Call me crazy, but I love this tiny apartment. After 6 months with my grandfather I am in raptures from the joy of having my own kitchen. None of the food in my fridge is expired, my countertops stay clean, my floor stays swept, and I have once again eliminated red meat and potatoes from our daily diet. As grateful as I am for my grandfather’s generosity, I am infinitely happier in our own place.
It is only one bedroom. The boys sleep in the bedroom, which also houses most of their toys, while Johnny and I get a pullout couch in the living room. It is so much easier to corral the boys in a small apartment and it is easier to keep the place clean. I genuinely love it. Oh, and all utilities are included. Whee!
Now that I am relaxed I am back to creating an organized home, rather than just a mostly bearable life. The poor boys were on 24/7 movie watching during the move. They’re down to one movie a day after naps. We have a loose but consistent daily schedule going that includes dressing and bed-making before breakfast, self-entertainment playtime in their bedroom, arts and crafts, walks, reading, plenty of rough-housing with Daddy, and a nightly Bible and bedtime story. We all seem to be thriving on the routine.
Zachary quickly learned how to open the front door and release his brother into the wild, but the deadbolt provided a quick fix. He can unlock the knob lock, but isn’t quite sneaky enough to get his chair to reach the deadbolt before I can stop him. The escape artist is 100% potty trained, even at night.
Gabriel’s current reason for living seems to be cars. He carries his racecar everywhere with him, but will put it down for brief periods to play with his Tonka truck. Both boys delight in the current snow removal projects that send big dump trucks back and forth down our street all day.
Johnny had his first Spanish assessment and did very well. I’m so proud of him! If he keeps at this pace we’ll be out of here by June for sure. His class is scheduled through June 18, but he can take his final test before that date if he’s ready.
My life is consumed with the usual daily happenings, but I’m trying to keep up with a couple short term and long term goals:
Short Term:
-Catch up on phone calls and letters
-Get passports
-Vaccinate the boys and self for India
-Practice Hindi
-Scholarships for potential school enrollment in the Fall
-Pay off Mary Kay investment with Mary Kay sales
Long Term:
-Sell Mary Kay in India
-Finish degree
-Get teaching certificate
-Raise my boys as Godly, well-educated gentlemen
-Love my husband as much as humanly possible (that’s short and longterm)
