So the word is out, we are in fact moving in to our home by the end of this month (a bit later than we expected due to bank delays). Once we knew for sure that we would be moving in to the house we started scoping out prices on refrigerators, clothes washers and dryers. There was a pretty amazing sale going on at Sears for the end of the year, so we checked out what they had to offer. The sale was a “tiered” sale event for appliances – buy one get 10% off, two 15% off, three 20% off of the entire purchase. On top of that the washer we purchased had a lot of rebates on it including a tax rebate for being energy efficient and conserving water (being a front load washer it only uses 15 gallons of water a load instead of the 40 used by a top load). We ended up getting all Kenmore appliances and we are quite excited to get moved in and start using them. We plan to get all moved and settled in by the end of January because that’s when our apartment lease is up. 
On the job front, Ben is still enjoying his work a Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon as a web programmer and IT support. He loves the familiarity and the new challenges every day. Emilie is enjoying her position at Insight Schools corporate office where she has been working as a receptionist and administrative assistant since early October. The work is challenging and rewarding.
