Season of "New"

I'm so excited for this season I'm in...especially just this week in general : ) As I type, I'm on the phone with my insurance agency trying to get a quote on adding a SECOND VEHICLE! I know it'll take time and some work before everything's said and done but we're beginning the process! Anthony and Sharie are buying a new car so they're giving us their 99 Chevy Venture. So so excited to have my own ride this Summer. I won't be stranded at home with all 3 kids. I can bring them to the parks, beach, family's houses. Grocery shopping, post office, doctor appointments! Never thought I'd be excited about that haha. Wow - after 6 years...almost 7 of being stranded at home and having to ask for rides, drive Tim to work, and everything...it makes this so much sweeter! And only $60 more per month. I think we can do that...plus gas but I'm not going to be driving totally far every single day : ) Yesssss!

And then if that weren't great enough, me and Tim just bought brand new bikes yesterday from Dick's Sporting Goods. It's a beauty. It was over our budget for bikes but we wanted it to last and be able to handle going to parks/trails and hold the child seat and trailer. So it has to be sturdy enough. I took a little ride last night with Tim up and down the block while the kids were sleeping and it was my favorite part of the day. I love the feeling of the air in my face. I can't wait to bring the kids on long bike rides! Yess! 

And THEN... Today Tim is picking up a new bed frame! Donna has been looking for us for months and she took care of it. It turns out the place Tim's getting it from is only 12 minutes from his shop and he is able to take the truck home with it. I actually have to get to work on my room so we have somewhere to set the bed up! I can't wait to go to sleep tonight. 

I'm so happy : )

Church is awesome, I love going. It feels so good. The website is awesome and I'm listening to Sunday's message and it's so great. 

And the youth room! Wow, Thank you God! On top of making $218 at the bake sale, Anthony's friend is going to DONATE whatever paint we need! Yay!

Wow, this is a great season. Thank you Jesus! 

Every Blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praise...

When the darkness closes in Lord, Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord. 

Functioning Rooms

For a while we had a queen mattress on the floor in Evan's room when Laura was staying with us. After she left, Evan stayed in the boys room in his playpen and me and Tim started sleeping in Evan's room on the mattress on the floor because it made our backs feel better. Then Evan started climbing out of the playpen and he too was on a mattress on the floor. After another month of that and seeing how hard it was having all three boys in one room, I decided to finally give Joshua what he's been asking for, for a year: His OWN room. I've been sorting clothes and toys, garbage and books, videos, and just EVVVVVERYTHING. I'm surrounded by bins. 

But Joshua officially has his own room. Saturday my dad dropped off the trundel bed they had stored in the basement. I bought Joshua a Spongebob comforter so it would "go" with the mint green paint on the wall. (Spiderman definitely wouldn't) I also gave the train table to Mary's boys and I hear they love it, and that makes me really happy. I got Joshua a plastic 'dresser' drawer thing from Target. It's deep and wide....(feel free to break out in song) But yea, his clothes fit great in it. He's growing and his drawers needed to also. Then I took the bookshelf that was in his closet and put it in what I now call the "Spiderman Room" It was too confusing the week of transition because people weren't all in their own/new rooms. But everyone NOW is in their own room. 

Evan is still on a mattress on the floor because I haven't put the bed rail together but I will get to that... eventually. Me and Tim are sleeping on 2 mattresses on top of each other on top of a boxspring...I feel like the Princess and the Pea. But Donna's been looking for a bed for us because it's been on her heart for months and months. Since last year I believe. And she's blessing us with one we pick and that reallllllly excites me. I probably should take a picture on how my bed is now because it is quite comical. 

Anyway, I still have so many bins in my living room, kitchen, hallway, washer/dryer nook, bedrooms. I neeeeeeeeeeeed to get that cleared out tomorrow. 

I've been hanging outside because it's been gourgeous but I get nothing done in the house. So tomorrow I had the idea of bringing everything outside so the boys can play in the yard and swingset and I can go through stuff and enjoy the weather : )

So I'm looking forward to that. 

Then Friday morning is Pre-K registration! And that evening Tim & I are meeting Jonny & Laura for dinner at Tom & Nadine's. I'm realllllly looking forward to a night of adult conversation and no kiddies! 

Busy Busy. 

One day not only will everyone be comfortably in their own rooms on comfortable beds but the rooms will function and that's gonna be awesome!