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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 [...]

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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 the address [...]

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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 knew we’d still [...]

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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 wife, [...]

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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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Get your mind out of the gutter. Not that “it”. And, no, we didn’t find a house. But, we did find an area! In all of Chicagoland, we finally found where we want to be. It’s a great area, not too far from downtown where Dan will be working. There are several Catholic churches and [...]

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So we arrived at the first house today ahead of our realtor.  It turned out she witnessed an accident on the way to meet us and the police wanted a statement from her.  Those damn cops. Anyway, when we arrived at the house, we got the kids out so they could run a little while [...]

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I think we’ve seen 40+ houses over the last three days. More to come. The Little Boys are really handling things pretty well, but it isn’t fun for any of us. Finally this morning they got a break and went swimming with Dan for a while. In a bit we’re heading out to look at [...]

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Well, I don’t have to clean my own towels.  And I get to borrow movies for free.  Then there’s… ummmm… well, nothing else I can think of at the moment.  Oh, I know.  I can wash three loads of laundry all at the same time.  For free, too!  That’s pretty exciting. On the flip side, [...]

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Holy crap and thank the Good Lord.  Three of the four are ASLEEP!  Right now!  At 3 in the afternoon!!!  YEEHAW! No one got much sleep last night.  The kids wouldn’t GO to sleep and when they finally did, it was after 10 p.m.  Dan and I slept on the pull-out couch thinking the kids [...]

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