moving

so, we learned the day before i had shannon that we had to move. the people we are "living" with have decided that they need to get rid of some debt, and the house is one of them. they are going to rent it out.
why can't we rent it, you ask? the zoning of the house is a little bizarre. the house is split into 2 separate apartments, and the zoning is for a single family house. it would take a lot of work to make the house suitable for a single family again. so, in order to rent out both sections of the house, they need to rent it to siblings. neither of us have any family who needs a place to live (actually, i have no family in the area at all). therefore, it isn't possible for us to stay here.
we have been looking everywhere for a place to move to. a 3-bed in rexburg is around $700. (housing in rexburg is slightly inflated) and we haven't been able to find anywhere that we could afford the deposit to. we looked into govt subsidized, and they won't let us in because we have bills that are more than 60 dys overdue. the application for the govt places states that if you have bills that are overdue, you don't qualify for govt subsidized (what! that makes no sense, i know). we did find a place for about $575 a mo, but one of you has to be a student. and i haven't decided whether or not i'm going to be able to handle school yet.
my neice was at work one day and talking to one of her co-workers. her co-worker mentioned that she had a place that was going to be up for rent in little bit. no thinking anything about it, she went home and was talking with her mother-in-law, who immediately put things together. they called the lady who had the place, and got it for us. it's $400 a mo, $200 dep, and a 3-bed. we haven't even seen the house, and we had no idea what was included and what wasn't. at that point, we were past caring and ready to take anything we could find. we did find out that there are no utilities included, but even then, i think it's only going to run us about $600 total a month. i don't know if there's a washer and dryer however, but even if there's only hook-ups, we'll think of something.
the guy who's currently in the house is supposed to be moving out sometime this week. and we should be able to move in sometime next week. depending on the state he leaves the house in, we might be able to work out a discount with the lady for going in and cleaning up after him. we'll see what happens.

weekend

wow! it's been almost three weeks since i've put anything up on the blog. i've been trying to recover from having shannon, and this has honestly been the last thing on my mind. so, a little bit of updating is in order.

we are all doing well. we blessed shannon yesterday. my dad did the blessing, and shaun was able to stand in the circle! (ah, that was a surprise) my parents were out here for candices endowments. she went through on friday, they came up here on saturday and left to drive home after sacrament on sunday. it's a long trip for such a short visit. but it was a lot of fun. we didn't really do anything, just sat around and talked. but it was still nice to have them here. candice and my dad's parents also came up. mom, dad, and candice stayed with us, and grandma and grandpa stayed in IF with my great aunt.
my parents got to experience my daughters attitude. they had a great time with the kids. we are no longer putting elizabeth in diapers during the day. it's past time and then some for her to be potty trained. there are times that i tell her to go in and go potty that she tells me that she either doesn't want to, or it's not time yet, and her attitude is clearly apparent when she says it.
my mom made shannons blessing dress, of course, she's made them all. when she got here she realized that she didn't have anything for the other kids, so they went shopping and taylor got new socks that fit, and elizabeth got new panties that fit. they also got elizabeth a new coat at DI. they apparently had to talk her into it though. it was the only one there and she didn't like it at first. it's way cute and fits her perfectly.

shannon alexandria enters the world!

had to have the pics of the kids holding her!
so, this is our newest little angel. we named her shannon alexandria. she weighed 7 lbs 1 oz, was 19.5 inches long, and had a 14 inch head. we did have a few problems, but they are now fixed. mom had gestational diabetes, and the baby had a hard time regulating her blood sugar from it. they had to check her everytime i fed her and as a result her heals are bruised. to get her sugar to stay up we had to supplement with formula. i hated doing it, but it meant that she was alert and awake when i fed her, and would actually wake up to eat.
both are home and doing really well. the other kids think she's the neatest thing since sliced bread. taylor helps out a lot, i can send him to get diapers and water for me when it's time to feed and change her. and elizabeth i send to get the wipes (that's all she can reach!).
btw-for those of you that are close and can come, we are going to bless her on the 23rd of nov. my parents will be here and then they don't have to figure out a way to come back out again. sacrament starts at 9A and you might want to get there early so you have a seat in the chapel.

moving?!

yes, it's true. we have 5 weeks to move.
not sure yet what we are going to do since we can't just find a place that is the same price, free! we're looking, and will keep everyone posted.

okay... so here's the details. our "landlords" need to cut their losses or file bankruptcy. he's quitting school after the semester is over and they are moving back east and in with his parents. in so doing, they are going to rent out both sections of the house. they are leaving right after finals are over for the term. that's 6 weeks away, and they need time to be able to clean and repaint. therefore we have 5 weeks.
finding a place isn't the problem, it's coming up with the money to do it.

Trick or Treat!

So, the night before Halloween we went to Meleleuca to trick or treat. Taylor and Elizabeth had fun and got plenty of candy. Taylor's costume was a hit. Elizabeth was a ballerina and loved it.
This was the night of Halloween when we went to Grandma Williams and got some more goodies, and chatted. We were able to finish the costume a bit more, but I didn't get the head/helmet done unfortunately. Taylor still wants me to try to do it. We'll see how that goes.