE!!!! I will post pictures soon when we start working on it. It's got few things that need to be fixed but over all, it's in great condition.
Another thing that has happened to us since I last wrote, is that we have decided to have one last and final baby. It was a crazy fast decision. No I'm not pregnant yet, but hopefully I will be soon. I look forward to fixing up our house and bringing home a new baby. It's gonna be amazing and I just have to say this is a great time in our lives. God is so amazing. Just when we think we are doing ok, He show's us how much better we can be in Him.
Live Greatly, Love Softly
