I've been in kind of a slump since we got to Edmond. I think it was just hard moving at this late stage of pregnancy. I miss my friends and the support group that I had back in Katy. Plus, the kids miss their friends. Joseph is always asking if we are going to Zoe's house or Hailey's house or to visit the cousins. It's hard to explain to Joseph that we are not anywhere close to our old stomping grounds.
This morning was fun. I went to a candle-decorating activity at Tracy's house (one of the ladies I met in the Guthrie ward). She showed us a really neat trick for decorating candles and the possibilities are endless. Her house was so tastefully decorated. She had tables and other things that she had picked up for just a few dollars at garage sales which she had transformed into amazing pieces of home decor.
One of the other ladies invited me to go with her to the Women's broadcast this weekend. This ward has been really friendly. I think Edmond is growing on me...hopefully not like a fungus...but in a good way ;)
Doss and I also joined facebook recently. We've been able to find and reconnect with a lot of our friends. The only problem is that facebook is so fun that it's been sucking away our time. We both stayed up way too late yesterday uploading pictures and looking for people we know.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Moving
So it has been a long while since my last post. It turns out that we are definitely moving to OKC area. The house has been on the market since the end of May, but we haven't had any offers so we will likely take the employee buyout option at the end of this month. Doss and I took a trip to OKC at the end of July/early August and found a rental home in the country. It's a little bigger than our current home and sits on a little less than 2 acres. As much as I hate moving, I am looking forward to living in the country. It seems so peaceful. The house is surrounded by large oak trees and has 2 storm shelters for those pesky tornadoes we keep hearing about.
Joseph is so cute. I told him that we were moving to a house a little bigger than our house now. He said that we need a big house because Daddy will not fit in a small house...ha ha. I have been trying to get Joseph used to the idea of moving. We have talked about living in a new place, having a new room, making new friends, etc. I hope that things will go smoothly with the transition. I think Audrey is too little to understand the move, but hopefully she will like her new surroundings.
I was able to locate a new obgyn. She was recommended by the local Moms club in Edmond. I hope I like her. I'll probably have the baby at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. It seems like that is where a lot of the moms deliver their babies.
We traded in my old Honda 18 years to the day that my parents first bought it. It had over 290,000 miles on it. We got a Mazda 5 which is essentially a "mini" minivan. It seats six and comes pretty well equipped in the base model. Apparently we bought the only manual transmission Mazda 5 in Texas.
I am ready for the move I think. It has been hard to have the house on the market. Doss spent a month in Brazil this summer too so that didn't help things. We will lose a little money on the employee buyout, but it could be worse. At least Doss's company was willing to give him an early raise to compensate. We will also have rental assistance for the next three years which is nice.
Oklahoma City, here we come!
Joseph is so cute. I told him that we were moving to a house a little bigger than our house now. He said that we need a big house because Daddy will not fit in a small house...ha ha. I have been trying to get Joseph used to the idea of moving. We have talked about living in a new place, having a new room, making new friends, etc. I hope that things will go smoothly with the transition. I think Audrey is too little to understand the move, but hopefully she will like her new surroundings.
I was able to locate a new obgyn. She was recommended by the local Moms club in Edmond. I hope I like her. I'll probably have the baby at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. It seems like that is where a lot of the moms deliver their babies.
We traded in my old Honda 18 years to the day that my parents first bought it. It had over 290,000 miles on it. We got a Mazda 5 which is essentially a "mini" minivan. It seats six and comes pretty well equipped in the base model. Apparently we bought the only manual transmission Mazda 5 in Texas.
I am ready for the move I think. It has been hard to have the house on the market. Doss spent a month in Brazil this summer too so that didn't help things. We will lose a little money on the employee buyout, but it could be worse. At least Doss's company was willing to give him an early raise to compensate. We will also have rental assistance for the next three years which is nice.
Oklahoma City, here we come!
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Moving???
So last week Doss was "offered" a position in Oklahoma City. We felt pressured to take the relocation offer but are not really sure if it is the right thing to do for our family. For one, it's a terrible time to try and put a house on the market. We also really love the house and I would really miss the friends that I have made here. I joined a local mom's club last year and really enjoy the friendships that I have with the other moms. Doss has applied for a couple of positions here in Houston. We will see if they pan out. I would love to stay in Katy at least until the baby is born in October. I really like Dr. Corovessis. She delivered both Joseph and Audrey. I guess we'll see what happens in the next little while. It should be interesting.
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