While we wait to hear back from Builder B to see if they can build the floor plan we want for a price we can afford, here's a little update of what we've been doing in the meantime. First of all, I want to create as many memories as possible while we spend this last summer in our current house. Summer is one of my favorite times in this house. Here are a few reasons why:
We get to make muddy messes like this. Yes, I let my kids get muddy. This is one of their favorite things to do in the sandbox. And I want them to soak in every minute of sandbox time they can since we won't have a sandbox at the new house. Just for fun, here's a flashback photo of Evan in the same sandbox at 2 1/2 years old--that would be 8 years ago! How did my baby get so big so quickly?!
And just the other day, I couldn't find Marea. I was in the office working on the computer and called for her several times, but she didn't respond. I went looking for her and found her doing this:
At age 6, she has newly discovered the joys of reading to herself. What a great memory this is for me! I laughed and laughed when I found her! Guess we'll need to make some sort of reading nook for her at the new house!
We've also been working on gathering packing supplies. I sent an email out to all the staff at my school asking for boxes, but didn't get much response (only 2 boxes-not enough!). Then I hit up the grocery store, but they said they can only save apple boxes, so they gave me 2 more (still not enough!). Finally, I had the brilliant idea for Eric to post a wanted ad at his workplace--it's sort of like Craig's List, but is only open to the employees who work there. Jackpot! Check out all the boxes he scored there.
And a shout out to our friends John and Steph, who gave us that humongous roll of packing material for all our fragile belongings. Thanks guys!
So, those are a few things that have been keeping us busy while we impatiently wait to hear back from Builder B and their draftsman.
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