No Longer Homeless

Now that the car was taken care of, we just had to wait to find out if/when we got a house.  In the meantime, we were living in a hotel for an undetermined amount of time.  While in the hotel Laundromat, I got to talk to some of the other women there.  I found out some pretty scary news.  There had been families living in the hotel for months waiting for a house on Hickam.  This was not good news.  We had a meeting with the housing office on Monday morning and I was terrified of what they would tell us.  Again, things went so much more smoothly than I had expected.  They offered us a house and we were able to “move in” on Thursday.  As soon as we accepted the house, they sent us to another building to borrow furniture, then to the Lending Closet to borrow everything else.  Between the Airman’s Attic, borrowing furniture, and the Lending Closet, we had a functional house for free!  This is the first Air Force base we have lived on and I have to say, I’m impressed!  We have beach style patio furniture and everyone has a bed and dresser.  We were able to get a Christmas tree, TV and VCR from the Airman’s Attic…for free.  I’m amazed.

Now that we have a house, and are trying to settle in, the kids are realizing that this isn’t our stuff.  The excitement has worn off and now they are getting homesick.  Everyday we talk about all of our stuff being on a boat and we pray to Heavenly Father that the boat will go faster.  The kids are usually fine during the day but at night they want their beds and their blankets.  Zoe asks me just about everyday where her play dough is and when it will be here.  Right now, we think everything should be here by the end of January.  That gives us a few short weeks to get everything situated before Maci  gets here.  Our van got here the Monday before Christmas and I have never been so excited to drive that van!  Having all three carseats in the back of the Jetta is not fun for anyone except Peyton.  Jacob and Zoe were excited to see the van too.  They thought it was on the same boat as all of our household goods.  We had to explain that while it is exciting that our van is here, we still have to wait for a different boat for everything else.  Over all the kids are doing really well with the whole move but at times it is tough for all of us.