We had boxes . . .
a LOT of boxes!
All of the kids were amazing with helping to pack!
Kevin's mom, Iva, was here helping pack too! Her "catch phrase" ended up on some of the boxes as well.
Of course we had sweet messages from other's as well!
This was my favorite box because . . . you know . . . who packs CDs with a Martin Luther Costume in a Seagram's whiskey box!
The POD arrived and we packed about 1/3 of our possessions in it. Not to be seen for about a year!
"M^" was an amazing help loading the POD.
I'm not sure they could have packed much more in there.
It was great having both Kevin's mom and my parents there to help with the packing.
The girls awesome bunk beds had to be disassembled.
Then, as the departure date drew near the big truck arrived.
Of course, we made time to stage pics of Kevin working while the rest of us lounged!
It seemed like there were a million boxes to pack into the truck.
Somehow they all started fitting in!
"S" was so sleepy from packing that she fell asleep on the couch inside the moving truck.
Amazingly it all fit.
The kitties traveled in their crates and did wonderfully!
It was so nice to have such amazing friends journey with us!
First lunch break on the road.
"M^" was good as long as she had her tunes!
The big truck was a popular place to ride for all the kiddos.
Thor was the guard cat at the hotel. No one was coming in that room without him noticing.
A little early morning breakfast.
Who wouldn't love lunch with a crown!
The kiddos had a blast with the walkie talkies. We played name that song between cars!
Thor in his digs for the trip.
Debby had a carrot war at the gas station. Yeah, I know . . . only Debby!
We drove through some beautiful scenery.
Of course I had a view of the back of the U-haul for the majority of the trip.
There was an EPIC sing-along in my vehicle!
With the sing-along also came lots of caffine!
We found some refreshments at our stop for the night!
Along with some silliness at the hotels!
We finally arrived!
The girls had to roll around in the empty rooms.
The unloading soon began.
Debby and Iva arranged the kitchen.
The girls "arranged" their room.
Each day the living room looked more and more livable.
"M^" enjoyed having "S*" help her unpack into her very own room.
The girls were so good to help with EVERYTHING. They were amazing!
"M^"s comment when I took this picture was . . . "Debbbbbbbby, this is a working picture, not a hugging picture!"
First real dinner in our new house!
Of course, followed by ice cream and a movie!
After getting settled in a bit, we had to check out the local parks at the schools and the church.
There were a few issues though. When we arrived our sewer didn't work. A few days later the plumbing under the kitchen sink broke and we had water everywhere. On the bright side everything is now working and we've only had to kill one scorpion in our house!
Sunday was wonderful. It was like we finally got to the other half of our move, our faith community.
After church we had to sample some of the local cuisine . . . boiled peanuts. The girls have had canned ones before. However, the fresh ones are, oh, so much better.
This week has been nothing short of stressful, wonderful, crazy, challenging, and inspirational. I'm looking forward to see what next week has in store for us! I'll be starting my new position at Pilgrim Lutheran Church and the girls will be attending their MAD2+ Camp (VBS). It's bound to be another adventure!
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