Washington Rainy Season

Jan 1st - Dec 31st! lol

I saw that on a shirt and it made me laugh! The rain, or rather the grey and gloom, are no laughing matter in our house! :)

I am really having to reach down deep lately, not letting the grey and gloom just consume me... I knew it was going to rain alot but I never expected it to be so dark and grey!!! I've lived in Alaska and it wasn't this dark! lol

We try to make jokes about it... "the weather says it's gonna rain today, tomorrow is scattered showers and the next day it's supposed to rain! ha!" If we didn't laugh, we'd cry! lol So today, on our walk down the road to check the mail (which there was none! boo!) I think it surprised even the girls when I told them to go ahead... just jump!! When nature gives you lemons you make lemonade right? Well, when Washington gives you rain... make mud puddles!

And sometimes.... mamas have to jump in too!

Today I was really trying to see the hidden beauties on a dark and dreary day...and as always, God gave me just what I needed....

Lots of little reminders of the amazing things nature is doing all around us... despite the gloom and rain! We are SOO ready for the sun to return but until then, we are just going to have to keep digging deeper and looking for the little treasures happening in the world around us....

Missing in Action

I feel like it has been FOREVER since I was able to do something therapeutic like knitting, reading or writing on this blog. I swear it's like I've been missing in action! lol The last week things were really coming down to the wire for getting things ready to get the house on the market. My dear hubby has been working so hard that I feel guilty for feeling so tired and emotional. I can't believe everything he has gotten done in a really short about of time and it makes me feel bad that we didn't get it all done sooner so that WE could enjoy the house in such great shape! It's been a never ending job gettign this house how we wanted. I'll try to how you why another time...

...it's finally sinking in that we are leaving and all I can do is cry. (It's also my time of the month so I'm hoping it's mostly hormones making me feel so emotional) Now that everything is pretty much packed and we are in a shell of a house, I am really starting to feel it all soaking in....mad that we finally have friends here after years of hating it here, frustrated that all the things I wanted to do fun for school are packed now, disappointed that we didn't get to go to MO where we'd have some comforts (including friends we consider family and a house we had lined up that would have been "perfect"), bummed that the house is finally how we want it for someone else to get to enjoy and scared out of my mind that the house will sell and we'll be living in a travel trailer for months...not to mention terrified that the house won't sell at all!!! I thought I was scared at the idea of living in one place but this moving is really getting to me!!



wiping tears....



deep breaths.....



sigh....



another deep breath....



Then I come to my senses and think, of course our house will sell. People would be crazy not to buy a house that has been completely redone, huge back yard, nice new covered porch, new heater and roof etc...of course they are going to buy it in a matter of days, leaving us plenty of time to find a nice travel trailer for a great price with everything we want in it....living in a trailer will be just the adventure we need. Hey, that's why we homeschool...we like adventure...we like being able to pick up and make school go along with us! With a trailer we'll get to take our comforts with us on the road and won't have to rush into a house that's not perfect for us on the other end just because we need somewhere to live! We've always wanted a travel trailer and this is the perfect reason to get one right?

Yes I know I'm crazy but I'm also incredibly tired and sad at what we are leaving behind....I'm off to look at houses in Washington. That should perk me up...think trees...think mountains...think organic produce! lol Tomorrow will be a better day! The sign goes in the yard!