Disability is Natural

Theresa sent me an email from one of her friends recently that really touched my heart. This woman, Kathy Snow, having raised a son with a disability, echoed my feeling so well in an article she had written. I have been so impressed with her website that I thought it would be a good idea for everyone to check it out.

Her first few lines states, "disability is a minority group that anyone of us could join at anytime." I don't think we really realize how important that statement can be. Whether is be from an accident or illness or just getting old, we can or will become a person with a disability.

I remember going to McDonald's to meet Theresa a few years ago. The second I walked in I could tell that a couple of teenage boys had been staring and snickering at Theresa while she waited for me. After I sat for a couple of minutes I couldn't resist going over and asking them what was so funny. I then asked if they thought it would be funny if I dumped their milkshake on their heads. After I said that then I sat down at their table and told them about a little about Theresa and how smart and accomplished she is. I then pointed out to them that tomorrow one of them could get in an accident and would then be a person with a disability and how it could happen to anyone at anytime. This seemed to shock them into the reality of life for people with disabilities. They apologized and then I went back to visit with Theresa. Of course the whole time I was talking to them Theresa was sitting there giggling!

I never think of Theresa, or Rich or Cindi for that matter, as anyone but who they are and so it has been easy for me to do things like teach special needs seminary. But sometimes I have to stop and remember that everyone doesn't have the opportunity to interact with people with disabilities on an everyday basis. We are the blessed ones for having these brave and courageous people in our lives.

Please check out Kathy Snows' website. She does a wonderful job with it and it's very uplifting to read her articles!

http://www.disabilityisnatural.com

My Favorite Time of Year

As you know, I LOVE CHRISTMAS! I love everything about it. I love the shopping, wrapping gifts, cooking, planning parties, but most of all the Christmas decorations. If I had my way I would spend every night driving around looking at the lights and decorations through out town. A favorite memory was the two years before Mom died and we took the kids to San Diego to spend Christmas with her and went to Candy Cane Lane down there. Now they really know how to decorate a house!

I like decorate my house the weekend of Thanksgiving. I have some really pretty fall decorations so like to keep them up for Thanksgiving Dinner. So, as usual the morning after Thanksgiving Theresa, Tera, and I did the madness of Black Friday shopping at 5:00 am. We sure miss having Jana and Brandi with us. Theresa and I lasted until 2:30! She then spent another night with us as she was too darn tired to go home. Part of the fun was helping Theresa buy new ornaments for her tree.

On Saturday I got a good start on my decorating and got both trees up. Monday night found me up on the 9' high ledge in the living room. Tera and TenLee were over that night and TenLee kept climbing the ladder to hand me lights and things and pretty soon she climbed up there with me!!! What a good little helper she is!

Hopefully I will finish my decorating tonight and then maybe this weekend I can convince Frank to help on the outside...

The Wilding name continues!

Bryler Frank Wilding was finally born last night at around 8:30 pm by c-section. It had been a very long day for Tiffany and Caleb as she went into the hospital at around 4:00 am. He weighed in at 8 lbs and 4 oz! Nice size baby - one of the biggest for our family! Tiffany's mom and sister and Caleb's mom, Brandi all came up from Utah yesterday morning. Bryan, Ali, Ryder, Tera, Tenlee, Frank and I also hung around and was in and out all day. Of course, we had to take breaks to go and eat!

Caleb was such a proud and concerned husband and daddy. There were tears all around... Caleb has always been such a loving, huggy kid so now he has someone he can really hug and kiss on all the time! Tiffany was such a good little trooper through it all. Their life has now changed forever. But I think they both welcome the change.

They moved in with Bryan and Ali last weekend so they will be going home to good hands. Bryan isn't so sure he wants to be a grandpa yet, but Ali is ready to jump in with both feet! Of course Ryder is fascinated with this new baby. And Tenlee thinks she has a new baby brother! I just can't wait to have the chance to really sit and hold him. Oh, by the way, I was the first to hold him after his parents. Kind of the great-grandma's right, I think!

We now have five generations on both the Wilding and my side alive! It's up to this little guy to keep the Wilding name going now.

Bryler Frank Wilding - Nov 16, 2008

We're movin' on up...

Well, we went ahead and did a lease to buy option on our home at Treyden Drive to a nice younger couple and decided to move up into the "big" house. Frank hired Caleb and another guy to help him move all of my "treasures" through out the week. Yes, we filled our big storage room and more.

