Arrived.

Joley Danielle Leatham. August 20, 2009. 7lb 5oz; 21 in.......she is doing well and is healthy ......her momma is also doing well Dani will do a post when she gets home.

Joley Danielle Leatham 8/20/09 7lb 5oz 21in and cute as a bug!

the move, and moving on.

we moved, into small student housing. small, dorm housing. there were tears shed all by me, the day and the night, and the next night of the move. there was comfort from the husband, from the husbands friend, from my friend, and from sisters, that all would soon be well, there were so many good examples and lessons learned for our little family about service. there was a friend who called up and said what can i do to help? (i have a hard time asking for help) she said to me..if you won't let me, i will make you a new baby blanket, and bibs. and if you know her this will be one stylish blanket-not to mention her bibs are too die for. there was the example of a friend who got someone to cover 8 hours of his 48 hour fire shift. who was up all night with emergency calls, but came on his motor bike a drive that was 1.5 hours. he showed up early, helped us move and set up beds and had to go back to work to finish his 24 hour shift. there was family who drove up to help unpack, family who came to pack the leftovers and unpack it for us in utah. i am grateful for good examples, good friends, good family, and a big lesson learned is that through the example of other people we become better people ourselves.

my computer is not working yet so i cannot use my pictures i took, but here are the things that i love about my new apartment:the linoleum. i love its colors, its retro look, the fact there are no spots where dirt accumulates. i love our many and big windows. i love that looking outside in the back you see a beautiful view of nothing but the pretty state we live in. i love seeing the curtain that i made for the door that frames the beautiful view we have. i love how we hung our art. i love that it is small and cozy and on campus. i love that i has reminded of something important that i had forgotten, that no matter where you live, no matter the space, no matter the condition, you can make your dwelling a beautiful palace for you and your family to live in.

photog via:http://www.designspongeonline.com/