Saturday, December 29, 2012

Our final move (hopefully)!

It's been awhile since I've posted.  Preston is now 6 months almost and couldn't be any sweeter.  I am so grateful to be his mama!  I can't believe how fast these little ones grow....

So our family had a big change in plans.  Right before we were to go to Cincinnati (like 1 week before) we were told we were going to Chicago instead.  To keep a very long and complicated story short...we decided not to take the position.  It was one of the hardest choices Jeff and I have made, but taking that store would've meant hardly ever seeing Jeff.  We already hadn't seen him much the past 8 months and were feeling it.  He only got off 3 hours for the baby's birth!  So we decided to leave what would have been a very lucrative job to be together as a family.  We had to make this decision while Jeff was away in Denver and I was left at home with a 3 week old recouping from a c-section and trying to pack all our belongings by myself.  It was nuts!  However, the Lord was watching out for us.  We received 2 job offers back here in Utah out of the blue the same week we decided to come home.  My brother and sister flew out to Mn and packed us all up.  Jeff flew in on a Friday night back from Denver and we left the next morning for home.
So here we are.  We moved in with my parents while we figured out what to do.  They have been so good to us and it's been so much fun to be back at home!  We are having a blast.  We aren't staying much longer though.  We are moving to a little 5 acre farm in Salem.  To say we are excited would be a massive understatement.  Jeff and I have always wanted to have some land so he could get back to his farming roots!   We really feel like all our dreams are coming true.  It's been a long ride.  5 moves in a year and a half.  Most of our stuff has been in boxes since we sold our house in 2011.  Now the kids will have some room to run and play complete with chickens, pigs, cows, a tree house, etc.  It's an old house from the 1920's and needs a little Tlc...but that's the fun part right?
Anyhow...just wanted to post an update and let everyone know where we were.  Sometimes Jeff and I wonder why The Lord had us go to Mn just to lead us back here...but whatever the reasons, we are glad to be home.  We loved seeing the sights, but love having our husband and dad home even more.

2 comments:

PatShala said...

I am glad things are going well and that you made it through some tough times. How exciting, 5 acres!!!! Your boys will be in heaven.

Lily said...

Hey Jen! Are you back in Utah then? Oh my, we should really get together!