nothing new...

not much new here today- but in the tradition of posting nearly every day, i feel i must still contribute... hahaha. anyway, it's a fairly normal day- hot, sunny, noisy. it's a bit louder today than normal- the people next door to us have been quiet as church mice until today. they've got some MAJOR bass going on with their stereo- it's been that way since about 9 am, which means we've spent the last 7 hours listening to it. seems the church mice are rebelling... (cole's waiting for daddy to get out of the shower... he's learned to play peek-a-boo around the door frame. it's pretty entertaining!)

so, with all that's been going on, or lack of it, it seems that i'm a little anxious to get home to wisconsin. despite the fact that our plans have seriously been disrupted, i am REALLY missing the privacy of our own house... looking forward to getting that back!

i got a call from aunt mary h today- it's so much fun to get an unexpected call from someone you miss! it was great to talk to her, and we can't wait to get home and see everyone again. no date yet- kelvin went to the job trailer today to talk to the 'head honchos' and they were both home for the weekend, so maybe next week we'll find out. in the meantime, i've been trying to think up ways to save a little money once we get back home- we're definitely going to miss the extra padding in the paychecks! so- we're looking into getting a natural gas furnace, since it's cheaper to use than oil (you do the math: drafty, poorly insulated house+ $4.50/gal. for oil = trouble), and then i came across this cool thing called a tankless water heater. i did a little research, found there are plenty of businesses in our area (in WI) that carry them, and kelvin said they're pretty easy to install so we could do it ourselves. the average savings is about 50% over a regular water heater... great! anything to save a little on expenses. i've also posted on craigslist (my new addiction) in the resumes section that i am available for typing reports or transcription on a telecommuting basis, so maybe i'll get lucky and someone will need a little extra help. i'm learning now, more than ever, that sometimes you just have to let go of the things you can't control, or they'll control you. it took a lot of faith to trust that coming out here was what was right, and now it's taking even more to accept the circumstances; maybe this whole experience was more about learning a faith lesson than anything else...