Here are a few pics and a video of his celebration. Cheers to Noah!
Monday, March 30, 2015
Noah is 3!
Our big baby is now a big boy after turning 3 over the weekend. He was blessed with all, but one, extended family member coming to Madison for his birthday and party last Saturday. Gary and Peggy's church, Mt Olive, graciously let us use their gym and toys for the party. The parents had to drag the kids out after 2 hours so maybe we should had a longer party?? We all had a wonderful time and are very thankful to everyone who took the time to come celebrate Noah.
Here are a few pics and a video of his celebration. Cheers to Noah!
Here are a few pics and a video of his celebration. Cheers to Noah!
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Offer!
We received an offer for our home on Monday, the 23rd. We accepted and are so thankful. God is good! He is providing for us in His perfect way and in His perfect timing. On Monday, Danny was feeling pretty down and regretting this decision. He was even wondering if we made the right decision. But, as God does, he confirmed Danny's questions with a BIG 'YES' with our realtor calling him late that morning with an offer. Our closing date/moving date is May 29. The offer was only $5000 under asking price, which is more than expected to get, so we are happy, happy, happy! The only contingencies are for financing and passing home inspections. We feel pretty confident this sale is going to work out and though we still have to be available for showings, at least they should slow down now that we have an offer pending.
I was worried for part of last week because a kid (now adult), who was on my case load 10 years ago when I did case management in the Emotional-Behavioral Disturbed field, came for a showing of our house with his family. He was interested but never followed through, which I am greatly thankful for. Knowing his personality, I feared he would be a bad fit for our neighbors. But, the offer came from somebody else. Praise God again! So, now Danny and I are researching houses to buy. Our criteria limits us a lot, so we are praying for a clear 'open door' to our next home. That criteria is: 4 bedrooms on the same level, a wooded lot/no neighbors in the back (like we have now) and something that is move-in ready, with little-to-no work to be done.
We have also started shopping for a pre-owned van. There is so much going on from car repairs, to researching vans, to home inspections, home surveys by moving company, to window replacements gone wrong and needing to be redone, to Noah's 3rd birthday this weekend! My head is spinning sometimes. But, I'm trying to soak it all in and enjoy the blessings in every moment.
Danny's head is also full with a large work-load at this time. There are days the kids and I are thankful to be here in Madison with friends and family because Danny is working such long days right now. He has been coming home once a week and on weekends (for the whole weekend since the course is not open yet). Danny sure is an important part of our growing family!
That is the latest from the east Madison Rainbow family. :)
Please keep us in your prayers. Thank you!
I was worried for part of last week because a kid (now adult), who was on my case load 10 years ago when I did case management in the Emotional-Behavioral Disturbed field, came for a showing of our house with his family. He was interested but never followed through, which I am greatly thankful for. Knowing his personality, I feared he would be a bad fit for our neighbors. But, the offer came from somebody else. Praise God again! So, now Danny and I are researching houses to buy. Our criteria limits us a lot, so we are praying for a clear 'open door' to our next home. That criteria is: 4 bedrooms on the same level, a wooded lot/no neighbors in the back (like we have now) and something that is move-in ready, with little-to-no work to be done.
We have also started shopping for a pre-owned van. There is so much going on from car repairs, to researching vans, to home inspections, home surveys by moving company, to window replacements gone wrong and needing to be redone, to Noah's 3rd birthday this weekend! My head is spinning sometimes. But, I'm trying to soak it all in and enjoy the blessings in every moment.
Danny's head is also full with a large work-load at this time. There are days the kids and I are thankful to be here in Madison with friends and family because Danny is working such long days right now. He has been coming home once a week and on weekends (for the whole weekend since the course is not open yet). Danny sure is an important part of our growing family!
That is the latest from the east Madison Rainbow family. :)
Please keep us in your prayers. Thank you!
Saturday, March 21, 2015
And the baby is a...
GIRL! Yes, we found out yesterday that our family is welcoming a baby girl in August. Since Danny couldn't come to the ultrasound because he is working in Stevens Point as of this past week, we had the tech write the gender on a piece of paper and seal it in an envelope. That evening, soon after Danny arrived home for the weekend (hooray! we missed him), Joy opened the envelope and excitedly revealed the gender to all of us. I caught it on camera so we could enjoy the moment over and over again. Noah's reaction, though he doesn't understand, was funny too. Sadly, our regular video camera didn't have a charge left, so I used my new smart phone. As you will see, I've learned something about how to take videos on my phone.
Sunday, March 15, 2015
On the Market
Today was the first day our house was officially open to the public. The house was listed last Tuesday, but interested parties were asked to wait to view it until the first open house, which was today, or after. There were 14 groups of people who came to the open house today and all feedback was positive. We have two more showings scheduled late tomorrow afternoon, which means we have to be out of the house from 2:45 to 6:00. Thankfully, we know a lot of people around here to visit and the nice weather will make it easy to pass time at a park too.
