We finalized adoption on our beautiful twins June 2020 just as the world began opening up again from Covid shut downs. Their case was a rollercoaster of emotions even until the very end when we waited to see if we'd have a virtual hearing for adoption. We ended up being able to go to the courthouse just us two and the girls. Other family members attended via Zoom, most of them from our attorney's office just down the road.
It's hard to believe it, but Joey is a sophomore in high school now and about to start driving.
Manda is still teaching special needs Pre-K with the same program, but she moved to a new school last year. I'm teaching 6th grade math now, and I am loving my middle school kiddos! We are so incredibly thankful for our school families.
We have two littles, Bubby is 8 months old now and Lil Sis is 2 (almost 3). They've been with us since mid-May 2021. We don't know what their stories will hold in the future, but we will love on them for as long as needed.
And the newest change is...we bought a house! We've been renting, but it was beyond time to buy a home. We made the decision to start the process around mid-September, and we slept our first night in our new home on Thanksgiving night. We are still in the process of slowly unpacking.
Moving and everything right around the holidays plus having to be back at work has been quite a whirlwind. It's creating some shifts in our schedules, routines, and rhythms, and it's a bit of adjustment for sure. But we are so excited to be in our new home, and we're even more excited to decorate our new home for Christmas!
We're in the midst of creating new routines and rhythms plus coming up with a set cleaning schedule to keep a handle on everything since we almost doubled our living space.
Do you have a cleaning schedule you love? What routines and rhythms do you have in your home?
