Getting Settled In

Miss M and I arrived in Utah on July 7th, Hero and Gibbon followed on the 12th. (He made the 3000+ mile drive from Eielson AFB in Alaska to his parent's home in Herriman, Utah in three days! Wowzer!

Once our little family was reunited we hit the ground running looking for a place to reside. We thought about buying, thought about renting, and for about 1 millisecond we even thought about living on base. In the end we decided to take the bull by the horns and buy. Once we decided to buy we looked into buying an existing home versus building a home. In the end we decided that since we are supposed to be here only three years we would buy an existing home. Thirty-four tours of homes later we decided on a comfortable tri-level home in Clinton, Utah.

We signed away our lives and first ten children on the 27th of August. Two days later the Wheeler's got to work painting the entire inside! Thank goodness for Hero's parents, without them we would still be trying to paint. We painted every room, but Miss M's a creamy beige color. Miss M's room is a soft green color. The plan is to add wainscoting and a chair rail in white to Miss M's room.

During the inspection process we learned that the stove did not work properly. After some discussion we decided not to push the issue since we were planning on replacing all the appliances within the next six months. Instead we replaced all the appliances and installed a water softener before moving in on the 14th of September.

The process of unpacking and getting settled in is still ongoing. I have learned that it takes longer to unpack with the help of an active toddler. However, I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Thursday, October 16th, was a day of celebration here. After dealing with issues from the phone company due to the previous owners not paying the bill we finally have a phone and internet connection! But that is another post.....

Once we are a bit more settled I will post pictures.