Displaced

dis·place  (ds-pls)tr.v. dis·placed, dis·plac·ing, dis·plac·es 1. To move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland

 

Sooooooo...yeah.

We're going on 3 weeks at my parents place. (not including the week I was here while Jer was at Lake Champlain)

Don't get me wrong, it's been nice. No drama. The kids have been well-behaved. Things have been overall peaceful.

But...we miss home.

Even though home right now is a mess.

Our upstairs is a blank slate...it's desolate...no furniture, nothing on the walls...

Promise of new.

But downstairs looks like a bad episode of Extreme Hoarders.

Not. Nice.

You should see our dining room. It's literally covered in clothes from our closets and armoires.

Our home looks stagnant. Left. A B A N D O N E D.

It's sad. 

We had no idea that we'd be displaced for so long...

I'm thankful for my parents and for them allowing us to stay here...especially long since we've worn out our welcome...

but definitely missing home.

We're anxious to get our house back in order, finish the kiddos room remodel and hopefully hop back into a routine before school starts on September 10th...

It's all a bit overwhelming right now...


(we're having our hardwood floors refinished upstairs for those who are confused as to why we aren't living at home right now)

“Where we love is home,
Home that the feet may leave,
but not our hearts.”
― Oliver Wendell Holmes