Gettin' Settled

We've been in the house for just over a week and things are finally starting to fall into place. The upstairs level is almost finished. At least we have clothes in the drawers and hanging in the closets. The kitchen is unpacked but I'm sure I will be rearranging some cupboards later on. We still have boxes in the living and dining rooms and LOTS of boxes in the basement. Thank goodness school hasn't started yet or I would really be stressing.

Speaking of school, Nate will be in 8th grade this year. Scott and I have decided to sign him up for the A Beka Academy Home School Video Streaming program. The program looks to be a challenge for him but we know he can handle it. Drew will also be home schooled again this year. Drew will be entering 5th grade and we are going to hit the ground running. I have tentatively set the first day of school to be September 8 but if I can get myself psyched up we may start earlier.

We had our first house guest last night. Our good friend, Mike, who was stationed with us in Guam, was in the DC area last night buying a truck. Scott met up with him on his way home from work. Mike followed Scott to our home for dinner and a night on the futon before he left for Delaware to start his home search at his new base. It was so nice to see a familiar face ~ thanks for stopping by Mike!

Some of you may have noticed Scott is now on Facebook. Scott was the guinea pig for this experiment. If all goes well, I may get on too. I know so many of you out there are on Facebook. I'll admit I'm a little curious but it looks so much more involved than posting to a blog. You'll just have to wait and see if you see my face on Facebook in the next week or so...

Any helpful hints would be appreciated.