Monday, September 16, 2013

settling in

We restarted our school year today. I must admit, while I wasn't dreading it, I wasn't super excited for it either. Homeschooling is absolutely the best option for us, for now, for so many reasons, but that doesn't make it easy. Sometimes it's hard to motivate myself even more than it can be hard to motivate the kids. Ya know? It was a good school day, despite my having a bit of a cold coming on. Bummer.

On the upside, we have visited a church twice that we are really enjoying. Didn't expect that process to be so quick, but we were praying that it would be, so we shouldn't be suprised! Also, I found a homeschool mom's night happening at a church in town on Thursday. I'm gonna go, but I'm nervous. And, there are some cool kids classes here on post--a homeschool dance class for Natalie, archery classes and basketball and cheerleading after Christmas. So those are all excited things to look forward to and help us meet some people.

My sewing room is all set up and whirring away. I made a Fall top that I hope to wear tomorrow since the weather will be a bit cooler.

For now, I'll share our new living room with you :) I got the Legos off the floor long enough to vacuum the rug so I snapped some pics while I was at it.

Since we are only here for six months, we didn't want to hang a lot of stuff on the walls, but I didn't want it to look un-homey either, if that's a word. So we hung a few big statement pieces on the walls--our huge map, the window frame and a couple other large things in other rooms. I think they help the place look like home, even without curtains, which I am also not going to bother with.  Has anyone else lived in a place temporarily? What are your tips for making it homey, but not making it more work to move out of again?

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  1. How did you end up hanging things without putting holes in the walls?

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    1. We found out we are allowed to put holes in the walls after all--we misread the info :)

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    2. So glad. You home is so warm and inviting as usual. I know that even though temporary, your family will feel at home while there.

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  2. It looks good! I hope your time there will be blessed. I totally understand the nerves though! I've only ever lived in a temporary home once for three months - I was young and single and didn't take anything 'homey' along. Every single letter/ postcard/ photo that we got in the mail got taped to the wall! We had quite the collection by the end. :-)

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  3. Wait a second - didn't you just move in here? And it looks approximately 1000 x better than my house that I've lived in for 6 years!! You amaze me!

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  4. I agree with Carolyn. :o) Really you've done a great job of making the place look homey already.

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  5. Looks homey to me! and homey is the people inside, your little family is wonderful. Hope your cold deserts you soon...

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  6. You've made it look very nice...homey and inviting. The map and the window frame are perfect too. The 6 months will fly by, especially with the holidays coming up. You might really enjoy the homeschool mom's night and if you don't, you do not have to go back again. :)

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