Four Months.....

We are four months out.  Four months ago our lives changed forever.  Some days it seems like it was just yesterday and some days it seems like an eternity ago.  We have been on quite a rollercoaster as anyone can imagine over these last four months.

We are to the point now that we really miss just hanging out in our house.  Other than clothes, electronics, and some kitchen things, MJ and I haven't replaced anything else.  It is wearing on us.....it is so very hard to not have things that are our own.  We want curtains on our windows and pictures on our walls.  It's the little things really that are the most maddening.  We will get there though....

The boys are great. Kids are so resilient!  Drew has just blossomed into the most enjoyable 4 year old and Jack is crazy as ever.  They truly keep us going and are our heart and soul.

The rebuilding has not yet begun as it has been such a process.  We started thinking that we would definitely rebuild on our property and then once the dust settled a bit we figured we would take the opportunity to start fresh elsewhere.  We met with builders, we found a piece of land, we were sure this was it.  And then another curveball was thrown at us.  The mortgage company (who has all of our insurance money) has been difficult to deal with; there are rules about what you can and can't do with your insurance money that we didn't know about.

So, the bottom line is that we will be going back to our property and rebuilding there.  Drew is elated!  He can't wait to see his friends in the neighborhood and is happy that we can swim in the lake this summer.  We are excited about the prospect of designing and rebuilding our home.  We meet with our builder tomorrow to get the ball rolling.  The advantages are that we already have a well, foundation, and cleared lot.  That will save a lot of time!  We are hoping that we can be in for a good part of the summer.

We are very excited about our meeting tomorrow so that we can get going!  We need to talk about how to creatively add a few more square feet to the house as it was getting a bit small for us.

Spring is coming, the snow is melting, the days are longer, and things are headed in the right direction.