On Thursday he had the tv's moved up there so of course we had to spend the night. We had the new furniture I had purchased for staging the house so we didn't have to sleep on the floor! As I wandered around that big house I started feeling the blues and went into the living room and Frank said, "I miss our home." That started the tears. I really felt out of place!

I took Friday off and Bryan brought his snowmachine trailer and about 4 guys with him and they loaded up my furniture and made pretty short work of it. Theresa and Rich came over later that afternoon with fried chicken and helped out for a few hours and we had it looking pretty good. We also had Ryder and Tenlee spending the night with us!

While we eating on Friday night our realtor called and said that a couple that had been to look at our new house wanted another showing, could we have it ready for 1:00 on Saturday? Of course! They wanted the figures on everything from insulation, tile, etc. So, we had the house all ready with freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and then left to go work on our old house. To make a long story short, they didn't show but they still like the house. They have made an offer on a house that is in foreclosure and if they don't get it then they want to make an offer on our house. Even though it would be a lot of work to make the move again, we would be so happy if we could get it sold right away!

Thanks to the help of our kids we were able to get the move accomplished without any meltdowns this time! But, I am going to get rid of a lot of stuff before the next one! I promise....

If you know anyone that would like a beautiful new home please keep us in mind! The website for the virtual tour of the house is:

http://tours.tourfactory.com/tours/tour.asp?t=458265

My cute little ladybug, Tenlee, with Cloe and Zak Mills

Baby Shower for Bryler

"Rally" for my soon to be great grandson!

Caleb's fiance', Tiffany, is due to have a baby boy on Nov. 9 so we had a baby shower for her on October 18. Of course with this being an important election year and me being the one to organize the shower we had to have a "political" theme. I made the invitation to look like a campaign brochure inviting everyone to a rally to support our new candidate. Promises that he will keep were included such as having women play an important role in his administration, change (at least 10 times a day), permanent tax deduction for 18 years... You get the picture!

Following the theme we had everyone vote for the best, worst, and funniest "motherhood" memories presented by the guests. Val Terry won the McCain Award for Best Memory for her story of having Zak, Tanner, and Karlee all asking her separately before she married Layne if they could call her mom (a few tears were shed during this story). Ali won the Bush Award for Funniest Memory with her tale about Ryder pretending like he was drowning in the hot tub! And I won the Obama Award for Worst Memory with my story about Bryan as a toddler putting his hand on my iron and burning it badly. Playing the game made us all miss Grandma Karla as this was her favorite part of showers.

Tiffany was presented with a nice array of gifts that included tons and tons of clothes from "Grandma Ali", diapers and diaper bag, gift cards, camera, and a special gift from Ali's mom that was just for Tiff - lotions, pajama's and robe! She got a very nice variety and really appreciated everyone that came. Attendee's included Ali and Ryder, Kathy (Ali's mom), Theresa, Tera and Tenlee, Val and Karlee, and Nyla and Bradee. We all enjoyed a lunch of corn chowder in bread bowls, relish tray, donuts and apple cider. Thanks to everyone that came and supported Tiff. Now we just have a few more weeks to wait for my great grandson!

The Ultimate Gift

On Sunday we had a wonderful experience. I made a turkey dinner for the family as it was Theresa's and Bryan's birthdays this week. After dinner Theresa, Rich, Tera, Tenlee and Tera's friend Brendon, all went with us up to the new house to watch a movie in the theater room.

The movie we watched was "The Ultimate Gift." It is a story about a wealthy young man's journey to receive his inheritance. After his grandfather's death he has to perform a series of tasks to receive the gifts that are his. "Life is how you live it... not how you spend it." The young man is challenged to with his gifts as they are gifts of life, not things. Life skills such as work and sharing. It's an inspiring movie that will have you laughing, crying, and most of all, wanting to be a better person.

I recommend that everyone watch this movie. It will remind you of the movie Pay it Forward. It would be a wonderful family home evening. I did a search about the movie after watching it and found that they have discussion guides, and many other motivational things to inspire people into action. Action to do better, action to help others, action to become involved.

"Good doesn't just happen. It grows person by person."

Jana made me do it...

