We are now residents of Trimble, Missouri!!!! Back on August 29th Nick was offered a job with Heico Construction Group in north Kansas City, around KCI, and on September 13th we bid a final farewell (and almost a good riddance!) to Omaha! Something that we never really thought would happen for us, actually did, and we were able to move out of the city closer to family :) Needless to say, the past few months have been incredibly busy, but in a good way. Trimble is a little town of 650 people about 6 miles north of Smithville and about an hour from Mom and Dad's. There is a lovely little restaurant, bank, gas station, post office, and car wash. Basically everything we could need except a grocery store, but that's a mere 5 miles away in Smithville.
I cannot begin to describe how amazing it is to be back in God's County away from the hustle and bustle of the city. I was excited to move to the city when we got married 5 years ago, but it quickly lost it's lure for me, and especially since having Emma, I ached to get closer to family, whether it be to his family or mine. He applied in both Grand Island and Kansas City, and had interviews both places, but the companies in Grand Island never pulled the trigger, and so now here we are, residents of Missouri (again for me!) I know Nick's family was disappointed when we told them we were moving farther away, as we're now 5-5 1/2 hours from then in Dannebrog, but it's mostly interstate driving for when we go up there, and it goes quickly. We have been back once since moving and I think it helped set their minds at ease that they will still see us and such. I don't blame them...I know my parents would have felt the same if things had worked out that we'd moved farther West.
Moving from Omaha was something that we had talked about for years, and never actually thought it would happen. When Nick called to tell me that he had been offered a job in Missouri, I was over-the-moon excited to be finally rid of city living, but it wasn't without a bit of sadness and apprehension. Small Miracle Preschool and Child Care was a place that I absolutely LOVED working, and it was really hard to leave them. I had some of the best parents and kiddos there, and saying goodbye to them was one of the hardest things I have ever done. Also, having only two weeks, 4 days (two weekends,) to find a place to live wasn't exactly peachy, considering the lack of properties available to rent in Platte City and Smithville, that was within our price range. So, when Nick saw this place on Craigslist, we were anxious to check it out, as we had just missed out on one place, and didn't have many other leads.
As you can see, for the first time since we have been married, we now live in a H.O.U.S.E.!!!!!! With a YARD!!!!!!! It has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a nice big kitchen, big frontroom, and a HUGE garage with a huge workbench and tons of built in cabinets! Also, it had a shed that works perfectly for storage! Immediately after finding this place, we bought the girls a wooden swingset for the back yard, and it has been a huge hit! Every day that it is nice enough, we spend lots of time swinging, sliding, and just enjoying the outdoors.
Nick is liking his job pretty well, although he is incredibly busy right now with budgets, month-end close, software testing, and who knows what else. He generally gets home around 6:15-6:30 each night, which doesn't leave a lot of time to play with the girls, especially Olivia since she goes to bed around 7 p.m. However, this busy time will pass and hopefully he'll be able to get home at a more normal hour soon. On the job front for me, I have been offered and accepted a position with The Learning Tree Preschool and Daycare in Gower, Missouri. They are working on getting a new facility opened in Plattsburg, which is about 15-20 minutes from us, so not a bad drive. I will be teaching 2-3 year olds, which will be a change from the infants, but one I am ready to tackle! Olivia and Emma will both be able to attend school there, and tuition is free for employees, which is huge for us!
Also, not relating to moving, Olivia started walking towards the end of August, and hasn't slowed down since! She's a real handful always pulling stuff out of cabinets and climbing inside, and she's trying to climb onto and into EVERYTHING right now!!!! She loves to follow Emma around, and almost every night while Nick and I are eating supper in the kitchen, she's chasing Emma around and Emma is LOVING it :) As far as things go for Emma, she's growing a bit....still a shrimp though ;) Also, she was recently diagnosed with mild asthma, to our dismay. We're in the process of getting financial aid set up for her monthly inhaler, as it's $177 per month. Not like we couldn't afford it if there weren't financial aid options available, but that a lot of money per month, and when Nick's insurance kicks in on December 1st, there will be no prescription coverage until our deductible is met, which is $2000 per person :( So I am very thankful that there will be some assistance, as the medicine is necessary, especially with winter coming on quickly.
So, that's what we have been up to the past three months! Moving, new jobs, lots of paperwork and such, and a whole bunch more that I can't even remember :) A whirlwind Fall if you ask me!
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