Well, it's been another crazy week for us. Our property manager apparently misrepresented some information to our renters and they have taken back their 30 day notice. They were obligated to the end of the lease (May 31st) whether they lived in our house or not so they have decided to take their time moving out instead of rushing to get out by the end of this month. They were not aware of the lease terms apparently. Anyway, I have had to take a step back and re-evaluate again. I have some cabinets emptied out and all the books are packed. Plus I have packed up 2 large boxes of the kids toys and taken down some of the decorations off the walls including the curtains. I really have no desire to unpack anything at this point. I will have to find a place to put the packed boxes until we can move in May.
I am not terribly upset about it all. I was looking very forward to getting into my gardens and the kids having room to play without bumping into things. Jake wanted to roll on the floor this week but we couldn't find a big enough space for him to do it without hitting his head on furniture or running into a wall. Overall I feel very blessed to have this townhouse. It has been a great place for us to live for a time. I really started having a hard time with it after the seminary laid Michael off. I was angry, hurt, and wanted to get away from this place. Sadly, I have found more people away from here that I have become friends with. It was not my expectation at all. I found I don't fit in very well here. I am either not conservative enough, or something, who knows. Whatever! Right? Anyway, I am still looking very forward to going back to our house. I know God has a plan for us and is looking out for us. Right now He wants us to stay put for a bit longer and that's okay.
Things are starting to pick back up again. January and February are always a bit slow. We have lots of Birthday parties to go to, class functions, zoo trips, play dates, strolls through the Botanic Gardens, etc. I can never forget about the packing though, it is my lot in life right now to be in a perpetual state of packing or unpacking. I can deal. The kids are great, Megan is going to be 5 years old in only a few months, then I will be hitting 30! Jacob is in the middle of a growth spurt. He has been waking up with growing pains. I am glad we are entering shorts season... they don't go all high-water on me when he grows a few inches:) I am trying to prepare Megan for a "little" brother who may just pass her up in height in the next year. He has weighed the same or more than her for about a year now. I get the twins questions now more than ever.
Michael still has nothing to do at work. It was announced this weekend that his parent company is laying off 15% of their employees over the next few months (ends up being in the 5K range). It could be a huge blessing that we have a few more months to rethink our moving plans if he does get laid off again. We are thinking career change this time if it does happen.
Michael's brother Ted is going to his surgeon today about the tumor in his pancreas. He could need major surgery done very quickly. Please pray for him. If it is cancerous it could be pretty bad.
My mom is having major knee surgery on Tuesday. This will be the 3rd time trying to fix it but the most major one yet. She will have a pretty long recovery time this time and might even have to miss her annual trip to Kenya. Please pray for a smooth surgery and quick recovery for her. She is pretty sick and tired of being held back by her knee.
I hope you are all doing great! Keep us updated and in your prayers.
