Life is Peachy

Well!  Hello there, dear blog!  I have missed you terribly the past couple of weeks as there have been so many new adventures to write about. 
First off, we made it to Georgia safe and sound and no worse for wear.  There were only a couple of car issues and only one incident in which I had to pull over, kick the kids out of the car, and threaten them with walking the last 100 miles.  All in all a successful trip I'd say!
We stopped for a day and a half in Alabama to visit my 90 year old grandparents whom I have not seen in 2 years.  While there I got to visit my sister's brand new salon, which is incredibly gorgeous.  In celebration, I let her chop all my hair off and I love it!  I would LOVE to post pictures, but I'm on a library computer right now.  Soon, I will figure out how to use the wifi here and I'll bring my own computer and then I will overload you with pictures!
So, our house is small but super cute and we are in L.O.V.E.  The yard is massive, the front porch is huge, and there's a tire swing.  What more could a mama want???  Maybe internet, but we're playing the poor, starving student role for the next couple of years, so I guess the library will do. Also, the heater in the house doesn't actually work, but we are happy to have warm clothes and space heaters.  And socks.  So long as my feet are warm, I'm okay. (I've already put in a request with Santa for slippers)
My brother Tim got his mission call this weekend.  He was called to the HongKong, China mission speaking Cantonese!  We are so incredibly thrilled about this.  I love that they have him learning Cantonese because he already knows Mandarin, so this will be a fun challenge for him.  Glad they didn't make it too easy on you, Timmy!
We started our first day of whole-family homeschool today and that's been exciting!  I was hoping Jeff would be able to get in on the action since he'll be working nights, but the van has once again decided to stop working (for the past 3 days) so we decided he should have it towed and go pester those mechanics a bit. Well, maybe tomorrow. 
My goal is to blog once a week, especially since I only have Internet access once or twice a week, so we'll see how that goes.  If you email me or message me on facebook, and I don't respond right away, that's why. Sorry!  I must admit though, I have a tendency to be a little hermit-ish, so this life style suits me just fine.