Moving???

Okay so right now we're trying to get a bigger house. If the answers our financial manager gives us on tuesday are good news then we'll be putting our house up for sale and renting a 5 bedroom house until Ben finishes his first round of school in feb and gets a raise in March. Then we'll be applying for a mortgage for the house we're renting. So cross your fingers. The next month and a half will be busy and crazy. We'll be packing and moving, along with the day-to-day activities of our family.
Stay tuned to find out if all goes well.

Virginia

Clean, clean, clean!

Well today we're cleaning in preparation for the social worker's visit. A little background on that statement is that on August 7 this year, just over two weeks ago, a worker from child services rang my doorbell. She said there had been a complaint made about Ben and I. She looked at our house and said it was not up to standards. She gave me a choice. Either I could find someone to take my children for a few days until the house was ready for inspection or the children would be taken into custody. Our friends the Postmans took our children from Aug 7 at noon until Aug 11 at noon. Ben came home from work immediately and we started to clean. Just a few hours later our friends, Rebecca and Naomi came to our door. They were our godsend. They decluttered like pros. And if not for them It would have taken Ben and I days to get the house ready. So on Monday Aug 11 the social worker came and inspected and said the kids could come back. Now two weeks later She is coming to check up on us and tell us that the file is closed. So today I am cleaning so that she has nothing to complain about.
After this I will be preparing for a tupperware party on Wednesday. I have a new recipe to try: fruit salsa. So tonight I will be delivering invites.
Starting on Sep 1 I am hoping to work on household routines and menu plans.
Gotta go clean, clean, clean.

Virginia

Welcome to our Walker Family Blog. This is for our family and friends whom we don't get to catch up with all the time. You can get a glimpse of life with our three munchkins.

A quick update:

Ben turned 26 this year on July 26. I threw him a surprise party that didn't go as planned. He is a third year Automotive Service Technician Apprentice. He starts school on Jan 5, 2009 and goes for 8 weeks. He is currently the very happy owner of a 2004 Jeep Wrangler and a 1993 Lincoln Mark Viii.

I, Virginia, will be turning 22 shortly on Sept 26. I am a Stay at hom mom to my three children. I love to read and bake and play with the kids.

Mikayla turned 3 on Aug 3. She is a very active little girl and she has a wonderful way of reminding us about the little things we should be doing. She loves to create whether it is productive or just messy depends on the day.

Lana turned 2 on Aug 5. She is our shy child. She does however love to eat. She will eat anything and usually does. Just the other day she was eating raw and pickled onions with Grandma Honi(Walker).

Noah is our newest addition. He joined our family on Feb 9 this year. He is my happiest child. Now at 6 months he just got his first tooth and is starting to crawl. Right now he army crawls , but not using his legs hasn't slowed him down any.

Well that's our family right now. Stay tuned for hilarious stories and more updates.