Country Living

Well, I've been AWOL for over a month so decided it was time to post again.  We are now settled at Nana's house (although Nana has only been home for 10 days and is now working out of town for a while) with my sister in law and numerous animals.  We live with 4 dogs, 4 cats, 3 chickens and 3 alpacas, so mornings are even more hectic than they used to be!  The alpacas are actually looking for a new home, so if you know of one do let me know.

There are definitely positives and negatives in any situation, and this is no different.  I am really missing being walking distance to the village, and the ability to ride my bike to work and drop Mr 2 off at daycare on the way.  It's also a lot harder to make fire calls while we're living so far from the station.

But Mr 2 is loving it.  His bedroom is a converted double garage, and although it can be hard to heat and is currently painted pink, he is really enjoying having lots of space.

He's also taken a huge shine to the chickens.  He regularly checks for fresh eggs (thanking the chickens for each one) and is always there to let them out in the morning, shut them away at night and feed them.  He keeps telling me  how much he loves eggs, but that doesn't seem to translate into eating them all that well when they're served up!

It's a big adjustment not having our own space any more too, although there is a lot more space in general.  It's been a long time since Mr Neats and I had to share a house, so it is taking a bit of getting used to.  A huge outdoor area is wonderful though, especially coming into summer, and lots of fun toys at Nana's too:

We are not having to stress as much about money, although we are also yet to start building up any savings but that will come.  My sister in law is also a great cook (if a messy one), so that is a definite plus.

For the moment we are focussed on getting used to our new living arrangements and the rhythm of life here, toilet training with Mr 2 (number 2s!), getting him to stay in bed longer in the morning (with limited success due to the early light and noisy dawn chorus) and sorting out our finances.  Everything seems a little bit more manageable with some sunshine, so we are also loving the start of daylight savings and looking forward to summer.