Moving Day

Hi there!

It surprises me just how much 'stuff' one family can accumulate.  It is equally amazing to me that given a three month closing date we still end with a packing frenzy that sees a few boxes of "miscellaneous" make it onto the moving truck.  With the help of our awesome family and friends, we did it.

And true to our way, the "schnicks" had their mishaps.  We pulled through with only TWO bleeding cuts (no stitches required thankfully) and only getting the truck stuck once.  :)

 Mama Robin and a nest full of babies watch from their perch as we unload boxes.  This happens to be right over top of Erin's bedroom window - she's excited.

The girls wanted to attend Alexander's Public School for the last day, so the girls and I made the trip into Burlington.  As we said our "keep in touch"es to our friends (because it is hardly goodbye) we were all smiles... until Nicole came out in tears.  Being that she is almost a teenager, that she is a girl and that her classmates had all taken turns saying something nice that they would remember about her, she was a "hot mess".  Sorry - the only way to describe the sight of my eldest that is experimenting with a little makeup these days and is in full crying mode.    Again, we made it through.

Upon returning home, the girls finished unpacking their rooms and I tackled the last few kitchen boxes.  Derek had put together all the bedroom sets and gotten our wi-fi up and running.  Yes - even a family with goals of self-sustainability desire wi-fi.  :)

Now I should point out that the farm needs a little love outdoors.  The grass and trees have become a little overgrown and there was some JUNK (I don't know how else to describe it) left behind.  So, while Derek got the lawn tractor up and running, the girls and I took a walk through the pasture.

 Erin collected sticks (which was the big draw for her to play real life minecraft) and Sammy collected daisies and moths... yes, moths.

 Krista collected some of the "junk" I had previously mentioned.  :)

 After a busy first day, the youngest three were bathed and settled into their snugglies while Nicole helped her Dad tackle the jungle outdoors.  She was quite proud of her driving skills; but then she wasn't one of us pedestrians.  ;)

Its going to be a lot of work... but its going to be good.

Jeanette