February

Trips and Activities

watched Amaya for a couple of days while Cherissa was away

choir and orchestra concerts for Katie

no trip to Salt Lake because we needed to recover from being sick. The rest was much-needed. We did take the kids out to eat and went to the Rec Center.

Joseph: robotics competition

a short visit from Nash. He diagnosed the washer but couldn't fix it.

met Katie Colton in Roosevelt for dinner

Joseph's 1st date! He went to Preference with a girl named Rose.

Birthdays and Holidays

Lewis turned 9! The boys and I made a whole bunch of 3D-printed stuff for him (history themed).

Weather

mild, which was awesome. We hardly had a winter at all.

Sickness

all month, pretty much. I don't know what I had, but I was incredibly tired for a long time. So were James and some of the kids.

Repairs

new microwave

new washing machine (for the first time ever! Our other one was from the mid-2000's and got fixed about every 2 years for the past 14. The most recent repair was impossibly hard, so we threw in the towel and got a new one with a service plan from Lowe's. The new one is so much quieter and smells a lot better!)

Projects

I worked a lot on 3-D printing. I never intended to take it on as a hobby, but I didn't know how easy it was until I tried. It's filled a gap in my life (the creative side) that I've been missing since we haven't moved, but my sewing stuff is all packed away. I've learned to troubleshoot quite a few things, and I'm sure I'll learn more.

Looked at 3 houses, did 9 showings, got 1 offer (contingent on selling another property). It's cash, though! The lady who I thought had a miracle loan solution couldn't help us after all.

Right now, we have no current home we're trying to get. Either no one wants a contingent (understandable), or another person swoops in and gets the house first. This still feels like an impossible situation that will never change. An offer is nice and very promising during a time we'd almost given up hope, but we still have to wait, which is no one's favorite.