expecting pink or blue?!? again!!!: June 2008

well, it's official... we own our lovely house! it has been one crazy roller coaster ride but finally sitting here enjoying a breathtaking view of mount rainer from our master bedroom window it was worth all the drama- and there was drama!! we got the keys on thursday and some of the youth group came over and surprised us by taking care of the whole outside of the house. they planted flowers, mowed the lawn, trimmed the bushes, fixed a fence, made a little sand box for emma out of what was a little pond thing in the backyard (an accident waiting to happen), laid out mulch and that was just the outside!! then a bunch of kids came over and cleaned the house from top to bottom- inside all the cabinets, the walls, the bathrooms, everything. while the cleaning was happening they unloaded all the stuff out of the truck and into the proper rooms so we don't just have a garage full of stuff AND they're coming again on saturday to help paint and unpack!! do we have a fantastic group of kids or what!?!

so some of you have been asking for an address to our little chateau and with all the drama i was afraid to give it out just in case this didn't work out, but now i can freely share...
steve, stephanie, & emma grieme
6802 anthem st e
fife, wa 98424

honestly, as exciting as the house is we are really just excited to finally be here and work with these amazing students. steve is jumping right in with his first sunday of teaching next weekend and he is pumped. he is also getting ready for a missions trip to montana this july, i think there are like 100 people in on that trip! emma and i will be staying here while my mom and sister come to visit and help get things decorated around here! so, as you can tell many exciting things going on here! we'll get some pics up soon and keep everyone posted with this amazing journey! we appreciate everyone's support and prayers and hope we will have lots of visitors here in the pacific northwest!!