Hello friends!!
Uugghhh, I am such a failure as a blogger! Part of my lack of blogging is due to the fact that I'm not sure that anyone cares about my day to day life that much! It's not that exciting, trust me! Also, I try to hold out for the nuggets of wisdom that I find periodically, and share those!
So, since I have neglected my poor little blog for so long, I thought I would give you all a general update on the D'Angelo family!
Well, as most of you know we are settling in to life here in WA. The most shocking thing for me about moving is that..............I LOVE it here! I never thought that would be the case. Secondly, I thought I would hate the weather and it turns out that it really hasn't been an issue for me. These days we are loving the beginning of Spring, all the trees are blossoming, the flowers are blooming and the sun is shining. It is beautiful! Seriously, when you don't have sun everyday, you truly treasure the sunny, warm days. They mean so much more when you don't take them for granted.
Our most exciting news is that we bought a house! This is kind of scary for us, given the fact that we will now own TWO houses! But, to make all you poor CA residents go green with envy, I have to give the stats............3200 sq feet, 5 bedrooms and 3.5 baths plus a bonus room, HUGE yard and of course brand new. So, in CA you would be looking at about $650K at least, right? Not in WA!!! This beautiful WA house is ours for less than half that price!!! So, we are excited and will move in mid-July. The house is close to our church and friends, and a little closer to Michael's work, so it is perfect! The girls will have a connected "suite" with their own bathroom and I will get a huge school room!
Speaking of school, we are just finishing Sheridan's kindergarten year! This has been such a great experience for all of us! Sheridan has learned to read, finished kindergarten math, and done tons of reading! The day that she read for the first time, I had tears in my eyes! What a blessing for me to be able to witness those eventful days in her life! This year has really emphasized to us that homeschooling is the right choice for our family. I remember one day when it was snowing, the girls and I were bundled up eating breakfast and we saw our neighbors walking their kids to the school bus. I was so glad in that moment that because we homeschool we can take our time, stay at home and be together!
As for my little Jordan, she is doing well too! I had an awful realization recently though......although she now knows how to skip count by 5's (thanks to listening in on her sister's Math U See lessons!)I realized that she doesn't know all her shapes or numbers! Ooopppsss!! Guess I forgot all that! It was so easy to teach Sheridan all of those things, she had my undivided attention for 3 years! So, that is something I need to get going on! But, we are so proud of Jordan as she was asked in March to join the Junior Elite team at gymnastics! Although she is only 3, she seems to be very talented in gymnastics! She was very excited because this class has "no boys"!!!! She now goes twice a week and loves it!
The other thing we love about WA is our church!!!! We have found such a wonderful church! This was another issue when we moved for me, I didn't want to leave our church in CA. Who knew that God would provide such a wonderful church family for us in WA! We recently became members and have joined a weekly small group. I am starting to teach the 3-4 year old class two Sundays a month and they have just asked us to lead a small group! Also, there is a large group of homeschoolers there and we get together once a week for P.E. for the kids. What a blessing!
So my friends, this is probably way more than you wanted to know about us, but there you go! We are surviving and thriving here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest!!!
