Welcome to town!

The kids had more help with their move once they arrived in their new town also.

 The people from church are just so wonderful!!

People put together the beds and unloaded boxes.

Ladies put sheets on all the bedding

Sophia felt better by mid morning and so we went to join in on the move.  Everything had been unloaded already, but she was able to get in on the unpacking action.  She was a little nervous.  Halfway there she wanted me to turn around and drive back to my house.  Sweet babe.  Praying for her to LOVE her new home and new town and that the girls find friends soon!!

Cleaning out the duct work for the dryer.

Along with a few other women, Mindy helps to put away dishes and they all did a fantastic job!  Hopefully Jill won't have a hard time finding her items!

A race to see who can put the bar stools together the fastest

 And they brought over a grill to fix lunch for everyone who was helping!

 The town's famous sausage patties and franks

This picture cracks me up!

Lunch in her new house!

 My brother and sister-in-law from KC arrived

 and brought a wonderful "welcome to your new home" cookie bouquet

Hope you all feel settled in soon and "at home".

Jill and I were talking last week about how the more she was packing up her Newton home and taking things off the walls, etc., that it was beginning to feel less like home.  And as we were working in this new home and painting it her colors and slowly bringing things over, that this was feeling more like home.

Life can be like that, right?  As we age and loosen our grip on this world, we look more and more forward to heaven.  That is our real home.

Packing up

Everyone thought this was the week to move.

My father, our daughter, Mindy, our daughter, Jill & family and Al's brother and wife.

We saw my Dad leave the hospital and settle in a room at healthcare.  He is close to Mom and she can just walk over to see him.  We are hoping that his health can improve and he can eventually move back.

Mindy moved this past week.  She hired it done, but we went to help with hanging up some curtains, pictures and a new shower head.  Her place is so lovely!  She has quite the eye for design I think! 

Mindy is the Queen of moving.  She has it down to a science!  And like me, she wants to hang up pictures and curtains right away and not wait weeks to do it like some people do.

On Saturday when Adam and Jill were to move, the forecast said rain.  We thank the Lord that the sun shone until almost evening.  It was raining by the time we got home.

A whole group of dear friends came to help the kids pack up 4 trailers.  It took only an hour and 15 minutes!   Of course, Jill and Adam put in many hours packing up boxes before this move day.

 The "littles" were great helpers too!

I wasn't there to help as I was at my house taking care of 2 little sick girls.  Yes, the youngest 2 got sick the night before the move.  Sophie felt better after a night's sleep, but she didn't want to go to see them move her house.  It was just too sad for her.

I sent my camera and instructed them to have someone take photos of the move!  When I saw this picture on the camera, I had to cry.  My husband and my daughter.  It's hard to see her move far away.  OK.  It isn't too far, but it is far for me.

Drubers donuts are the best anytime, but especially when one is working so hard!

Thanks to all who came to help the kids pack up the trailers!!  Next post - the welcome to the new house.

As for Al's brother, well, we are not omnipresent and we were not able to help them.  Hopefully they had good friends to help them too!

Lately...

The kids' house is almost ready and a lot of people worked hard to make it happen.

The wallpaper was a booger!@#% to get off!!
Jill says they should outlaw wallpaper!

Since I used to wallpaper as a job, I ask for forgiveness to anyone I did!  Ha!

 
 Adam's mom played with the children while we worked.

Papa put up the swing for Claire.

I didn't get photos of everyone who helped, but we sooo appreciated all who did!

Wallpaper is finally off the wall.

I painted Numbers 6:24 - the blessing - on their wall before painting over it.

Painting is now all completed!   (except for the basement, which will wait until after the move)  I'll try to get a picture of the finish another time.

The children have done so well during this whole time.  They LOVE their new house and are excited to move into it!  Such an answer to prayer!  It has been good to have a couple of weeks to just work on the house before the move.

Claire loves her "ba-booz" (babies)

 

 Got the idea off someone's blog to print out some geometric coloring sheets - thanks!!  the girls loved that!

A beautiful sunset seen on our way back home.