Making the House Official

It's amazing what little things make a house a home. It's also funny to see the difference in what makes a home for me and what makes a home for my kids. For example, I apparently made our house official yesterday by doing one simple thing.

I hung up our coocoo-clock.

As I was doing this simple thing, Emma came up stairs, paused when she saw what I was doing, and said, "Is this our new home?" A few minutes later, Rebekah came upstairs, saw the clock and said, "The coocoo-clock! The coocoo-clock! It's our home again!"

Apparently, that clock is something the kids (especially the younger ones) really identify with our home.

What a Month!

March is always crazy in our family each year. When you add in a new house that is in various stages of being remodeled, a car trip to Minnesota, and various other little doo-dads, you can find me on the brink of insanity.

I actually do have a digital camera now and pictures of the new house, but since the computer at home hasn't been unpacked yet, I don't have access to them. While it has been a stressfull and sometimes aggrevating process, things are finally starting to take shape. There are still lots of little things to do, but only a few big ones left, and no vital ones. It just has been hard trying to find the motivation to work on the house after I get home from work...especially since we aren't unpacked yet and things are still very chaotic.

Still, it's home.