The house is coming together nicely. The rooms are almost all complete. We have tons of boxes to recycle but we need to have Mat off a day in order to do that and the recycle center open at the same time! We still need to fill some holes in the walls and decide on paint colors. I am not sure what to do with that yet. We were told we could paint to our liking so that gives us a big range to work with. But in the end do I want to go with that or paint more neutral so that we will not have to worry about the landlords being blown away with colors! We do have a paper that the landlord gave us saying we could decorate as we pleased... so I don't know. I do want to make it more ours and this yellow is a little much going through the whole downstairs of the house.
The kids are doing well adjusting. Paige does not like the fact that we see the same people multiple times throughout the weekend on base. She says this place is too small and she doesn't like it. I guess it will be a good thing if we get her off base and into a school where she knows no one and can have a separation from the small base and outside world. Mathew enjoyed being outside all day and riding his bike around the house over and over again. He has crashed many time and now his horn on the bike is just pieces. He broke his front brake as well so now he just has to use the pedals to brake. BOYS!! They both love picking the fruit in the back yard and cooking and eating it. We get to talk with family back home often and see them through skype so that helps them to adjust as well and not feel like they have went so far away. Mathew still thinks that we can drive up to NY or so other places for his birthday which I have to keep reminding him we are in England and everything we know from the states is a plane ride away.
Mat's job is a lot more stressful that we thought it would be. He is having to deal with things everyday and learning everyones' personalities is not easy. There are a lot of young airman here that have not full grasped the idea of being in the military and following the rules of that. I hope once he has settled in there in one JOB and the airman know him and his expectations of them, he will be ok. I just hope that they are fast learners so the job gets easier and not harder!
Me... everything is coming together here so I am pleased with that. I feel like I have trashed so many things that should have been trashed before we shipped over but it is easier when it is in your face in boxes needing a place to go. Many of the things I asked the packers not to pack got packed so it was easy to just toss these out. The paperwork took a day to shred and I still have more to do but that is coming along. The kids are kind of on a schedule with chores and keeping their things cleaned while I tackle the downstairs. Life will be much easier during the week when I am not cleaning one room and moving onto the next and the room that I had just cleaned is not a mess due to crafts and other activities the kids choose to do. I feel bad trying to keep them from keeping busy doing things like that but I am also tired of cleaning up after them all day when they are done. They clean up the main things but it is the little things that get messed up and need recleaning. I have a car now so I am learning how to drive with that. It is easier than I expected but the people here drive crazy! They have no care in the world and are in a hurry to get where ever they need to go. Plus the huge farm equipment and lorries on the road scare me because not always do they fit on their side of the road. I could go 20mph under the speed limit and feel comfortable but going 60 on these roads is crazy to me. They curve around without notice. I am ok with people passing me. I'd rather make it safe then not make it at all.
We are enjoying getting out of the house and seeing things. Right now it has slowed down because Mat has not had a set schedule and when he is home we are trying to get things ready at the house. I am hoping that before winter time we are able to see a few more castles and visit a few more towns.
Things are a bit different here but not as much as I thought they would be. I enjoy waking up each morning to the sunrise and seeing the sun set at night. The weather has been pretty good since we arrived with minimal rain and many blue sky days! It helps me to get going each morning and get things done.
Other than that, life is pretty good in England. I am excited for all our new adventures still to come and look forward to sharing with everyone as often as possible! Posts here will probably shorten since things are slowing down but there might be a few here and there that are picture heavy and full of information. = )
Til next time.. Enjoy you day
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