Moving

James came in the other day and informed me that our rent was going to be raised effective June 1st. I was not thrilled with the amount that they were raising it to. Really, I don't want to pay more in rent that I would pay for my own mortgage. You might wonder why I don't just go and buy my own house then. Well, I don't want to live here forever. Our goal is to get back to Utah ASAP!!!!! If we buy a home down here it would be harder to just pack up and go when that glorious day comes. So, we have decided to just rent. James moved in to this house a year ago this June, but the kids and I didn't move in until the very end of August. We have only been unpacked for 8 months! That has not even been enough time for me to feel like this is home, and now we are having to move. My first thoughts were "Man! I should not have spent all of those hours pulling gigantic dandelion roots out of the yard" and "I am so glad I did not pay to have spiders and weeds killed!". Heaven forbid I improve on someone else's house! lol Really, my first thought and comment was "Lets just move back to Utah since we have to move". Unfortunately, we need money to live and as James doesn't have a job in Utah, my plan went down in flames.

So, renting in the Imperial Valley is not an easy thing. It is hard to find a place. Luckily we know someone who has a home that they are trying to sell that we are going to rent. We will be moving in the next few weeks. I know, it is risky. The house could sell quickly and then we would need to move again. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it takes a while and my eyes opened (and uncrossed!) for anything else. I am also not unpacking any unnecessary items. Don't want to have to pack it again in the near future. We also are going to have to buy school uniforms. Again. The kids haven't figured that out yet, and that are so not going to be happy about that. Just add it to the list.