Adjusting

Today I finally feel like I am making progress around the house, so I feel like I can take a few minutes to post something. I have no idea where the camera is or if it survived the move, so I guess I'll just write a novel and post pictures another time (maybe the camera is in the box with my cookbooks?-can't find those either). The basement is still an unexplored abyss of boxes waiting to be unpacked that I am pretending don't exist-ignorance is bliss, right?
So, it's no secret that I came here kicking and screaming, but I have decided that living in Michigan probably won't kill me. I'm not singing "I think I'm gonna like it here" yet or anything, but I am starting to find things that I like. For example, I've only turned on the air conditioning a couple of times since we've been here. That's a welcomed change. We met some really nice neighbors (-it is true that people are more friendly here) that have a girl Tyler's age and a boy a couple years older. Their backyard is in back of our yard so they just run back and forth. They have invited us over for ''beers" but we've been too busy. :)
It's also true that everyone in Southeastern Michigan drives a Ford. If you don't, you better at least drive an American car. We visited the F-150 factory but they weren't making any trucks that day because sales are down. The economy is pretty bad here and a lot of people in the auto industry are worried about their jobs. It's kind of depressing.
We have really enjoyed living closer to Aaron's sister and her family. They live in Ann Arbor (about 30 minutes away) and have two kids. Tyler loves playing with his cousins and I am thrilled that we are within driving distance of a family member. We are planning on going camping with them this weekend-weather permitting (it rains here-a lot).
I registered Tyler for Kindergarten last week and was surprised to find out that Farmington now has ALL DAY Kindergarten. Yikes! I'm not sure that's a good idea, but apparently I don't have a choice, so Tyler (and I) will have to adjust. They only have one recess at lunch time and they don't get out until 3:57 pm. I hope they're paying those teachers well.
Our Ward covers a pretty large area-it includes three area codes. The bishop said they have been praying for more families to move into the ward (I guess he prayed harder than I did-because I was not praying to move here). I was really excited to find out that they have a play group on Thursdays at 10:00 am and there are four other boys in Tyler's primary class. There are even a couple of other residents in the Ward.
The house we are renting has turned out to be really nice. The yard needs some work because no one has lived here for a couple years, but the inside is in really good condition. I love having a basement-it's kind of scary and smelly but it's great to have a designated "toy area", a laundry room, a storage area, and a place throw stuff (or kids) when I don't know what to do with it.
The neighborhood is beautiful. Trees! There are real trees here! And it's green-with grass, flowers, and everything. You can even water your lawn and no one will get mad at you, but it rains so much you don't even need to. No more rocks and cacti for us! :)
I miss all of you! Thanks for all your love and support. Keep on Blogging!