I am: Opininated
I think: I need to excercise more
I know: That the Church is true.
I want: More energy!
I have: A pretty wonderful life.
I dislike: Liberals
I miss: Jana and Dave
I fear: Getting cancer...
I feel: Like gas is way too high!
I hear: Talk radio
I smell: My hand lotion
I crave: Diet Pepsi
I cry: Over just about everything.
I usually: Talk too much
I search: For good deals
I wonder: When we will sell our house
I regret: Not writing more to loved ones
I love: My family
I care: About my grandkids
I always: Make my bed!
I worry: About my kids
I am not: Shy
I remember: My mom
I believe: In doing a job right the first time
I dance: When I feel happy
I sing: In church
I dont always: Return phone calls
I argue: About politics
I write: On forums
I win: When I play checkers
I lose: My temper when people are lazy
I wish: We could go on a cruise every month
I listen: To talk radio
I dont understand: Why people want Obama for President
I can usually be found: At my desk
I am scared: Of bad roads
I need: A new sewing machine
I forget: How old I am (heh heh)
I am happy: To still be alive!

Small Miracles

On Sunday our Sacrament meeting was about miracles in our lives. How fitting considering the past week we have had.

Caleb's Tiffany, who is 7 months pregnant, became very sick and was in ICU in the hospital. It was a kidney infection and we were really concerned for her and the baby but after several days of care she is doing well. Caleb really showed that he has grown up by the way he handled the whole situation. I was really proud of him and the caring way he took care of Tiffany. He will be a good husband and father.

We then headed into the week knowing that a major hurricane was headed toward Jana and Dave. Hurricane Ike will go down as one of the costliest hurricanes in history due to the massive amount of destruction. Jana and Dave live in Sugar Land, just about 60 miles inland from Galveston Bay, which was pretty well destroyed. They were told to "hunker down" and not evacuate. So they took all the steps they had been taught about getting prepared and did just that! About 3:00 am on Saturday morning their power went out and according to Dave, Jana curled up with their little dog Max and went to sleep and slept through it all! They woke up to very little damage other than losing their mailbox. Twelve hours later they had power back on! There is just a small grid that got the power back on and they were lucky enough to be in it. Dave's sister and her family (5 kids) aren't so lucky and have been spending the nights with Jana and Dave even though they live about a mile away. They aren't sure when they will have power. They all have plenty of food and water and handling it well. It's a good thing because there is nothing left in the stores!

On Saturday night, my sister Sandy called and said that her daughter Britnee and her family were in an accident. A woman ran a stop sign and hit them and flipped their car. Brit is also 7 months pregnant and has been battling her diabetes's throughout this pregnancy. After a night in the hospital getting her contractions under control she was released. The rest of the family were all okay. Brit has a bad cut on her forearm but other than that all seems to be okay.

A week of small miracles. But are they really that small?

Pictures of some of the main features of our Blackhawk House!

Floating the River

On Saturday, Aug 30 we wanted to do something fun with the family while Jana was here visiting for the week. We decided that we would try to float the river up by Ashton. Layne and Val had planned a camping trip with the Terry's and Tera couldn't get off that day as she was managing at Ruby River. So, it was Theresa and Rich, Bryan, Ali and Ryder, Caleb and Tiffany, Jana, Dad and I that braved the "rapids!"
Theresa and Rich lined up the tubes and boat and had everything ready for us. Thanks guys! When we got to the river Ryder couldn't wait to get in the water. But, he didn't like his life jacket. We all piled in and headed down for a two hour ride.
Yes, I did get dumped out of my tube a couple of times and poor Bryan thought I was going to drown. I wasn't worried about it near as much as everyone else. I do have to admit that I'm not as strong against the current as I used to be and the rocks can be killers but I still had a great time. My arm is really bruised - not from the rocks but from Bryan trying to pull me into the tube!
After our float we had lunch by the river. Everyone was tired but smiling after a fun day.
To top it off, Caleb bought a ring and asked Tiffany to marry him! She is a real sweetheart and we are happy they have decided to get married.

Floating the River

Theresa - How does she do it?

This past weekend we took a little weekend get-away with Theresa, Richard, Bryan, Ali and Ryder. We headed up to Island Park on Friday night and stayed there. Rich has a cabin up there and so we parked Bryan and Ali's camper at their place for the night. We had dinner and enjoyed a game of Phase 10 before going to bed. I don't think I won....

