6 months

It was six months ago today that we moved into our house. Although we have a few boxes of books and some boxes that we are storing in the attic and closets, I would say I am unpacked.

For the most part, the kids like their new school. There are some days when they want to go back to their old school. Jonah will be in middle school next year, so he will see and know kids from both old and new schools. That will be nice.

In some ways it seems like we have always lived here and it's hard to think of the old house. We pass our old neighborhood on the way to the Post office or the library, and occasionally we will drive past our old house. It looks lonely even though people live there. The blinds are never open. Our current house feels like home.

But on the other hand, it feels like we just moved in. You would think we did if you looked at our bare walls. I haven't hung pictures or painted yet...mostly because that's not really my forte'. :) I want to do these things, but don't have confidence in my decorating skills.

One of my very favorite parts of the whole house is the laundry room! In our old house it was right in the kitchen. Now it is off the kitchen in it's own little room. The part I love the best is the clothes hanger right above the dryer!
It has saved me tons of time to just hang the clothes up after they come out of the dryer (instead of putting the clothes in the basket and saying, "I'll hang them up in a second" and then forgetting or getting busy and hours later having to put them back in the dryer to freshen them up. I hate to admit, but sometimes that cycle would repeat itself 2 and sometimes 3 times..I don't iron unless I absolutely have to!) Now, I can hang them up as they come out and I don't have to think about them again.

I like having more space... although sometimes it's just more space to clean! It's amazing how the kids can spread their toys into every room!

Joe has lists of projects that he wants to do. Someday he will have time to wire the whole house so we can turn the lights off upstairs when we are downstairs. And change the temperature in our house from just a phone call when we are away. Maybe he can even figure up something that will clean toilets... We can always dream, right?