Quick update:
We sold our home and we sign next week. We tried and tried and tried to find a rental in Eau Claire that would 1.) rent short term and 2) accept pets. No luck. I'm pretty sure I talked to every landlord in this entire county! We decided that committing to a 1-yr lease completely negated the reason for us selling in the first place so we took Dad and Sherry up on their offer and we will be living at the peaceful SherDen Farm inbetween our moves. I LOVE the farm and I am looking forward to spending time with Dad and Sherry. I'm going to get some awesome audiobooks read, as this move increases my commute time by an hour. Oh well, it will be worth it!
Dylan (Skott's 15 yr old son) came to visit for three weeks. What an adjustment! He is a good kid and we had a lot of fun with him! He got a long really well with my nephew, Mason, so that was nice for him to have someone to hang out with while we were at work. We went camping 2x while Dylan was here: once to Door County and once to Nugget Lake. We wanted to go back to Door County for the Fourth of July but they were all sold out. Nugget Lake was still a blast! Despite the heat and the fact that the campgroud ran out of ice (really?).
We are moving along packing although as the time draws nearer, the "to-do" list is growing faster than we can keep up. Keeping with the Shaw moving tradition, we will be putting everything into storage on one of the hottest days of the summer. Seriously, it has either poured rain or snowed every one of our eight moves. This will be the first time we have ever moved when 1.) It hasn't rained or snowed and 2.) Skott hasnt bought a gigantic package of Sharpie markers (he always thinks we're out despite the fact that we have at least 30 of them in the office).
I promise I will update more when all is settled. The job search continues. I have put out lots of apps. Skott has been in contact with some old friends in Washington and I have been looking at Master's program and Research Assistant jobs. **crossing fingers**
Have a great summer!
