Hello world. My name is Katie, and I'm from the country. (Around here, that's the kind of "country" that can be treated as noun, adjective, and verb, y'all.) In fact, I'm still in the country, in a small town with a population of just over 5500 people. I grew up in the same house for 18 years, and now live less than ten miles from my parents, who still live in the house I grew up in. (Incidentally, my mother-in-law lives about 10 miles in the other direction. So yes...we're all VERY close.) This weekend, however, that's all going to change. My husband's company has relocated to Dallas, you see, and we're finally going with it.
It all started over a year ago when the company announced their plan to move all executives and the operations department from their current offices to an new location in Dallas. At first, we balked at the idea, and my husband began looking for other work. However, we prayed a lot, and felt led to take our little family on an adventure. So, we signed on for the move.
Needless to say, in this economy, "the move" was easier said than done. Selling our house was the biggest hurdle, and has yet to be truly conquered. After months of my husband driving back and forth on the weekends and staying with a co-worker, we finally worked out a rental situation for our current home, and finally get to take the leap for which we've been preparing.
Anyway, the point of all this is that I've had the idea to blog about my job as a Mom, and how I do it, for some time now. I figured that now would be a great time to start, as I rediscover how to do it all, and how to do some things I've never tried before, in a brand new place. There will be homeschooling, praying, exploring, making new friends, gardening, exercising, cooking, reading, gaming, dieting, writing, shopping (and saving), maybe even a little archery, and much much more to come.
I have 5 days left in the country. This is the beginning of goodbye to old roots, and HELLO strange new world. Wish me luck, and say a prayer if you're inclined.
Thanks y'all,
~Katie
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