Why are you moving?

That seems to be a popular question amongst friends and family. Be reassured I have not lost my job and I am in no danger of having my home foreclosed upon. There are a number of reasons we considered this move. Believe me, with all the crap we have in this house, I didn't take this decision lightly. So how did we get down the path of deciding to move? Let's begin with our current house. Five years ago when we built this house, it was a bare bones place with all white walls and not a bit of landscaping - just dirt.....well, sand actually. The price was right and it was place we could make our own and improve over time.

When we moved in, it was just me, Sara, our dog Riley, and our rabbit Max. We were planning on having kids, trying to have kids actually. We planned on living on one income so that Sara could stay at home with the kids but since the kids weren't coming, the cash was flowing. As we discovered our infertility problems we did what anyone would do. We got another dog, Charlotte. We were making great strides in home improvement. We painted every room in the house, we had the yard fenced, gutters put in, the driveway paved, and a water system installed.

We then made the decision for adoption. We've had lots of questions on the path we took here too. Bottom line on adoption is we wanted a child. We didn't care about race or blood lines. We didn't want to go to extreme measures and extreme financial burden for a "maybe" and putting our own bodies at risk. So, we adopted two great kids from South Korea, Harrison and Emma.

As our kids grow and are starting to become of school age, it's become obvious to us that the diversity in this school district is well...non-existent. I've had multiple people tell me that "kids won't care that he's asian". Well, that may be true but I'm less concerned with what the other kids are thinking and more concerned with my kids self image. We started doing our research and began looking into areas with at least a little bit more diversity that wouldn't be to much of a commute for me to work and wouldn't put us in a school district that is enormous. Glens Falls seemed to fit the bill.

Another plus, and a very happy surprise to us, was St. Mary's Academy also located in Glens Falls. This is the school I attended from Kindegarten through eighth grade. I haven't exactly been an active Catholic since I left my parents home, but that's a topic for another day. Sara seemed against the idea at first but I insisted we at least look into it. We attended one of the open houses and were amazed at the diversity we saw roaming the halls. After that visit, Sara was convinced. Our current plan is to have both kids enrolled there starting in the fall of 2010.

So, reason number 1 for moving. A school district with diversity for the kids. Now I understand I don't need to move right away to send my kids to private school but, more reasons to come....