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Counting Doors

31 Thursday Jan 2013

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Today has been a great homeschool day.  The kids got started right away!  I have figured out that Samuel and Sarah have to leave the room in order for them to get their stuff done.  They have picked a nice spot in the atrium of our lobby where there are big comfy chairs and lots of space to spread out.

Isaiah and Eli stay in the room with me.  I discovered today that Eli really likes to play in his crib.  So, I put him in the bedroom, turn on Nick Jr., and he plays and plays.  That’s been pretty great. 

Isaiah did a great job staying focused today and really zoomed through his school work.  I am ashamed to admit it, but I really didn’t realize that Isaiah is so smart!  He can read almost everything and is way ahead of the first grade books I brought for him to pursue.

After a hard morning working on school, we had lunch in the room then took off to a frozen yogurt store I discovered last night.  They were all excited to take a quick trip down the road and we had some great dessert.

We came back to the hotel, put Eli to bed, got the other two started on the rest of their assignments and Isaiah and I took off on our hotel investigation.

His job was to ask the hotel clerk if he could count all of the rooms by floor, add them up, then check his answer with them.  They were so excited for him and he was so cute!

He started on the first floor, looked at clues that would tell him how many rooms were on each floor then wrote down his answer.  He did this with all five floors.  He then went to the lobby, added them up and checked his answer with the clerk.  He got it right!  219!! 

He was so excited about his “job” and tomorrow plans to count up the tables and chairs in the hotel restaurant.

I love having him with me all day.  I didn’t know how much I missed all of them being together until I had it back. 

Tonight I have a date with Gary in the hotel restaurant and I’m looking forward to that. 

Tomorrow will be our last day in Piscataway and then Saturday on to our next week long adventure! 

Stay tuned!

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We’re hoboes, right Mommy?

29 Tuesday Jan 2013

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Isaiah just looked at me from across the living room in our hotel and said, “We’re hoboes, right Mommy?  Or are we Freedom Fighters?”

I think we are definitely Freedom Fighters.  As of Monday morning, our house officially sold and we paid off all debt.  We are FREE from any debt!  In this day and age, that is really unusual.  And we have really fought to make that happen.

Selling our house wasn’t easy.  There were all kinds of unexpected surprises.  Gary and I really prayed hard and many times thanked him for the trials.  We learned that not much is in our control.  Our timing is not God’s timing. 

But, here we are.  Day three of nopad nomads.

And I love it!

Our hotel room is organized.  The kids have their own drawer and own little space in the suite.  They have gym in the pool and have even gone to the workout room once. 

I have not heard one complaint.  We really can do without alot of space and alot of stuff.  And that makes me so happy!

Today we looked at two homes for rent.  One was a three bedroom, 2 1/2 bath apartment.  I loved it.  The other home made so much more sense.  It was a 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom 3500 square foot home.  I hated it.  I couldn’t wait to get back to my little hotel suite. 

My real estate agent probably thinks I’m crazy.  But that’s okay.  She won’t be the first person from New Jersey who thinks that. 

 

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Goodbyes and Hello’s

28 Monday Jan 2013

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We said goodbye this week. To our house. To our yard. To our stuff.

Memories. And we made some great ones in North Wales. Community group in our house every Thursday. Sarah and Isaiah going to public school. Bringing Eli home from the hospital. Hobos in the backyard. Mark and Jennifer moving to PA. Station Square Apartments. Backyard bonfires with the Lewis’s. Pho and More.

So now we start a new chapter in the Cline book of adventures. And this one is in New Jersey.

I’ve said for 20 years with Gary, “Take me to the depths of Africa, but NEVER make me live in New Jersey”. God has a wicked sense of humor.

This week we are living in the Embassy Suites. I’ll be honest. We’ve been here for 3 1/2 hours and it hasn’t been easy. I hate transitions. I wish we could skip this part and cut straight to where everything seems normal again.

But I know that this time tomorrow life will be getting a little easier. Our new life will be a little bit old. And New Jersey will feel closer to home.

Like Sarah said today, “I’m tired of good-byes and ready for hellos”.

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My goal for the day…achieved

18 Friday Jan 2013

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When you know you are going to be nomads in 9 days, you get some giddy-up in your go and start looking for your first “PAD”.

Our first weekend is booked, albeit in Lansdale and not real exciting.

However, I also booked our first two weeks in Piscataway, New Jersey. (I love saying “Piscataway) We will be at the Embassy Suites and I talked them down to a great rate. Tried to get them to give me the Presidential Suite, but they just wouldn’t bend. I WON’T give up.

Hotel living is going to be fun. Sarah thinks it’s going to be like that show that used to be on Nickelodeon “Suite Life of Zack and Cody” where they live in The Tipton Hotel and the single mother is a lounge singer. Okay….not alot of similarities EXCEPT for the hotel part. …hmmm…I wonder if they have a lounge????

We will get a free hot breakfast every morning, an indoor pool and hot tub, and a managers reception every night. What more could I ask for?

So, our first “PAD” is on the calendar. Feels good to know where we will be the first 14 days.

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Did you find a house?

15 Tuesday Jan 2013

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The million dollar question…”Did you find a house in Jersey?”

No.  We have not.  After looking at over 80 homes in Northern New Jersey, we have not been able to find a spot.

And it’s not because we’re picky.  God is. 

We have made an offer on two homes and been five minutes from signing a lease on one.  But God didn’t let it happen.

So, our house is sold and we vacate on the 27th.  And we have nowhere to go.

What will we do? 

We’re going to do something we have always wanted to do. 

Hotel living. Apartment living. Chalet living.  City living — for three months.

We’re getting our bags packed and books loaded (back to homeschooling :)))

Follow us as we blog our adventure!

 

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