Whoa. Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. I've been itching to write for months and months, and sadly it's been continually put off. For almost a year. The shame! Today's a new day though, and I'm starting fresh...halfway through the year, but better than not at all, right? Lots of things have happened...but let's just cover the main events :)
1) Zach got a new job!!!! WOOHOO! So proud of him and all of his accomplishments! He went from being an Internet Tech to a VoIP/Translations Jr Engineer to a VoIP/Translations top tier Engineer to the Director of Telecom for a College and its St. Louis School counterpart. He's running with the big boys now, and I couldn't be happier for him. He started at the beginning of May this year, which left me a single parent of 2 crazy kiddos for about 3.5 weeks until we could find a place to live in St. Louis. He's loving what he does, which is what's most important, and he's finding it very challenging but also very rewarding. The other huge blessing of the job is that he only has to commute to Illinois for 2 of the 5 work days (a 2 hour roundtrip commute that he's accustomed to), which means the other 3 days he only has a 15 minute roundtrip commute! Heaven for everyone :)
2) We (obviously) MOVED!!! YES! My inlaws were gracious enough to house us for 16 months, for which we are forever grateful, but MAN it feels good to be in our place again :) After much hunting and several places that made us want to burn off all body hair and douse ourselves in bleach, we found the perfect nook to call home. It's significantly smaller than our home in Highland, but it's really a blessing...TIME TO PURGE!!!! We're renting a cute little 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom oasis on the eastern edge of Manchester, which puts us VERY close to the boys' school -- hooray! No more 2hrs in commuting for mum and kids! We're in a very lovely neighborhood, tucked back in the woods on a fully landscaped piece of property complete with 2 patios and stone steps through one of the gardens. Our main view is the woods...so gorgeous. My heart leapt the other day as I stepped out onto the bricked patio and looked up in time to see and spotted fawn dash back in to the woods behind our property. We get a plethora of wildlife, which is welcomed and appreciated...even if some of the hostas are suffering for it ;) The work of moving in is a process, the details of which I will save for another post, but rest assured that this little family is quickly and without fight getting used to and appreciating their new niche in the St. Louis family.
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