Where have we been?

Blogging friends!  Where have we been you ask? Well, we have been in a foreign land called the land with no internet connection.  As you know, we moved to Prosper on July 10th (I have no excuse except getting ready to move between June 20th and July 10th) and since we have been in the farm house here we have not been able to have internet access.  Because of the iphone, I am able to get and return e-mail as well as do limited stuff on facebook but it won't let me post anything here.  Right now I am in Wayne's office writing you - I have really missed you!!!  Here is a brief report (more details coming as soon as we get service, we are hoping for next week).  

The house:  We have a contract on our house and the option period for the buyers was up yesterday.  We are currently scheduled to close on Thursday, August 28th, however we heard from the title company today and they believe it may be a few days sooner than that at this point. We are excited to be selling and got a decent price so that all we owed at closing was a small portion of our property taxes so praise God we didn't sell the house at a loss.  We were able to sell high enough to cover all our realtor fees, the warranty the sellers wanted, title insurance and closing fees and the pay off on the mortgage.  Our closing costs were minimal because it was a cash offer/transaction so we didn't have all the normal fees associated with someone who is getting a mortgage which also makes for a smooth and quick closing.  

Where do we go from here?:  We haven't really been seriously house hunting yet.  We have moved into the farm house on the church's property (will post pictures eventually) and we are settled there for now.  Kelsie will begin school at Rucker Elementary (right next door to the church) on Monday the 25th and so our focus for now will be getting her settled.  We are planning to begin looking seriously in November so we can time the move into permanent housing sometime after the first of the year.  It also gives me some time and freedom to decide about job opportunities.

FBC Prosper:  Church is going well.  Kelsie went to Camp Copass with the kids here and had a blast.  She has already made some good little girl friends and has adjusted well.  Wayne loves the guys he works with and is into everything from Rotary Club to golf to going to Ecuador in September - you know him.  I am getting involved as well, singing on one of the praise teams and gearing up to lead the music portion of "Acting Up" on Wednesday nights - which is the kids choir.  We are doing the musical "Christmas in Reverse" and it should be fun, begin on Sept. 3rd.  I look forward to getting involved in Kelsie's school and whatever other ministry opportunities God has in store.  We are all getting adjusted to where things are (especially me since I am directionally challenged) but are learning to love the convenience of Frisco and Plano with the peacefulness and no traffic of Prosper.  We are meeting new families each week as people continue to visit and join - it has been an exciting/growing place to be. 

Well, I know that is not the detailed account you are accustom to with my writing and I really hope to get back to that very soon.  I plan to do some graphic work for Wayne up here the first week of school so I can write more then if we don't have internet at the house yet.  There are many stories to tell.  Love you all - let me hear from you!