We're back!

Hello friends and family! It has been a long time since we have blogged anything. Namely because when we moved, we cancelled our internet service and since we no longer had the same email I couldn't log into our old blog account. So, I started a new one.
Many of you know that the kids and I moved to Eastern WA, where the sun shined and there was very little rain, and Shane stayed here with his dad. Well, my mom had a rental come open so we rented it. We moved back in December. It's been great living with my husband again. He is definetly key to my sanity. Not that I was going crazy, I was just meant to be a wife, and I am just not complete without him.
So, what have we been doing? We have been building a house! It has been a very exciting process and not much of a headache at all. But, we're not done yet either :) We are learning alot about what goes into building a home. I think I wrote a while ago about what we were looking for. We wanted a home and not just any home. We knew that we were going to be living in our next home for a long time, and didn't want to just settle for something because we didn't have a house to buy. Well, God is so good. I prayed for our house to be released and God chose to release the property. It is beautiful. Although I do admit it was prettier before we dug into it, and have since created a mud pit, but that will settle in time. God also knew how much I loved to look at the mountain. That beautiful drive down into the Orting valley spoiled me! The add for the property said that there was a partial mountain view. Well, since it's cloudy all the time I never really saw it. But, I wasn't too disappointed because I loved the property anyways. And, I figured if it had a Mt.view, even better. Well, after we had started building, I finally saw my mountain. There is a peek a boo view at the house, but if you walk to the back of the property, through the trees, where the chicken coop will someday be, you can see a beautiful full view of the Mountain. I was so blessed!
The building of the house has went so fast. In only about 6 weeks time, the foundation has been dug and poured, the house has been framed, it's been roofed, wired, plumbed, the windows and exterior doors are in and the siding has started. It has definetly went by fast. There is still alot to do though. Hopefully we're in sometime in April.
The kids are all doing well. Getting so big. We joined a christian, homeschool co-op this year, and are just loving it. It's kind of like school for homeschool kids. We go just one day a week, for four periods, and the kids all take classes that are fun and to their interest. Such as, Tyler is taking classes on astronomy and cartoon drawing, Zack is taking a class on horses and lego building, and Jordan is taking a class on Frogs and amphibians. Ryan takes classes too, but more along the lines of nursery rhyme time. And Charlee goes in the nursery with a few other little ones, because it's a co-op. Which means if your kids are involved, you are too! It has just been a lot of fun. And it's been great for me too, because sometimes I feel guilty about being so busy that I don't get to do enough of the "fun side of homeschool" with my kids, and this way a whole day once a week, is dedicated to just having fun and learning with my kids. It's been great.
My husband is wonderful. He is about to finish his apprenticeship with the Sprinkler Fitter union, I believe in April. Last week we celebrated our 11th anniversary. We went to Seattle and took a cruise around the sound. That was pretty fun. Except as we were sitting there waiting to take off, Shane says to me,"I don't know about this, Shannon." I forgot that my navy sailor gets sea sick!! Oops! But, after the boat got moving he was fine. Thank goodness. That could have been interesting. Our anniversary, watching Shane feed the fish!
Well, that's about all for now. Sorry about this being a "book". I just had alot to share:)