One year ago today, we drove across a couple of states, our green machine loaded to the hilt with a mom and a dad, two kids, two little dogs, cleaning and sleeping apparatus for a couple of nights, and a variety of houseplants stuffed into the final crevices. Not exactly like frontiersmen moving west in their Conestoga wagons, but we were no less excited.
It has been a good year for the Hale family in Colorado. We have done a lot of biking, skiing, hiking, and snow-playing. We have made new friends, played on many playgrounds, and fallen in love the clear, blue Colorado sky. We love our little house on W. Elmhurst, but Ellie mentions how her old playroom carpet was much “cushi-er”. I learned that mosquitos and flies don’t live at this altitude, but also that AC is not a standard when looking at homes. I guess my kids like that because I didn’t spend all last summer shouting, “Shut that door!”, or chasing them with bug spray as they headed out doors for a walk with Dad after dinner. I did spend a lot of time opening a closing windows and adjusting blinds trying to avoid the scorching sun.
It has been a good year of school, watching our girls grow and learn, and also of learning how our family will be growing to 6 soon. It is nice to sit on this Saturday morning and reflect all the goodness and blessings that have been given to us. I tell the girls all the time that “every good and perfect gift is from above” and it is God’s way of showing His love for us. My gifts are currently sitting on the couch watching Cyberchase and will soon eat some pancakes, clean their room, and then head outside to enjoy that beautiful sunshine.
Happy Saturday to you!