Worst month ever!

February 2012 may just go down as one of the toughest months for our family, ever! On the first our landlord came to our home (with no warning) and told me that she had sold our home and we needed to be out by the end of the month. From here things just went downhill. She turned into crazy old lady from... well you get the idea. She treated us horribly and left me (and sometimes Nick) crying after just about every conversation, which was pretty often.

We were very blessed by an ad on Craigslist from a local realtor one day. We found a lovely duplex that not only met our budget, but also kept Nick in his school. We are just down the road from his "girlfriend" and just around the corner from his best friend (both from school). We moved in as soon as it was physically possible, on the 9th of February. Yes you read that right, we woke up on the 1st thinking everything was perfect and were out of that house by the 9th. We found out, searched, prayed, planned, packed, and moved all in 9 days. We only waited that long because Josh was off on Thursdays. We actually found out we had the house on 6th, and could have moved on the 7th! Haha! About a week later we had the other house completely cleaned and after much tension with ex-landlord, were finally able to sign papers and get [some] of our deposit back. It was absolutely crazy, but we are happy and together and that is all that matters!

Now that enough makes for a crazy month, but it would be silly for me to stop there... right? Of course with my kind of luck, we can't stop there! This past week, less that 2 weeks from moving, Andrew complains of horrible pain in his abdomen and then a knot appears on his belly button... yup, it is a hernia. So we went to the ER because within 24 hours it progressively grew in pain and ugliness! They kept him over Thursday night and he had surgery Friday morning. It's been quite the trip!

February can be one for the books, but we all hope and pray that it was not a vision into what the year 2012 will be like! We have high hopes and that is enough for now! Now that things are starting to slow down, I just sit here at night... just me and my crazy cat. So emotional at all that we have overcome. I do not express my feelings well, so for the most part for the past 26 days, I have been completely internal. Because of this, I feel so lonely. I just want to cry from the stress, even though it has all worked out to the best thus far. All of this added in with the situation from my last post, and I may need to be admitted to somewhere with padded walls if this stuff doesn't calm down!

Love you all! Thanks for letting me vent! :-)