Christmas MN- Family FUN!

We stayed at Uncle Cody and Aunt Jens this year and their house is almost finished! This is not as exciting of news as the fact that they are looking to expand their family and adopt a family. maybe Next year we will have a cousin to visit! We are praying for you as you journey this emotional road!

OUR new Home!

So for a while I have struggled what to call this place that everyone is asking about. "Dan is building us a "_________ " in the back of our pole barn that we will use for a work shop."

What Do I call it... An Apartment? (too urban) A cabin? (is sort of how I would love it to feel inside... but not right because there are no logs involved) A house? (Not really- its too unconventional for a house) A Flat? (isn't that European and suggest a building with other flats in? )

(the slider and  corner window is the living room and the next door to the left is the main entrance, then the window to the left is the boys room, the next window over is the girls room, and the next window is Dan's work office/ furnace room [the next open door you see is the workshop and not part of the living area])

Then it came to me... the perfect word I was looking for was "home"... "Dan is building us a home in the back of our pole building!"  That is everything that I want this place to be! Mr Serge and Mr Victor helped many days in a two weeks time and it came together fast! we are so excited! will post pictures of the walls soon.

Dan emailed me the pics from his i phone before Uncle Greg went to MN before Christmas and when  I saw the last two pictures... I cried!  Its one of the best sights I have ever seen! Greg has helped Dan much in the last weeks get metal up! (he is in the pic you see.)

SUZY... Too good to be true!

I checked again for Wheaten Terriers on line but they cost so much... there was one with no price- so for giggles I sent a message... well she said there were many people interested but the price was right! Long story short : she said there was a person coming tomorrow to look at her but she liked the sound of our family and our story of Nana and our farm we were starting!
I talked to Dan telling him i asked for very little in our marriage so far but felt really strongly for some reason about THIS dog... He relinquished and told me to called her... she said she would meet us at 11am tomorrow in Jackson Michigan in a parking lot... anyway Dan went with us and to Michigan  we went as lake effect snow fell and made driving ickie.
We email each other updates often still . Suzy couldn't be a better one yr old dog! We changed her name because we had an aunt with the same name as her. Other than being a bit independent when you call her she is perfect! She rides well. And most importantly she is great and tolerant of the tots in our house! She takes naps with aliza daily.. sleeps in Josie and Aliza's bottom bunk or where ever I tell her to and she stays on the bed all night! She has adjusted very fast and since we have no kennel for her she goes EVERYWHERE with us (and I am sure that makes a better dog especially when socialized so young) We thank God for sending her into our life and hope to have pups with her this year!