A whole new world

Life without school is totally a whole new world to us. We're here in Washington safe and sound. We had a late start leaving Rexburg and it had been REALLY long week. And believe it or not we made money moving! Yup, it's crazy and it was very stressful but we did it. We decided to stay in a hotel in Boise on the way over and it was such a good decision, thank goodness for cell phones with a mother hooked up to internet to find us a place we could stay cheap.

Highlights from our adventures:
* the tarp kept coming up and eventually was totally shredded when we arrived in Kennewick
* a friendly patrolman stopped and checked on us when we were pulled over adjusting our luggage.
*watching/ listening to movies the whole way, it makes the trip go by faster
* seeing a highspeed chase in Oregon, a lady in a red car and 5 police officers in persuit.
* sleeping at super 8 in Boise, the sensation of falling asleep as your head hits the pillow
* missing the last exit into Kennewick because of a phone call from our case worker. yup that was fun.

Now that we are in Washington:
* Sunshine on my shoulders...everywhere everyday
* I see trees of green, red tulips too...
* it's warm, warm enough to wear only one or two layers of clothes
* my doggie, oh how I missed Cookie!
* sleeping, sleeping in
* feeling like we are on vacation, slowing getting back to life
* S has a job offer, to be a paid accompanist at Kennewick High, and an offer to teach swimming lessons with YMCA this summer... waiting to decide because of adoption.
* J is playing "phone tag" with his Lithia contact
* babysitting Abrie, cute 5 yr old cousin, my sides still hurt, it was so much fun.
* NO SCHOOL
* playing mario kart on the wii

Basically we are taking a little time to recooperate from the last few weeks of stress and work and moving. Things are great, we feel so good about being here and we are so happy to be here and out of Rexburg... did I mention that it snowed and hailed and was just darn cold while we packed?! We love being somewhere that it actually feels like spring, even if it makes me sneeze!

Adoption Update: We have had 48 views on our adoption profile with LDS Family Services. That has kept our spirits high, we hope life settles out, and we'll be parents soon.

-S