Good Bye Chuck Town

We are now going into our final weekend in South Carolina. Even though we haven't had any furniture to sit on for about a week, it will still be hard to say good bye. We have been blessed with amazing neighbors, a great church, and an incredible place to work. It is now time for us to move on and focus on the future. The great part is that waiting for us are great neighbors, the beginnings of a great church, and a job that I look forward to. Most importantly, no chance of being shipped over seas. We will be spending this weekend packing and cleaning, and early Monday morning we will be heading to our new lives. Even though it is tough to say bye, it is exciting to know what awaits us in Tennessee. I look forward to not living in South Carolina humidity, having a lake again, and gorgeous mountains to enjoy.

Now I just have to remember what it is like to go to work again. After 45 days between jobs, I have learned to enjoy the freedom to do what I want all day. Unfortunately, my pay from the Navy is about to end, so I guess that will make it a little more difficult.

Tonight we have a baby sitter lined out, and we are going to go to what is an amazing down town area and enjoy it without kids for one last time. Lucky for us, Chattanooga has an even more amazing downtown area.

Aaron graduated from K3 this week. Of course, as a parent, I am extremely proud to see him finish, but it is also hard to realize how quick he is growing up. In his usual Aaron form, he couldn't sit still on the stage, and continuously waved at me and Kristina, so that everyone knew who the parents of the squirming kid are. These are the things that we will look back on and laugh one day. He was presented a certificate and told he has a spirit of compassion. He really is a sweet boy. He just can't sit still. Luke is starting to put sentences together now. It is amazing how quickly he has started putting things together. Unfortunately, Mom is still pronounced "Bob" to Luke, so in our house we have Bob and Dad. He is definitely the more focused of the two boys, but Aaron is doing what any good big brother should do. He is teaching Luke to do things that will get him in trouble. Yesterday, Luke got hit in the head with a wiffle ball bat that Aaron was playing with in the backyard. Oh the joy of having boys.

Kristina is amazing as always. She is having a hard time leaving our home here, but not having furniture for a week is making that easier. Keep us in your prayers as we head off to our new lives.

SOLD! (again)

We have decided to start selling other things besides our house. So far we have sold my truck, kitchen table and chairs, and our couches. Now we have no where to sit and we are down to one vehicle. This should make the move easier at least. The good news is that we have accepted an offer on our house. This time it is an official and not just a verbal offer. We had two offers back to back. One was...well, a bit pathetic. The other one was the couple who gave us the verbal offer before, but decided to make it official. Our packers were here yesterday packing everything and tomorrow the movers are taking everything, other than the stuff we are keeping for the apartment, off to storage. It is great to have everything come together. Now I just have to figure where I am supposed to show up for my new job, and all will be taken care of. I think this is the latest in our lives, so I'm out of here until something new comes up.

Busy not working

It has now been 25 days since my last day of work, and I still have 20 more until I start my new job. It is exhausting not working. As you can see in the picture, Aaron loves baseball. We are out there several hours a day playing. We have also spent a few days at the pool, gone to a minor league baseball game, and today we broke out the fishing poles. I am going to need to go back to work to recover from my four year old. It has been great spending so much time with the family. We are still in the house selling process. The couple who gave us a verbal offer left for Arizona the next day, so we have to wait for them to get back. They want to come by and see it for a second showing, but they are concerned about their finances, which means we are concerned about their finances. We will just have to keep trusting that God has a plan and trust him to take care of things. Our house won't be built until August, so at least we still have a little time. Construction was started on our new house yesterday though. That is exciting to see everything coming together out there. We are trying to minimize the stuff we have to move, so we are trying to sell a bunch of stuff. I have 3 people coming by to look at my truck tomorrow, one coming to look at a computer armoire, and two coming to look at our couches. We may sell everything but the house. I think that is the latest we have going on out here. Until something new happens, I'm out of here.

SOLD! (almost)

Things have continued to come together for our move to Tennessee. After spending most of the day celebrating what an incredible mother that my wife is, we got an incredible Mother's Day gift. We have recieved an offer on our house. Other than working out the little details, it is definitely an offer that we can take. I have literally had the weight of a house lifted off of my shoulders. I know not to get too excited until all is said and done. Once again, God has taken care of us. It is nice to be at a point where our biggest concern may be what colors to pick for our new house. I have also enjoyed time away from the Navy. I have now been gone for two weeks, and it is finally starting to set in. My hair and sideburns are too long, and I now have facial hair. I am trying to talk Kristina into letting me grow a mullet, but she has already told me that she would cut it off in my sleep. Oh well, I guess I don't need too much freedom. Next thing you know, she will throw away my cut off jean shorts. I guess that is the latest update in our lives. You can also check out my bio on The Net Church web site at http://www.getinthenet.org/. Good place to see what is happening in the church. Until next time, good bye.

We have dirt!

We have made yet another trip to Chattanooga. I had to undergo a psychological evaluation to deem me sane to work for TVA. I passed, but I must say it was weird having a "couch session." While we were there, we went to check on the status of our house being built. As you can see, there isn't much to it yet. This is Aaaron standing in our basement. He is actually standing in the bathroom in the basement. Everything is scheduled to be done in August. Until then, we have found a really nice apartment to live in for the summer. We are moving out there June 2nd and will start my new job on June 9th. We have 3 potential buyers for our house here. One doesn't know which part of town he wants to live in, one we are waiting on a decision from them, and another who doesn't know if they can get financing. It is better than having no interest at all, which is what we had for several months. It will all work out in the end. The Net Church is scheduled to kick off in January. We are so excited to be a part of that. We are going to have meetings for the "launch team" starting in September. It can't come quick enough. It is exciting to know so many people who are already out there or have made the decision come out. That is the latest on our lives. Hopefully, we will be updating an offer on our house soon.