Sam, Regina & Dimitri: 2009 in a nutshell

Sabo Blog Update

Lots has happened since my last blog post, which was Regina’s 2nd birthday! I’ll try to update as much as I can remember (and as much as I have time for)…

After Regina’s birthday, we started looking for a house to buy. We couldn’t afford the town we were living in, so we started looking elsewhere. It kind of worked out because Sam hated the school he was in, and Marcio worked really far away from the house we were renting.

My cousin Guty lived in Itatiba at the time (well, he still does) and told us it was very affordable, and a great place to live. So we started doing research. Excellent schools, excellent public health and some job opportunities for Marcio.

We looked at several houses in several neighborhoods, and this one seemed the best deal for the price, space and location. We needed something with 2 houses on the property, because my parents live with us half the year.

It was definitely a fixer-upper, but it is spacious and was what we could afford. We have since spent the entire time we have been living here “fixing it up”. We found a great handyman, who has become a good friend of ours. His daughter is in Sam’s class, and his wife is very nice. Their daughter, Andrielle, has become Regina’s best friend. They live only a couple houses away.

So we moved in July. Moving is so much fun…NOT! Poor Sam and Regina didn’t know what to think of all their possessions being boxed up. As much as we tried to explain it to them, they had a really hard time.

Once we got in the house and started unpacking, they were very relieved. We all piled in to one bedroom, and started organizing. I enrolled Sam in school for the next school year and the house has been an ongoing project.