We are settling into our new house. It is feeling more and more like home each day... although there are still moments that it feels like we are just "visiting" with all our things! Tomorrow we get our cable hooked up and our extra boxes picked up. So we will be able to watch regular TV and news AND reclaim our front porch. I am excited about that because I will be able to put down their mats under their play set and they can play while it is in the cool shade.
Caleb continues to pull up on everything. He is getting so big!
Xavier has been having problems going to sleep on his own lately. He likes to pester Jay and vice versa... not quite sure how we are going to remedy this but will figure something out. Evidently we are not getting all the energy out of our boys and yet the girls are passed out by bedtime.
We tried a church today. We liked it but will try some more before we make a decision. We went to a traditional service and it was VERY traditional. Not in a bad way, just felt like when I was growing up.
I have school planned out for the kids and I am going to start with them on the 20th of July. I think they are going to enjoy school this year. We got the test scores back from this past year and they were not bad but they were not entirely great either. I will test them again at the end of this year, but I will be the one administering the test so we will see if that makes a difference or not.
Jerry so far is enjoying his new work assignment. He took us by his building today and we drove around base to see what else there was around. Both of us are pretty excited that the gym isn't too far from our house. We are both taking classes. He is taking a spin and ab class. I am trying out an aerobics class, a spin class, and a step class. I have already done the step class and got completely stomped by older men! But, I will get there!! They have been going for years, so I don't feel so bad. I did get to see an OLD man do Zumba though... THAT was awesome!
All in all, we are slowly finding things to fill our time. We just don't have a lot of kids around or anything like that yet.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
Our new home!
This could be really long so I am going to shorten it!
-We arrived in Warner Robins on Monday the 22nd of June.
-We stayed in our new house on Wednesday the 23rd.
-We had our household goods delivered on Friday the 26th.
-Jerry in-processed the base on Tuesday and Wednesday the 30th and 1st of July.
-The cable company ran lines and set up boxes this week.
-Our phone was hooked up today as well as our DSL line!
-We unpacked our last box today!
-Our house is starting to feel like home...
In between all that... Caleb cut 2 teeth, slept with Jerry and I until we got his crib, and started pulling himself up on our tables and couches! Sydney has reverted back to her screaming fits... yeah for us... but has shown great love for all of us, especially Caleb (sometimes too much!)! Xavier has adjusted pretty well... does unsmart things sometimes, like throw the Wii remote across the room b/c he is trying to bowl 'real fast' (just missed the new TV). Anna has lost a tooth and has become very helpful and reliable. Jay has a loose tooth and has become helpful in certain aspects!
We are hoping to try our first church on Sunday. We haven't really decided where we are going to start yet, but will hopefully find something that fits with our family well! We do not have neighbors on either side of us. We have a commander and a family that live a couple of houses down though. We have heard that the chaplain is to move in to one of the houses next to us. There are 4 houses around us that are done, just not occuppied. Behind our house there are another 3 being finished. So each morning we wake up to workers working on houses!
Evidently, we are somewhat near the firing range. Not close enough to catch a stray bullet or anything but within earshot of the firings and explosions. Almost sounds like a warzone! Well, only in the garage, laundry room and kitchen. The rest of our rooms must be sound proofed or something. We also hear sonic booms here. That is pretty fun. The first time I heard it we were at the pool with the kids and it sounded like something exploded. The second time I was in the house and my walls shook a bit. That will be something to get used to.
When we walk out our front door and look to our right, across the road we can see the horses in their corrals. That is pretty fun. Supposedly we can see deer in the morning if we get up early enough. So far we haven't seen them because we have been working until we are exhausted and then sleeping in with the kids... when they let us!
I think that is about it... We are settling. Now as Jay reminded me the other day, "Mom, we have been here for a whole week and we still don't have any friends...", we just have to start meeting people!
-We arrived in Warner Robins on Monday the 22nd of June.
-We stayed in our new house on Wednesday the 23rd.
-We had our household goods delivered on Friday the 26th.
-Jerry in-processed the base on Tuesday and Wednesday the 30th and 1st of July.
-The cable company ran lines and set up boxes this week.
-Our phone was hooked up today as well as our DSL line!
-We unpacked our last box today!
-Our house is starting to feel like home...
In between all that... Caleb cut 2 teeth, slept with Jerry and I until we got his crib, and started pulling himself up on our tables and couches! Sydney has reverted back to her screaming fits... yeah for us... but has shown great love for all of us, especially Caleb (sometimes too much!)! Xavier has adjusted pretty well... does unsmart things sometimes, like throw the Wii remote across the room b/c he is trying to bowl 'real fast' (just missed the new TV). Anna has lost a tooth and has become very helpful and reliable. Jay has a loose tooth and has become helpful in certain aspects!
We are hoping to try our first church on Sunday. We haven't really decided where we are going to start yet, but will hopefully find something that fits with our family well! We do not have neighbors on either side of us. We have a commander and a family that live a couple of houses down though. We have heard that the chaplain is to move in to one of the houses next to us. There are 4 houses around us that are done, just not occuppied. Behind our house there are another 3 being finished. So each morning we wake up to workers working on houses!
Evidently, we are somewhat near the firing range. Not close enough to catch a stray bullet or anything but within earshot of the firings and explosions. Almost sounds like a warzone! Well, only in the garage, laundry room and kitchen. The rest of our rooms must be sound proofed or something. We also hear sonic booms here. That is pretty fun. The first time I heard it we were at the pool with the kids and it sounded like something exploded. The second time I was in the house and my walls shook a bit. That will be something to get used to.
When we walk out our front door and look to our right, across the road we can see the horses in their corrals. That is pretty fun. Supposedly we can see deer in the morning if we get up early enough. So far we haven't seen them because we have been working until we are exhausted and then sleeping in with the kids... when they let us!
I think that is about it... We are settling. Now as Jay reminded me the other day, "Mom, we have been here for a whole week and we still don't have any friends...", we just have to start meeting people!
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