Below is the link to our home. It took 2.5 weeks to get it in tip-top shape. We are extremely happy with how it turned out. Many friends and family helped clean, prep, and/or paint the house and watched our kids so Danny and I could work. The house was ready today only because of all the support we received and we are deeply grateful.
http://scwmls.paragonrels.com/publink/default.aspx?GUID=6092f87b-1209-48e0-947b-0c49fda09c1a&Report=Yes
Below is the link to our home. It took 2.5 weeks to get it in tip-top shape. We are extremely happy with how it turned out. Many friends and family helped clean, prep, and/or paint the house and watched our kids so Danny and I could work. The house was ready today only because of all the support we received and we are deeply grateful.
http://scwmls.paragonrels.com/publink/default.aspx?GUID=6092f87b-1209-48e0-947b-0c49fda09c1a&Report=Yes
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Changes ahead...
2015 is the year of change for the Rainbow Family.
First, we’d like to share that we are adding a 5th member to our family in early August. We are very happy and excited to meet the newest member of our family. Joy wants a baby sister and Noah isn’t too aware of baby at this time, but he will occasionally lift my shirt and say, “Baby in there.” We will learn the gender at my 20 week ultrasound on March 23. In addition to this baby being added to our family, our kids are getting 2 more cousins as well. My sister is due with her 2nd baby, which is a boy, at the end of April. And, my sister-in-law, Sarah, is due with their first baby at the end of August, just weeks after I will have our baby. We are very excited to meet all 3 of these babies!!
Second, God decided that having a baby wasn’t enough excitement for our family in 2015. So, He opened a new door in Danny’s career. Danny has accepted the Director of Golf position at SentryWorld in Stevens Point, WI. It is owned by Sentry Insurance. Though the course and facility were easy for us to say ‘yes’ to, leaving Madison was a very difficult and emotional decision. We are happy here and Danny wasn’t actively seeking a new job. But, when this position was brought to our attention, we thought, ‘why not’. The chances of him getting the job were slim-to-none, right? Well, after 3 interviews, Danny was offered the job on the spot. So here we go... Danny starts work at SentryWorld on March 16. He will move into an on-site hotel (residence) where he will stay on nights he doesn’t come home. SentryWorld is 1.5 hours away from our home in Madison, so he will drive home some weekday nights and on weekends. The kids and I will stay at our house in Madison until it sells, so our official move-out date will not be determined for awhile. Sentry is providing a relocation company, so we don’t have to pack, move, or unpack a thing we don’t want to. That makes this pregnant mama very happy! Lastly, at this moment, Noah doesn’t understand that we are moving. But, Joy does. She took it hard the night we told her, but by the next morning she was excited and telling everyone at school about it. If you are interested in seeing a few pictures of the course and facility, you can go to www.sentryworld.com.
That sums up where we are at in this moment of this year. Please bookmark this blog if you are interested in getting updates about this process we are just starting. Please keep us and all the details of this coming year in your prayers.
Love and hugs from the Rainbow family!
First, we’d like to share that we are adding a 5th member to our family in early August. We are very happy and excited to meet the newest member of our family. Joy wants a baby sister and Noah isn’t too aware of baby at this time, but he will occasionally lift my shirt and say, “Baby in there.” We will learn the gender at my 20 week ultrasound on March 23. In addition to this baby being added to our family, our kids are getting 2 more cousins as well. My sister is due with her 2nd baby, which is a boy, at the end of April. And, my sister-in-law, Sarah, is due with their first baby at the end of August, just weeks after I will have our baby. We are very excited to meet all 3 of these babies!!
Second, God decided that having a baby wasn’t enough excitement for our family in 2015. So, He opened a new door in Danny’s career. Danny has accepted the Director of Golf position at SentryWorld in Stevens Point, WI. It is owned by Sentry Insurance. Though the course and facility were easy for us to say ‘yes’ to, leaving Madison was a very difficult and emotional decision. We are happy here and Danny wasn’t actively seeking a new job. But, when this position was brought to our attention, we thought, ‘why not’. The chances of him getting the job were slim-to-none, right? Well, after 3 interviews, Danny was offered the job on the spot. So here we go... Danny starts work at SentryWorld on March 16. He will move into an on-site hotel (residence) where he will stay on nights he doesn’t come home. SentryWorld is 1.5 hours away from our home in Madison, so he will drive home some weekday nights and on weekends. The kids and I will stay at our house in Madison until it sells, so our official move-out date will not be determined for awhile. Sentry is providing a relocation company, so we don’t have to pack, move, or unpack a thing we don’t want to. That makes this pregnant mama very happy! Lastly, at this moment, Noah doesn’t understand that we are moving. But, Joy does. She took it hard the night we told her, but by the next morning she was excited and telling everyone at school about it. If you are interested in seeing a few pictures of the course and facility, you can go to www.sentryworld.com.
That sums up where we are at in this moment of this year. Please bookmark this blog if you are interested in getting updates about this process we are just starting. Please keep us and all the details of this coming year in your prayers.
Love and hugs from the Rainbow family!
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