Tuesday, March 9

Sunday, Jill Rager offered to bring us dinner for today. When she asked what time, I realized that I didn't even know when my husband got home after work...

It is really a helpless feeling to not know where anything is...including the grocery store, the post office, etc etc. We did go to the Grabill library on Monday and we found the mall in Ft. Wayne. The library because the curriculum we are using this year depends heavily on checking out books to supplement our geography/history/science. The mall because there was a Maurices there and we were hopeful we could find a Sunday skirt for Rachel that was LONG. No such luck. Any suggestions on where we can find LONG skirts for a beautiful tall girl would be much appreciated. Most of the LONG skirts seem to be denim, which is nice, but we need some of lighter weight material for summer.

We have slept at Zach and Jenny's house since we got here. We do have some space heaters going at our house so the bedrooms are pretty warm and the sunroom is nice during the day. The guy is hopeful that the inspection will take place Thursday morning, so I guess that is what we are waiting for now. In the meantime, we need to locate a water softener and figure out a time to go get our stove that is in Dad's shed. Until then, we'll cook with the microwave, crockpot and grill. I guess we have the electric skillet too...we aren't doing too badly are we?! :)

Monday, after we had gone to the library and the mall, we went back to our house and I took a big long nap. I was exhausted and just wanted to escape it all. Today, we actually unpacked some more stuff, did some school for the first time in IN, and then had dinner that Jill brought--all together at our table for the first time.

We also enjoyed some cookies and blueberry muffins that Lorelei Gutwein and her girls brought us from the CARE group. The 2nd Monday of every month, they get together to make food for new mothers, etc. It was nice to be thought of!

The Tippy is going to be a great rental house when we get some heat in it. The boys played in the backyard for a long time this afternoon. They found a big old dull knife that looks like a machete and that did wonders for their imaginations. Luke had commented the day we moved in that he was trying not to put down roots in this house because he knew it was just temporary, but "Mom, they just keep trying to go down!" I told him it was okay, I understood. You just can't hold your breath that long.

This weekend is Mark's first big meeting with GW. It is the Rep's meeting, where the reps from all the different churches come. All of the GW employees, houseparents and kids sing for the reps and they have the meeting. Miranda and Rachel are going to help babysit babies and toddlers during the meeting. Mark and Zach have been working on having their reports ready.

Well, it's late, lots more to learn tomorrow,
Julie