I neglected cleaning my home through the ward fall festival planning and now that it's over, all I want to do is clean. On Monday, I cleaned the master bedroom and bathroom. This morning, Li Ya and I tidied the girls' room, tidied and vacuumed Adam's room, and folded and put away a lot of laundry. I gave her the basket full of socks and she loved finding matches. She is such a happy little friend to have around.
Adam did not take good naps today. He probably only napped for one hour today. Those are always hard days. He has a voracious appetite these days. When I put food on his tray, he grabs a fistful at a time and stuffs it in his mouth. It is entertaining to watch but hard to keep up.
Adam is becoming more delightful every day. It's easy to make Adam laugh and smile. I was looking back on an old post about Li Ya when she was one and I said that she was my happiest baby. I think Adam might even be happier than she was. Adam is turning one in four days and Li Ya is stressed that he can't walk yet. I, however, am not stressed about it. He will walk eventually.
Mei Li, Stephen, and Mi Na all came home happy. I'm always grateful for days like that. Mei Li came home excited about her upcoming cell project for science. She is planning on writing a song about cells with her ukulele. She has really taken to the ukulele and practices every day for fun. Stephen loves orchestra, which doesn't surprise me. It does surprise me that he would admit it. For so many years, he denied loving playing the violin.
It's the first day in November and I'm thinking about gratitude. I'm still grieving over our move a little. I have good days and bad. It doesn't help that I don't enjoy this rental home. I think that when we find a place to buy, we can really settle in and put down roots. I love roots. As much as it bothers me to live here, I'm so grateful for our little house in the big woods.
On our last housing trip out here, we started looking at rentals, realizing that our time was running out to buy a house before school started. We saw this house in Wayne and asked to see it, but because it was still occupied, we weren't allowed to.
On July 5, we moved our whole family here with no place to live so we moved into the downtown Philadelphia Marriott. We went to see this home our first week. We saw some other rentals too and decided to apply to rent a home in Bala Cynwyd. It turns out that there were several applicants and the landlord wanted each to name their best price. We walked away and decided to rent this home instead.
The week before we moved in, three families wanted to rent this home sight unseen. It was odd to me that this home should sit vacant for two months, but as soon as we signed the lease, there were so many others who all of a sudden wanted to rent it too. The home was waiting for us. Heavenly Father provided this home for us.
Our little house in the big woods is a good temporary home while we search for our permanent home. Adam and Stephen each have their own rooms and Mei Li, Mi Na, and Li Ya share the attic bedroom, which is quite large. There is a room in the basement that houses the washer and dryer and Steve's home office desk. It is tight, but a home office is crucial and somehow this little house still provided that. There is a basement family room for toys, a spot for our family computer in the kitchen/dining area. It has just enough space for everything we really need, and I know that Heavenly Father knew that about this house.
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