How I Spent My Summer Vacation

It's nice to be back after a three month hiatus from having my own computer! I'm sure you all really missed me and want to catch up:) Instead of a lengthy recap, I will just make a short list. Pictures will follow when I find the missing cord I need. Sure love and miss you all.

Sarah

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SUMMER:
1. We lived with Grandma Emery (my Mom's mom) for about 6 weeks. She is nice and easy to live with. The house smelled like old lady, urine and rotting animals. The air conditioning was broken.
2. I found out I was pregnant about a week after we got to Boise (due Feb 13th). The first trimester was about what you could expect living in a smelly, hot place. I managed.
3. Matt sold pest control for the summer. He did fine. He worked until 8pm every night.
4. We took two trips to Moses Lake to buy a house. After stressing and working and bending over backwards to get an amazing deal on a foreclosure that was our dream house, our WV house sale fell through on closing day. We ended up renting.
5. We spent a lot of fun times with my family in Boise and took a trip up to north-western Washington (the Puget sound) for a family reunion. In the last 5 months, we've been about as far southeast as you can go in the US and as far northwest.
6. After living the last couple of weeks with my Mom (much better), we moved our family to Moses Lake. It was very last minute because of the messed up house deal. We are renting a 5 bedroom house that is pretty much brand new. We love the house and Matt loves his job and we just can't wait for school to start next week!
7. We feel very comfortable in our new ward. There is a woman named Lori Stoker, a baby named Jon Jackson Coleman, a Turner family, a Stiles family and a Stone family. Last Sunday, on our second week in our new ward, they put Matt in as the Priest Quorum advisor and me in as 2nd counselor in the RS Presidency!! I guess the only way I was ever going to get that calling was going to be before they got a chance to know me!
8. We got a new offer on our WV house and hope to close the end of Sept. We also got a new car for Matt. Nothing too exciting, a Ford Taurus. it's the exact same color as our Odyssey. We match:)

Please call or write or email or VISIT!!! Here's our new info:

Sarah and Matt Malone
5657 Crystal Springs Place
Moses Lake, WA 98837
(509)765-1522
mantylou@msn.com