Brain-Fried But Happy, Imagine That!

We are house hunting and selling. Isn't that exciting?? And exhausting?? And mentally challenging?? Oh, yeah...it is...but just to us. I forgot. Please forgive me. I'm brain-fried.

But oh-so-excited!!

Twelve years we've lived in our current home. Bought it before we had any children. Now we have four. When we bought it we had 2 cats. Now we have 1 cat, 1 dog. I look around and so many things have changed. What used to be a 10 x 10 formal living area is now a spacious, albeit messy, office. What used to be old dingy carpet is now semi-clean laminate. What used to be a perfectly landscaped front and backyard is now a limping along sorta green lawn with lots of kid equipment lying around.

Most importantly, what used to be a quiet, empty home is now a very noisy, loved-filled place with loads of happy and hard memories. All our home groups, friends, karaoke parties, invited overnight guests, uninvited ones, bar-b-ques, babies being born, laying in the hammocks, beloved pets buried in the backyard, family get-togethers, Christmases with children, Christmases without them, birthday parties, lots of laughter and tears.

And here I thought I wouldn't miss living in this house. So many things have become so annoying lately. But I will. I certainly will.

God did lots of stuff with my heart here. How could I ever forget?

Sometimes it's good to let your heart ache a little, ya know?

Thanks for listening,
Jen