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So... 6 months later!! I really hadn't planned on taking that long of a break from everything, but I had to. Things have been INSANE, in good ways & bad.

We're in Kansas, not Texas. Are we okay with that? Yes. Are we a little bummed? Yes. There has just been so much, I'm not sure where to even start. I'll get around to the job/housing situation a little bit later in a different post which will explain why we ended up in Kansas.

Some short details

We are hoping to buy new construction in Auburn, KS. The house should be done in a month; we plan to move as soon as the house is finished & the VA loan is finalized. 

Nathan is in school full time in the Masters program through Southwestern College of Professional Studies for Accounting/Finance. Currently he's doing it all online. It's touch but it keeps him interested, which is what he needs.

Nathan is also working full time for Sears as an in-home appliance repair man. He really enjoys it & always comes home with interesting stories! He hasn't had any reviews less than a 10 by his customers :) So thankful to have a hard-working & very handy husband! 

I was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis {a degenerative neuromuscular autoimmune disease} after spending a full week up at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN in December. I'm grateful to have answers, happy that there's medication to keep it under control {currently am doing well with Mestinon 90mg/4x/day} & am slowly starting to get back to my old self. It's a process, and everyday is different, but I know I'm strong enough to handle the different challenges :)

Well.... there will be more posts here shortly. Here are a handful of photos from this past weekend; we took a road trip to Missouri to visit family that we hadn't seen since before going to Germany! 

the big kids... haha

flying kites! 

she wanted in on climbing the gravel piles too

ohhh, uncle Nate ;)

little buddies :)

King of the hill!

Josh & Christine were having a few truck loads of travel delivered when we arrived. The kids (and the adults lol) had fun playing on the big piles before spreading it & flattening it.

cousin Holden! John & Holden are just about 2 months apart. It was so fun to watch them play & form a friendship.

MUDDY BOOTS

this girl has no fear! she climbed right up on the tractor & wanted to ride it

waiting patiently for breakfast :) couldn't help but snap a quick photo of his sweet face with the beautiful morning light pouring in.

John and cousins playing. It was so funny to see them all riding around together.

on the way home... he was so sad to leave. he screamed for about 20 minutes before settling down. iPad to the rescue :-P