Exploring

After not going anywhere all week ( I had to get this house to resemble a home ) we decided to go exploring. We went to Deception Pass Marina and looked at the boats. This is a small marina but still fun and quiet. Then we explored part of Deception Pass State Park. The beach was great. It isn't a particularly warm day, but it felt so good to walk in the sand and listen to the waves. Isaac build a sand castle and decided he needed to take it home. I managed to get most of the sand out of his pockets before he got into the car. The kids had fun running from the waves and pelting them with rocks. I'm not sure of any purpose in that activity, but they enjoyed it.

Settling In

We now have internet.

Well, we are moved in ... "In" being the operative word here. But the more I get settled, the more I like it. We still have some creative organizing to do and deciding on what just won't fit. We were welcomed into our new ward with open arms. I'm sure it helps that the Elder's Quorum has been without a president for 4 months and that they simply need more Elders :-).

But this just may be the perfect place for us. With the awesome sailing organizations and the focus on agriculture, we can likely be content for a very long time. And to top it off, the family that lives directly on the other side of the back fence has two boys 10 and 8. And they homeschool!!! Maybe that is a bit too convenient. I don't know though, it might be kind of fun to find out what "too convenient" would be like.

We have a house

Well, we got our house. I wish I wasn't quite so grumpy about it. (I just need to get settled.) I'll gripe a bit and then I can look at all the blessings that are being poured out on us. We were going to be able to keep the chickens until someone decided to check the ccr's: No Poultry. We thought about smuggling them, but we left them with the Rowells. Naturally we didn't get the final word till this morning as Jonny is ready to pull out. Dropping them off set him back a bit. Then I forgot about renting and the no trampoline rule. AARRGGGHHHH!!!!! At least we don't have a piano yet. If I had finally managed to get a piano and then had to leave that behind I would be furious. But the trampoline will stay at Mom and Dad's house so the kids will have something fun there. I was hoping for a 6 month lease, but they only do 1 year leases. We just ran out of time.

But I think the house will be good. I'm not sure how we will arrange things, but I do like it. I talked with the bishop today and found out what ward we are in. He is going to try and get some unloading help for us. We found the marina and walked the docks. It feels good to be back around salt water, tides, and sail boats. It looks as though I can buy local fresh free range eggs, local beef and local produce. I need to find a local dairy for fresh milk. I am excited. I do think this will be a good learning/growing experience.