Stream of Conciousness...

I, like thousands of others, watched the season premiere of Jon & Kate Monday night. I don't think that I could express my opinion of what has happened to this family better than one of my friends in her recent blog post, so heres the link:

http://thevks.blogspot.com/2009/05/call-to-prayer.html

Our home's listing expired this wknd, which takes it officially off the market. I was amazed to receive 3 (yes 3) letters/postcards from various realty offices in the mail today offering their services. Does this marketing idea ever drum up business? I would think most folks who take their house off the market have a good reason for doing so and already have an alternative plan in place. Perhaps not...

I've decided, well almost decided, that I'm going to make an effort to begin following major league baseball. I absolutely love football and basketball. And in the past when these two seasons have wound down, I've found myself struggling to get thru the summer, sportswise. I used to watch the Braves every single night when I was younger, thanks to TBS. It wouldn't take a whole lot for me to get excited about baseball again. Just need a team to follow and cheer for. I would go back to the Braves, but Jared pretty much hates everything associated with that team. (So do his brothers.) So, I'm on the look out for another option....

Resolution ~ Bloom where you're planted.

Jared and I have decided that we're going to stay in our little house for a while longer. Several reasons behind this decision...

*1*  we should be able to pay off our mortgage in 5 years...thats a huge draw.

*2* we haven't found a house that we just love. we found several that we liked and even made a couple of offers. nothing just grabbed us as a must-have house though.

*3*  we're planning to home school for the first couple of years so we don't need the school systems yet.

*4* (and this was the kicker for Jared) Several folks were laid off from Protective last week. Now, Jared has no reason to think that there will be another round of layoffs or if there is that he'd be included, but then again, neither did any of the people who were involved in the first round.  

At any rate, I'm okay with the decision which is an answer to prayer. If I had known that this would be the ending to our house-hunting story a month ago, I would have become very angry and bitter. But God did a work in my heart, and I am content with what He has given to us. 

We are planning some fun projects for our little house that I'm really excited about. We're shopping for hardwoods for the den, dining room, and kitchen. We're also hoping to knock out the wall between our kitchen & dining room making the two into one big room. Its exciting! The whole family went to Lowes this afternoon to pick out light fixtures and outlet covers. Its amazing how little things such as those can change a room. I have a feeling that Lowes & Home Depot are going to become two of my favorite stores really soon!