Wow – how life changes sometimes! Just 4 short years ago we were able to move back to Michigan and were so happy to be closer to home. It was tough to move and even tougher to leave our friends behind, but we knew that being closer to family was important.
We settled in, bought our log cabin (hubby had always wanted to live in a log cabin) and began our new adventure. We made great new friends. Watched our girls grow and become amazing young ladies. I enjoyed were we were and what we were doing. I loved my job at the school and the amazing people I worked with. The girls both made wonderful friends that I hope they will have when they are little old ladies.
Now we start our new adventure. With a new job Eric moved up north at the beginning of October and once again I became a single mom. This time was harder – keeping up the house, putting it on the market, winter snow removal (this was a nightmare), and keeping up with all the kids activities. It was was the longest 9 months of my life. It was hard but we made it through.
The girls and I were able to move up the first of July! It is wonderful to be a family again! We have all the important stuff unpacked and organized. Pictures are on the walls and we are settled. We are just renting – so we have another move to look forward to (not) in a couple of years but we need to sell our house and get back on our feet for awhile before we can buy anything.
We live 30 min. from my mom and 30 min. from Eric’s mom so we can officially say we moved back home. Leaving our friends was just as hard this time (I doubt that will ever be easy) but we needed to be a family again. We live out in the country so the girls are looking forward to school to meet new friends and start their new lives. I will will hopefully find a job here soon so we can maintain 2 houses until ours sells. Eric loves his new career and is thrilled to be enjoying this new adventure.
I don’t know that I am ready for Bailey to be in 6th grade – she is so grown up but is still my little girl. I still think of Leah as my baby so thinking of her in 3rd grade next year is hard to visualize. They are both so smart and kind. I know they will have no problems making new friends.
I love how grown up my girls have become.
