The Magic House

Does anyone else relate to this lately?
On Wednesday morning Utah had a pretty good sized earthquake right around 7 am.  It was a 5.7 magnitude with an epicenter in Magna.  We didn't have any damage, but it was rattling.
On the same day we also awoke to a flooded kitchen floor from a leaky dishwasher.  So yeah.  The next day the power went out for the afternoon.  So, if you're keeping track, that is a pandemic, earthquake, flood, and power outage all in one week-- almost one day!  Admittedly, including Faith's concussion, 2020 is not going particularly well.

For a couple days we had loud fans blowing and the kitchen floor is currently torn up while we go through the process of insurance and choosing flooring, and getting a new dishwasher.  It has made more an even squishier, more chaotic social distancing time.  Oh well.  What are you going to do?  Our family motto of "Make it Work" is more applicable than ever.  In good news, when we come out the other side of this, we'll have a really nice new kitchen and living room floor!

We were feeling really classy having our 11 person corn dog feast in the living room.  And on that note, we were over Utah's recommended/mandated 10 person gathering limit.
Just think how nice my floor will look.  Focus on the floor:)
But now let's talk about our magic house.  For many years we have talked about our magic house-- how somehow this house becomes whatever we need it to become.  It fits however many people we need it to fit.  We rethink the living space and rearrange the furniture and somehow it always works.  We pare down what we really need and what's most important to us and we are snug and cozy and happy.

 Yesterday Bethany and I drove up to Rexburg to collect all of her belongings and check her out of her apartment.  Bethany is not known for her minimalist living, so it's a trick to get her comfortably settled back at home.  But I have faith in the magic house-- it will work.  It's working already.

These two got busy combining their belongings into the same room again.  Good thing they like each other so much.

And a good thing they both embrace the minimalist lifestyle!