There are times like tonight when I like the massive change. Tonight my son went to bed in his own room. I let the dogs out in the backyard to go do their business. I had to run out in the cold rain to get the damp dog blankets from the kennel. I got to come back inside to take a hot shower, listen to my Mark Knoff radio station on Pandora. I started another load of laundry and snuggled into my bed. None of that was feasible in the shack. I would've been freezing the entire time, worried about waking my son and wondering if he was warm enough. The dogs wouldn't have been left out in the mudroom sure to be caked in crap. 

I am so grateful for central heat and bathrooms indoors, cleaner dogs and privacy. O...privacy. 

Dear God, thank you for the awesome new house. Amen