a new place to call home

 We made it to our rental Sunday night.  We had no utilities so we stayed the night in corporate housing where Jeff had been staying.  Monday morning we went and got all the utilities set up while we waited for the moving van.  The movers came around noon and got everything situated and beds set up for us.  We are keeping a lot of stuff boxed up in the garage while we wait to build or buy something permanent.  I spent the week unpacking and organizing and had it all pretty much done by Thursday.  We have been walking around and exploring our new area.  One thing we can all agree on is that is absolutely breathtaking!  We are loving the green scenery that surrounds us and the beautiful weather only adds to it.  One reason we wanted to live in Tennessee was for four, milder seasons and the hope of being outside and active as a family more of the year.  So far, that has definitely been the case!  We spend very little time in the house.  We got the girls a trampoline and we are on just over an acre of land.  We are also discovering places to run and hike and bike.  I am excited to make memories with our girls here.  I have good days and lonely days and I feel a little out of place still, but overall we are doing just

 fine and the girls are adjusting remarkably quickly.  Heidi and Savanna now share a room and Savanna has graduated to her big girl bed.  The only problem we have been having is earlier wake ups.  Savanna tends to wake up around 6 and start calling for Heidi.  A conversation I had with Heidi about it had me laughing so hard.

Heidi: Why does Savanna have to wake me up so early?

Me: I think she is just so excited to see you.

Heidi:  Well, she needs to just lay in her bed and quietly dream about me.

 We also found a little cat on one of our walks.  The girls are hoping the owner wants to give the cat up so they can have it.  It is a really sweet little kitty and seems to enjoy the girl's attention.

We are also getting used to seeing a few more bugs.  Savanna smashed a caterpillar and Heidi got so mad!  "Savanna, how could you?!  You deaded it before it could become a butterfly!"  We are trying to teach Savanna not to dead everything ha ha.

Now we are on a quest to find a piece of land to build on or to find a home we can move into.  We are so glad we are renting for now and are starting to get a feel for the area and Jeff's commute.  He is loving his job so far and comes home from work happy and excited about his day and the things he is learning.  We are happy to be all together as a family and are looking forward to this new experience!