HOME

For two years we've called this place "home" . It felt right when Colleen Higley told me about it. It felt right when I saw the online ad and pictures. It felt right the whole time during church that sunday when I could focus on nothing more than this house in Emmett for rent. That day, Diane Brissette was texting me, telling me that their family was going to sacrament meeting and then heading to Hermiston to help us pack and load up.....

After church, I got on the phone with the property management company to find out about the house. Another friend from New Plymouth had found another house in Fruitland for us to look at. We made an appointment to see the house in Emmett for tuesday sometime.

Monday, we loaded the trailer and emptied the house. Tuesday, we drove to Idaho with no solid deal for a home to live in. We saw the Fruitland home, then the Emmett home... as we walked through the doors of 1158 Kaetzel way, we knew we were home. We were moved in and settling within two hours of our first seeing the house.

Now, two years later, we are preparing to say goodbye to this home we've loved for this time. It is a bittersweet farewell. We knew the time would be short when we began to rent this house. Now the time has come that we have an amazing opportunity to finally be able to save up to buy a house and cut our rent in half...literally... We are sad to leave Emmett, but the boys will still be playing for the huskies through optimist football :) The coaches...Dallin's coaches were not on speaking terms with us for a while until we told them we were going to bring the boys back to play each day :) It's going to be quite an adventure leaving this home we've loved, but we are so grateful for the chance once again buy a home in a year or so.

We went to our new ward yesterday and were welcomed by so many. There are family and friends already in our ward and in our new town of Middleton Idaho. It will be a great new experience for our family.

Aaron is looking forward to a new larger marching band and football. All of the boys are excited to go to a new school and be closer to some fun things and meet new friends and keep the old :)

What a blessing this is going to be for our family.. I am so very grateful to my dear friend Colleen for finding this Emmett home for us two years ago. It has been such a blessing to be closer to family and friends who have loved our family and supported our family throughout these two years.