Grateful for a new house

So in the March 2010 Ensign I read an article of showing gratitude, it is called "The Value of experiencing and expressing gratitude". That having more gratitude in your life will bless you in all aspects. I know this to be true and want to start recording things I am grateful for.

So today I am grateful for a home. We have moved a lot in the last couple years, and have been very blessed to have house-sat Grandma and Grandpa Biddulph's house while they are on a mission. We recently bought a house, and after 7 months of our offer on the short sale, it went through and we closed on Jan 27th. We have had some crazy expenses come up like skunk removal and a new sewer line, but we are grateful to have this house. Our payment will be under a $1000 a month, and now we get to raise our kids in this home. Lucy was born while living in Grandma and Grandpa Biddulph's house, and now Peter(we think that will be his name) will be born in our new home. I hope that with this house we will be able to help serve people with it.

To some the house is boring or outdated, it is a 1959 house afterall, but it is boxy and a great layout like we like. 5 bedrooms(one will be an office), 2 bathrooms, dining room, sunroom, kitchen, living room, family and play room, huge laundry room, great fenced in yard and plenty of space for gardening. After many fix-ups, painting, etc we get to officially move in Saturday, March 13th.