We won't be homeless! (for too long)

We got a call yesterday for an offer of a house in San Diego military housing. (The picture above is of the front. It is a duplex. People are still living there so excuse their mess...) It is in the area we most wanted and a four bedroom 2 1/2 bath which when you have lived squeezed into a 2 bedroom 1 1/2 bath with three boys for a year that sounds like heaven! I am SO excited to have a designated "toy room" and not have the "toy room" in my living space (except for Owen...I guess we will let him have a few to play with until he is old enough to go up and play with his brothers). Oh and did I mention the BACK YARD. The FENCED ONE? Yes I can let the boys and the dog outside and not have to worry about them roaming off. Although, it is a mess. Ian's green thumb is going to have to kick into overdrive on this one. It is not as big as Ian was hoping for but it will do and its WAY better than what we have had for the past three years which is no fence! It does already have a garden it looks like though by the back patio. Ian is already dreaming up things to grow.
Here is a picture of it. My friend Valerie went through brush and got attacked by cactus to take the pictures for us. I love her!


The house won't be ready for a good week after we arrive so we will have to hold up in some sort of temporary lodging. Most likely an extended stay. I am hoping to get a military rate and we should get reimbursed for at least part of the lodging/food expense. Luckily schools are out that entire week of Thanksgiving so it looks as though Jacob will only miss the four days here and technically that is it! What a blessing. I am hoping we can drop him at school on the 30th and by the time he gets out be able to take him home to his new home. I am so leering of the school. I know its not nearly as good as his here but there is nothing I can do about it. I really would like to put him out into town more and they do have a choice option that I can but they have application periods and obviously for this year it is closed. If I end up being truly unhappy I can put in the application for both Jacob and Nathan next year. I can't believe Nathan will be in kindergarten next year!


We are blessed to be moving just about a mile away from our wonderful friends the De Leon Family. I don't know how we have been lucky enough to again have orders near them but it is such a constant and sense of security that even if we don't see each other all the time that if there is a need each other is there. I am so grateful for this. Just recently Valerie told me she talked to a mother of a girl in her daughter's kindergarten class and somehow it came about that this family was LDS and so Valerie told us about her. She said the lady was so excited to hear we are coming and that the ward and we will love it. I sure hope so. I am going to miss people here so much. On the 8th Ian and I both have to give talks during the "service". I sat and wrote out mine the other night and just writing it was crying. I am going to be a puddle of tears standing in front of so many people who have meant so much to us here and saying goodbye. The last Sunday we are here the children put on the service. Jacob is giving a little mini talk and Nathan is reciting a poem with his class. It is one of my favorite Sundays of the year to hear the children sing and listen to their words and feel their sweet spirits. Again, I will be a puddle for sure.

So, that is the update for now. Now we have our preinspection next week which I am a bit scared of. We are supposedly getting our move money on Monday. I am praying that comes and one less stress to worry about. Then just to hear when the packers and movers come will be nice. It is going to be a crazy couple of weeks trying to do Vet appointments, Dentist appointments, finish purging and organizing etc etc. I am so thankful I don't have to pack!!