Changes in 2010

With 2010, we have decided on a few changes. For one, a cat. We were fostering a cat for a couple of days and Jim fell in love. New Year's Day Natalie became a permanent part of our family. She's a sweet gray, short hair cat. We all love her. Cammy can't stand to not know where she is all the time. But, she loves me. Us girls are sticking together.

Another new thing, we are moving. No, not buying a house. Yes, I know that you build up equity in a house when you buy, BUT you also have to have a huge down payment, pay taxes, and if anything breaks you have to pay to fix it on your own. That's just not for us. Jim and I had different priorities in the house. Except for 3 bedrooms and enough parking. That was a given. The boys have been sharing a room for 5 years and well, they are 17 and 9. The great thing about our new house, well we got what we both wanted!

SO, March 12th we will be moving to our new home. It's 3 bedrooms and still in Renton. That makes me so happy. I love it here. This is where our family is (Except those in Texas!) It's a block away from a park and just a lovely little house. It was another time that the Lord provided in such great timing. I saw it and called the day it was listed, which was also the day we received our tax return and could put down a deposit if we needed to. Just like our home here. We had looked and looked and prayed and he made this our home.

We will miss it here. We have lots of memories. We are really excited about the move, though. All of us that is, except Cameron. He doesn't want to move. It is hard for him. he already doesn't do well with transition. He's been here since he was 4. Once we move, e will love it, but it's going to take time.

Those are our first 2 big changes. I'm anxious to see what else God has in store for us this year!