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Our neighbors might not think so, but I’ve really been trying hard to keep it under wraps that the Clampet family that has moved into Casa Amarilla here in Chicagoland.
Despite my efforts, though, I think we might be leaving too many clues.
Like all the yelling that goes on with four little kids and one big, [...]

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Sounds pretty, doesn’t it? Don’t forget to roll those l’s when you say it.
I figure I need a pretty label for this house. It sounds nice and warm, sunny and happy.
Something to combat the dark cloud hovering above us. Which Will. Not. Go. Away. Each time we see some blue sky peaking [...]

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…That is the question.
There’s a fairly new show on HGTV where people who are thinking about buying a house spend the night in it first to try it out. Right. Like anyone is going to let you do that. Plus - what a hassle, right? Well, I’m starting to see the brilliance [...]

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Okay. So, here it is. Our big yellow house. It definitely needs some work, but it’s not a fixer-upper, either. Lots of room for the kids.
Our first order of business is a new kitchen and we’ll hopefully get started on that in the next couple of months. After that, it’ll be [...]

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Well, we own it.  Finally.  It’s not perfect, but we’ll make it perfect for us.
We all went to the house this morning to look it over before the closing at 11.  Since there is NO WAY we’d be dumb enough to take the kids to closing, I signed over power of attorney to Dan so [...]

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We bought a house.  Or, we think we did.  We have a signed contract, anyway, and the inspection happens tomorrow.  If all goes as planned, we should close on the 20th.  Whooohooooo!
I think I also have the kids set for school.  I’ve done the tour, filled out the paperwork and now I just need to [...]

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All week we’ve been planning to attend mass at one of the parishes where our children might be attending school. I was looking forward to church there and just seeing what the community was like. We had already been there to meet with the principal, but just in case, I had written down [...]

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We know where Dan will be working. We know where we want to live. We closed up shop in Tennessee.
After making a short stop to visit Grandma and Grandpa, we finally rolled into town. I have been so anxious to just get here already and get on with our lives. I [...]

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Last night I slept better than I have in quite some time - despite the stress, the pull-out couch, the cramped quarters, etc.
Until 2 a.m. When Cheerio licked Dan in the face and he woke me, demanding I take “my dog” out. I tried to pull the, “you’re going to send me, your [...]

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We’re all back together again.
Today we drove back to Tennessee for one more week before we head to Chicago for good.  It’s pretty sad when Lukie hollers out, “HOME SWEET HOME!” every time we arrive in a new hotel room.
Johnsonville, IL, by the way, has the nicest police officers.

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