Frontal view of house progress

We should be moving in the new house in 4-5 weeks...how exciting!!!

Here are a few pictures:

and a few more-

New pictures:

So we just found out the court date is May 27!!!

Although it is a sad circumstance in which the kids are entering our family, we are excited to have them part of it. I didn't think it would be out that long, but it will work. We''ll probably have the sealing sometime in July for the girls.

Our house is going up dang fast and they should have the carpentry work done by tomorrow. They have been slowed a little due to the bad weather but it's so exciting to see everything get done.

The house is going up quite fast.

But it isn't fast enough living in this odd rental!!! I am going to try and put some photos in my post, so we'll see how that goes.

So the woodwork will probably be done by Tuesday by how fast they are going. It's exciting to think of the extra room.

I'm bored at work today; so what do I do?

I just thought I should write a post about my life in general. With hearing a lot of conference over the weekend and watching a few movies last night by myself...I thought about a lot of different things. First off:
I am extremely blessed to have a wife that is smart, funny, beautiful, diligent, patient and a hard worker. I can't imagine choosing a better lifemate. I'm still working each day so that she'll say the same thing another 10-20 years from now.
Second: The Lord has blessed us more than we deserve...I don't know why, I don't know how, but we feel very blessed and grateful for what we have been given.
Third: Although I may complain and whine at times, I love the kids with us. They each have their unique challenges and quirks, but they are our kids and we feel blessed to have them in our home. Some praise us for what we do, but that makes us more uncomfortable and completely wrong...we are doing what we can to help kids that might otherwise not have a normal home to live in. I can't imagine them not in our life. They have a piece of my heart.
Fourth: I'm grateful for our rational and sometimes boring thinking. We make some mistakes, but we haven't had too many that are hurting are family for a long time. It has been hard to know the Lord's will in some of our decisions..but we think things out and do what we feel best. Overall things have turned out very well. Hopefully our home being built continues to follow this pattern.
Fifth: I miss my father-in-law. Jim was very loving and kind to me and a big support. I wish the kids would have his kindness and love in their lives right now. It still hurts me to think about this. Not that my parents don't love us and accept us, but something seems to be missing at times. Maybe Marie will help fill that void if she comes and lives with us for a bit when she retires...

Sixth: I don't like small houses. No offense to those who have them. Call me a snob or schmuck, but whatever. There isn't enough room for us in this small house!!!

Seventh: Weird that my sister is pregnant and having a baby in the fall. I wish I could be there to see it..I'm not sure how often I'll see her. I wish we could all live closer. I think our Fechter family got a little spoiled by having almost all family in Sacramento growing up.

Eighth: I need to do and be better.

That's all.

And the sale went through-

We feel so blessed that our home was purchased and for a reasonable amount. I don't know why we have been so blessed by The Lord, but we are grateful. We have to have everything done by tonight and then we leave our keys. Sad to see our first home go, but it is so exciting that things are working out so well. With people having such difficult times, it's hard to be too happy, but we humbly accept any blessings we can receive.