Home

Here we are...the first week out! The drive to home took three days and a lot of bathroom breaks. We finally made it in on Tuesday evening around 9pm, which is about midnight midwest time. Needless to say, we were all exhausted and ready to call it a night. Home at last!!

Wednesday morning, after shoving Baines out the door for his first day back at work, the kids and I unloaded the moving trailer. The process to "girlie up" the bachelor pad had begun. After a few hours of scrubbing the place down, it started to feel like a place I could live...a little anyways. Don't misunderstand me. Baines isn't a slob or anything, he's just a guy. And we all know that guys do not throughly clean. Unless their gay...which I can assure you, Baines is not. (Now that's a completely different blog.)

Baines and I are still feeling our way around each other regarding the household. Each of us have our own way of doing things and it's a process of deciding what to let him have and things that I will fight for. For instance, the toilet seat. Why can't men just put it back down? It's a battle of the sexes that has been raging since indoor plumbing was introduced. The important thing is that we love each other and are willing to work through our differences for our family. Compromise and communication are key.

The next chapter leads us to Washington. In a matter of weeks, we will be moving once again to start all over again. This brings about a clean slate to start our life in our home. I am so excited to see what adventures we encounter this time!