So today marks one week since we arrived at our new home. It feels so good to just be here and begin. It feels like it has been forever in the not yet stage. We took this first week as our spring break and just allowed everyone to settle. The kids have literally done nothing but explore and work on their fort! It makes my mama heart so very happy. We are adjusting to the utility rationing. All of our utilities will be in, in the next 30-60 days just depending on which one we are talking about. We are fortunate to not be to far from town and have a source to fill water containers. My sister was here for a couple days mid week looking at property and all of our big kids and grandkids were here for the last part of the week to celebrate Easter and my birthday and that was great to be able to spend some time just as a family. Not gonna lie and say it was an easy “until we see you again”, but we are blessed beyond belief to have the relationships that make it so hard and to also have the opportunities to lead by example.
We were pleasantly surprised last week, with the county roads opening and our concrete guy showing up the second day we were here to schedule pouring of the slab in the shop. So, the slab will be poured on Wednesday and then the building of the apartment begins. This is where we will live for the next 1-2 years while we build the house. This will be a small, but very functional home and later on down the road we will use it as an Airbnb.
We restart school today and start getting back in routine. Mama definitely needs this, but I think the kids do too. Our dogs are in absolute heaven and are loving every minute of this new home. This was a big worry for me and am so relieved that they are staying close and living their best life. We will see you next week.