Settling down and settling in.

Wow! A lot has happened in the last several months. We have moved, sold a home, had visits from family, and celebrated the holidays.
We moved to a wonderful spot in South Carolina. It is so lovely and there is so much nature to enjoy. When ever we leave the community, we get to experience a spectacular view of Keowee lake. We are surrounded by lake everywhere with lovely mountain views too. Our new (but still temporary) house is very comfortable and cozy. If we could just use the fireplace, which we can't according to the lease, it would be even more cozy.
Life is settling down from the chaos we have experienced for the last year and a half. Thank the stars. With this settling down, I hope to have more time to take the kids out and enjoy our beautiful surroundings. I hope to go on a hike once a week to experience all the waterfalls in the area.
Today we inducted ourselves by offering our string popcorn to the birds. We all bundled up and strung a small tree with what we had strung for our Christmas tree. Amelia also gathered some pine cones so we can offer more to the birds next week.

Light at the end of the tunnel

Okay. I think it may all be coming together despite all our impediments lately. First the dream house turned out to not be so dreamy. That was a big disappointment for all of us and put us back to the starting block. Next, we had a good one, but still one that caused problems. The mobile home (the thorn in our side) is now going to be sold. WOOHOO!!! However, we have a very short time span in which to find a new place to live. So now we are off to find a condo. One we are hoping we can live in for a while and will be a good investment property. We will still continue to look for the dream place, but we are now thinking this will have to be property and a house that we build.

Despite all this. It looks like we are actually going to get it together. We are settling into more of a rhythm with our days and the planning for the school year is off and running. In the meantime, Case and Amelia are reviewing some of what they have already covered in the past. Case learned long division this week and today learned how to add fractions with different denominators. Both Case and Amelia are turning out to be avid readers. I never would have thought this a year ago. Case is reading the Harry Potter series and A Series of Unfortunate Events and eagerly awaiting the final book in the Inheritance Trilogy. Amelia is reading the Spiderwick Chronicles and Little House on the Prairie.

We will be happy when we finally get to settle into a place we can call "home".