May 2014 Murphy Family Update!

AH!!! There have been SO many awesome things happening with the Murphy family recently! The silence here on the blog is mostly due to the insane amount of change and amazingness that is coming to be our reality.

Let's start with our new HOUSE!! It was no small miracle that we were finally able to find something, ANYTHING, that even remotely fit even some of our wish list. The Nashville market is seriously fierce right now, and properties are selling within hours of hitting the market. Seriously, hours. We thought we'd found that perfect spot, and I posted about it on the tiny house blog, but it wouldn't pass the inspection and the owner couldn't afford to make the repairs and refused to drop the price, so we backed out and prayed we'd find something else quickly. God provided and one fine day during my lunch break I took a quick 3 minute drive from my office to drive by a little 1940's house that had been mostly renovated and had been put on the market a short 2 days prior. It was adorable, with a nice big fenced in yard. I told John it was worth a look, and the next day we were walking the house and 20 minutes later we were making an offer. The rest is history!!

Here's our new house!

Back (with fire pit!)

Front

There aren't any pics of the inside yet, because we haven't finished painting and decorating, and when we do I'll be sure to post lots of pics.

If a new house isn't exciting enough, let's add to the list that John starts his first day tomorrow working for a lovely new not-for-profit who uses whole foods to help feed impoverished cancer patients, on the belief that whole foods are healing to their illness. It's an organization after my own heart <3. If you're interested, feel free to take a looksie at their page here: https://www.heimerdingerfoundation.com/

It makes my heart so happy that John can continue to use his powers for good.

New house, new job, what else could possibly be going on? How about a new Murphy??

Meet Knox!!

Knox came into the Murphy family very suddenly, and unexpectedly, but we're giving it a go. In the 36 hours that he's been with us, he's already learned two new commands, and he's stopped scarfing down his food like he won't ever get any more or it. He's a sweet soul, he's good with Kaiya (though his puppy enthusiasm knocks her over more often than not), and Cooper is tolerating him like the champ that he is.

And... it wouldn't be a Murphy family update if I didn't flood you with adorable photos of Kaiya :)

Kaiya's first baseball game!