3 Weeks

Well, we've been here for 3 weeks now.  Things are going well, but not quickly.  Some of the ideas we have had for buying/building our home have been discarded, some have been revised and some have been revisited again.  There is always more to a project like this than appears at the beginning.  **sigh**  Oh well.  We are enjoying living with our daughter and family.  It is wonderful having them around all the time and what's more, they like us!  They want us here! 
This is a picture of their house.  Our bedroom is the last window on the far side of the front of the house.   

The weather has been very agreeable since we've been here.  There has been a little rain, but not much and while it's cool, it's not frigid. 
Hubby and i have been driving around to see the area and he is learning the roads pretty well.  i still could get lost so easily; maybe when i start going places by myself, i'll get better at it. 
One of the more difficult aspects of this situation is one of knowing my place.  Before, i was the lady-of-the-house and i was at home alone for several days each week.  i had charge of our big old 2 story house and had responsibility for the finances and most of the every-day doings.  i did all the cleaning, cooking, laundry, shopping, etc.  And while i didn't always enjoy it, it was my responsibility and i did it.  Things are different now, and not in a bad way.  My daughter is the lady-of-the-house and takes care of the obligations thereof and that is fine.  She, like me, prefers to take care of her home herself and asks for help when she needs it.  They do not expect Hubby and i to do housework, yardwork, child care or really anything else around the place.  We get along very well all of us together here in the house, but i'm just not sure what i am supposed to be doing with my day.  When my children were little i so looked forward to the day when i could do what i wanted to do ~ sew, quilt, knit, read or do any of the myriad of things i had always wanted to do.  Now i have the time, but i feel guilty not working around the house.  i would add that there are 3 children still living at home and as part of their upbringing they do a lot of the household chores and i don't want to interfere with their training.  So, i have been doing some reading, computing, knitting and helping out when i can.  i think everything is okay with everyone here; i just need to adjust myself. 
i know that this whole thing is part of God's plan for my life, it just doesn't "fit" very well yet. 

Here are a couple of pictures of the lighthouse and the beach that is about 1 1/2 miles from our house.  The waves are not usually so high; a large tour boat had just gone by.  :-)