Saturday morning after a breakfast of bisquits and gravy at Rich's cabin we headed into Montana. We parked the camper at a KOA and then jumped into Theresa's suv and we all headed up to the Lewis and Clark Caverns.

To begin with we had a 3/4 mile hike up an asphalt path with a grade of 7% in 90 degree weather! It wasn't an easy climb but Theresa just kept going. We took a few breaks along the way but made it in less that 20 minutes. They allowed the group 30 minutes for the hike so we didn't do too bad. There were others behind us that had a rougher time than we did!

The tour through the caverns lasted close to 1 1/2 hours. It was fantastic. It's had to believe nature is so beautiful! The steps were often steep, narrow, slippery, tight, with very dim lighting. Frank was in front of Rich and Theresa behind him. With such dim lighting it was almost impossible for Rich to see much. So, they counted steps and gave him instructions through out. We all laughed and joked and had a great time of it. Poor Bryan had to carry Ryder pretty well the whole time but he was good little guy. We then had a 1/2 mile walk back after we toured the cave. Theresa never gave out or complained. She's amazing.

We then went back to Virginia City and walked the streets for an hour or so that evening. What an interesting city. Nevada City just a couple miles from there is compiled of around 90 buildings that the Montana Historical Society has moved in to save them. We needed more time to just walk around and explore but everyone was getting pretty tired and very hungry!

It's been 20 years since we last made this trip. We went with mom and dad the summer before she died. I remember feeling so sad because when we started the climb up to caves she just couldn't do it and went back to wait for us.

All in all it was a great weekend and fun to hang out with the kids - especially little Ryder!

The Power of Purple

The 2008 Bonneville County Relay for Life held July 11 & 12. Doesn't sound like much does it? But as the the 2007 and 2008 event chair let me tell you, Relay can be, is, should be a big deal! Going home with bleary eyes, tired aching feet, a hoarse voice and having been on the track from 8:00 am Friday until 12:00 noon on Saturday you wonder... Was it worth it? We didn't reach our goals but we did better than last year. We had about 15 more teams and should reach over $60,000! So that's not too bad!

As I walked the track and seen all of the luminaria bags it made it worth it. When I saw all of the purple t-shirts on our survivors it made it worth it. When I saw tears stream down faces as memories of loved ones surfaced it made it worth it. As I listened to stories of courage and hope it made it worth it. As I watched people walking the track for hours it made it worth it. As we chanted: Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back!

It made it worth it!

My team, The American Idle's (We won't sit idle, we will fight cancer.) wasn't as active this year as we were missing many of our members and the ones who were there were all helping with committee's. But, we did come in second on fundraising!Theresa put all of the names from all of the luminaria bags on a big screen and had them scrolling during the lights out luminaria ceremony. It created a powerful emotion when so many of my family names scrolled on it. My Mom (Marie C Park), Grandma Neisess, Aunt Bev, Uncle Joe, Cathy, Sandy. Yes, it's worth it...

What a month!

It's been so hectic this past month or two that I haven't taken time to "blog"! We finally got our offices moved into Idaho Falls. When I started my job with Walker's, Keith told me that we wouldn't be in Menan very much longer, probably a year... Well, almost 8 years later we have finally made the big move. It hasn't been fun. Not that I had to carry heavy stuff or anything like that. We had so much room and beautiful offices in Menan and here in the Taylor Crossing building we each have a 12x12 office. So, making the decisions about space was important. We also had a lot of hassles with our computers, phones, etc. But, I am now settling in and love the convenience of being in town.
I helped Candace Webster with the Idaho High School Rodeo Association queen contest this year. She agreed to be the director when Jana moved but only if I would help. For the most part things went well but I was sure disappointed in who won. The former queen was allowed to compete again and even though she did not represent Idaho well she is a good competitor and won again this year. Not surprisingly, she is already causing controversy with her representation. If I were the director I would yank her crown and not put up with her and her mother! Oh well, I am not going to stay involved in queening much more other than judging and helping. I even resigned from the War Bonnet RoundUp!
Our house is almost finished! They are working on the sidewalks and driveway this week and then we can finish it up. It has turned out beautifully. I will do another blog on it alone after I take some pictures!
Relay was last weekend and so now I can relax! But, that too will be covered in another blog... Right now, I better get caught up here at work before I get fired! Oh, the golden years of rest and relaxation...

