What a WHIRLWIND the last month has been! Rich got a new job that he LOVES back in January. He has been commuting on the Metro 90 minutes each way. He drives 20 minutes to the station, takes the train to Illinois, then rides the bus to work. Needless to say, we do NOT love this part of the new job. After way too many nights of the kids crying because they miss daddy, we made a decision. It was time to move! The whole selling the house story is a long, crazy one, to be told another day, on another blog post. Short version: the house that we bought only 20 months ago, completely renovated, and made our own, is no longer our house! We were very blessed to sell fast and for a great price. Rich and I went to the James Taylor concert the night before closing, thinking it wasn't going to happen. We were negotiating and signing e-docs at 10:30 pm on the lawn of the Amphitheater while JT serenaded us! Apparently God has plans for us in Illinois! Since we did not in a million years expect to sell so quickly, we are officially homeless! Our residence for now is the Sleep Inn in O'Fallon, Missouri. We have a "cozy" (real estate term for FREAKING TINY) hotel room complete with 2 queen size beds, a toilet, a shower, a tv, and the tiniest fridge and microwave ever manufactured! But $45/night, an indoor pool, and free amazing waffles for breakfast E-VRY-DAY makes up for a lot! (P.S. I gained at least 10 pounds in a month - DAMN those free waffles! Instead of a muffin top, now I have the waffle wiggles)
The pics: (Left to Right)
FOR SALE!
Kenz: "Mom, can we use the boxes to play?" Me: "As long as you don't wreck them and leave me alone so I can pack and clean, I don't care WHAT you guys do!" THIS was the result... an intricate tunnel fort system. I wasn't even mad! I was impressed!
Our "Office" the night before closing! James Taylor show!
Living in a hotel room isn't bad when it's summer and you can play all day!... oh wait, then Bailey got a crazy fever and a virus and we were TRAPPED for three days while she slept it off!!! I'm amazed we survived without killing each other or at least hating each others guts!
This is our little deer mamma that frequented our back yard : ( We will miss her and her cute little fawns.
Our current residence. It looks like a BOMB went off! Eventually it was all organized and efficient. Not going to lie, a hotel room filled with our crap, three kids, a dog, and two frogs was a bit ridiculous! The first couple of weeks really was a fun adventure. The last two weeks, not so much! Good thing we are moving on up to a sweet 2 bedroom apartment soon so this hotel room doesn't turn into a crime scene!
Hotel boredom = fun with the Chi straightener!
Bottom line, all joking aside, we have learned that home can be anywhere you make it, as long as you share it with the ones you love!
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