…and we also have another settlement date!! And I’m pretty sure it will happen this time  because I received a call the other day saying, “The loan has been approved. We just need some updated bank statements.” Which I of course sent their way and now we wait till settlement day. I think we’re adjusting well to living in the city, although it is hard to remember where I put stuff and I open 2 or 3 cupboard doors to find what I need. We’ve enjoyed several walks around the city. I found the library and have decided it’s easier to walk than to try to figure out where to park our van. It’s only a 20 minute walk. Also with JoAnn working again and a new house, I need to come up with a new routine to get the chores done. It’s been a bit challenging; I didn’t know how much I depended on JoAnn to keep everything together for me. I’m beginning to depend an awful lot on my phone and its alerts to me. Living with an invisible brain injury is very frustrating some times.

Here’s the front of our house. We have big plans for the front porch: flower pots, lights, wicker furniture and I’m toying with the idea of a painted porch rug.

Here’s our front window with our elegant “recliner chairs”. Our recliner chair was falling apart so we plan to get lovely matching ones but it’s not a very high priority yet.

Here’s the living room, we do have some comfortable seats.

One wall in the dining room

A friend spent most of a day and helped move Jennie’s memorial garden. We transplanted the bulbs and set it up. Now we want to plant annuals for the summer and add a few more pretties: solar lights, flower pots, a flag and maybe a hummingbird feeder.

The rest of our backyard, it only takes ten minutes to mow with the reel mower. We’ve planted some carrots, radishes, lettuce and tomatoes. And we also have dreams and plans for this little spot as well. Yes, we have a lot less space than we used to but it feels so much more manageable for me and a lot less stressful, too. We’re learning  how to work with and accept my brain injury and the limitations it has put on me.

We were given this yummy fruit pizza by one of our new neighbors and another neighbor gave us a bleeding-heart plant. And we’ve been told quite often this is the best part of the city. We do like the park across the street as well as the close by coffee shops. So if you think about say a prayer for us as we adjust to city life and continue healing emotionally as well as physically. God has done some amazing things for us in this journey and even in the hard, painful pieces He is still God and He is GOOD.