The Move

Monday morning came just as any morning does. I knew that it would, and it did. That meant it was time for us to pack up our beds, our clothes, our new dishwasher and head for Jackson, MI. The morning was beautiful and I'm so thankful it wasn't raining. We moved most our things a week ago since we had more help and  a big box truck. Monday, we had my dad's trailer so we'd only have room for our bed and a few other things.

After packing our things, we pulled out around 11:30. Grady did so good. He read this book for about a half a hour. He was funny because he was just looking at it and laughing. I asked several people to pray for Grady, and I know they did. He did so well and didn't seem too upset.

 

 

Grace on the other hand... She was a train wreck. Very fussy and tired. With about 30 minutes left she cashed out and slept till we got there. 

Kent did all the driving... he always does the driving. I'm so thankful. I would have fallen asleep after the first 30 minutes.

When we got there, several people came to help us. It was so nice not to have to have Kent and Dad carry the huge dishwasher upstairs. (The dishwasher was a gift from our friends Jay and Dot. We've been here a little over 24 hours and it's full. What a blessing.) When we got to our apartment. My mom helped watched the kids. They're playing with the toys that Dave and Darlene, missionaries from Cambodia, left the kids. They were so excited.

This is the food we found on our counter. Dave and Darlene bought this for us, too. I was so afraid that our pantry would be empty, but now it's full. God always works things out.

This is the trailer we brought. Dad and Judy are covering it back up for the ride home.

By the time we got everything into our apartment, it was pretty much trashed. All of our bedding was dirty so we had to wash it. That took up most of our living room. It's clean and folded now and ready to be put back on the beds.

This morning we took some time to play on the small playground that's right outside out window. The kids really liked it. Grady's ready to go to a real park. We're hoping to go to one tomorrow.

 

 

Well we're home. I put up some pictures today to make it feel more like home. I also used the washer and dryer that's basically like a laundry mat. I used 7 washers and 4 dryers. It was pretty cool. The only weird part was wheeling the clean laundry down the hallway to our stairs, to then carry it up to the second floor. Thankful we're not on the 3rd!

 

 We have registration this weekend, orientation Monday and Tuesday, and classes start next Wednesday. I made a list of things that need to get done before then, and none of them got done today. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. Grady and Grace are doing so well. We're so thankful for that. It just makes the entire move easier.

 

Thank you to all of you who are helping us in taking that next step. For helping us to get here so we can continue on in the adventure that God has planned for us. Thank you for praying, for moving us several times, for buying us food, for using your gas, for giving us funds for school, and giving us gift cards. It's helped to make the transition easier.