Paul's last doctor's appointment went fine. The doctor agreed with what we think is happening, and he told Paul to continue with his physical therapy. So that all went good, except we were literally in the doctor's office for an hour. I know that is normal in big cities, but out here it is very rare. So that was very tiring.
We looked at a house before we went to the doctor's office. It was nice, actually we liked it a lot, but there were a few things that we are not sure about. There is no real yard, it's all sand and sage bushes. Yes, you read that right sand. It's like walking on a beach. Plus there's no storage there. No basement, no garage, no extra storage room, nothing. We can't really afford a storage unit, so we're not sure what to do. Yes, we will downsize, but there are some things in storage that we do use every year. Decorations, my crafts and material and my books. So those are the 'cons' of the house. But there was a lot of 'pros'. The house was in our price range and it was a very decent size. It's 3 bedroom, 2 bath, which is a huge plus. There is a master bathroom , separate closets in the master bedroom, a bathroom between the two other bedrooms, and place to put a fireplace if we wanted, a dishwasher and a beautiful view of the mountains. There are two other houses on the same property which one family lives in, plus a small machine shop they run as a business. But we met one of the women that lives there and she was very nice. She had a little boy who loved running around with the kids, and two more who were at school, that she said would love to play with our kids. She really wanted us to move there. So we are thinking and praying about it. We are thinking of it as a temporary solution to get us out there. Then in a 6 months or a year or so, find another place. Which is a thought. Paul hasn't gotten any responses yet from his resumes, well he had a couple of offers, but the pay was way to low. We did find out about another job tonight, but we are not sure about the pay. The position doesn't sound like it would pay what we need, but the owner of the business is desperate and needs help very bad, so maybe. Paul will check on it tomorrow.
Well, that was my day. I'm tired now and I'm going to get going. Thanks for all your continued prayers and encouragement.
The house sounds great but I am confused about the sand. Why would there be sand if it is not a beach house? Anyways, thanks for the updates. I am looking forward to seeing how God works everything out for your family. I'll keep praying.
Anissa
The house sounds great. It is a downside that there is no storage areas though. I suffer with this, since we bought an old farmhouse with no closets. It now has 2. One underneath the new stairway we built and one in the bathroom. Other than that, it's pretty crazy. I'm not one to hold onto things though, so I don't have a whole lot of stuff to store away. Continued prayers.
Glad the doctor's appointment went well. It is 5am here and we are leaving soon to see another dr about Seth's hand. I'm sorry, but I laughed about your one hour wait :D. The doctor that did my other son's cornea transplant had an AVERAGE wait time of 5 hours! He was the only dr in that part of the country who would do the operation for us and we had to go practically every week, sometimes more often. We used to take a picnic, a snack box, and all our school books and set up camp on the waiting room floor (not enough chairs).
I hope you can find a storage solution. It doesn't sound like you have much you need to get rid of.
It sounds like things are moving pretty fast! I'm glad Paul's appointment went well and I pray everything continues to fall into place for you. I had to chuckle about the hour doctor visit!!! :) I'm thrilled when we are out in an hour!!! Our worst was a 5 1/2 hour doctor appointment with Little One's Orthopaedic surgeon. P.C. and my mom happened to be at that appointment too. L.O. was 3 at the time. It was a nightmare!!!! Trying to keep a 3 year old and hyper active 9 year old busy and quiet for 5 1/2 hours is asking a lot!!!! If my mom had not been there, I probably would have gone crazy!!!!
It all sounds very encouraging Joann. I will keep praying. We live on a 10-acre sandbox. It's really not so bad - it's amazing what can grow in sand. :) The house sounds nice - at least temporarily until you guys get settled in with a job.
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I know that is normal in big cities, but out here it is very rare. So that was very tiring.
Plus there's no storage there. No basement, no garage, no extra storage room, nothing. We can't really afford a storage unit, so we're not sure what to do. Yes, we will downsize, but there are some things in storage that we do use every year. Decorations, my crafts and material and my books. So those are the 'cons' of the house. But there was a lot of 'pros'. The house was in our price range and it was a very decent size. It's 3 bedroom, 2 bath, which is a huge plus. There is a master bathroom 
, separate closets in the master bedroom, a bathroom between the two other bedrooms, and place to put a fireplace if we wanted, a dishwasher and a beautiful view of the mountains. There are two other houses on the same property which one family lives in, plus a small machine shop they run as a business. But we met one of the women that lives there and she was very nice. She had a little boy who loved running around with the kids, and two more who were at school, that she said would love to play with our kids. She really wanted us to move there. So we are thinking and praying about it. We are thinking of it as a temporary solution to get us out there. Then in a 6 months or a year or so, find another place. Which is a thought. Paul hasn't gotten any responses yet from his resumes, well he had a couple of offers, but the pay was way to low. We did find out about another job tonight, but we are not sure about the pay. The position doesn't sound like it would pay what we need, but the owner of the business is desperate and needs help very bad, so maybe. Paul will check on it tomorrow.
