A busy week has gone by, but next week will be even busieras we move to our new house. We experienced our first tornado warnings this week. Sadly, many people died in the storms. Last Sunday evening, we drove home from Collierville where we had been hanging out with Robert's family. The weather was overcast, warm, and a little windy. It actually felt very relaxing. Driving home, we could see the enormous storm high overhead, but on land, it was pleasant. About 10 minutes after I put Adam down in his crib, we heard sirens. It took us a minute to realize it was the tornado siren meaning one had touched down. I went upstairs to get Adam and brought him and Jack into the downstairs bathroom for the remainder of the storm. It was strange to be back in tornado weather just wondering where it was and when it would get near our home. We had another one on Friday morning. It did more damage in Middle Tennessee than it did here. I think Robert's mom is doing Disaster Relief work this weekend in one of the towns struck by last weekend's tornado.
On a happy note, we are getting excited about our move to the new house. We had our final walkthrough today and are very happy with all of the work they have done. The house was appraised this week at a much higher price than we paid, which is something we specifically had been praying for. It will allow us to keep some of our money we originally had set aside for the down payment to float us for the next few months and to buy needed things for the new place.
We walked around our new neighborhood again this week while my mom was visiting (she babysat Adam) and we met a guy named Ray who has lived on our street for 60 years. He seemed to know everything about everybody. A good neighbor to have! It is going to be so good to get settled there.
Well, Adam is telling me it is time for me to get off the computer and play with him before bedtime. More later...
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Saturday, April 01, 2006
My neighborhood
I really love my neighborhood. Today, we went to several yard sales in Midtown. It was so beautiful. We met a man, named Warren, who goes to Fellowship Memphis. When he found out we were church planters, he gave us a trash can that we were eyeing at his yard sale. He is about to move "out east" with his wife and three year old. He's lived in his house in Midtown since 1981. He seemed really reluctant to be moving, but his wife wanted to move.
After going to the yard sale, we walked around Cooper-Young for a while. It was a gorgeous day, so a lot of people were out working in their yards. I saw many young couples with a baby stroller (and a baby). I can't wait to live there and get to know my neighbors and for Adam to make friends. As we walked, we saw many "for sale" signs in front of houses. We kept saying, maybe that will be Barb and Jason's house...maybe Terrance and Mishonette will live there...won't it be cool to live so close to our friends!
After walking, we went to Peabody park. It has a great playground with bucket-seat swings that Adam can swing in. While he was swinging, he was eyeing the little girl who was swinging next to him. She just turned one. We chatted some with her parents. I overheard her mom and dad talking about how one of the public schools, Downtown Elementary, was just given a prestigious award of some kind. Then the mom said, "not like I would consider sending my kids to public school." I'm still waiting to form my opinion on the schools, but I thought the comment was interesting, and it echoes what many people have said to us.
It looks like we will be closing on our house on April 12, my 28th birthday! I'm finally allowing myself to get excited about this. We've been somewhat holding our breaths about the house from the moment we made an offer on it. But, so far, all is going well. I feel like we've gotten a really good deal. We bought a dresser for $20 today at one of the yard sales. I'm hoping to sand it, paint it black, distress it, replace the knobs, and then use it as a buffet in the dining room, or as an entertainment center in the family room. I also spent some time today editing some pictures that I'm hoping to frame and make a cool collage for the new house. It seems that everything is going to be painted either black or silver and all my photos will be black and white. I can't wait to see how it all fits together in the new place.
After going to the yard sale, we walked around Cooper-Young for a while. It was a gorgeous day, so a lot of people were out working in their yards. I saw many young couples with a baby stroller (and a baby). I can't wait to live there and get to know my neighbors and for Adam to make friends. As we walked, we saw many "for sale" signs in front of houses. We kept saying, maybe that will be Barb and Jason's house...maybe Terrance and Mishonette will live there...won't it be cool to live so close to our friends!
After walking, we went to Peabody park. It has a great playground with bucket-seat swings that Adam can swing in. While he was swinging, he was eyeing the little girl who was swinging next to him. She just turned one. We chatted some with her parents. I overheard her mom and dad talking about how one of the public schools, Downtown Elementary, was just given a prestigious award of some kind. Then the mom said, "not like I would consider sending my kids to public school." I'm still waiting to form my opinion on the schools, but I thought the comment was interesting, and it echoes what many people have said to us.
It looks like we will be closing on our house on April 12, my 28th birthday! I'm finally allowing myself to get excited about this. We've been somewhat holding our breaths about the house from the moment we made an offer on it. But, so far, all is going well. I feel like we've gotten a really good deal. We bought a dresser for $20 today at one of the yard sales. I'm hoping to sand it, paint it black, distress it, replace the knobs, and then use it as a buffet in the dining room, or as an entertainment center in the family room. I also spent some time today editing some pictures that I'm hoping to frame and make a cool collage for the new house. It seems that everything is going to be painted either black or silver and all my photos will be black and white. I can't wait to see how it all fits together in the new place.
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