We've Moved!!

I am sure that most of you that read my blog already know, but yes, we have moved.  We are now mostly completely settled.  I have only three more boxes to unpack, but I first need to rearrange a few things and re-organize so that I can get everything I need where I want it.  Linden claims that I have hidden everything from him.  I am just too anal to let him unpack anything because I want it where I want it.  Plus, I am the one here all day and need to know where things are placed.  He will eventually learn.  Unfortunately, one of the boxes that is not unpacked yet is the box with the cable to connect the camera to the computer. So no new pictures this post.

Today was our first Sunday in our new ward.  It seems like it will be a great ward.  I am really missing living in Shelley and being so close to grandparents and not in a city, though.  Maybe someday we will be blessed enough to get back to Shelley.  (Linden is hoping for Firth, we'll see.)

The thing that I like the most about our new place is that I don't need to have on four layers of clothes in order to stay just semi-warm.  The second thing is that there are NO mice. The third thing that I am enjoying about our new place is that when both of the boys need to use the bathroom at the same time one of them doesn't have to hold it or pee out the back door.  Hmmmm,  maybe the thing that I am actually enjoying the most is the fact that Isabel now shares a room with her brothers and not Mom and Dad.  YEAH.  I don't have to turn sideways to walk around her crib and get to my clothes.  I don't have to go to the hallway to put my pants on anymore because that is just something that can't be done while standing sideways between a bed and a crib.  I can get dressed in my room.  She sleeps better and Linden and I sleep better.  We have a space of our own again.

Anton is adjusting to his new school.  It has been difficult.  I feel that his class in Shelley was perfect for him.  Here it is good, there are just lots of challenges.  For some reason the district decided that all of the kids that either registered late or moved in would be sent to an overflow class instead of breaking it up throughout the district.  The overflow class seems to me to mostly consist of kids that their parents didn't care enough to make sure they got registered on time.   There are about four kids total in the class that know their alphabet.  Most of the children don't know their alphabet, numbers, or anything really.  The teacher is struggling trying to help them catch up. The childrens' social skills are also a bit behind, probably because of the type of environment they live in, making it more difficult for my shy little Anton to make any friends.  I know I shouldn't judge.  I wish there was something I could do to help these kids.  I am volunteering for half the class day every Friday in the classroom.  But where the kids really need help is at home.  In the meantime we continue to let Anton read to us at night and work on challenging him with work at home.

Zackary and Isabel have started getting quite jealous of each other.  While Anton is at school they both have to be held by me if one is held by me.  They both need to have the same toy. It is really cute to watch the way they interact with each other, best friends most of the time as long as they both feel they are getting what they need and want.  We are all like that, though.

Zackary is making progress with his speech.  He is also quite the gentleman.  He will always say, "Thank you for helping me, Mama."  with EVERY little thing.  I am astounded how polite he is.  He also is currently insisting that I listen to him and "see" him when he is talking, even when I am driving he wants me to "see" him.   He is always saying, Mama, I am telling you something, Mama, I am telling you something, Mama, I am telling you something, Mama, I am telling you something, Mama, I am telling you something,  SEE ME, Mama.  I think that he has caught on that I can't look at him while I am driving at least.  On all other occasions I am required to look at him so that he knows I am listening.  Hopefully soon he will realize that my ears work just as well if I am not looking at him while I am cooking, etc.  By then I will probably miss having him need to tell me every little thing and "see" him.

Isabel LOVES blankets.  Whenever she wakes up from her nap she always has to have her blanket leave the crib with her and be snuggled.  And when she sees Anton or Zackary get one of the blankets we keep on the couch and try to play with it she goes to them and takes it from them and insists that we snuggle her with it.  She is quite territorial with any blanket and thinks it belongs to her.

Linden and I are grateful that he has a job.  It is much better than when he didn't have any job at all.  We are truly blessed to be able to live in a bigger, warmer, cleaner, more comfortable home.  THANK YOU!!