Sunday, January 2, 2011

the S U N was out

  
Oh, blue skies. We woke up this morning to sunshine- something we haven't seen much of here! It's gone now, but felt so nice while it lasted. We still have a bit of snow on the ground, but it's quite cloudy and dark most days. Sunset has been somewhere around 4:30, but by 4:00 it already feels darker. Sunrise is around 8:00am, or even later. Feels a lot like Alaska, I just hope the summers follow suite with long days.

Here's a look at the front and back sides of the house we're living in. We still feel grateful that we were able to find a place close enough to base that would allow us to have {so many kids} and a dog. It's a modest house. An older, remodeled house- nothing special. Our rent alone {not including utilities} is close to $2000 USD per month. While this is pretty normal for this area, it seems like a lot for what you get {or don't get}- especially after all the extras we had in Kansas. We actually do want to move on base- something we never thought we'd say, but the wait list is 12 -18 months long. Maybe something will open up sooner than later- we'll have to wait and see... We're hoping it's a good week... should get our van, our household goods and Internet set up all this week. Plus, the boys are back in school {not so exciting for them}.
A little wildlife.. for Grandpa Mike to check out!
** click on photos to enlarge them for a closer look **

1 comment:

Mac and Starr said...

With all this down time you sure are getting good at blogging! Love seeing what it's like for you guys...it will be much better in person though!