Maybe you are all dying to hear what is happening with us. Maybe not. Either way I need to document what has been going on over the last three weeks of our lives.
We packed up all of our belongings. AND we moved into Tom’s parents’ basement the first of September. They were extremely patient with us in this process and so kind in letting us come and pretty much take over their house. This was a VERY humbling and also somewhat upsetting/unsettling/confusing thing for us. Did we misinterpret what we had felt? Did we do something wrong along the way? We didn’t know and we didn’t know what to do from there. We did what only we could. We kept praying and we tried to keep believing that what we felt MUST mean what we felt it meant. I have to admit, there were times when I doubted. I know. I’m not proud to say it, but it is true. It was a difficult thing for me. I think the thing that helped me the most was remembering all the things that had already happened, us selling our house so quickly, the feelings of peace, etc. Tom started applying to all the jobs he could find in his area of expertise in the Billings area, we started homeschooling the kids, we enjoyed our time with Tom’s parents, and Tom continued working on his schooling. Tom had applied to about 12 to 15 different jobs. Over the first week and a half, we had heard really nothing. Then suddenly Tom had four interviews within a 24 hour time period and four offers. The one that always looked the most enticing and exciting was one in a little town of Meeteetse, WY. Tom applied to be the only IT guy at the K-12 school in town. The only problem was that there were very few houses for sale and even fewer for rent. So I started working the phones, using the family and friends connections. One of my good friends in Laramie, also Tom’s second cousin, has a sister in Meeteetse. She was a GREAT help and we were very blessed to find a house that was for sale that the sellers would let us rent. The house is up on a hill and this is the view. Awesome, huh.
We have MANY dear/deer friends in our neighborhood.
The house is awesome. A little older, feels like a trailer house because it has all paneling walls, some rocking décor, and a sloping floor. 
We love this window between the Red Room (It has red carpet) and the family room. Jenny showed Lucy how to use it for a puppet theater. And. . . this picture is priceless.
So Tom is working at the school. And we have decided, because of the nature of the situation, small town, very few if any other homeschooling families, to put our kids back in public school. Today was their second day and they are loving it so far. We are all adjusting to life in a smaller/newer town. It is so peaceful here. Tom is swamped with work because they are in the middle of a big construction project here and there is chaos that comes with it, but I believe he is loving the challenge. He is good at bringing order to chaos, especially when it comes to computers and technology. And I am enjoying having my two little ones at home with me and all the unpacking. I am anxious to be done with the unpacking so we can bike to the park and enjoy the cooler autumn days. Oh, and I forgot to mention that we live a couple blocks from the school, church and park. Perks of living in a small town and a getting a house in a PERFECT location.
Our beautiful Lucinda
Tommy-boy, who is pretty happy now that he has finally popped his sixth tooth and is getting pretty darn close to crawling. We have learned a lot over this whole process. There have been many people who have been so encouraging and uplifting and supporting to us in this process. Things didn’t play out exactly how they thought they were going to, but I do know that we were led here. Looking back it is always easier to see what you can’t see while you are in middle of it all. Now I can see that the Lord was leading us all along, just not in the way I thought. And I am so glad that we are here now. I am excited for the future of our lives in Meeteetse. We have all been immensely blessed.
Finally, an update!
Maybe you are all dying to hear what is happening with us. Maybe not. Either way I need to document what has been going on over the last three weeks…
