A hard few weeks

After we sold our house, we had 30 days to find a new one. We have been trying to find a house close by, with four bedrooms and a little more space, but nothing has fit us very well. So, we finally decided that we will build. We picked out a builder, met with the architect and loved the lot. The day that we were suppose to sign, Trent came home from work early and said that they were doing layoffs and paycuts. He was getting a pay cut....enough that we didn't feel comfortable going ahead with building a house. We had 2 weeks before our house sold and we get that news. So the last few weeks, we have been packing, cleaning, looking for new jobs and for temporary rentals.

We were able to get the house empty and clean with the help of my mom,  awesome friends, and ward members. Bailey had a hard time saying goodbye to the house and didn't want to leave it. It was emotionally draining week.

Luckily my parents live in the valley, so we decided to temporarily move into their house while we decide what to do. We can still buy a house on Trent's paycheck, just not as nice and big as I would like. Or we can rent for a bit until he gets a better job or his company's work load picks up and then buy so we can get a house that fits us better. Or, we may end up moving away somewhere to get a better paying job. So we are waiting it out a few months to see if we have any other options and go from there. By the end of summer we have to have some stability for the kids and will just rent for the year.

Even through all the craziness, we do feel blessed. We know that it was a blessing this happened the day we were supposed to sign with the builder. For whatever reason, that was not the path we were supposed to take. We are grateful that he was not laid off like others at his work, and that he still has a decent paying job. And we are blessed to have parents that will allow us to stay with them until we know what we plan to do.



Here Grandpa Davis is singing to the Babies (and Bentley) and helping calm them down so we can pack and clean

After school on Friday, I took the kids to Chuck E Cheese to get their minds off things and have some fun.

And Bailey got a mother daughter night out to Ross and do a little shopping.

After church Nick had  a blast riding his scooter in his church shirt, undies and rubber boots with his cousins.

So far, I think we are all adjusting pretty well.