Move Update

I think that just about sums up how Jemma is doing :) Now onto the move ... that has been even crazier!!

First off, we rented the Hazel Ave house!!! YAY!!! It is to a military family with 3 kids around the ages of 5-7ish who wants to live there for 3 years!! It's perfect!! The specifically wanted the Halethorpe area and love the house. The only problem is that they have a dog and cat which originally we didn't want pets but their current landlord wrote a letter about how nice the pets are and other than that they are exactly what we are looking for. The guy is apparently very handy and wants to install a fence in the backyard which we are ok with. The guy is a mechanic with the Coast Guard which is funny because that is exactly what Mike Tosh is! They are moving in April 1st. So the house was only on the rental market for about 2 weeks before it got rented, not too shabby ... :) We had a fair amount of interest in the house but a lot of people couldn't move in until June which got us nervous. We even started looking into how much the house would be worth if we wanted to sell it. But everything worked out in the end!

At the Highland house, things are going well. Most of the house is unpacked and it is functional. Most of what needs to get done at this point is smaller projects. Like on Saturday, the MP helped me sort out all the cleaning supplies from my parents house and our house and consolidate them and put them in the cabinet. The furniture is all set up in the dining room. My goal at this point is to have the house in order by Easter. Mike and his dad installed a new dishwasher and cooktop on Saturday as well. The new cooktop looks awesome!! So much better and it's the glass top so it will be much easier to clean! And boy am I glad to finally have a new dishwasher!! It is soooo much nicer!! Its a little off-white which i didn't initially notice but it works fine, so that's all that matters. I bought bigger bottles with extra nipples and rings for Jemma the other day, so now we don't have to hand wash them every night and they can go straight in the dishwasher. I should have done that months ago, but oh well :) I also just picked up some sippy cups for her so we will be trying them with her soon too. Mike just bought a new John Deere tractor last night as well! It comes with a snowblower and 54" mower deck. He got it off Craigslist from a guy up in PA who owns a landscaping business. Hopefully it will do what we need it to do for a couple years at least :)