Abigail Kristine is on her way!!

I don't have some of your email addresses so I thought I would try to reach you with the news. Kimberly's water broke this morning, she and Zach are in the hospital right now!! She's not having contractions yet but thinks petosin is on it's way. Also, the doc hasn't seen her yet so she doesn't know at what point she is dilated to. She is hooked up to the heart monitor and they are watching closely. It's a Thanksgiving miracle!!!!!!! If you would like me to keep you posted, email me your email address and I'll put you on the update.

Woooohoooo!!

Finally, some pictures!

I am thrilled to finally have a computer

to upload pictures on! Here is a photo gallery

of my journey since making the move in August.

Time flies and I can't believe it's already November.

I will keep up on blogging now that I have the

tools to do so. Happy late Halloween everybody! Our front door...welcome! This is a shot of the kitchen from
our steps. Our first Halloween as husband and wife! Going left to right. Meet Becca, John

and Courtney...Billings Public School Posse!

I landed in MT from my visit to WA, to this... I cried. My BFFAE's shower. Oh hey Abby! A local resident.Front view. Back side view. Mike, helping me with an apple pie. My new mug from Mike. It's my weekend coffee cup! That wraps it up! More adventures to come!

Saturday morning conversations

So I'm sitting here (sorry, still no pictures) on my in-law's couch sipping coffee and watching Mike (whose been up since 7am) watch football.  I'm checking out blogs and getting ideas about life.  Here's the one that happened while looking at Kimberly's blog; "Mike, I want a baby now." His response; "Um, you can't have one RIGHT now unless you steal one." And then he said, "Let's get settled and be married for a little while."  My response, "okay, then maybe sooner then next summer?"  Mike said, "probably why don't we get settled and be married for a little while."  Hmmm, didn't get very far on that one. :)

Then, here's what happened while looking at Laura's blog; "Okay Mike since we're gonna wait on babies when do we get to have kitties?"  Mike response; "we're not even living in our house yet, let's get there first."  My response; "then next weekend."  

So with this, I better get over to my house and continue the on-going process of getting unpacked so I can adopt my fur babies that will hold me over until it's time for no fur babies. BTW why didn't anybody tell me the hours spent unpacking a place?  

Just a note...

I'm sure you've noticed that the past few entries have not had pictures. Unfortunately, I don't have a computer. I mean I have a laptop at work but we are strongly adviced to not put personal stuff on it and Hank/Kim have a desktop that won't let me download pictures onto my blog. Boo! Anyway, with that Mike and I are waiting to win the lottery so we can put that on our list of "things we need/want." Until then, it'll be a few pictureless entries.

What's new:
1. My toenail from the toe I broke is about ready to fall off.
2. Mike has helped me bake a few apple pies, he's a great help in the kitchen. I love it!
3. People in MT have AMAZING gardens. I've made four apple pies since school started...so fun!
4. It's 80 degrees tomorrow. The weather is quite bi-bolar in that it's freezing in the morning and warm in the afternoon.
5. I'm concerned about the time between cold weather kicking in and getting moved into the house. All my Fall/Winter clothes are in storage.
6. The shoe market here is awful!
7. The beer market is awesome!
8. I'm heading home here in a few days...I can hardly wait!
9. Mike and I have purchased our tickets to come home for Christmas. Dec. 22nd- 31st! "I'll be home for Christmas!" I can relate to Jinx when she would post all those years about the longing for the holidays. "Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas" just came to mind; "Faithful friends who are dear to us, travel near to us once more." I can't wait! Not to rush it though...
10. Billings, MT is as beautiful during the Fall as WA.

I think I'll stop there and continue on another time.
Cheers!

"Our house is a very very very fine house,

with two cats in the yard."  -a song, I think it's Cat Stevens

Well, maybe not the two cats yet but soon we will!  

Anyway, Mike and I are on our way to a happy home.  Check out the details here...

http://www.century21hometown.com/site/detail/residential/193974

I can't wait to get in there and love it up!

September 11 and he leaves for his 3rd deployment...

Yep, that's right my brother Val ships out tomorrow for his 3rd deployment. Apparently he is being sent over to bring the troops back. There is a small chance he will be there for only six months but there is talk he will then be moved to Afghanistan.

While I support whole heartily our men and women fighting I can't imagine what it's like for a soldier to be going back to a war zone for the third time. Ironic that Val was sworn in to the military one week before the September 11th attack and eight years later he's on his third tour to Iraq one day after September 11th. It's time for me to dig out my "Godspeed CPT. Moro" bracelet for another year. Please keep him (and our men and women) in your thoughts and prayers...Godspeed to them all.

And please take a minute to remember what happened 8 years ago...

It's Already Been a Month?

He's so handsome.  I decided to add

a few more pictures from the wedding. And then

a few of the events happening in MT.  We're working on 

buying a house right now, so wish us luck...it's hard work!

The Moro kids and their significant others.

Stephen and Michelle.  I realized that there weren't many

pictures of Michelle and Desiree so I thought it would

be nice to post a few.  

A glass of wine after the first day of school.

This one was for you Annie!

And, I feel like a first year teacher with my

new job.  I'm a resource room teacher, teaching

sixth grade math and third grade reading.  I do

a first/second reading intervention and then

a really intense first grade only reading

intervention.  I'll tell you what, it feels like

they put a brain doctor in a heart doctor's position.

Just cause I'm a teacher doesn't mean I'm qualified

to teach primary.  But, I'll get use to it and be even more

marketable. And boy do I have a whole

new appreciation for primary teachers.  Teaching kids

to read is really detailed and tough.  Thank God for you!

A neighbor baby deer and it's mamma.  I love

Montana wildlife!

Icing a broken toe, which is much better 3 weeks later.

I wasn't paying attention and slammed my toe into a curb.

I've decided I'm a klutz.  

All and all the month has been easy, it actually

feels like I've been here forever. But I'm looking 

forward to coming home in October.