Please excuse my absence. We moved up here during the wee hours Wednesday. We camped out on our empty home for one last night on Tuesday after the second moving truck drove away. That night we said goodnight to Alex and Lewis and set up our sleeping bags in my bedroom, the kids played hide and go seek in very much empty rooms and we all played a variety of card games until we all passed out.
The next morning, we swept the house clean while Lewis began preparing to move in his little family in a few days. I sat outside under a tree with Alex and baby Lewie as we watched her husband run to and fro cleaning here and cleaning there. It occurred to me that this was now his home and not ours though it is still our house. Knowing that our daughter, grandson and son in law will be living, loving and laughing in our house, is comforting.
At noon, we packed the car, put the bunnies and birds in the very back of the van and then came the hard part, the part I had not wanted to think of throughout this whole moving episode. I decided that I couldn’t possibly say goodbye to my babies, so we hugged and drove away. The tears held until Alex and Co. could no longer see us and then there were tears, silent painful tears. Lots of them.
We had to stop every 2 hours to change the bedding in the carrier holding the bunnies so Poppa wouldn’t complain about the peepee smell and then of course we would all get a bathroom break and a chance to stretch our legs.
I started on a cowl to keep busy for the 14 hours we were in the car. I was hoping to get it done before we reached home but forgot to plan for driving through mostly darkness so I am still working on it.
We finally drove up our driveway at 4 in the morning. The kids were all somehow awake and beyond excited. We had everyone close their eyes until we were in the driveway and then I wished there could have been enough light to capture their faces as they saw the house for the first time. When we moved to Brooksville, they were all very small and did not have much of a reaction to moving in to a new home, but this, this was priceless. As they ran in to see this new place that we could be calling our home, they ran about here and there, claiming rooms and shouting so many thank you’s to momma and poppa for our new digs. (oh goodness, did you miss the post with the new house??? here ya go.)
They haven’t stopped thanking us.
We have so much work ahead of us, everyday presents new challenges. Apparently we are in a dead zone with no cable, phone or internet until we figure out the best solution to these issues. I am at this moment using the internet at Panera to post this but hope to have some type of connection to the world soon.
In the meantime we have been playing the woods until we are too cold to talk, playing cards and board games and as soon as I find the popcorn maker, we will be back to movie night (I should probably find the box of DVD’s too). Mostly everything we own is still in boxes including our shoes which means some of us are wearing flip flops which is what Floridians wear most of the year. We are taking it a bit at a time. The only things I really need to find right now (besides warm shoes) are the pots and pans and not gonna lie, finding my hair iron would be a total bonus.
I have so much to say…I do and I hope to at least go to the library (Panera is a way expensive habit to get into) every few days to share them with you. Everyday would be nice huh? If you have internet right now, take it from me, you are blessed.
I will be sharing the house, room by room with you as soon as we get the internet solved. Until then, thank you for all the emails, sweet comments, prayers and kind thoughts. Some of your comments, through Facebook and here have been a balm for my aching heart. You are all so special to me and your words mean so much!
Nice and beautiful home. i like you exterior and interior of the house. Thanks
So happy to hear you all made it safely. This website has been such a blessing to me. Thank you for putting your self out there and sharing your sweet family with us.
Welcome to the north! We are Ohioans! the weather has been wonderful for us but I am sure you all are freezing! Our daughter lived in Tampa for quite a while and would just freeze up here in the fall. I second, the wool socks. I find them the best investment ,smartwool are very nice, you can how ever find in the sporting goods dept. of the big box stores socks with a good amount of wool for much less $. If you are coming to southern Ohio give me a shout. I'll make a tea party for you all.
So glad you have arrived home safely! I can't wait to hear more about your new home! Praying for you & your family!
Glad to know that you made it safely. It is good to have the children excited about their new home. This time with no internet and such things will give them a good amount of time to get acclimated and explore the new place. Here's hoping that you find the straightening iron. 😉
It's good to know you made it safely. I did not read all of the comments where you asked about keeping warm, but two things that I have found helpful are hand warmers (finger-less gloves) and wool socks! It seems that keeping hand and feet warm sort of help the rest of the body. Smart Wool socks are a brand that are easy to find, but I find Woolie Boolies to be my favorite! I found them online http://www.bicycleeverything.com/search.php?searc… The seem warmer to me and I think they may be cheaper. We try to do a pair each year for Christmas. Your kids will love it when it snows!
thank you for the tip 🙂
That house and yard look amazing! I am jealous 🙂
So glad to hear that you made the trip safely! I hope that all of the busyness and excitement of the days and weeks ahead help provide a healing balm to your mama heart! I can't wait to hear more about your lovely new home.
I am so excited to hear that you are enjoying your new home! Your landscape is beautiful! I can't wait to watch you make this home your own! (and steal a few of your interior decorating ideas! haha) I laughed so much while reading this because I just posted a cowl I made, and I was totally wearing flip flops during our photography session! The high today was somewhere in the 90's! Sending love your way! 🙂