Wade got a terrific job with Midcontinent Communications, a cable company dealing in phone, tv and internet cable services. He'll be doing maintenance, upgrades and repairs on the main network of cable in the towns of Hetttinger, Mott and Reeder, and he'll do some home installation. He's very excited.
We also bought a house there in Hettinger, population somewhere between 1300 and 2000. There are a few pictures below.
We're both really excited about the move, but heartbroken about leaving our family, church and friends here, especially the Saturday night crew. It's such a confusing emotion to be excited and horrified by something both at the same time.
Wade starts work there on Sept. 19 and will come back to move the kids and I out the first weekend in October. Please pray for us while we pack and live apart for a few weeks and move and drive and drive and drive.
This is our house from the outside. It was a church up until about three years ago, and it still looks like it on the outside. The yard will be quite the project for this gardener.
There is a small balcony area above the master bedroom and this picture of the kitchen and dining area was taken from up there.
This one of the living room was also taken from the master balcony. The stairs lead to two bedrooms for the boys and a bathroom.
There's also a full unfinished basement where we'll hide out during tornadoes and stay cool during the 110-degree summer days.
In other news, since our last blog update we've also gone camping a few more times, Wade and I flew to Whitehorse in Canada's Yukon Territory for a friend's wedding and Wade and I did a three-day hike over Hannegan Pass and down part of the Copper Ridge Trail during the long Labor Day weekend. All were great, but sorry, I don't have time to upload pics of them all. Maybe later.
4 comments:
Wow, that house looks BIG! I completely understand the whole thing with conflicting emotions, as we are feeling exactly the same way right now. We are very excited to move, but sad to think about leaving our house and our current life behind. It seems like moving almost always creates mixed emotions for most people. We will also be moving the the first weekend of October.
Do you have to sell your current house? Or is it a rental?
Congratulations, you two, and we'll be praying for you as you work out all the moving details.
Angela
Yes, the house is quite spacious, which I'm looking forward to (except the cleaning part). We rent our current home, so that's one less thing for us to deal with which we're glad for. Have you already sold your home or will you be dealing with that after your move?
Our church had a farewell potluck for us today, and I heard there was a Viland family send-off kind of dinner for your family this weekend as well. It's good to feel so loved, but hard to move away from all that love and support.
We'll be keeping you in our prayers too as you deal with all the moving hubbub too. Hope we all still have our sanity after another three weeks!
Kerri
Unfortunately we won't be able to put our house on the market until we've already moved out (it's not ready yet -- too many things need repair), so we are hoping and praying for a quick sale.
Wow, nice house! I love the views from the upstairs down into the main section. I bet there's a lot of room in there for the boys to play hockey and soccer in the house, right? :) Or...to fit lots of people for Keri & Wade's. We miss you guys out here! It's just not the same without Saturday at Keri & Wade's! Hope you're all doing well and enjoying it out there!
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