The Yard Sale

Well, amazingly (thanks be to God!), the sale went splendidly! We still have some big items to go, which will help immensely once they do go, but we sold ourselves out of a place to sit and sleep. heh Sort of. It's not that bad (yet!).

We sold our mower, our bedroom suit, our tables, our sofas and chair/ottoman, kitchen set, my old guitar amp, and tons of smaller things. We still have my old music equipment. If that stuff sells, we will be in so much better shape. It's very exciting to me how God works things out.

As a result, we will be able to give my friend some cash for the couch that she gave us!

Thank you, Lord, for you are amazing. We are nothing without you and everything because of you.

Peace

Linux and Home Improvement

Well, years after trying Mandrake, I tried Ubuntu. I mainly went with that because I had a Wow character based off the OS. :) Anyway, I took a chance and completely wiped my laptop and began using Ubuntu. I have to admit, I have had a lot of fun using this.

It reminds me in some ways of old Dos stuff. I'm completely in love with free software and quality free software at that. I have thoroughly enjoyed tweaking my system. It's been a blast.

I have not enjoyed tweaking the house. :( It's tiring and frustrating and home improvement person I am not. We have made tons of progress, that which most folks would not probably notice. We notice, though. My prayer is that the house will sell very soon so my family can join me in Idaho.

I'm very excited about going, but I hope we can all go up together even though that thought of my kids riding some 32 hours across country....is frightening.

Trip, house, etc.

Well, we are on our way. We have ventured through MS, TN, MO, IA, SD, and now WY. All have their own beauties, I think.

Moving, grooving, and snow tires...

Lots of stuff to consider before moving. It may be that I have to go up there first before my wife and kids do until we sell our house. That would stink, indeed. I know God has it worked out. Of course, me being human, is trying to make sense of everything.

I resort back to a page and a half of scriptures that were relevant to various words such as hope, faith, marriage, children, etc. Those drive me and remind me.

We have made more progress with the house. We have continued to try to sell things. I got some closeout snow tires. I'll be looking to get some for my wife soon.

Tiring process, this is. My clients are doing well, accepting things.

Cat bathing and packing

Yeah, bathing the cat is not the most fun thing to do in the world. My cousin and I accomplished the feat and rid the world of a wealth of fleas. Poor Sophie! She was struggling. With us approaching the move, we're hoping we get to keep her. My wife is leaning toward the duplex I liked so much from the beginning. The only problem I have with it is the cost. There's lot of "ifs"...if we sell the house, if we sell a few things, etc. I have faith in God that things will be okay.

My wife and I spent a good portion of the day with my oldest. He suddenly broke out in a rash and was feverish. We took him to our favorite doctor and got him seen. It's viral as it turns out and has to run its course. It's a relief, though, to me that it was nothing major. Treat the symptoms basically.

Also, Dez and I spent some time packing up. We're getting closer and closer to moving day. We still have a lot to go. We have to get rid of a few things, so I'm hoping tomorrow will bring less drama unless we're talking about GH. :)

I have faith and remain faithful. Today, was day 1 of unemployment, which wears on me as well. We consolidated some banking and that helped me some, to breathe a little easier, stress a little less.

Like I say and have said, I remain faithful.

God helps us as we do this. We love you and trust you and pray your will be done.

Amen.

On our way

Come the first of October, we should be in our new residence. Exciting and nerve-wrecking at the same time! We have tons to do, but I have faith things will work out.

House for sale

We decided to go ahead and list with a realtor despite my bad opinions about the ones with whom we have dealt with before. This gentleman seems like a nice guy and has been around, which is good in my opinion.

So, tomorrow we discuss job details. It's very exciting to me because I know it won't be long until we're able to relocate to our new home.

Word, yo!

I got a voice mail during a session. I checked the calls afterward, and there were two-one from the school and one from another place in Billings. So, it appears I got the job if I so choose!

Thanks be to God!

FSBO

Okay, I'll start by saying in my limited time on earth so far, realtors are near worthless in my opinion. (I do apologize to any offended realtors; this is, after all, my opinion.) We are yet to benefit from one despite clear, concise things we're looking for. So, at this point in life and at this set of events, I believe we'll FSBO our house. We have a lot to do to get it ready, but we're the most vested people in selling this place. The others we've encountered do not seem as interested.

So, in the meanwhile as we wait for "word" from the interview, we're readying ourselves to move away from this heat and a little closer to what we deem "God's country."

I've read and read and read about how to get ready to handle the weather changes that we'll endure. Everything from articles about snow tires, where to buy them, DOT regulations for various states, etc. I'm told by natives that it's typically not that bad with the appropriate gear. I realize we need to get some items and create our very own weather-ready kit for Winter.

Also, I have want-itis when it comes to an AWD. That is horrible. But, I'm afraid at the same time it could be very necessary. I'm looking at several, but the cheapest and one I like so far is the Suzuki SX4 Crossover. My wife has a Suzuki Reno, and we've enjoyed it. It's peppy in its own right and does decently on gas mileage. Plus, it's pretty comfortable given the size of the vehicle.

All in time, I suppose. At the very least, we're probably going to FSBO our home, perhaps even list it on Ebay. We have to do quite a bit of finishing, though. I'm dreading that, but at the same time, I trust in God that things will be fine. I believe, after all, He's got our backs.

Peace (got to rest while I sweat my guts out!)