Yes, you can teach an old dog new tricks!

On Memorial Day weekend we spent quite a bit of our time rocking the upstairs fireplace in the new house. I have been watching it being done in other homes and figured we could do it just as well or even better!

Frank and Caleb wrapped the walls with the metal lath and then plastered it. So the hard part was done! We used a cultured stone (fake rock) called Chardonney Fieldstone. Making sure we had a nice mix of color, texture, and size on the walls were important to me. Tera pitched in to help us as well. We all took turns in "buttering" the rocks (putting the mortar on them) placing them on the walls and then grouting. Grouting was the tough job. Actually, Caleb turned out to be quite good at doing the grouting.

Tera and I were both pretty scared up on the top of the ladder. The walls are over 13 feet high so we had to be there quite a ways! Anyway, the project turned out so well, we have decided to rock the downstairs fireplace tomorrow!

Honoring a wonderful woman.

Sadly, on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Frank's mom, Karla, passed away. She had fallen and cracked her pelvis on May 4th and the doctor wanted to keep her in a rehab situation for a couple of weeks. We had her moved to IF on Thursday, May 8th. We were able to visit everyday and were so shocked when Nyla called and said she died in her sleep on Tuesday afternoon.

Monday, May 19th was her funeral and I think she would have been very proud of her family. Every grandchild except Rob (who is in New Zealand on a mission) was able to attend. Fifteen of them! And all of her great-grandchildren as well. It was a time to bond as brothers, sisters, cousins, and other extended family.

We all felt so bad because Cindi became so sick that she was hospitalized and almost didn't make it to the funeral. Her three kids were amazing at how they stepped up and represented her so wonderfully.

Theresa spent hours putting together a wonderful slideshow for us all to watch. She really has a talent for it and was even offered a job by the Eckersell Funeral Home to do it for others! She was also asked to give the opening prayer for the services. It was hard but she did a wonderful job.

Being as organized as she was, Karla had her obituary and funeral program written out and on her dresser!

Frank delivered the most beautiful family prayer. He had us in tears with his emotion. I was so proud of him. Terry had a really tough time throughout the weekend.

Shondi delivered the life sketch and did a beautiful job. You could feel the love that she had for her grandma. Each grandchild certainly had special memories of her as the "best grandma" in the world. Her life was devoted to each and every one of them. She was always so proud of them and anything they asked she would do! But, she was that way as mom as well.

Theresa put it in the most appropriate way to me, "The older grandkids loved her because she served them. The younger grandkids loved her because they served her."

I also had the honor of speaking at the funeral. Wow, I didn't know if I could carry it off but it went quite well. Of course there were many things I wish I would have said, but how do you condense a life of almost 80 years into just a few minutes? As I was preparing for my talk, it came to me that my mom died when I was 38 years old and I have been married to Frank for 41 years so Karla has been in my life longer than my own mom.

Nyla and Kristy presented a beautiful flute and piano duet. I am so glad that Nyla has kept her talent up of playing the flute all of these years.

We had also asked Robert Coleman to speak as him and his wife, Karen, were so supportive of Karla through the years. He added the spiritual meaning to the service. The new bishop, Scott Blackham, did a wonderful job for his first funeral and gave some very appropriate remarks.

The closing song was all of the grandkids and great grandkids singing a small medley of primary songs. From Theresa to Tenlee. That had us all in tears. What a beautiful posterity for her. I wish I could have taken a photo of them all up there.

The closing prayer was given by Layne Terry. Yes, Layne! He was always so kind and considerate of Karla, even after him and Brandi were divorced. Him and Val were the first to send flowers when she was hurt.

Uncle Joe Mortensen dedicated the grave with some very humble words.

It was a sad day for us all but we were so lucky to have her in our lives. Now her body is without pain of arthritis and other aches. She is reunited with those she loved that went before. Why are we so sad when we know she is in a better life? I guess we are sad for ourselves living life without her.

I thought I knew it all...

Okay, the other day our neighbor came over and invited us to his house on Friday night. We really like this guy, Ryan, and so thought out of politeness we would go over because he said it was about Melaleuca!

After having Brandi work in their call center, Frank work for VanderSloot on his ranch, and Theresa having a distributorship, I figured I really knew everything there is to know about Melaleuca. I use a lot of their products and love them but that's as far as it went. So, we went over just to be "nice" and Frank was pretty well grumbling the whole time about how, "I hate these things..." which continued after we got there for several minutes (under his breath of course).

