We survived the move!....barely. How?
1. Grandparents: We COULD NOT have done this without Mom and Dad! Watching kiddos, helping pack, move, care for sick kiddos and now working on the new house. They are awesome. They were probably more exhausted than us (they are 30+ years older after all!) but kept on keeping on until all was done. And in the end, we got the keys to the new house and had to be completely out of the old one just over 24 hours later. Can you say C-R-A-Z-Y?!
2. Jake: My nephew in college who was a medal-winning power lifter in high school. He drove up 2 1/2-3 hours on the promise of gas money, free meals, and a little play time with his adoring nieces. And they do adore him. They are already planning his next visit and calling our extra room "Jake's room." His strength and happy attitude was SOOO helpful!!!
3. Becky and friends: Austin's sister (aerobics instructor, triathalon contender) and her buff boyfriend and roomies. They were a huge help, especially when time was running short and we still had to finish emptying the truck! Having several sets of strong hands around makes the burden much lighter! Whew!
4. God's grace: Really this should have been #1! At times I really didn't think we could do it, especially when I started getting sick too. But His grace is always sufficient and it carried us all through the rough spots.
Now to get this house in some semblance of order. Yikes. One box at a time...at least we now have 900 more square feet in which to put stuff! ;-)
