Move In Countdown

So, our builder and lender are telling us that we should be done with the house by the end of next week! That's the end of October basically. When we started building (end of June) we were told 3 1/2-4 months, so I guess we're really not far off of that. It just seems like we've been living in our trailer FOREVER. Which, I guess since the end of May is a pretty long time. It will end up being over 5 months! Hooray for us that we've made it that long and not killed each other! I would like to say that this has been really good for me and I've learned a lot, but I'm not sure I have. Besides what I already knew anyway, that I'm a little bit OCD and like things my way and don't like not having control over things. I thought it would teach me some patience, but I'm not sure that will ever happen. It's been ok, and I don't regret it. I guess the one thing I've learned is that you can get along without so much stuff. I have so much in storage, and I haven't died without it this summer. Simplify. That's the goal of moving to the country anyway. The boys have loved it. And like I said, we've survived and it will be a fun memory to talk about in the future. I told Rett that I'm not sure we will go camping next year. I've kind of had my share this summer! One thing's for sure though, we have gotten our moneys worth on this old camping trailer. We bought it used before Crew was born, so maybe 4 to 5 years ago. We used it a lot before the kids were born. And last summer, we lived in it a ton with Rett's elk hunt. And this summer, it saved us a ton of money in rent. Thanks to Grandpa and Grandma Sage for letting us stay on their land and plug into their power and water, which has been so nice!
Anyway, the counter top, plumbing, and stove are all being finished this week. Next week it's pretty much appliances and cement work outside. And that is it! I cannot even express how anxious and excited I am to get moved into the house! Seriously! I just hope they don't disappoint me. Because at this point, I'm likely to be a mean, crazy women if the timing doesn't fall into place! Some of the things I'm most excited for include; My own bedroom and bathroom, Not sleeping in a bunk bed with only two feet above you, My own kitchen, Not having to climb down stairs to use the bathroom at night, Not having my kids sleeping right below me, Having a TV that is more than 18", Having a routine started for my kiddos, Not having Rett on the road 2 1/2 hours a day, Being able to organize things, Not having my clothes in a suit case, Having all my clothes and shoes back, All my stuff that is in storage. Ok, I could go on and on, but seriously, normal life in a home is sounding so good right now! And I can hardly wait!!!

Bampa Kip's Birthday Cake and Fireplace

Well, Grandpa Kip had a birthday, and since we're basically living with them, I figured it would be really nice to make a cake for him. Grandpa is obsessed with Bultaco's. They are a motorcycle made in Spain. Recently he even purchased one on ebay and is in the process of rebuilding it. He and Deb can usually be caught in a bultaco shirt and grandpa even has a bultaco sticker on his window of his truck. So what better, than a bultaco birthday cake! This is their logo, with the thumbs up! Hope it was a great birthday Grandpa!





And for those of you bugging me for new house pictures, this is one of the rock around the fireplace. It wasn't all the way done, but you still get an idea of how beautiful it is. Yes, at some point we will be done and get to move in. But for now, I think we have not been holding our breath. We're hoping for close to the end of October or beginning of November. Crazy. But we're surviving and doing well. Over the weekend we went to Utah for my brother's wheelchair rugby tournament and had tons of fun spending time with my parents and family, as well as with Grandma Teresa. (Ok, so to clarify, both of our mom's are Teresa/Theresa. The boys call my mom Fishy Grandma, because Grandpa Fishy is way into deep sea fishing and fishing in general. And Rett's mom is called Grandma Teresa. I know my mom doesn't love that she's got the nick name of Fishy Grandma, which all of her grandchildren call her, but for our family with two grandma's with the same name, it works great! And we love all of our grandma's no matter what they get called!) The boys got to spend lot's of time with their grandma's and loved every minute of it! We love you all!