Wow- hard to believe another month has gone by! We have been busy! The mobile home was moved, it is pretty much set in place - we still have to tie it down and put skirting on it, hook up the plumbing, water, and heat:) Still a lot to do! Our well was installed the beginning of the week, the electrician has been working on his part of it, then we have to wait for Detroit Edison to hook up to the box from the road - they have to put in a whole new pole with transformer, etc. That is the part that makes us nervous - they don't hurry - they take their time according to everyone we talk to! We ran into a little trouble with Tuscola County when the electrician went to pull his permit. Apparently we didn't know we had to ok everything and pull permits with Millington Township and Tuscola County. We thought we were doing everything right, but found out different. Everyone wants a piece of the pie (money) from us and won't let us live there until it is all done, inspected and approved after paying big bucks to everyone. Oh well, God is good all the time and we will get there, just taking a little longer:) We have spent the night there a few nights after moving a trailer load over there each weekend. Our barn loft is getting loaded! We have most of the little things from the house over there along with some furniture. Jeremy and I moved our bed there and are using Amber's full size bed here for now. We moved one nightstand and one of our couches and some rocking chairs as well as one of our tables from the kitchen and bookshelves. I packed a bunch of kitchen stuff and left things for us to use this next week until we make the "BIG MOVE" and unpacked it at the mobile home last night. We moved a lot of stuff from the red shed last night and plan on doing the rest tomorrow after church and then there is the rest of the garage!!! Thursday or Friday we will be moving the rest of the house/furniture/animals, etc. We will camp out with Dad Fitch's for a bit until everything is A-O-K and hooked up! The septic field/tank will be going in in the next few days. So, bit by bit, some fast, some slow, but things are getting done!!! It is so nice being out there and looking out the windows at the beautiful view and marveling at God's handiwork!!! We appreciate the generator giving us most of the comforts of home except waking up at 5am and having to make my way to the camper when nature calls:) I have fought a migraine since Thursday morning. I ended up in medical the last hour of the day Thursday because I was so sick to my stomach! I can medicate and feel a bit better and function but then it comes back full force and pretty much knocks me out again. I woke up in the middle of the night last night with it back full force and ended up getting some things done before having to lay down for awhile to feel better!!! Too much stress! My eyeballs hurt! I did help unload the trailer today and operate the backhoe lifting the stuff up to the ceiling in the barn so Jeremy could unload it 14 feet in the air! I get nervous climbing the ladder to get up there and don't know how I'm going to get up there to sort through clothes and things when I need to! Jeremy's dad gave us carpet from 2 of his bedrooms and one fit in the girls' room perfect and we picked up the other tonight to put into the boys' room! We bought cheap carpet from Menards for the living room, hall and our bedroom and tile for the kitchen, dining room and back hall. Jeremy installed all of that and it looks great! He had to replace some bad spots in the subfloor and the kids' bathroom still needs the floor redone, and a vanity installed, and eventually a new tub, but that's for later after we move in and are laid off and have time... So, it's been an exciting month seeing all of the changes. We have til the 22nd to be out of our house, but are planning on being out by next weekend because we are off next week then work 2 more weeks before being laid off for good. Next week will be the kids' last week at school and then I am the teacher! Erin isn't too thrilled at times with that idea - she loves school but everyone else is excited! Just hoping I can fill the bill! I am excited about being home with everyone and homeschooling, too. It's something I've always wanted to do and now have the opportunity! We also plan on using the Michigan Works offer for some money towards education. I plan on doing something with Medical Transcription/Billing and Jeremy is working towards getting his construction/builder license. So, we will be keeping busy. Brooke has been doing great with Gent - he's doing so much better! She is having her EEG redone on the 20th of November. I removed the wires and box and the left cable wasn't even hooked up... It was quite the contraption. She was being video taped the whole time as well! Curt is Curt - loves playing the video games, bought an Xbox 360 with birthday/christmas money he's been saving for quite awhile. Isaac loves watching him. He's doing great in school so far - all A's! He is looking different as his permanent teeth are coming in! Erin is quite the kid - loves loves school and is now writing her name on everything! She loves to read and play with barbies now! That was her birthday request this year! Amber came home the weekend of the 10th for a wedding and we celebrated Erin's birthday that weekend. She was so happy Amber came home for her birthday! Amber is busy this year and has lots more homework, etc. She is working as a teacher's assistant for her scholarship deal and loving it and is sooo happy Francisco is there this year, too! Lyndsay is just too cute! She has boo-boo's now and likes for me to kiss them better. She loves her babies and her blanket and has to carry both everywhere with her! At the mobile home last weekend we weathered well in the big wind storm but had Isaac, Erin and Lyndsay in bed with us - all three snore, kick and grit their teeth - YUCK! I was dreaming about Dorothy and the wizard of oz....
Have a great Lord's day everyone! I'll post pictures later this week!
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