House #3

This house is brand new and absolutely gorgeous! A few small quirks, but definitely a possibility.

House #3

It is located along the "Panaramica" and so it has a beautiful view. It is very close to down-town - Michael could basically walk to school in around 15 minutes and I would only be 5 min. away from a mall and large supermarket! It is totally surrounded by a gate, with only 6 or so other houses inside. A stove and refrigerator would be included. The entry room ceiling is in the shape of a dome, laid with brick ~ beautiful!!!

The negative: two small bedrooms. The kids' room is shaped really funny and so it would be hard to fit a crib and a single bed into it. Also the kids wouldn't have much opportunity for a good play place. The price is just a little more than what we wanted to pay...but it is a good price for a new house in that area.

House #2

House #2

...is not worth mentioning! I didn't even take pictures (although I should have). You'all would have loved them!! It kind of felt like a dungeon! No joke! You walked in the front door, which was right off the road, and immediately had to walk down a huge flight of steps. There were two small bedrooms and a small bathroom on this floor. Then you walked down a concrete winding staircase and arrived in the living room and kitchen (if you could call it that)! It was one of the most interesting places I have ever seen ~ but not what we were looking for!! Oh, and the parking was right on the street. That means "side-swipe" zone!

House #1

We went looking for a house again today. We were able to go through 4 of them. I tried to take some pictures not only for our reference, but also for your curiosity's sake. If you have any opinions, we would be glad to hear them!!!

House #1

This is actually a very large house inside. It has a garage, 3 large bedrooms, 3 baths, large living room/dining room, a place for laundry hook-up...and a DISGUSTING kitchen!!! What you see below is what you get. The only cupboards were below the sink...

The over-all space of the house would be nice after doing months of deputation, but it would take forever to clean it! Ugh...not my favorite hobby!!

This house had a nice staircase/stairwell going to the bottom level. Probably not ideal for small kids. On the brighter side, it was in a very nice community and pretty close in town for Michael's commute to school.

House Shopping

Today we went to Guanajuato to start our search for a house. When we first came into town, we went through some colonias and found the house below right away. Unfortunately, it is VERY small!

We spent the rest of the afternoon with a newspaper in our hands, driving around this large city. We did find an empty house, found out who it belonged to, went to where the guy worked...only to find that he's out of town until next week. Other than that, not very many prospects. We do have a few numbers to call out of the paper, so hopefully we'll be able to make a little more headway. Please keep us in your prayers that we would find the house that's right for us, with the right price and reasonably soon!!

Below are various pictures of Guanajuato.

Travel Update II

Well, we've made it safely to Salamanca, Mexico. We had no problems at the border and after waiting through the migration process, we have our visas and vehicle permit for 180 days.

PRAISE THE LORD!!

Driving through the mountains...

This picture holds no real significance, but we were traveling around 70 mph, and I snapped the picture out the window. I was just impressed with the clarity, given the circumstances.

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While we were still in Texas, the kids were able to play at the playground on the RGBI campus. Thus, the following pictures!

Travel Update I

Yesterday was a long travel day for the kids and I...but, we have arrived in Texas safe and sound! Michael and Philip got in around 4 a.m...now they're trying to catch up on some sleep before we head into Mexico.

The boys and I with my Mom & Dad at the airport.

Kyle..."flying high"!

"Aunt Collette" and Taylor.

(although, I think I heard Kyle call her "mam-maw")

Kyle was all tuckered out after the long trip!

Mommy & Taylor "chillin' " here in South Texas!

We're Finally Moving!

We can hardly believe it...the "BIG WEEK" has finally arrived! Monday was spent packing our truck and trailer, trying to cram in everything we could! Today around 10:30, Michael and Philip Burch left for the long drive to Texas. They are stopping in Knoxville, TN tonight for a quick sleep and heading out early in the morning. Tomorrow, Collette Burch, the kids and I are flying to Texas. If everything goes as planned, we should meet up with the guys late Wednesday night. (Well, they'll probably come in while we're sleeping!) We will spend Thursday and Friday in Texas, re-packing some stuff and probably buying a few other essentials and then Saturday morning, we will head for the border and pray for an uneventful crossing! We would appreciate your prayers as we make this journey.

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!

p.s. Pictures will be coming at a later date.