We are here!

I really hope that North Carlona welcomes us because we are here. I meet the cable people at the house tomorrow for TV and Internet and the furniture is being delivered Friday. Our weekend will be spent unpacking and then Jon goes on his first business trip. There is a lot to see here and the kids and I will definitely stay busy! 

Keep praying that our house in MS sells!

A new beginning

Well, we are officially starting a new chapter. We are out of Mississippi and will move into this house on Friday. Jon started his new job and seems to like it so our adventure is off to a good start. Keep praying for us and for a smooth transition!

Halfway There...

Jon, Trevor and Meghan left today. Our new adventure has officially begun. It seems strange. 

Connor and I are hanging out thinking of all the stuff we are going to miss -mostly people- and remembering different things we've done in this house.

The tears have already started. Goodbyes are hard, I truly don't like them. There are lots of people here I've become close to and I'm dreading losing that. Alas, duty calls and my home is where my family is and half of them are already back east.

Are we there yet??

I'm feeling rather overwhelmed today. I'm getting anxious, the kids are getting anxious, and it's raining outside. Not a good combination! We are all getting on each other's nerves. 

The house is ready for us. Jon and my mom walk through on Sunday and get the keys. The kids are really excited to see it and start their lives in North Carolina. I won't get to see it until Wednesday or Thursday- the movers should load up on Monday and then I'll leave here. On Thursday, the people are coming to set up our Internet, phone and TV. I get to sit in an empty house from 8-5! 

Please keep praying for us and PRAY our house sells!!

Stress.....

It's a good thing I know my husband loves me because right now, we don't like each other all that well! We are both so stressed about the move and him starting his new job that we are snapping at one another. I'm trying to be extra nice to the kids because they're getting nervous and he's snapping at them-- we've kind of gone to different extremes. I guess that levels it out but it doesn't make life to easy!

Jon and the kids leave Saturday- crazy to think we won't live in this house anymore. Jon and I have lived longer here as a married couple than any other place. This is the only house Connor even knows-- it's going to be a huge adjustment for everyone.

The movers come on Sunday to start boxing things up and then they'll load on Monday. I'll take off out of here shortly after that. There are so many people I'm going to miss and I know the tears will be flowing as I drive out of town! 

Please continue to pray that our house sells- it will be one of the last major stressors in our new adventure!

Getting closer....

The big move is less than a week away. Things are falling into place so I know that God has a plan. We have found a house (YAY!) and the kids are getting more excited- even Connor is coming around.

We will be welcoming a new member to our family- NO not a baby- Abby, our new German shepherd,will be picked up our first weekend in North Carolina. I'm excited and the kids are over the moon!

Trying to wrap things up in Mississippi-final doctor appointments, last orthodontist appointment, the kids' new glasses- getting prepared to leave. I'm at the doctor now- total of 65 pounds lost! Yay!

Keep praying for us please!

Moving East....

When things happen, I write. If I don't, I tend to dwell on them and make huge, gigantic mountains out of m&m size ant hills.
We are moving....... again. Not just down the street but 4 states over. That means we have moved from California to Texas to Mississippi and now to North Carolina. Jon got a great job that he's really excited about. It's nice to see him excited about work-- but nerve wracking, too, because he was, once upon a time, excited about Batesville as well.
The kids are another story. Kyle will be going to Ole Miss in the fall- and although I would like to demand that he go with us (and I can't say I won't try) I just don't see that happening. There's a certain "mommy failure" at play- sending him off to college with no where for him to come home for the weekend. Having a hard time with that.
Trevor and Meghan are both excited about moving. Connor, on the other hand, is sad. He has made some really good friends here and he's scared to leave them. He's afraid he won't make new friends. For those that know him well, you know this is not likely because he is extremely outgoing and makes friends quite easily BUT it still hurts my heart to upset him.
Then...... there's me. I've lost 55 pounds in the last 9 months. I had lost 40 before we moved to Mississippi and gained 60 of it back!! I tend to fall into a nervous depression when my world turns upside down- not sure why as we moved a lot when I was a child but, alas, it happens anyway. And I eat....... and eat....... and eat some more. Sadly, it's comforting.
Please pray for us- ask that we transition into our new lives easily and comfortably. Ask that I handle things well and can just be excited for my husband and not selfish just for me. After all we are just moving East......