Getting Settled

We are now in our new home in Clarkston Washington. I am still unpacking and feel like I will be for quite a while. I have finished the really important rooms, the kitchen, both bathrooms and the living room. Just the bedrooms and the extra room remain. I am feeling really unmotivated. For now I am borrowing the neighbors/landlords wifi signal, we should have our internet set up by Friday.

The three older boys started school yesterday,they seem to be doing okay. Thor made a friend right away, Rory said he didn't talk to anyone, and Bo talked to everyone but is a little sad that band here doesn't start until 6th grade.
I guess I start work next week, and the store here opens right before my birthday. I am looking for a daycare for Magnus hopefully something with preschool. It's weird having Enoch home every night, but in a good way. He's at work long enough during the day that he isn't driving me nuts. I think that's all the news for now.

We must be doing something right

This week has been awesome at our house. Bo received a good citizenship award. Each school picked one kid for this award. I am so proud, and honored that Bo was picked. We all know he is a nice kid, but to have it recognized is validating.

Also in Bo news he is on the Honor Roll again. He has made honor roll every trimester since he started getting letter grades in fourth grade!
We just finished up with confrences, and they also went swimmingly well. All three of the kids teachers mentioned how polite, kind, and well behaved they are. They also mentioned that they are hardworking. I am just so happy to go to conferences and hear a little bit of constructive criticism, and a ton of compliments. Bo had all A's except for one B+. Rory had a healthy mix of A's and B's which is an improvement over last year. Thor doesn't get grades yet but he is a little below grade level, his teacher says that speech is his biggest obstacle, but that he has improved a ton since the beginning of the year.
Having such great kids is what life is about. As a parent I have always emphasized that grades are important, but that it's also important to be kind, polite, and compassionate. It is so nice to see that the work I have put into raising them is starting to pay off!

5k #2 pregame, and moving update

Tomorrow morning Rory and I are running a 5k. My second his first. It has turned cold here so I used that as an excuse to buy both of us some new gear. We get our numbers at 9 am and the race starts at 10 am. I am feeling less prepared for this one than the last one, but it's run/walk so I am not feeling a lot of pressure. I will just give it my best shot. I think Rory will do well, he's built like a runner, and really enjoys it. More on the race tomorrow!
We got a date for moving we are expected to be in Idaho and working by December 1. So in a little over three weeks, I need to have my home packed, moved and unpacked. I am so anxious. I think figuring out the kids stuff will be the hardest. I was looking online to see what stores are there, and it seems like Wal-Mart(YUCK) is the main multi purpoose store, no Target :(. There is a Costco, so thats awesome. I'm hoping that since it is an agricultural area there are some local grocers that carry lots of good produce. Also we will be an hour and a half from Spokane so any major shopping can be done there. With out Target and Old Navy I will save a lot of impulse money. I will do my best not to give my money to Wal-Mart.
I am looking forward to being close to family and friends, and a new adventure. But I am sad to be leaving the one place I have ever felt at home.

Well life here is about to change drastically. With in the next two months we will be moving to the Idaho Washington border. It's a fantastic opportunity for us career wise. There are pro's and con's with this move which I am going to list more for my own sanity than any other reason
Pro's
finical security in the future
Enoch will not be traveling weekly
Closer to Walla Walla will be able to spend more time with my family
moderate climate
fresh start

Con's
leaving Missoula
missing my friends, I have built up a small group of friends that I adore
moving with 4 kids I'm already having nightmares (setting up schools, cleaning, packing, unpacking aaaaahhhhhhhhhh)
I'll have to continue to work for a while
the unknown

as a total control freak the fear of the unknown stresses me out. I usually can control my OCD and panic attacks with meditation, and recitation techniques, but when I get really stressed that all goes out the window. I can feel my self being pulled towards the comfort of having everything just so. I can only imagine that the next 2 or 3months of my life will be tense and scary. But I think they will also be rewarding and worth it in the long run. The best thing will be spending time with my husband. Also it will be really nice to be near my Grandma, Aunts, and Cousins. I'll be an hour and a half from where I went to high school, and where my family is from. So I guess that's it for now.