random life update :o)

We are doing so well down here in Georgia, and have settled into a wonderful "rhythm of life". :o) We had such a wonderful Christmas, spent with the Meades, and a wonderful New Years, spent with the Koh's and also the Meades. :o)

Life moved along quickly, and before we knew it, we were celebrating WFD (Wasserstrom Freedom Day - aka last day of work for andrew at Wasserstrom), a term that the Clausons came up with and which quickly stuck in our minds. :o) WFD was super fun, and we spent the day celebrating the Lord's goodness in giving us Wasserstrom for 9 years, and also celebrating the beginning of a new chapter in our lives... Andrew being a full-time student!!!

Andrew had a few days off before his GSU's orientation, so we seized the days and spent them together, doing typical family-ish things and also experiencing our first, real Atlanta cultural outing at DeKab Farmer's Market.

Andrew has since gone to orientation, met his boss, met some fellow MBA classmates, met some prof's, figured out the MARTA system (the Atlanta train), etc. The boys and I have fun, playing, playing, and playing some more!! We've gotten to have some get-togethers and playdates with new friends from church and Andrew and I enjoyed going to a real, true "adult-only" party with friends at the Riggans house last friday eve.

The sale of our house has been post-poned, again. But a long story short, the buyers feel so bad that they offered us $3,000 cash if we would give them a 60 day extension on closing. We agreed, and are thankful. Our new closing date is Feb. 27th, and while we earnestly would love to close on the house, we trust God and have learned through this process to just truly "rest in Him" while we trust.

We've joined the local YMCA and we've also joined the local "Lego club", which meets at the library right down the road. I've really enjoyed my new "CrossFit Workout Regime" that my sis-in-law created for me as my Christmas present and often find myself really sore. :o) Now that Andrew is a full-time student, I've enjoyed exploring cookbooks and try to find new and creative ways to feed our family for much less money than we used to spend. It's been fun for me and every night, we have had hot, filling meals that fill our tummy... all for much less! We are learning that meat is a luxury and not a staple. :o)

Today, we had the privilege of going to Nate and MB's church (somewhere in downtown atlanta) to witness Nate's installation as a deacon. Their church is so wonderful and we loved being there. Afterward, we all went back to their house for some yummy comfort food (as MB called it).

Andrew's first real day of school is this upcoming Tuesday and we're all really looking forward to this new stage of life. I have a feeling we're going to be reading a lot more in the evenings, as opposed to watching tv shows and movies. That's a good thing, though. :o)

I know this is a completely random post with lots of scattered thoughts, but I wanted to at least try to record these last few weeks and write down how faithful God has been to us. He gives us abundantly MORE than we ever deserve and we are so, so thankful. Everywhere we turn, we see blessing after blessing after blessing.

Some random pic's....

Christmas

DeKab Farmer's Market

Andrew getting everything ready for his first day of school

Making and canning homemade soup (7 different vege's and 4 different wholegrains!!)

killin' time at the Library

Lego club

Nate's deacon installation

Watching a movie together

Working together

my whole grains :o)