The tenants in our duplex next door bought a house and moved out. We'll certainly miss them but we now have the opportunity to spread out our family of 8 (plus the dog). The Martinson's have moved next door. Dave and I have moved out of the garage back into our bedroom. The fake wall with a window that Dave & Matt installed in the garage so I could still see daylight this summer has been removed, the carpet returned to the Heimers, Dave's computer and make shift office has been returned to the house and the car now claims it's rightful spot. The garage actually made a very comfortable bedroom even though it did get a little chilly when it dropped to 30 below. I'll always remember the summer and fall we slept in the garage (and not in a bad way).
The room the boys vacated used to be a TV room for Grandpa. We had moved the TV in his room along with his very comfy recliner when the Martinson's moved in and that should continue to work okay....especially since around September he decided he didn't want to watch TV anymore. He sleeps in his room, but spends the rest of his time in the living room. So, the vacated bedroom has now become my office. I moved in a desk and bookcase. That's where I'll scrapbook, conduct Avon & Kat's Keys business and maybe just hide out....I'm excited to have my own space. Now I can clear out a few plastic drawers of files and stuff that I've had sitting in the corner of the dining room because the dining room table has served as my work space and desk for too long.
Things change.....
That reminds me of a new Christmas song I've heard this last week (my new favorite), "Everything Changed" by Eddie Kirkland. Free download at http://northpointmusic.org/christmas/
"On a night like this
On a broken road
She is far from sleep
She is far from home
For a baby's cries
Tear the still of night
She wonders why
The future was bright and clear
She planned for a wedding day
Her daddy would hold back tears
Giving her hand away
Now all her hope and fear
In a cradle lay
Cause a baby came and everything changed.
On a night like this
Many years ago
As she held him close
She had come to know
That a mother's heart
Could not let him go
And she now knows why
The future was bright and clear
With hope and a promise made
The light of the world was near
Choirs of angels sing
Heaven's exalted king
In a manger lay
Cause a baby came and everything changed
When our dreams grow dim
And our hearts grow cold
He is never far
From our broken soul
Gloria, our God is with us
Gloria, He came to save
Mercy and love
Now for every generation
For the Savior came and everything changed."
