Tuesday, February 1, 2011

The Move


So after all of my complaining about being bored and safe… we moved on.  We moved into the most beautiful house and even though it is only half a lot size, the home is huge.  I love every square inch of this house.  Nothing is set up yet, but it will come together very soon.  We are on a budget now… Brazilian budget.  This means that we have just barely enough income to cover our expenses and that eating out and dropping $60.00 at the Padaria is now just for a special occasion.  Ok, this is good for me.  We also can’t buy things that we don’t have the money for.  We have one little card with a limit up to $2000.  We have $97.00 real on it now and only plan to buy a few more things for the house.  This would be a hose, bucket, shower head, rugs, plates & utensils but this is it!  The rest will come and thank god again for Rodrigo’s parents.  They gave us a stove, refrigerator, kitchen cabinents, 2 chairs, a temporary kitchen table and chairs, TV and an antenna, and coffee stuff to start my day.
In 2.5 months we have managed to get jobs, move to a new place, rent a house and buy a car.  This is hyper speed here.  As much as Rodrigo’s family wanted us to stay, I think they were also really happy that we were able to get on our feet so quickly.  
The Kids.  Well Monday we are on a full mission to place them in school.  This could not be more important.  Finally we have a place to call home. 

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