2 moves, a rental, and a lot of ants!
We've moved out of our home of 11 years. From the time our home sold to the time we moved out, it was a total nightmare, but we made it! It was easy to walk away from all those memories after what we went through to sell our home--perhaps a tender mercy of our Heavenly Father? We made an offer on 3 homes, but lost the bid each time (1 was over 6,000 above listing price!) The housing market is nuts, and so is the rental market. We were very lucky to find a place to rent at the last minute. After a 2 week stay with family, we are settled into an apartment where the neighbors stay up all hours of the night (and the cops get called), the ants are the size of dimes, and there is no central air. We are hot, but grateful to have a place to make summer memories in.
Gratitude is our friend.
I'm grateful that Aiden and my other boys have endured this transition so much better than I have! It feels like we are staying in a bad hotel, but attitude is everything, and we are doing just fine.
Gratitude is our friend.
I'm grateful that Aiden and my other boys have endured this transition so much better than I have! It feels like we are staying in a bad hotel, but attitude is everything, and we are doing just fine.
I'm super proud of Aiden! After 5 years, Aiden is going to pass level 1 swimming! He is becoming a little fish, and really surprising me! He has been getting breakfast and milk for his brothers ON HIS OWN each morning without my prompting or encouragement. Aiden is growing up, and I'm super grateful for the moments when it feels like autism is not part of our lives. Aiden has been a big help with taking out the trash when asked, and helping with his little brother who will be 3 in August.
We finally found a tutor for Aiden to help him with math and reading, and she is wonderful. I know spiritually, that I need to homeschool Aiden this Fall to catch him up. I'm nervous because sitting and patience, are not my thing; plus, I run a business from my home, so I'm worried about balance and keeping the stress level at a minimum during our transition to a new home. It feels right though, and I know it is temporary, so I am going to give it a go and hope for the best. I've turned it over to our Heavenly Father.
We've enjoyed swim lessons, summer school, martial arts, the Splash Pad, and the library this summer, and it has been great! I continue to find gratitude that our lives are stable again if only for a moment. I am hopeful that we can catch Aiden up this school year, just in time for him to enter Middle School. Where does the time go? I will have a middle schooler in a year! Oh my!
