Sorry I haven’t blogged for awhile. It’s a little hard to blog when you are umm.. sort of homeless.
Yep, we left our sweet little house in Utah and have come to the Rainy Place again. This is a good thing. I love the Rainy Place. But you’d think with all the rain it would be a little easier to put out a fire.
And that’s what I feel like I have been doing since I got here. Putting out the fire. I have been staying with my sister (who’s roommates, somewhat understandably, don’t want us here) and tonight we are going to stay somewhere else, and then in a few days we’ll be staying with someone else…. And I need to figure out a place to live so my kids have some stability… And on and on….
I don’t think I can even begin to explain what we are trying to do. Our house in Utah still has not sold, so we can’t just buy a house and move in. But I refuse to pay rent that is higher than my current mortgage (for my four bedroom house) on a dingy two bedroom apartment with no furniture.
So what’s a mom to do? It’s tough to be a homemaker without a home!
Pray. Pray a lot. And ask my bloggy friends to do the same.
Oh yeah, and we found a house we like up here. More on that later…



Good luck. You’d hate to also get a rental and be committed to a year contract. Have you thought about finding a couple with a bigger house and no kids and paying them “rent” until you get things figured out? Gotta to love the resource the church and it’s members can be for that.
Comment by Erin — August 1, 2007 @ 9:30 pm
Hi Steph.
Sorry things are so crazy for you. Glad you got there safely. Hope things fall into place quickly for you.
Comment by Beth — August 2, 2007 @ 1:09 am
That is so tough. I wish things were a little easier for you right now. I would check around with some of the wards in the area and see if there are any married couples on a mission with an empty home. A lot of times these missionaries are more than happy for some to pay them a little rent and take care of their home while they are gone. Just make a few phonecalls. I hope things get better and that you can have some stability soon!
Comment by Heather — August 2, 2007 @ 7:18 pm