VanderSloot's oldest daughter, LaurieKae, came up from Utah to give the presentation and did an excellent job. So much so, that by the end of the presentation she made the comment that if you were interested and wanted to sign up for $29 we would get a bottle of Renew.

Not knowing that Frank was really impressed with the heart health and cholesteral products they had talked about and wanting to see if it would help him, I said that I hadn't brought my checkbook. Frank said, "We live just across the street, I will go get it." I was shocked! He was so impressed with the products that he really wanted to sign up!

What I learned that night... First of all, if you like their products it's worth it. They have a bunch of new products that are all enviromentally friendly (heck, your kid could drink their cleaner and it would make him sick but wouldn't kill him like so many others).

I already knew I love the Painatrate, Attain, Nicole Miller make up, etc. so knew I wouldn't have a problem ordering $50 worth every month, besides the vitamins and stuff Frank wanted. So, I will be trying more of their products and just changing where I shop. I'm buying from myself instead! Everyone that night said how they love the toothpaste. Go figure. Guess I will try it!

Second, if you want to build a small business with it... Once you get someone to sign up under you, they become their own customer so you don't have do orders for them, etc. You can build a line under you but you don't have to worry about their orders, etc. And, there are a lot of perks and bonuses along the way without a lot of effort. Things like shopping online with Target, Kohl's, etc and getting a 15% discount!

And, it doesn't break the bank to sign up. No large investments like most companies. Just the $29 and your first order for yourself! They do have some packages that have a bunch of products at cost and that's what I'm doing so I can more products without spending much moola! Heck, maybe I will get enough people under me to get the car allowance of $400 every month! Well, I'm not holding my breath yet.

So, if you want Melaleuca products....

Trip to Texas and cruise 2008

42 years ago today

It was our first date! We went to the prom with a two other couples. Who woulda' thought... Poor Frank. He spent three hours washing and cleaning his car, a 1958 Chev, only to have to drive 26 miles out to Monteview to get me and the last three miles was down a muddy dirt road!

When he got to our "home" he had another surprise. We lived in an old wooden grainery! The wind had blown the door off and so dad had to lift the door up and move it to the side when Frank "knocked" on it. We had no running water and so I had to go to the neighbors to shower and get ready. Oh, the good ole times. But look how well we survived.

We drove into Rexburg and ate at Doyle Walker's cafe. I don't think I ate even half of my hamburger! Oh, the theme song for prom was "Moon River".

I guess I will get this started.

Jana has been bugging me to start this blog. I actually started one a few years back but it was to let out my political frustrations and no one read it! So, then I hit the political boards and ended up arguing with everyone. So, maybe I can write a little bit on here about politics and mix it up with family happenings!

So, I'm thinking this will take the place of my journal. Right? I hope so, since the pages of my journal are getting awfully yellow, and are still pretty blank.... I always have great intentions of writing in it but never follow through.

What's happening right now in our lives? Well, Frank quit the ranch last year and went to work with Bryan in his new excavating business. We bought a beautiful new home in south Ammon. We worked our butts off (well, not really cause I still have mine) putting in a new yard and finishing the basement. I think we did a wonderful job on both! We were always being told we had the nicest yard in the division.

That brings me to living in town. First real experience. We are really lucky because we have wonderful neighbors but it really is like living in a fishbowl. I have to remember to keep the blinds closed at night! And try to keep Frank from peeing in the backyard!

So, we decided to buy a small acreage and build a new home - mainly a spec home. Okay, the project just kept getting bigger and bigger until the day we started digging (the end of October). The house ended up being 2400 sf with a completely finished basement. Five bathrooms!!! Who in their right mind wants to clean five toilets?

Right now Frank is tiling bathrooms. He has finished the hardwood flooring, the cabinets are in, just waiting on the granite, and the trim carpenter is doing the stain grade trim. The best part of the house is the 16X30 theatre room. We painted it dark red with black trim and then I faux painted the red with black. It's pretty awesome. It have three platforms to watch the big screen!

It's been a big job but I'm pretty proud of what we have accomplished. We have our house up for sale and our realtor is also showing the new house but it isn't listed. Hopefully one or both sell asap!

I better save some stuff to write about next week!