House

So we have been really bad about updating our blog. I am going to try to get back in the swing of things this summer. So my first year of teaching is almost over and it has been a fun and exciting year. Our students didn't do as well on our tests as I would have hoped. Mostly in reading. They did awesome in writing and about as well as we would have expected in Math but reading was our downfall. Anyway I am really excited about teaching fourth grade next year and going on another adventure with a new class of students.

So our house. We are home owners! With this government program to pay people to buy houses, we decided to jump on board and get some money when we could. So far the government has paid us $4500 to buy a car and $8000 to buy a house. I don't agree with the programs but apparently I am not moral enough yet to turn down the money from the program. We looked around and searched for houses for about 2 months. We put in offers on 3 houses, lost one, withdrew our offers on the other two, and then found the house of our dreams. It is a 2000 square foot 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath home with 3 living rooms, 4 palm tree and tons of storage. We love our house. It has been a lot of work trying to get things together but we have had fun the whole time. For now we just have to keep working and trying to do our best to keep up.

It is crazy how sometimes life passes you by without you even realizing it. It seems so sereal sometimes and yet so natural at the same time. If I start to think about it, I am amazed that I am a college graduate, teaching fourth grade with a wife an awesome little son and house in the suburbs. Heavenly Father has blessed us more than we deserve. We just need to continue to try and serve him the best that we can and show our appreciation for everything that we have.