"My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh." Song of Solomon 1:13
August 18th, 2015 by Aubri
Last week our big girls started school. I was so glad the new school offered a “Meet the Teacher” night. That was probably more assuring for me than for the girls but we were all happy to get to see their classrooms and chat with their teachers before school began.
A new school, a new teacher and new classmates for these two. So many changes they’ve been through over the past couple months. But they don’t seem to be as affected by it as I am I suppose! They were so excited.
August 18th, 2015 by Aubri
I think we’re ready to say that we have settled into our new house. Now we start to settle into our new town and later this week, into our new way of life once Phil begins his duties at the church.
Phil had a few days left of his vacation time so we’ve finally gotten a chance to enjoy some of the perks of summertime. There are so many great parks here in Omaha. Saturday we went to one of the many spraygrounds around. The babies had a blast on the splash pad.
August 17th, 2015 by Aubri
July 28th the day we moved to Omaha was Lily’s seventh birthday. We rolled into town, piled into the MegaVan and headed over to our new friends’, the Berndt’s house for supper. We were all very surprised to find they had a surprise birthday party planned for our girl! Cupcakes, balloons and a gift to make her day special.
August 8th, 2015 by Aubri
Well it’s almost been 2 weeks since we moved. Most of the boxes are empty and things are finding there places in our new little house. The table we are having made isn’t finished yet so we slid two we had together and enjoyed our first meal in the temporary parsonage.
We hope our permanent parsonage will be ready for us by the Spring of next year. For now we’ll squeeze in here and wait for life to calm down a bit and let our new routine emerge.
It was quite a challenge for me to get the kitchen in order. With less counter space and a tiny pantry I had to get creative.
Our kitchen could hold a tiny table for 4 but instead will be the pantry spill over, coffee station, kids’ craft supply area and hold the etceteras of life.
As different as life already is for us here, we are happy to be here and finding more and more to enjoy each day.
Lily and Clara will start school next week and are excited about meeting their new teachers and classmates. I hope to get out more with the 5 babies left home everyday. The park practically in our backyard, the libraries, the community center and perhaps even some home pre-school time with me some mornings.
I can see now that no matter which walls surround you, you can still feel at home. We are blessed.
