Packed and Ready

Well, our stuff got loaded onto the truck today and is on its way to Colorado. I must say I was a little surprised by how long it took. Apparently, the two previous households were underestimated and took up a lot more room in the truck. Because of that, they had to really jigsaw our stuff into the truck to make sure it all fit. The guys did a really good job and I was delighted by how respectfully they treated our things. It also sounds like our stuff will be arriving the 28th when we do so I don't have to go any days at all without our things. The Lord really answered my prayers with that one. It is hard enough without our stuff in territory we are comfortable with. I couldn't imagine trying to do it in a state and city I know nothing about. That will also give me the whole weekend with my husband to get some major unpacking done before he has to go to work. Please pray that the good weather continues to hold and our drive to Colorado will be uneventful.

Tomorrow we will be getting rid of our washer/dryer, making a dump run, and cleaning the house. Dwayne will have to pop into work to get his items shipped so they will ready for him when he gets there. Melody and Mom were going to come up this weekend and we were talking about spending a day in Seattle but it turns out Mom has caught the flu and feels pretty miserable. I could tell she was really disappointed but was trying to hold it together. I'm not really feeling like spending 3 days in an empty house trying to keep two toddlers entertained so I think we are going to go down to Oregon for the weekend. We'll just quaranteen my mother and let her see the kids a little and hear their laughter. It will also be nice to start our trip from Oregon. We are hoping to make it to at least Boise the first day and starting in Portland will cut off a couple hours from our trip. Having the house completely empty should make it pretty easy and quick to clean up. I'm getting excited now and ready to get on the road.